The blueprint for a now-saturated genre (Porky's (DVD))

Member Name: lakeyboy

Product:	Porky's (DVD)
Date:	09/01/09 (61 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Some cracking jokes, a bit of depth, Kim Cattrall

Disadvantages: Far too obvious in places, unnecessarily crude at times

Bawdy, tacky, but most definitely funny, Porky's was American Pie for the 1980s - but has it stood the test of time?

On recently revisiting this romp about the sexual (mis)adventures of a group of 1950s American teenagers, the answer is that it has.

Sure, some of the jokes are tired and there you can see the punchline coming from miles away on just about all of them, but the characters are neatly drawn and there are some cute social observations on that chapter of American history.

There are canny observations on the prejudices of the time, something modern films of this genre are all-too keen to avoid for fear of stirring controversy (not to mention distracting from the gags).

It's also worth watching if you're a fan of Kim Cattrall's work in "Sex and the City" and want to see her in all her youthful glory, playing a seemingly a tailor-made precursor for her later television incarnation.

All in all, Porky's is a decent knockabout film with just about the right mix of jokes, gratuitous nudity, and storyline, with some historical comment thrown in.

Summary: Porky's set the standard for many others to follow and is still a decent watch today