In The Sign of Sagittarius
Original Release 1978
MVD 2009
R1 DVD
Denmark
Danish with
clear English subtitles
Ole Soltoft,
Gina Janssen, Torben Bille and Anna Bergman appear once again in another sexy
romp from the 1970s. There is something about these films – it’s as if they
knew they were not making great cinema but didn’t care. They just enjoyed what
they were doing. The name of the production company, Happy Film, also points to
this. The film was the last of the Agent 69 series, made towards the end of the
Danish softcore film period. After this, as other countries entered the market,
hardcore pornography gradually took over. Few of the major actors took part in
the sex scenes, which are a bit rough in places. They look like they have been
made separately and inserted later. In spite of this their film quality seems
to be a little better than that of the non-erotic scenes.
The film has a
lot in common with Agent 69 Jensen – in the Sign of Scorpio but loses a bit of
the enthusiasm of the earlier film. Much of Scorpio is recycled – the jokes,
the women, the dwarf, even the plot. About the only cast change of note is Lee
Fong Wong as a beautiful Asian spy.
This time a
valuable microfilm of rocket plans has been lost and Danish Intelligence is out
to recover it. It is hidden in one of four womens’ makeup compacts. The other
three are packed with explosives. The final showdown takes place in a weight
loss clinic where the doctor in charge believes sex is the best way to lose
weight. This is a suitable excuse to have nubile underclad young ladies all
over the place. The doctor’s theory seems to work as none of the ladies looks
the least bit overweight, and I must say I took the time to study them
thoroughly.
The leading
characters are both raving lunatics and the actors ham it up for all they’re
worth. The head of Danish security thinks he is King Christian IV and Kraputski,
the head of Albanian intelligence (Benny Hansen) keeps shouting for some reason
“Stenka razin !”. Possibly it means “overacting” in Albanian?
It’s good
harmless fun and possibly a little better than the current genre because it’s
not really trying to be pornographic.
Reviews
appear on the Synergy website with a single cover image. In the digital and
print edition, reviews appear with multiple images and with expanded content.
We recommend you download the free digital edition (or
buy the print edition) to get the most from Synergy
Magazine.
This
review will appear in the Volume 2 No.5
(2009) Halloween Horror edition of Synergy Magazine.
If
you came to this page directly (and missed our menu), click here
to go to the front page of Synergy Magazine Website or click the following
link: http://www.synergy-magazine.com