IMDb > The Masseuse (2004) (V) > IMDb user comments

IMDb user comments for
The Masseuse (2004) (V) More at IMDbPro »

Filter: Hide Spoilers:
Index 7 comments in total 

13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful :-
2005's AVN award winner for best film, 7 April 2005
8/10
Author: movieman_kev from United States

Jim Mitchell (Justine Serling) is a lonely, somewhat creepy guy, whom bored with his dreary life decides to go to a masseuse named Barbara (Jenna Jameson). He starts spending more and more time with her, becoming more and more obsessed, not caring that his co-worker (Maya Divine) is attracted to him.This is a remake of Paul Thomas's own 1990 original and I just have to say even though I do like the original version, I enjoyed this remake a bit more. Furthermore, I've never been one for more than light bondage, but seeing Jenna tied up like that was really hot. But when the action isn't focused on Jenna and Justin, the film tends to falter a bit.

My Porn Grade: B+

Was the above comment useful to you?

12 out of 20 people found the following comment useful :-
Jenna Jamison still rocks as evidence in the Masseuse, 11 October 2004
Author: MovieCriticMarvelfan from california

Its official Jenna Jamison is now one of the most famous and profitable porn stars ever, as is the case over the past dozen years, she has really skyrocked to the top.

She is now trying to go into mainstream movies with parts in Private Parts, SamHain and now this flick "The Masseuse".

True this is story a xxx flick but its not a standard porn video in that Jenna hardly does any sex scenes for the first forty five minutes, no she acts in the movie.

Jenna is now making thousands of doing "scenes" in her new films, so its obvious she control and do what she wants to do.

She plays the part of a sexy masseuse, who becomes involved with a guy who might into some of criminal activity.

As always Vivid knows how to deliver high quality adult entertainment, the industry has been thriving for them, although much of their rentals come from dead couples who cant consummate their love. lol

Jenna and friends are as always great as ever and in the second half she eventually gives us what we want to see in Jenna.

Was the above comment useful to you?

2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Queen of Porn Finally Lives Up to Her Reputation, 11 July 2008
9/10
Author: Dirtymoviedevotee (vermeulendries@yahoo.com) from Brugge, Belgium

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Perhaps mirroring to some extent the creative drought plaguing mainstream Hollywood, the adult industry has seemingly sought to remake several of its greatest classics of late. Paradoxically to what you might expect, their attempts thus far have proved considerably more successful, possibly due to the key involvement of talented thespian turned fornication filmmaker Paul Thomas who has crafted perfectly honorable recreations of DEBBIE DOES DALLAS, DEVIL IN MISS JONES and now his own MASSEUSE. The original, one of the few ambitious projects coming into fruition circa the otherwise artistically barren year of 1990, proved a daring experiment at the time and as such certainly didn't please everyone. Basically a single sex scene evolving over the course of an entire movie, charting the growing attraction between 28-year old male virgin Randy Spears and the down-market masseuse he frequents, a career performance by legendary Hyapatia Lee, the film narrowed its focus to an almost minimalistic degree by including non-sex supporting characters for narrative purposes only. While this approach brought plaudits from fans worn down by formula, to a great many other it just wasn't porn anymore.

Tellingly, for his revised version, PT has "opened up" the condensed source material, retaining the original Mark Haggard screenplay almost in its entirety – with additional scenes courtesy of talented scribe Dean Nash who wrote the instant classics BAD WIVES and FADE TO BLACK for the same director – but allowing his characters to "see other people" as it were. Resulting on one hand in a more conventional carnal cinema format, the expanded script still succeeds in shifting nuance so it doesn't feel at all like a "dumbed down" rendition of a daring original. The basic situation stays the same. Lonely male virgin Jim (Justin Sterling), stuck in a dead end office job and – sign of the times ! – addicted to Internet porn, goes to visit a massage parlor in the seedier side of town. He's welcomed by sympathetic receptionist Tina Tyler, in a characteristically terrific turn, who casually informs him of all the possibilities and their prices before he settles on Barbara (Jenna Jameson) who just happens to be free. A match made in Heaven, or maybe it's the other place, as it turns out and the two of them get to know one another over a series of encounters, Barbara bending her no touching policy to include manual then oral relief and accepting Jim's invitation to visit him at home. As in the original, he has a considerable collection of S&M paraphernalia but while this initially scared off his reluctant lady love, this time she embraces it wholeheartedly. This provides the breaking point between both movies, where the remake diverges dramatically and takes on an identity of its own. While Barbara's intentions were primarily monetary yet basically benign in the original, her motivations prove far more sinister and harder to fathom on this occasion. Ironically, Vivid – the company producing and distributing the movie – commissioned this "update" for its extremely bankable contract star Jenna and her heavily publicized real life paramour Justin. Thomas tweaks the narrative to such an extent that Barbara might be viewed as its villain, milking Jim's dependence for all it's worth, having him wait by the phone for calls that never come. He also offers a clever twist on the presence of a baby in her "private" life, which seemed like a flubbed scene at first ("revealing" the bundled up tot as a toy doll) but presumably was no such thing. Think about it…

