It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
... View MoreIt's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
... View MoreStory: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
... View MoreI didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
... View MoreProbably everyone who has progressed from cell division as the reproductive means of choice has some interest in porn, but if yours runs a little deeper then the "Annabel Chong Story" is a very worthwhile documentary to watch, offering a truthful glimpse behind the scenes. And that's pretty much all there is to say about it.To dispel a few popular notions about this documentary, it's not exploitative other than of Grace Quek's (that's Annabel Chong's real name) exhibitionism save possibly her parents, it doesn't purport to chronicle all minutiae of human sexuality, pornography is probably not the most wholesome business to be and in and this fact can not reasonably be blamed on the documentary (don't kill the messenger), film maker Gough Lewis repudiates the fact that he and Quek were a couple at the beginning of this movie for the patent reason that he wanted to make a movie about Quek and not about their relationship, Quek is neither centerfoldish-statuesque nor is she phenomenally ugly with the "the most crooked teeth ever", if you think her views are bizarre then you have obviously enjoyed the privilege of blissful ignorance of the field of womens' / gender studies and, unsurprisingly, Grace might not be the wholesome waif that you can exchange coy glances over glasses of iced tea at the country fair with. In fact, she probably is a bit of a whore, bless her little heart.In approaching this movie please note that it is a documentary and not a sequel from Playboy's Girl Next Door video franchise, thank you.
... View MoreI actually have not seen this documentary, but would like to add that anyone who thinks this movie is good as porn or useful for masturbating is apparently forgetting that this is a DOCUMENTARY. From most people's comments though, this movie is a good at leaving questions to be answered from the viewer about her life, what's going on in her mind and a further look at what goes on in this business. And it's also important to take a better look at Annabel Chong herself, and not treat her like some passionless, worthless porn star who should shut up and only provide masturbating material and label her opinions as "pretentious" and "neo-feminist." That just proves the validity in her wanting to change the "slut" stereotype. If you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabel_Chong, you'll actually discover that she's well read and smart, earning a scholarship to study law in London. She also went to graduate school studying a few subjects, one of them being feminist studies. So you can see her thoughts aren't just coming from nowhere. And even if she didn't go to school...women DO have thoughts and opinions that are valid. Crazy, I know. If I get the chance, I would like to see the documentary after reading material from the link above; she sounds very interesting and she was at least someone who tried to turn things around. But alas, ignorance rules...
... View MoreI think this documentary is very good at showing how destructive the porn industry really can be, Annabel chong is show at times as intelligent as well as naive but the barons of the industry have no condolences to give to any of the young women like chong who lives they destroy whilst making huge sums of money. All I can say is, i'd like five minutes alone in a sound proof room with some of the men who manipulate and ruin the lives of obviously, innocent and vulnerable girls like Annabel. A good documentary, not award winningly shot but the message is clear to see from the makers 'Don't get scorn by porn' Not for the faint hearted, I saw this when it came out and every time i see it i still feel really bad for her and that i should do something about it, mainly to those directly responsible for corrupting her.
... View MoreAfter seeing this movie i really felt sad for Annabel/Grace. She has got brains, she is also a very mentally unstable person. I think that what got across really well in this movie is the duality of her character. The porn-star and the malaysian girl so to speak. The scenes with her family is very touching, just as the footage from her "gang-bang" is nothing but the plain opposite.This movie gives an insight to the realities of the porn-industry in an non-flattering, but honest, manner. It IS very obvious that Grace is not in control of her situation, with her totally different appearances in this documentary. Sometimes she is the hardcore slut-queen, sometimes the academic, sometimes the bimbo and mostly she just seems lost (not to mention self-destructive). Quite a schizofrenic experience. I know that she is playing a role and living up to peoples expectations, but i still....see for yourself.I think that this is a very important and thought provoking film in many aspects..and should be seen by much more people. This is Annabel´s movie, straight out..just like a documentary should be. It is up to you, the viewer, to make up your mind about the questions it raises. And they are very disturbing.I hope she have found peace with herself now.Note: I do not take side in the pornography-debate here, but you will never look upon the porn-industry in the same way again after watching this movie.
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