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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
Seventies soft-core was so much better than that which comes out now, 12 May 2000
7/10
Author: smatysia (feldene@comcast.net) from Houston

Seventies soft-core was so much better than that which comes out now. YLC had good photography, good locations, mostly acceptable acting, and decent direction. Interesting was the casting, such as the Flashback Gardener, who was not exactly a buff stud. Also, Harlee McBride was cute, rather than beautiful, something that was actually rather refreshing. An actress playing this role now would have sported about ten pounds of silicone where McBride was proud to show her natural self. Her character seemed excessively slutty to me, but OK, she's a Chatterley, and OK it was the seventies, and OK that is sort of the whole point of the show. Most of the sex scenes were fairly hot. some minor characters and plot points were a bit ridiculous, but that goes with the genre. Grade: B

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Unapologetic soft-core fun., 26 September 1999
7/10
Author: Robert Morgan from Indianapolis

Unlike Lady Chatterley's Lover, Young Lady Chatterley doesn't pretend to be a high-class literary adaptation. Barring the short scenes taken from the book (when Cynthia is reading the found diary of the original Lady) the whole film is just an excuse to show the tom-boyish but attractive Harlee McBride in various soft-core sex scenes.

The funny thing is, the movie is pretty good. Unlike most of the cliched junk churned out for the made-for-video market, YLC had to survive as a theatrical release (being the dawn of the VCR age, it wasn't a given that a movie would be released on home video, but a rarity.) So, YLC- like Emmanuelle before it- has a quality rarely seen in the late-nite cable soft-core porn market. The cinematography is good, if a bit aged, and the actors and actresses actually *act*; it may not be as good as a normal Hollywood production, but it's definitely better than most in the "erotica" genre.

An interesting thing about YLC is the fact that the scenes from Lady Chatterley's Lover are brand new; they aren't from the Sylvia Kristel movie, but were shot specifically for YLC, with a new actor and actress. (I honestly would have preferred to see a LCL with these people; I find Sylvia Kristel and Nicholas Clay to make one unappealing couple.)

Unfortunately, for today's market, I'm afraid that YLC is "too lame"- it's very tame by modern standards and could probably be released with an "R". A shame, because this movie has more class and a better cast than most anything now.

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Still hot and sexy after 24 years., 2 December 2001
Author: Adrian from Virginia Beach, Virginia

I went out and bought this movie on DVD and was very very pleased to my senses to see that this copy is the original, uncut, unedited, copy that used to come on Cinemax and Showtime Late Night. It contains 2 movie trailers, a scrapbook of photos from the movie, and a Biography on Harlee McBride. The print still looks fresh but it still needs some more work for future releases. There a few scratches in the film that could use a digital erasing and the sound could use a Dolby Digital 5.1 upgrade. But untill then go out and buy this copy because it is still hot and sexy after 24 years.

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-
I love this movie !, 24 September 2000
Author: nocturnalwatcher from Virginia Beach, Virginia

Young Lady Chatterly is a hot 1970s Softcore Porno Classic. In the 1980s when it was released on Video Tape the movie was censored beyond belief. I think in this day and age of open sexuality I think this movie should re released on DVD in an Uncensored Uncut Directors Cut Version. The sequel was cheesy but the movie was still hot. I saw the movie on Cinemax but I believe there is more to the movie than we are lead to believe.

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Delightful soft port with a very pretty lady chatterly, 5 March 2001
Author: pbhowmick from California, USA

It was such a pleasant break from the heavy and siliconised soft porn that you get to see on the cable these days. It has the right blend of a decent storyline, ok acting and right amount of nudity. What I liked best about the film was Lady Chatterly, you could relate her to a real life character. Her innocence in the beginning and then her transformation into the hot and over-sexed Lady looks so real. The sex scenes are beautiful and not pretentious like the porn films these days, no excessive moaning and groaning. The buildup in the story to the orgy scene in the climax is very good. I recommend this movie to everybody who's sick of the meaningless and tasteless platter of softcore films availabe these days. Fall in love with Lady Chatterly!