A potentially "superfluous" subplot has office co-worker Wendy – formerly Maya – Divine (who took center stage in Michael Raven's endearing WOMEN ON TOP) coming on to an increasingly distant Jim with buddy Evan Stone (about a million miles removed from his Fabio brooding hunk turn in Veronica Hart's superlative TAKEN) stepping in to literally fill the void ! An obvious side effect of the whole "opening up", this temporary distraction from the central coupling could have been disastrous if both parts hadn't been played this beguiling so there's an albeit minor audience investment in wanting to see these two get together as well. Savanna Samson, the impressive "new" Miss Jones, is wasted dramatically though put to good use sexually as Barbara's friend and colleague hired to "put on a show" for our out of his league anti-hero. Interestingly, Thomas has spun a few downright subversive variations on the film's central coupling while still delivering the tabloid-inspired star vehicle Vivid was clamoring for, making its more "conventional" appearance merely skin deep. While neither Jenna nor Justin possesses the versatility of their illustrious predecessors, both fit the bill visually (Sterling making for a more convincing nerd than matinée idol handsome Spears) and show a good grasp of character that outdoes most of their previous work. It goes without saying that they have incredible chemistry, perhaps even a little too strong at the outset when they're supposed to be perfect strangers feeling each outer out but, hey, these things happen, I suppose.

Both a wise and cost-effective decision on the director's part was to recycle Michaelangelo's absolutely haunting soundtrack from the original lock, stock 'n' barrel. A gifted singer/composer himself (he played Peter in Norman Jewison's film version of Jesus Christ SUPERSTAR and wrote several memorable songs for adult movies including Bob Chinn's LET'S GET PHYSICAL and Jeff Fairbanks' FANTASYWORLD), PT knows the importance of good – as in appropriate – music to underscore sex scenes, an art he delivers a virtual textbook example of on this occasion as in the movie it reflects and ever so subtly distorts.

Was the above comment useful to you?

9 out of 17 people found the following comment useful :-
Jenna is great, but what a load of crap, 22 December 2004
1/10
Author: ely-ess-ten from United States

If you ever saw the original The Masseuse, with Hypathia Lee, you pretty much saw this one too. Yes, the cast is different, and the scenes are shot different, but the lines are the same, and therefore, so is the story. Of course, you aren't planning to watch this for the story, are you? I would have rated this DVD higher, except for one issue. There are about 12 advertisements at the start, before you ever get to the DVD menu. You cannot fast forward or skip them. You are forced to wait until they are done playing. They are ads for 900 telephone numbers, other movies, and adult products. Extremely annoying, to say the least. In the future I will not be purchasing any more Vivid productions until after viewing to be sure they don't have similar ads.

Was the above comment useful to you?

A great reminder of how hot Jenna was then... not a bad movie either!, 17 January 2008
8/10
Author: fergarza71 from United States

Seeing Jenna and her body and mind decline today, could really make you think that it's not the same woman in this video... since she is smokin' hot in this little romp about the life of a lonely guy and the masseuse girl that gets into his fantasies. As somebody who has seen the rise and decline of the XXX rated film as a whole, it's nice to have something that at least pretends to have a story and characters, although somewhat unbelievable (not the situation) since the acting is a little subpar on the side of Justin Long, who pretends to be a lonely inexperienced guy with 'um..' kind of curious ticks. The story is good, but it plays too much, too fast... I would have liked the relationship to be a little more forced, and not slide all the way like it plays, since Jenna plays a go get it! kind of person that at least would have to be a little scared of the fantasies or things that would await her in the end... it's too easy, but in the end what would you expect of a XXX movie nowadays. But anyway, the sex scenes are hot and Jenna is up to her standards, and do not disappoint.

Was the above comment useful to you?

So so but enjoyable, 20 November 2006
6/10
Author: lorenamerino from United States

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I really liked this movie, its the the best of Jenna but really enjoyed it, her performance is very good and also Justin Sterling's. The sex is very good , hell yeah, although there wasn't many different posses and all that it was OK. The storyline was actually quiet good and different. Jenna looks very very pretty in this movie and i could tell it was a kinda new movie because of she looks older but still so hot. Justin plays a geek that fells in love with Jenna . The end was kinda sad though. I enjoyed very much the other actresses's solo very nice. and I swear if i were a lesbian i could for sure would like a peace of Jenna she's so hot she was the perfect body and i think Justin is so lucky

Was the above comment useful to you?

3 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
JJ has more to offer, 20 May 2005
3/10
Author: chefredakteur from Germany

Jenna Jameson has obviously tried to get involved in the "serious corner" of the porn business - otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to shoot this movie. She looks as good as ever but in my opinion its the guy's fault I dislike the movie. He doesn't try to look fascinated by this woman but seems to be pleased by himself (watch his expression after being shaven). Furthermore the story of adopting a child is inappropriate in a porn movie - people watching this might even think it's an easy and light-minded issue. And if they'd cut it out nobody would have missed it because... well, why do you watch a porn? All in all I'm not giving this movie a good rating because JJ has more ability and skill to show.

Was the above comment useful to you?

Add another comment

Related Links

Ratings Awards External reviews
Parents Guide Plot keywords Main details
Your user comments Your vote history