Having explored hetero-sexual obsessions in the critically acclaimed "Camille 2000" and "The Lickerish Quartet", erotic cult director Radley Metzger goes all the way in SCORE, a tale of a happily married swinging couple (Claire Wilbur and Gerald Grant), who make a bet that they can seduce a couple of newly weds (lynn Lowry "I Drink Your Blood" and Cal Culver) during a weekend get-together a their luxury Riviera villa. An erotic classic, populated with strikingly beautiful people who are into free love, "dressing up" and the fine art of seduction. Uncut, Uncensored version.
A**T
All cringe
I had really liked The Image and Camille 2000, researched to get full version of Score and regretted it. Score is mostly gay porn, only one straight scene in movie. To make things worse, the scenes with the women (although beautiful) were all short and cringey, as unlike the male actors here were homosexual the women were not and one hated the other. Was supposed to be a comedy, but there was no cathartic humor for me; closest thing to humor was jokes about drugs, rape, or porcupines.Like other Metzger films, had interesting backgrounds and settings.Save your money unless a bisexual mostly male focused porno-drama is your goal.
B**R
Be Prepaired For the Best Document of the Sexual Revolution
Yowza! "Score" is a product of it's times, the early 1970's, and it explores the sexual freedom spreading through society during that period with great insight. But be forewarned, the uncensored version took me by surprise. Radley Metzger adapted a New York City stage play about multiple seductions and transposed it to a Mediterranean setting. The acting, the camera work, and the setting combine to make a great looking product, without a doubt the best 'sexploitation movie' I have ever seen, and I've seen a bunch."Score" is a fast paced comedy about the interactions between two couples, and things eventually get pretty down and dirty without ever being X rated. Even better, the Blu-Ray looks magnificent, and there is a long interview with actress Lynn Lowry, behind the scenes footage featuring Radley Metzger in action on the set, and best yet an audio commentary by the reclusive director, all items alone worth the price. But the icing on the cake is that the movie is finally uncut for the first time in over 35 years.I have seen the VHS of 'Score" and it was obviously the censored version. The interplay of dialogue and characters was there, but 15 minutes of man-on-man love making was missing. While not explicit, it is pretty graphic and I was shocked. If you are a homophobic male or think such images might upset you, STAY AWAY! However, if you truly want to see the 1970's swing in all directions, this is the best possible movie available in terms of acting, script, and direction.Radley Metzger is generally considered the one true auteur of the sexploitation movies, and he consistently produced superior work even after drifting into porn. "Score" is perhaps his best work, literate, funny, and incredibly daring. Even 38 years after it was shot it still caught me off guard! If this sounds interesting, you can find no better document of the Sexual Revolution than 'Score".
P**E
not exactly a touchdown
I really can't see how a hetero or bisexual would really enjoy this movie. They played around with the idea or chance of having sex or encouraging sex. It doesn't happen until the end and then all that's there is a male on male sixty-nine. The story misses a good climax in all senses of the word. The plot was intended to be playful, but it just kind of sat there. I usually believe most movies have something to offer, but I'd put this one at the back of the pile. I hate when I can't boast a good find.
S**T
not what i ordered
This movie is not what I thought it was from the original description. I searched online & it missing at least an half hour of footage. I expect when I order a movie from here, I'm getting the full movie & not some watered down version. Amazon prime, needs to do better. especially when customers are paying for it. Don't purchase this film from here. Watch it on Xvideos.comAlso, I thought it was a remake of the original. That's the main reason for the purchase. Two strikes!!!!
P**S
Way before Shortbus, there was the...Score...
Being an 80s kid, I heard more about the sexual revolution: free love, nudism/streaking, etc. than actually living through it. But the more i hear and see about it the more i wish some of it could return. The sex scenes are somewhat graphic-yes, borderline hard core, the flirtatious dialogue is a riot and the fairy tale feel narration is pretty funny.Now, having said that, I wish couples could be more supportive of either/ both parties willing to swing, without the deception and jealousy. I was kinda surprised to find this film on here...esp. after watching it, because aside from Shortbus, the sexual content.was... whoa! Whether its the gay community or lgbt community as a whole, I look forward to a society like this some day...but we'll see.
M**A
Classic bixsexual cinema from Radley Metzger
Score is a bisexual delight. Based on a simple premise--a happily married swinging couple makes a bet that they can seduce a newly-wed couple--Score blurs the lines between established sexual norms and takes you to a moment in time where love and sex cross conventional boundaries. Based on a late 1960's play, Score is a microcosm that shows a world where the freedom to love or make love to whomever you want is the norm. With the onset of AIDS in the 1980's, however, the world in which Score depicts was forced to change. Viewing Score is the equivalent of going back in time to a much different place than the world is today where the prejudices that divide gay and straight were clearly dissipating.Score should appeal not only to Radley Metzger and gay cinema fans, but to a wider audience who are looking for the interplay between saucily-written dialogue, clever cinematography, and on-screen chemistry between: men and women, women and women, and men and men. Score is a sexual banquet sure to satisfy almost every appetite.The DVD transfer is fine albeit imperfect, the sound could be improved, and the special features are worth viewing, but the real reason to get this DVD is to enjoy the uncut version of Score for the first time since it originally played in a few cinemas in the 1970s.
N**E
See above.
Not one of the director's better efforts. Rather dull in fact.
A**N
Not a disc
I never got to watch it because it's not even a disc. It's just a piece of plastic with the movie print on one side. You can see through it. Terrible
M**X
info errate,versione censurata
Il br viene presentato come integrale,non lo è minimamente manca di 10 minuti e di tutte le scene hard,il restauro è buono,ma sconsiglio assolutamente l'acquisto.Il valore del film in questione è proprio nella sua eversività per l'epoca e il suo sparigliare le carte(arte,porno,psicadelia)e censurarlo dopo 40 anni è altresì ridicolo e scorretto verso gli acquirenti.Durata film integrale 97 minuti,durata versione br 85 non mi sembra un piccolo problema per i collezionisti.
I**D
Metzger strikes again
This is yet another ground-breaking movie from Radley Metzger, first there was "Carmen Baby","Therese and Isabelle", "Lickerish Quartet" and later "The Image" among others.This movie deals with bi-sexuality and is done in a most humorous way. The movie, among other things, covers the use of drugs and probably was the first intelligent and witty softcore movie, it also, quite possibly the first that includes a lesbian scene that involves the use of a vibrator and strap-on dildo.Radley Metzger was never going to win any "Oscars", but certainly came up with some unique movies all of which are worth checking out.
O**E
my blu ray.
I chose this rating as i am interested in these type of films. I like the service it is quick and easy.
E**S
Some censoring but do your own research
I cannot really recommend this triple DVD pack because it seems, one or maybe more of the films are censored versions. Score is definitely cut, missing several scenes, leaving the film very unsexy and not the sort of film Radley Metzger would have turned out. Not sure about the other two films either, because the UK Blu-ray of The Lickerish Quartet claims to be uncut for the first time in the UK. Camille 2000 seems to have escaped the cuts but not too sure about that. Sort of Art-House films and definitely not for all tastes.In my opinion, these films are best sourced individually with the UK Blu-ray of The Lickerish Quartet from Arrow Films, which includes umpteen extras; the USA DVD from Cult Epics of Score, which makes no mention of region coding so could be region-free and claims to be restored, uncensored and uncut with commentaries; and finally the USA DVD from Image Entertainment of Camille 2000 which claims to be the unrated version running to 119 minutes. You will just have to do your own research.
S**H
boring
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