6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 1.0 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
Faux documentary.
Starring: Ajita Wilson, Marina HedmanErotic | 100% |
Drama | 52% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 1.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of Severin's The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle release.
Kier-la Janisse gave film fans one of the most outstanding boxed sets of the last few years with All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror, a late 2021
release that ended up making my Best of 2022 list. Janisse is back now with another gigantic boxed set, one that's even bigger than the folk horror
compendium, and one that may appeal to a certain niche audience who may not have been especially interested in that earlier set. Those who may
remember the rating system of days of yore will probably recall the "M" designation, which meant "for mature audiences only", and if I may be
permitted an orthographic joke that is admittedly a bit arcane, some might argue that Emanuelle gave up one of her "m"'s in favor of
three x's, at least with regard to
some cuts
of the many Black Emanuelle films. For those not conversant with the history of this perceived franchise, and who may be scratching
their
heads at my "joke" (what else is new?), Black Emanuelle was a pretty blatant attempt to cash in on Emmanuelle, and in order to avoid any potential legal hassles one of those original
"m"'s in the title character's name got dropped. Furthermore, as supplements on many of the discs included in this set offer, there were hardcore
XXX
inserts
(in more ways than one) that at least some of the Black Emanuelle productions offered. Joke explained, hopefully. Perhaps even more
comedically
than my fitful attempt at humor, the Black Emanuelle series ended up offering many more films than its perceived progenitor, and 24 of
them (with additional cuts) are aggregated in this at times overwhelming collection. This is a collection where the quality of the films may be highly
debatable, though it's salient to note that the supplements both overtly reference and are in and of themselves examples of perhaps unexpected
critical scrutiny this franchise has engendered, and anyone interested in this kind of bizarre franchise mash up of what might be called porno,
mondo and gonzo will most likely find this an amazing set to dive into.
Porno Nights of the World N. 2 is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. Severin's almost overwhelming book The Black Emanuelle Bible included with this set offers a brief description of the transfer, as follows:
Source: 2K scan from original camera negative.As with some of the other "cut and paste" offerings in this set, that "original camera negative" attribution may be just ever so slightly misleading, as the snippets utilized here are inherently duplicates, and many of them are pretty decidedly ragged looking in terms of both detail levels and at times at least especially palette (see screenshot 2 for one example). The contemporary footage tends to look relatively great for the most part, with a natural accounting of the palette and generally nice detail levels. The interstitial material is widely variant in just about every aspect we regularly address in our reviews, and as such there's an undeniably heterogeneous appearance on display here at times. The best parts of this presentation certainly get up toward 3.5 levels, but the shoddier looking material similarly ebbs to 2.5 or even 2.0 territory.
Porno Nights of the World N. 2 features Italian and English language versions presented via DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono. The Italian track has a bit mellower midrange, but as with Amore Libero - Free Love, there are actually two pretty different mixes at times (listen to how the score fades in the English version early on, which it doesn't do in the Italian version). Both tracks offer capable support for dialogue, effects and score. Optional English subtitles are available.
This is another afterthought to the Black Emanuelle set that may be appreciated by completists, but which frankly doesn't have a ton to offer on its own merits. Technical merits are generally okay if not mind blowing.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Emanuelle nera nº 2 / The New Black Emanuelle
1976
Voglia di guardare
1986
Sexy Erotic Love
1980
Suor Emanuelle
1977
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
The Real Emanuelle
1974
Emanuelle nera
1975
Gola Profonda Nera
1977
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
Love Camp / Die Todesgöttin Des Liebescamps
1981
The Dirty Seven / La belva dalla calda pelle
1982
Black Emanuelle White Emanuelle / Velluto nero
1976
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
La via della prostituzione
1978
Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? / The Degradation of Emanuelle
1977
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
2021
La Mujer de la Tierra Caliente
1978
1977