Up! is the second (of three) collaborations between Roger Ebert and Russ Meyer, made with a fraction of the budget of its predecessors and with much saucier content—this is to say it’s a return-to-form for Meyer after Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and The Seven Minutes, both filmed under a contract with 20th Century Fox. Although the films that immediately precede this contract (and which are more strongly emulated in this film) are my favorite in Meyer’s career, Up! doesn’t exude the same sinister playfulness as his best films. It’s expectedly raunchy, but not subtle and seldom witty.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: RM Films VHS
03 Jul 2006 10:33 AM | Submit Comment