Pretty Good

Highly Overrated But Still Good

I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

I love historical films and this movie appeared to be a fun filled, sexy love triangle romp through the beautiful Florence countryside. Against everything I stand for, I bought it without watching it first. BIG MISTAKE!!! The only redeeming features of this film was the countryside (magnificent), Tim Roth's acting, and the costumes (historical with a modern twist). Everything else was horrible!!!! The first 3/4 of the film is jumbled and apparently, plot less. So they fill it with boobs galore and winged penises. The love of Hayden C.'s character for Micsha B.'s wasn't even noticeable and lacked chemistry.To sum it up I'd call it "a wannabe soft core pron". Ended up returning it for a better movie. And never again will I buy before renting!

When you view the trailer for VIRGIN TERRITORY, it is clear the marketing department is trying to attract those who went ga-ga over Baz Luhrmann's not totally dissimilar 1996 avant-garde literary adaptation, ROMEO + JULIET, which IMDb users have rated 40 per cent better than director David Leland's hatchet job on Giovanni Boccacchio's centuries-old bacchanalia, THE DECAMERON. When you listen to ancient wind-bag producer Dino De Laurentiis expound on VIRGIN TERRITORY's "Making of . . . ," it's clear his team had one thing in mind: a cheap youth-oriented sexploitation pic. The titillating but hardly relevant retitling of the film is only the first clue to the cringe-worthiness of this non-effort. (I personally prefer the Italian title, DECAMERON PIE, as it some aptly evokes a picture of Boccacchio-style ribaldry devolving to the thoughtless raunch of the endless AMER!CAN PIE movie series.) Within the first few minutes of VIRGIN, someone falls into a pool of excrement, and the dialog is delivered with a constant stream of incongruous accents and anachronistic modern obscenities. Worse yet, the Black Death Plague theme is milked for a few attempts at humor that totally misfire, after which the pretense of a historical setting is abruptly dropped. The lame pretense at religious satire or sacrilege pulls its punch, and the alleged sex scenes are for the most part brief erotic-free zones. Not everyone can pull off Fellini's SATYRICON (1969), but a word to the wise: when you pump out crap like VIRGIN TERRITORY, do NOT crow about it on a "Making of . . . " Rather, take your money and run--fast!

Anybody who thought this was a soft core porn movie would be forgiven. The whole 'guy turns up at commune and gets laid half a dozen times'! What's that about, I ask? It's certainly not based on reality. That said the movie is not set in present times so perhaps we shouldn't judge the women within it on a modern standard, supposing nuns no longer put out for a good looking gardener. On that note probably best to stick to the guidance here, if parents are wondering, as it's bound to give us lads a false sense of hope at such a young age. It's not surprising given the directors talents! The movie is difficult to follow, with that results a surprising and interesting film. The actors are all well know teen actors, you will have seen them on the likes of Skins and OC, this is one of those movies that seems to be a summer break for actors, however they did not take a break in acting, if at times they seem a little hung-over, so to speak. There is also more than just a good cast here, there is a mix of nationalities, it varies from all over the world and this adds vastly to the period setting. There is a bit in the movie where the evil guy sees a musket for the first time, and that is a cool idea. What else could the evil baddie say to his minions other than "I want that get me it".Brilliant cameo from David Williams's (cart pusher) funniest moment of the whole movie. He is only in it for a short while at the beginning but its worth watching the movie for his part alone. It is important to say that id normally save my time for a movie that doesn't deserve its rating, this film is very luck to have a 5 and deserve it, you should watch it and see what you think.

I laughed (out loud) once. I hardly think that constitutes a 'comedy' for me.There are a few witty one-liners, and a touch of situational humor, but most of the humor is pretty stale and dry. I think they were trying for something along the lines of The Princess Bride, but missed the mark entirely.There were a few sword-fights, but that hardly supports an entire 'adventure', and the plot was utterly formulaic and you could see 10 minutes ahead of the film at any given point.As for the romance, well, the ONE romantic idea present in the film just wasn't enough to qualify it for a romance film either.My hat is off to anyone who can find an ounce of drama in this movie either...So, what is it? Something to pass the time if you literally have nothing else to do. As I mentioned before, I'd recommend watching the Princess Bride if you haven't, or watching it again, rather than watch this.I gave it three stars because the acting wasn't terrible, there were those witty one-liners, and I did manage to laugh once.