I wasn’t planning on a 2nd, er 3rd post on same guy in one week, but something about this film – Come ‘n Take It, If Ya Can! (1978) – made me realize I must. Sure, the decent resolution pics of Joe’s plaid shirt (and his other stuff) – and I could’ve just tossed those into the videography, but. Take a look at the first pic, something that in the film isn’t so clear, literally and figuratively. The other men at the beginning… at some sort of abandoned sex warehouse, and yet, no one takes an interest in Joe? Willing suspension of disbelief much?
Could become a subcategory of “porno pet peeves” – men introduced in a film who we don’t see having sex – most famously Johnny Kovacs in Pier Groups. Re-rewatching the film, I think I like it the way it is; the print is a bit dark, but that reflects what sexwarehouse cruising was like (I hear, ahem!); and he does seem to be showing off to someone, off camera. Sure, it’s us – but there, it’s one of those men. The film, dark and real, the top photo here – I appreciate seeing the scene more clearly, but it’s kinda overdone with the retouched lighting. Good to have both!