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Trasy but not tasteless, 14 July 2001
Author: Bothan from Birmingham, Alabama

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There exists inside of me an affection for clever bawdy comedy. Not dirty jokes, not the kinds of comedy that comes from movies like `American Pie' but the sort of bawdiness that comes from European films, The Benny Hill Show, Mel Brooks' better films and the animated shorts of Bob Clampett.

`Young Lady Chatterly' belongs on that list. Like `Emmanuelle' it belongs to a very short list of 70s sex farces that walked the line between titilation and comedy and managed to succeed as a tastefully tasteless movie. Eliminating the element of playfulness and fun from a movie whose primary function is sex means that you eliminate the danger of your movie looking foolish. I prefer movies that don't play it safe.

The movie has become an underground classic among those who like sex in the movies but like to keep it soft core. Hard core pornography gets really old, really fast. `Young Lady Chatterly' has a connection with `Lady Chatterly's Lover' but I prefer this one because it's more farce then anything else.

It stars Harlee McBride (later known as Mrs. Richard Belzer) as Cynthia Chatterly, Lady Chatterly's granddaughter who buys her grandmother's estate, finds her diary in a closet and begins to read up on ol' grams diddlings with a farmhand. This opens Cynthia's own sexual awareness and she begins the process of finding things to do around the house. In fact there are only a handful of actors in the movie that she doesn't have sex with. I'm not complaining simply because the sex scenes are not filmed that boring Hollywood tradition of having a lot of close-ups in slow-motion. The scenes are athletic, robust and far more titilating and leave a great deal to the imagination.

Those scenes are nicely photographed showing and as much skin as possible while suggesting more then it really shows. The scenes range from hilarious to serious but never with a sense of exploitation and never with the laminated dullness of a Playboy video. `Young Lady Chatterly' is like curling up with a really trashy novel and smiling to yourself even when you shouldn't.

Rating: *** (of four)

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Entertaining enough, 16 April 1999
6/10
Author: Gislef from Iowa City, IA

This first entry into the Chatterly "franchise" (??) is entertaining enough. Mildly amusing in spots, with attractive people wandering around and having lots of soft-porn sex. It seems curiously old-fashioned compared to much late-night cable fare, but it's just light-hearted enough to be enjoyable.

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A curious young beauty inherits an estate, 8 December 2000
10/10
Author: Mazoon-2 from Jacksonville, FL

Harlee McBride is wonderful as the curious, lusty Cynthia Chatterley. In this movie she is reminiscent of a more pure version of Marilyn Chambers in Insatiable. The 2 movies have a similiar plot although set in different eras. While there is plenty of erotica it is much classier than what you will see in much of today's porn with actresses such as Jenny Jameson. This is a great piece of work that you can enjoy with your sig other and you will want to watch the whole flick and will be left with a burning passion when it's over.

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Not the first soft-core I saw, but one of the best., 2 November 2009
8/10
Author: xenophile2002 from Cosplay City

I have enjoyed a few of the European soft-core movies, like _Boarding School_ with Natasha Kinski. They manage to be sexy without the whole "we have to make sex dirty, vulgar, and immature" thing that all too many American soft-core movies have. _Porky's_, anybody? Well, this movie is American, and it manages to have that same vibe I've enjoyed from our friends across the Pond. The story actually exists, and while it isn't one of those multi-faceted stretch-the-brain plot lines, it is a plot line. The sex is more playful than vulgar, and sometimes it's even sweet. Yeah, I said sweet.

I gave it eight stars instead of seven, because another reviewer took a star away for the bathtub scene between Cynthia and Jeanette. I happen to LIKE that scene, so I put a star back for it. I love the way Jeanette sees right through Cynthia's attempt to be a snob and resolves the problem through pleasure. That Jeanette just radiates sexual heat.

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Amazing, 2 February 2007
9/10
Author: sullygw from United States

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This film combines the rich arousal of the written erotic word with cinematography. As she reads the diary you can see and witness her arousal...

The innocence combined with decadence is just too much for some I think! Great acting considering the genre.

In the scene where she asked the gardener to sodomize her so she can experience it with him - a rather rugged chap - wow!

We witness the coming of age of a young woman in so many ways at the hand of her AUNT! I was thoroughly entertained. Sadly, there are very few films that rely on mental arousal in this day of hard-core porn.

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