Review of Two Moon Junction (1988) by Ws W — 21 Jul 2013

Monday, July 22, 2013.

(1988) Two Moon Junction.

EROTC DRAMA.

Written, directed and produced by well renown erotic film maker Zalman King of "The Red Shoe Diaries" which is another 'genre' I don't care too much about since they're so many of it around and I find that these kind of films can be appreciated more by single men and horny teenagers than to others who crave to be challenged. It's the perfect set up to another porn movie except that Zalman King loves to lay out another unlikely scenario to the audience. Good looking self absorbed carny, Richard Tyson as Perry flaunts his great looking abs for the whole world to see except that "no" one seems to notice except the wealthy southern Dixie, April played by Sherilyn Fenn just because everyone else is having a great time at the carnival. I mean, if you're old, puny, overweight or not as physique or something like that, don't bother to flaunt it is what it appears this film is saying or that if you're hot as Perry is, that "only" hot looking girls is going to notice you- not the overweight old and puny and the film's definition as ugly isn't going to notice you at all. Anyways, she drops her wallet, and gee... before he hands it back to her, he has to look at it first and memorize it and she happens to be engaged too. The movie "Two Moon Junction" as the movie indicates is only a name of a wealthy owned property owned by April's mother Belle played by Oscar winner actress Louise Fletcher the title name is only there as a backdrop to showcase this porn-like atmosphere which of course happens to everyone if we're as good looking as him for it's like creating your own character in a video game- a virtual reality portrait of what you want to look like as opposed to what you really look like in real life asking the question can we identify with this! To me, Perry looks like a real klutz, but the movie portrays him as a man which every woman would ever want since he's dumb but caring and is available for a woman's sexual needs whenever she wants it, therefore having a great quality job is not really a requirement meaning that while he's always available- her fiancé isn't since he's always working. And just like King's other films, he teases the audience first to set up to the major make-out scene at the end which is minor to what one can find on porn sites and porn movies these days except that in this case it's with a supposedly renown actress. Oh yeah, when Perry pursues her first and vice versa. Belle finds out about this affair that's been going on and forbids it since it's something to do with some silly reason regarding the family name and so forth and reputation. Do I need to talk about this some more since it's so basic and simplistic.

Besides Fletcher, some of the co-stars also include a rather young Milla Jovovich as one of the sisters, Burl Ives as the cop, Kristy McNichol as Perry's other girlfriend, and Hervé Villechaize the little dwarf who was famous for playing Tattoo from the popular long running series "Fantasy Island" he plays the owner of the carnival.

2 out of 4 stars.