Just When You Think You’ve Seen Everything

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MOVIE REVIEW
Smut Without Smut Vol. 1

Things to Come
Genre: Sci-Fi (adult)
Year Released: 1976, 101 Films Blu-ray 2022
Director(s): Derek Todd
Writer(s): Michael Greenwood
Cast: Jim Curtis, Barbara Fisk, Neil Fletcher

The Dirty Dolls
Genre: Crime, Drama (adult)
Year Released: 1973, 101 Films Blu-ray 2022
Director(s): Stu Segall
Writer(s): Stu Segall
Cast: Jim Curtis, Barbara Fisk, Neil Fletcher

Where To Watch: Releasing September 12, available to pre-order from www.101-films-store.com (region B) or available www.americangenrefilm.com (region A)

Honestly, I didn’t know what I was in for when requesting this film. With a title like SMUT WITHOUT SMUT, the possibilities are endless. First and foremost, I will say that these aren’t family films; if you order this with that assumption, that’s on you.

This was one of the most unique viewing experiences I’ve had and was brilliant in its simplicity. In a nutshell, you get two “adult” films, and you get to be the director. You get to decide how you want to watch it “with or without” smut. I will admit even the “without” version had some adult content; it’s hard to entirely edit that out of a movie created with it.

This is the website’s description, and I think it says it better than I ever could “Beneath the dumpsters of America, a netherworld of “adults only” genre movies lurks in the gutters. But what if these movies were less about the smut and more about everything else? “Smut Without Smut” is X-rated genre movies with the X-rated bits removed. In other words, your perception of reality will never be the same again.”

Both films are new 2k scans from the only 35mm prints known to exist, and while they are rough around the edges, that also adds to the film-watching experience. These are not direct to VHS films; they had production value (although limited in the mid-70s) and had a storyline, even after removing the “smut.” I watched Things to Come, both with and without, and it was incredible how the story changed. How it was still the same film, but your experience was completely different.

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