Maslin Beach

Starring:Michael Allen (VIII), Eliza Lovell, Leylah Love, Simon Bond, Bonnie-Jaye Lawrence, Zara Collins, Jennifer Ross (II), Joshua Missen, Katrina Missen, Kate Jenkin, Albert Colbert, Dinesh Sanders, Francis Welling, Robbie Hoad, Andy McPhee, Tracy Korsten, Rosslyn Aylmore, Garry Waddell, Mary Anne Chen, Mike Chen
Director: Wayne Groom
Studio: Vanguard Cinema
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Nudity , the "Aussie way" .
Nude beach, bad script
TWO STARS ONLY FOR THE STORY LINE
If you're on a tight budget, don't bother with this one
Naked people say it better

Maslin Beach
Starring: Michael Allen (VIII) , Eliza Lovell , Leylah Love , Simon Bond , and Bonnie-Jaye Lawrence
Director: Wayne Groom
Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00008V621
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Customer Reviews:

Nudity , the "Aussie way" ........2007-05-17

In a few words : blatant , uncomplicated , straightforward .
A typically Australian non-conformistic view about nudity .

Nude beach, bad script.......2007-04-20

Here is what you get: a low budget picture that takes place on a nude beach in Australia, lots of male and female nakedness, no sex, a poor script loaded with pointless and unamusing vignettes of romances gone hot, cold, and lukewarm, lame humor involving farting (definitely not in place in a movie about nude beaches), etc. It's worth a peek if you want to see the bodies. Don't expect anything else. As someone who enjoys naturist beaches, this could have been much more interesting. As it is, it is exploitative and just plain dumb.

TWO STARS ONLY FOR THE STORY LINE.......2007-03-22

Quite frankly, I was embarrassed for all the blokes that decided to do this movie 'au naturel'. If I were equipped as little as all of them were, I certainly would never have done a nude movie that's for sure. Thank goodness the cameras caught very few close-up shots of their private parts!

For the storyline, I must admit that it was kind of OK. A bit stupid in some segments, but OK. Definitely not one to add to one's DVD library like I did. Put it at the back of the stack if you do decide to buy it. I would suggest if this is your cup of tea, rent it first.

If you're on a tight budget, don't bother with this one.......2007-01-10

About the best that I can say about this movie is that the nudity on the beach is treated as no big deal, in fact if that's the reason you're thinking about buying it- better go buy something from Playboy.
I "get" the plotline- sort of- but the story is presented in a disjointed manner with several segments split apart by bits of other stories put in between. I found the people to generally be a bunch of losers that I had a hard time caring about and so boring that a viewer might want to fast forward (don't do that- you might miss some of whatever you consider to be the "good" bits).
It appears to have been filmed with one camera held in a stationary position, not a lot of movement, with just one small microphone- the sound could've been better, many times you'll know a person is undoubtedly nude but the camera is held above the level you'd need to see any of it. I'm not sure how clear the original film was, the DVD seems soft focused to me with the color maybe a little bit off.
The subject matter is treated respectfully (the nudity part is fairly well so anyway, you never really get a good look at most of the beach itself or most of the nudity for that matter) but the romance/life part is just so BORING!
Unlike some I found the cast to be generally attractive enough but I pretty much wish I hadn't bought the DVD, try looking for it in used/good condition at a cheaper price.

Naked people say it better.......2006-02-25

Maslin Beach can be best described as a movie depicting a typical day at an Australian nudist beach.

It opens with a guy and his girlfriend driving to the beach in the morning. As they walk onto the beach, the narration begins. It is the guy, Simon, he wants someone to tell him how one knows if he or she are in love. He is having doubts about his relationship with his girl Marcie. This provides a thread that links the various vignettes throughout the movie together.

As the film progresses, it focuses on various male/female couples and a group of three girls. Soon the viewer relalizes that these people did not come to the beach to tan those bits that rarely see the sun, but to explore and evaluate their relationships. Being naked merely makes the process easier because, as the old saying goes, "Naked people don't have anything to hide!"

Maslin Beach features more than a few stark naked and semi-naked people. It is a credit to the director that the cast is not made up of only "beautiful people," as the film features dorky-looking guys, saggy gals, and very physically unfit people of both sexes.

It doesn't take long for the bushy deltas and dangling penises to take a backseat as the dialogue begins to assert itself. This is where the movie both succeeds and fails. The writer seems to lack confidence as he gives the viewer far too many discussions to follow. I found some to be almost profound, while others were absurd. All were too short. The viewer would have been better served by two or three long conversations rather than the banal chatter of six or seven. For my money, I would have picked the three girls, Simon and Marcie, and the couple discussing the lying daughter.

Nonetheless, this is a nice, quirky little movie that is not deep, but does cause one to think.

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