Black Cobra

Black Cobra Woman is an erotic drama movie directed by Late Joe D'Amato and stars Laura Gemser, Late Jack Palance and Late Gabriele Tinti. With nothing much to offer and some irrelevant scenes this movie is nothing but an erotic drama movie and would be loved by the viewers of this genre. The movie is based on the life of Eva a snake dancer who is invited by a very rich businessman who got interested in her to stay with him. The businessman who is also a snake collector woes her with gifts, Eve eventually moves in with him and his snake. As mentioned earlier that the movie lacks some genuine plot and is been filled with lots of steamy scenes. Some scenes were just illogical such as Eva and her girlfriend eating snake in the market and Jules leaves snake on the body of Candy to get her bitten. Acting is average and screenplay is average. Climax is again illogical and doesn't makes any sense. Overall a delight for hardcore erotic softporn lovers.

First off, yes, Eva (Laura Gemser) is absolutely beautiful. Whether clothed or unclothed she's breathtaking. That said, she's just not that interesting as a character. Ms. Gemser's performance in EVA NEGRA (aka: BLACK COBRA WOMAN) is every bit as languid as her other Emmanuelle outings. Presented as an "erotic thriller", this movie is obviously just another excuse for Ms. Gemser to get naked every 15 minutes. On that score, even the steamy scenes get tiresome. Without a real plot or direction, there's really nowhere to go with this. Oh, there are some poisonous snakes thrown in as well. One highlight is Jack Palance's perverted performance as the Eva-obsessed Judas. Gabriele Tinti is also memorable as his unhinged, even more Eva-obsessed brother Jules.

I should have known better. I was actually expecting this film to be a combination of mystery, drama and horror. I knew from the box cover that there would be nudity. What I didn't know was that the nudity is the main feature of the movie. The movie has several * women and many * scenes. That would be OK if there was at least a stronger plot and a little bit more reason for making this movie other than showing skin. I know this type of film may have it's followers but even if viewed as a skin flick, it's boring and even a bit humorous. It was made in 1976. At that time it may have been exciting but compared to milder, soft * movies of today, this would have to be classified as very mild, to the point of being almost dull. This movie was just too long for so few meaningful scenes. I can't think of any good reason for watching this film other than to have a nostalgic look at a 70s nudie flick.