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Demons of the Mind (1972) is a Hammer Gothic horror film, with production values a little better than was typical. For instance, they built an exterior set -- a medieval village -- and took extra pains with the special effects. As the film opens, Gillian Hills (A Clockwork Orange / Blowup / The Killer Wore Gloves) is being spirited away and drugged in a carriage. We learn that she is being torn from her lover, a gentle medical student, and being brought back to her father's house. Seems daddy has mental demons, and kills female villagers from time to time, and has decided that both his son and daughter have the same "bad blood." He has retained a shrink who has been driven from Vienna in disgrace, but who claims he can cure the family. The villagers are a superstitious lot, and think demons are responsible for the missing girls.

The young medical student arrives to try to get Hills back, as the master of the house descends further into his lunacy. Will the shrink or the medical student be able to save any of them? Hills shows breasts in two scenes, first while getting out of bed with the medical student, and then when her nurse is bleeding her. Virginia Wetherell (A Clockwork Orange / The Big Switch / Bram Stoker's Dracula) shows all three Bs as a towns person recruited to play the part of the siblings dead mother. First, she shows breasts in a sex scene early in the film, then full frontal in a lengthy dressing scene getting ready to impersonate the dead mother.

IMDB readers have this at 5.4 of 10, but with only 30 votes. The DVD is a rather nice Wide Screen transfer, and includes a full length commentary from director Peter Sykes and Virginia Wetherell. For me, it was a very enjoyable example of a Hammer film, and the exposure was a bonus. C+

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Movies:

I don't think it would be unreasonable to argue that Exorcist II: the Heretic is the biggest disaster in film history. It was the long-awaited sequel to a box office smash of cult proportions. It starred big names like Richard Burton, James Earl Jones, Ned Beatty, and Louise Fletcher. It brought back Von Sydow and Linda Blair from the original. It was directed by John Boorman (Deliverance, Excalibur).

The film looks OK, but is otherwise putrid. The acting is almost uniformly awful, verging on high camp. When the actors flubbed their lines, Boorman just left it in. The pacing is off. The storyline is incomprehensible, and neither the dialogue nor the F/X could be any cheesier.

The Exorcist franchise was a gold mine in waiting, like Star Wars. By ignoring the spirit of the original, Boorman and his associates managed to take that brand name and completely eradicate its worth, ala New Coke.

• Unknown
• Kitty Winn
• Linda Blair

Other crap:

• a demonstration of why you should always go to fashion shows if you get a chance, and why you should never buy anything there for your wife
• baseball players consider a Sept 16th strike date. What I would do if I were Prez Bush (1) by virtue of the special anti-trust exemption, baseball is an activity in which the government and people of the USA have indicated a special interest. The game belongs to the country, not to the owners, not to the players (2) remember those air traffic controllers under Reagan, boys? Well, consider the meaning of "banned for life". No breaking any records, no hall of fame, no fat paychecks. Sayonara forever. Support your families and your lifestyles on your salary from the drive-through lane. (3) Oh, yeah, Selig. The banned for life thing also applies to you as well. Take a hike, pal. President Carter will act as commissioner unless and until a permanent one can be selected. He will have complete dictatorial powers, just like Landis used to have, and will be empowered to act in the interest of the game. If an owner lies about his finances,  the Commish will take away the franchise, and the owners will lose all their equity. If the players strike or otherwise harm the game, he will ban them all for life and start again with new players. OK, now you may proceed with your discussions.
• I guess you can buy anything on e-bay.
• Saddam calls for US regime change
• is this a real movie?
• List Of Actual English Subtitles Used In Films Made In Hongkong. Well, maybe.
• My favorite story of the day. England's Prince Andrew was not ticketed for speeding because "he was in a hurry". That, of course, distinguishes him sharply from other speeders, who are on a leisurely spin. It was a legitimate national emergency. He was in a hurry to watch some guys play golf.
• The Bill Clinton library will look exactly like a trailer. Talk about poetic justice. I think this is a legitimate story, though it looks like a National Lampoon job.

Here are the latest movie reviews available at scoopy.com.

• The yellow asterisks indicate that I wrote the review, and am deluded into thinking it includes humor.
• If there is a white asterisk, it means that I inexplicably determined there might be something of interest.
• A blue asterisk indicates the review is written by Tuna (or Lawdog or Junior or C2000 or Realist or ICMS or somebody else besides me)
• If there is no asterisk, I wrote it, but am too ashamed to admit it.

• Kristin Davis and her rare breast peek, by DeafBeer.

• Kristin Davis again (#2 is a close up look) (1, 2, 3)

• Sarah Jessica Parker, excellent cleavage.

• Kim Cattrall, topless of course and still looking great. (1, 2)

• Cynthia Nixon's breast exposure. (I still think they are prosthetic boobs, but what the heck). (1, 2)

• Topless as she is fitted with a fuzzy bear outfit (you don't want to know why)
• Close-up shots of the bear suit fitting
• Real close-up shots as a love interest grabs Xuxa's breast
• Topless after she takes off the bear suit in front of some old dude
• Topless as Xuxa shakes off a bit of a roughing-up by the old dude.
• Topless, lying down.
• Breasts and bum.

Today we take a look at Daneen Boone in the shower in "Seduction of Innocence". Later in the movie, Daneen also becomes our "Babe in Bondage".

• Daneen Boone, topless in 1-4, tied up in links 5 and 6. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Julia Mayarchuk
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)