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Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997)

October. 20,1997
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4.8
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R
| Drama Thriller Romance

A sinister seductress vows to destroy a suburban family.

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GazerRise
1997/10/20

Fantastic!

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CommentsXp
1997/10/21

Best movie ever!

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TrueHello
1997/10/22

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Fleur
1997/10/23

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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DigitalRevenantX7
1997/10/24

In 1985, Rebecca, a maid working at the Greer mansion as well as living there with her two young daughters, Ivy & Violet, is caught by Ivan Greer having sex with the pool cleaner. But Ivan's wife mistakes this for an affair between Ivan & Rebecca. The maid & her daughters are soon evicted from the mansion. A decade later, Violet returns to the Greer home, where the Greer's now adult daughter Joy is living with her widowed father & a surly housemaid. At first, the Greers welcome Violet to stay with them, but Violet is just like her late sister Ivy – a stone cold seductress who works as a dominatrix in her spare time & who wants revenge against the Greers for her mother & sister. Using her expert manipulation skills, Violet seduces both Ivan & Joy's fiancée Michael.The original Poison Ivy was a lightweight softcore thriller that found a massive cult audience on video & late-night cable television, successful enough to kick start the softcore erotic thriller trend of the 1990s. Which is somewhat surprising for this reviewer since the film was nothing more than bubblegum erotica that made a fair amount of pretence to be more than a slim tale of a young woman seducing her way & ultimately destroying the rich family she initially befriends. It was not a bad film but not particularly good either. While it may not have been anything special (passable at best), it did spawn three sequels.Poison Ivy: The New Seduction is the second of these three sequels. The first sequel was nothing to do with the story of the original, instead being a flimsy piece of drama, this one manages to tie in the story of the original with a new story for this entry (although I found it somewhat dubious that the name of Drew Barrymore's character here named Ivy as she was in the original, were it not for the fact that the name was given by her friend), having a similar plot with a young woman tearing apart a rich family mainly by seducing the father & killing anyone who interferes with her plan.The big difference between the original & the sequels is that the basic setup of the first film was never going to open the doors for the sequels to exist. But Karen Kelly writes a story that is more of a remake of the original, only with the one thing that the original Poison Ivy lacked for its seductress – motivation. In the original, Drew Barrymore's character had no reason to do what she did. Here, the reason is given, with Ivy & Violet's mother expelled from their mansion for a misunderstanding (& an uncontrollable sex drive, something the daughters inherited). The film also has a higher bodycount & Jaime Pressly's character of Violet is a much more hardened soul than her sister, easily donning dominatrix garb & even boasting to one victim that one of her clients includes a judge. This film's story is considerably better handled & more hardcore than the original, although it still pales in comparison to the flood of erotic thrillers that came out during the decade.Which brings us to the $32,000 question – how's the skin? Well, Jaime Pressly has ample moments to show off her breasts & butt but the actual love scenes are glossed over & hardly seen. The only exception is the first one between Athena Massey & the pool cleaner. While not a remarkable film in any aspect & definitely going to be seen as a classic, Poison Ivy: The New Seduction is an interesting film that has enough T&A to satisfy those who like this sort of film genre.

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Wuchak
1997/10/25

Released to video in 1997, "Poison Ivy: The New Seduction" is another Lethal Lolita flick after the success of the original 1992 film and 1993's "The Crush" (I never saw the 1996 sequel with Alyssa Milano). These types of movies always involve a blossoming young woman who seduces an older man and takes control in one way or another. Lethal Lolitas exist in real life, of course -- young vixens who use their beauty to cause havoc, ruin lives and take control. Trash exploitation or not, it's good fodder for a movie, particularly if it's done stylishly or effectively, like "Poison Ivy" and "The Crush." Of course, such stories are always overdone in movies, but that's the nature of the beast.This second sequel seriously ups the ante with the nudity (explicit T&A yet no frontal nudity), but simply lacks the artistic melancholy and style of the original, not to mention the budget. It's a pedestrian retread that tries to make up for it with overt nudity, but fails. While seriously inferior it's still somewhat worthwhile if you like these kinds of flicks; everyone else should flee since the story & characters are bland and dull. The filmmakers strive to reach the haunting aesthetic of the original but the budget cripples their efforts. Be that as it may, Jaime Pressly was 19 during filming (the same approximate age as the girl she plays) and looks superb, although her facial features never did anything for me. Other highlights in the female department are curvy Athena Massey (the brunette maid in the opening) and Shanna Moakler. Michael Des Barres and Greg Vaughan play the older and younger males enticed by Ivy respectively.The film runs 93 minutes and was shot in outer Los Angeles.GRADE: C (4.5/10)

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lastliberal
1997/10/26

Wow! Violet's mom (Athena Massey) and the pool boy don't waste any time in getting down to business, and we aren't 10 minutes into the movie when a grown up Violet (Jaime Pressly) is showing us everything she has in the bathtub. This is a good start.Soon she is servicing Joy's (Megan Edwards) fiancée Michael (Greg Vaughan), and getting daddy (Michael Des Barres) all excited swimming topless.It is so fun to see what Violet's devious mind will come up with next.I enjoyed seeing Susan Tyrrell (Buddy Boy) again.This is definitely Jaime Pressly's most skintastic performance and one you will never see again now that she has hit the big time.

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guilfisher-1
1997/10/27

Believe me, I'm not a Jamie Pressly fan and this movie convinces me she's just a stripper in a B movie, although I agree with another critic that it's a Z movie. What a waste. Script was soooo dumb, I almost threw up. Direction was terrible. Casting even worse. Megan Edwards, not very bright, doesn't know what's going on around her and spends the last 20 minutes of the movie walking around in slow motion. Maybe that's where her head was most of the time. I burst out laughing when she suddenly turns the car around after getting away from our villain, and heads back. Smart. No calling police, nothing but walking around in a dark house, that's right lights went out and phone didn't work. Surprise, surprise. It was the slow motion that got me. She moved like in a trance with no expression on her face. Please Kurt Voss, director, teach her how to act. Then there's the father, played on one level by Michael Des Burres, who also succumbs to the tramp even though he didn't want to. Please, she's not that attractive. Overly made up, with too much lip gloss, and obvious acting, I felt she was the worst in the picture and believe me the others were bad.Anyway the father ends up in a garage with the car running while our little girl, Megan, is wandering around the house looking for everybody. You never know if she ever got to her father. In the end she just leaves the house. Another stupid move on the writer's part, Karen Kelly. There's Greg Vaughan as the boy friend who isn't too swift. Sort of just let's himself be done in. The only redeemable character is the housekeeper, played by Susan Tyrell. At least she had doubts about our little Jamie. Unfortunately she wasn't smart enough to know better.This is among the worse films ever. And I've seen a lot of bad films. How do they get produced? At least the first POISON IVY had the presence of Drew Barrymore and Sara Gilbert in the roles. Don't waste your time or money on this.

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