Horst_In_Translation Review of Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up (1974)

Extremely weak, works from not a single perspective

[2/10 · 20 September 2016]

"Auf der Alm da gibt's koa Sünd" or "Bottoms Up" is a West German movie from 1974, so this one is already over 40 years old. The title already tells you the locations where the film takes place as well as the heavy Bavarian impact in here and also that this is one of the (in)famous German sex comedies from the 1970s. If you take a look at the names of the people who made this, your alarm bells may possibly ring. Gottlieb and Frank are known for more German sex comedies that do not really deserve the name comedy though as they really aren't funny at all. And this one here also does not deserve the name sex because it is, despite the rating, fairly harmless and there is not half as much intercourse and nudity in here compared to a Erwin C. Dietrich film from the same time for example. It is a relatively short film as the version I watched only runs for 80 minutes. Still 80 minutes too many. The problem isn't even that none of the actors in here are not known at all and that most of them have little to none acting talent. The problem is the story, which is almost non-existent. They go for cheap laughs, occasionally try to turn the audience on with some (implied) nudity, but it is never working at all and in my opinion this is not a creative achievement, but rather a film that never should have been made. I think it is completely forgettable. The chicks aren't too hot in here, so it's not even worth checking out if you are horny. Apart from that, you also see almost nothing in here that may help you in terms of blowing off steam. It is mostly a comedy for sure, but from that perspective also utter garbage. I am repeating myself, so I will stop the review not. Not even the mountain cinematography is worth mentioning. A disaster from start to finish and I highly suggest you watch something else instead.