Thar She Blows! (1968)
** (out of 4)
Steve Vincent plays an always grumpy boat captain who is constantly yelling at this beautiful sister whenever she gets close to a man. At first we don't know why the captain is so grumpy but we soon find out just in time for a group of people to charter his boat and things take a bad turn.
Producer David Friedman knew a great title and a great trailer could get people to see a movie and there's no question that THAR SHE BLOWS! has both of those. There's also no question that the film itself doesn't quite live up to either but that's not to say that this sexploitation film doesn't have a few good things going for it.
Well, to be honest, the main good thing that the film has going for it are the beautiful ladies that are constantly showing off their nude bodies. The film at least delivers on that level as the ladies are quite attraction and we get a great scene with two of them on the bed together messing around. These type of scenes certainly sell the sexploitation part of the film.
There is one act of violence here, which I won't ruin as it has a major plot turn. With that said, the added gore to this scene is a major plus and I thought the way it was shot and show was quite effective. Performances are pretty much what you'd expect from a film like this since most were hired because of their willingness to be naked and not for their acting talents.
THAR SHE BLOWS! isn't a masterpiece or even a good movie but if you're a fan of sexploitation titles then there's enough going on to make it worth watching.
