I'm not entirely sure about what the aim of the producers of the Emmanuelle movies was. If they were aiming to just make soft-core porn, or if they were aiming to make a proper, decent movie that just happened to be about erotica and sex.
I'd like to think it's the latter and that's also why I want to rate and criticize the movies from that perspective. Which is also why the first installment doesn't live up to it's expectations. This second movie does a lot better job overall though. The overall feel is just way less pretentious; the faux-artsy soft-focus is mostly gone and the movie altogether seems more bright and 'open' or inviting to the viewer.
Add to that, that there is at least somewhat of a story line this time, and you have a movie that, albeit not a masterpiece, is worth watching.
I'd like to think it's the latter and that's also why I want to rate and criticize the movies from that perspective. Which is also why the first installment doesn't live up to it's expectations. This second movie does a lot better job overall though. The overall feel is just way less pretentious; the faux-artsy soft-focus is mostly gone and the movie altogether seems more bright and 'open' or inviting to the viewer.
Add to that, that there is at least somewhat of a story line this time, and you have a movie that, albeit not a masterpiece, is worth watching.