*THE* DRILLER killer

Review of Driller (1984) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

91/100

the most important creative decision made here is the purposeful uncomfortability surrounding the first sex scene. the things Louise says during it are everything any girl has ever thought to themselves as a guy just regards only themselves and thinks it's a mutual pleasure, that because what they're doing feels so good then it must be equally so for the other. lol. lmao.

interestingly the strongest thing about this is the entertainment that can be derived from how awkward and unsexy most of the sex in this is, the exception being the sole lesbian scene with the glowing light up dildos, but we don't get enough of that of course. maybe also the latin devil's threesome but that is a mileage thing for sure. the dance numbers are easily the star highlights, for me it's the start of Louise's fantasy with the actual knockoff driller dance, leading to a chintzy werewolf transformation on top of her and in my opinion the best scene in the film: Mr. J in werewolf form pulling out to finish on her, including a shot of his werewolf penis wriggling and jerking around (like any guy would eventually show you whether you want to see it or not). of course the cock turns into a literal drill, i would be furious and demand my ticket money back if that didn't happen at some point. one of the most endearing things about this is the .bmp style establishing shots of the house and haunted castle Louise is taken to and especially the close up of Mr. J cumming in wolf form. it's like watching a super high-res realization of an atari porn game. so much charm in those effects and i love it.

i see a lot of ORGY OF THE DEAD comparisons and yeah, i see it but that's far more of a softcore affair and maintains a boundary of how far any on-screen sex would go. CAFÉ FLESH is more like it, but with an approach reminiscent of ORGY. i think if you don't manage to find the opening sex scene or following sequence in the bedroom funny or entertaining you will probably suffer through the whole thing. i'd say fast forward through the sex parts but quite a few of the dance numbers feel the same, rather one number broken up by a lot of sex.

either way this is probably a great thing to put on, along ORGY OF THE DEAD, for a little pumpkin carving party (as long as your guests are down for it).