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MAU MAU SEX SEX Send This Review to a Friend
Purporting to be a documentary about the early days of making sexually oriented movies--the adults only stuff--"Mau Mau Sex Sex" peters out quickly. It comes across mostly as a home movie glorifying two geezers, Dan Sonney, 84, and David Friedman, 76, who talk about the good old days and take pleasure in their assorted marketing ploys.
Some of the nostalgia is funny and there are various clips of interest, but the film , directed by Ted Bonnitt, misses the opportunity to do a much more in-depth report of the sex film exploitation field that goes beyond the experiences of its subjects. What history we get is worthwhile as a reminder of the days before hard core porn surfaced more openly and filmmakers aiming for the sex market had to use their ingenuity to get past the censors, titillate their audiences and yet deliver only a fraction of what is promised.
This film doesn't deliver much either. To be sure, it recalls the days, for example, when nudist camps provided an excuse to show skin and bouncing breasts. But after a while one wants more in-depth reportage, and one can tire of Sonney's and Friedman's musings and self-aggrandizement. The overall result is disappointing. A 7th Planet Productions release.
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