SYNOPSICS
Fantasies (1981) is a English movie. John Derek has directed this movie. Peter Hooten,Bo Derek,Anna Alexiadis,Faidon Georgitsis are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1981. Fantasies (1981) is considered one of the best Drama,Romance movie in India and around the world.
16-year old Anastasia lives on a lush Greek island with their pervy grandfather and dreams about having a large antique bathtub. She begins to have feelings about her brother Damir, who returns home after years abroad and dreams about running a sea-side resort. Falling under the island's erotic spell, the girl and boy discover that their love goes beyond filial. Her confusion causes her to seek advise of her aunt and her grandfather. She must decide if she is in love enough to marry and continue living with her brother in a different way. The incestuous nature of the story evaporates when it is discovered that the two aren't actually related after all because he was adopted.
Fantasies (1981) Reviews
Worthless as a film, but has some value as a love poem to Bo Derek
There are exactly 2 good things to be said about "Fantasies" (both mentioned by a previous reviewer as well): a) Bo Derek's extraordinary, poetry-inspiring beauty. She has shots in this movie where she gives even Catherine Zeta-Jones a run for her money, and that's a high compliment indeed. Her nudity is brief and discreet, but just looking at her face is enough. b) The Greek island setting, with its sun and crystal-clear blue waters. Other than that, there is no story, the dialogue is abysmal and at times unintentionally funny ("He touched you where you're a woman!"), and Peter Hooten's character is a slimy jerk. Bo overplays the naivete of her character, but then again when you have to work with dialogue this bad it's unfair to blame the actors (the fact that she kept saying the name "Damir" in almost every sentence is a major irritation). Oh, and although the film is set on a Greek island, there is hardly a Greek word to be heard - apparently everyone there, from kids to old people, speaks English the whole time. (*)
Inspired the Razzies
Reasons to watch the movie: 1) Bo Derek at 16 looks good and occasionally gets naked. She does a pretty good job playing an immature, insecure 16 year old beauty, in fact 2) Many shots of a pretty Greek island But: 1) Peter Hooten turns in the worst performance by an actor since Brutus played Caeser's friend in "Roman Senate Proceedings of March 15." He delivers each and every line in a delightful baritone bellow. Turn down the volume whenever he speaks. Preferably all the way down 2) Bo's fantasies are sadly tame, especially by today's standards. A few turns in the bath and as a fully clothed model 3) The plot is skimpier than Bo's costumes
Attractive 'coming-of-age' film
John Derek directed Bo, his soon to-be wife, in Greece and the result is a very beautiful film. Bo is 'Anastasia', a 16-year old girl who begins to have feelings for her step-brother, though she is confused causing her to seek the advise of her aunt and her grandfather. Anastasia must decide if she is in love enough to marry and continue living with her step-brother in a different way. The island scenery is pretty and John Derek directs with sensitivity. Filmed in 1973 as 'And Once Upon a Love', but released 8 years later as 'Fantasies' after Bo's success in '10'.
Extraordinary, but not in a good way
I saw this movie way back at the first theatrical release, in a justifiably empty theater. Believe it or not, after decades of watching movies, this one still sticks clearly in my mind as the worst movie of all time; or at least the worst that I would allow myself to watch. The acting is far beneath the standard set by any random group of drunken high-school students yanked off the street and forced to learn their lines in 5 minutes or less. After the first shock of disbelief, we laughed for a while as each scene hit new lows. But after a while, even that dubious pleasure wore off and it just got to be really sad.
An early Bo Derek film
As for fans of the magnificent Bo Derek like me, this is a good addition to the your collection. She looks very fresh and naive in this movie. She plays the role of an innocent little girl. But she soon finds a way to satisfy her sexual desires. Check it out.