A Bring Out the GIMP (Girls in Merciless Peril) Movie Review


High Voltage

Reviewed by Mark Evans


High Voltage, the latest release by Deathtrap Films, is another quality flick for a good price. It's perfect for Luna Vera fans and electro-torture lovers given that the movie is almost all about Luna's exquisite sweating body being shocked repeatedly, aside from a short intro in the park with a suffocation scene.

The film is shot POV style, so you're looking through the eyes of the torturer. I do like that, but I felt a lack of still full body views which you don't get with point-of-view. The plus-side is we get many, many high-definition quality close-up views and pans of Luna, which many of you know is not hard on the eyes. Combine that with quality production and a great set, and you have one of my favorite electro-torture movies to date.

The film starts in a park-like setting. The intro is nice as it adds some story-line. I do like that. But more importantly, it shows off the model pre-capture and gives her character some depth. We get some very nice views of Luna as she explains her story, and repeatedly refuses to go party with the soon to be torturer.

After refusing the invitation repeatedly, she is finally attacked and ko'd by strangling/suffocation. This is really the only non-electro element in the film.

We then get some great body pans of Luna as she's passed out, a nice touch.

Next, we are introduced to the torture room. It's difficult to capture in a screen-shot since it is all POV pans, but I can only describe it as an run-down industrial electrical room with a very elaborate collection of electrical equipment and wires all over the place. It makes for a great setting, but it's a bit of a tease since we don't really see any of it in use or being switched on even. I would have like to see dials being adjusted, and switches thrown. But I forgot about the equipment very quickly once Luna comes into the scene.

When she awakens, she is already stripped and bound in what I can only describe as one of the best electro-torture rigs I've seen in a very long time. Obviously, some real effort went into this. Although it's the only torture and position administered for the rest of the film, it does not get tiring to watch.

Note that we are already halfway into the film, so the introduction is quite long. We are finally getting into the good part, but the body parts under the table are a bit out of place (for me anyway) since there are no mutilation themes.

We get a ton of body views while Luna begs for release, and they are stunning. She's in an excellent pose of the rest of the film, and her body has already accumulated sweat, which really does it for some people (including myself).

You do hear some switches and dials, and see some lights turning on and off as Luna's pleading intensifies. I would have liked to see the controls being used personally, especially after the preview of the equipment we were given.

Finally, the first jolt hits her. The sound effects and the reaction are superb. She shakes violently and her facial expression depicts the electrocution well. The initial view is a little off, it includes her face and some of the set, which is ok, but I would have preferred to see her whole body react.

She moans and shakes for an extended amount of time, maybe 20 seconds, before we change views.

The next 6 minutes or so, which is a relatively short window given the length of the film, is spent alternating between shocking Luna and watching her plead. We get many nice views, both writhing under torture and pleading. Everything from her initial wincing and arching from a jolt...

... to her feet shaking....

....to her tired, sweaty body begging for release....

They make sure to get every square inch of her exquisite body.

The acting is fantastic, and she manages to look more and more worn out after each shock. In all, there are about 4 shocks lasting 30 seconds each before Luna finally meets her fate. We do get a few nice pans of Luna's still body, but I found that the film ends a little abruptly. This is fine with me, but depending on your preferences, this ending could be insufficient.

Overall, the total film length is a bit deceiving given the "extras" that I find don't add much but take up about 3 minutes. Subtract the intro park scene, and you're left with about 6-7 minutes of electro-torture. But for the price, and given the quality of that 6 minutes, this film was one of the best!

My wishes for this film would be that it included more still full-body views rather that 100% POV, and some other poses (like stretched, or standing arms over head). I also feel we should have seen more views of the controls being altered. I could see others wanting more in the ending, or some other fetish elements like whipping or punching. Finally, some electro-effects like sparks or flashes would have been nice, although these are very difficult to do well.

Since I am an avid electro-torture fan, and I find Luna to be possibly the best model for this part, I will rate this film an A+. The acting, the set, the production quality and the torture rig are all excellent, I don't think I've seen this combination of quality elements combined in any other electro-torture scene until now.

Thank you Deathtrap for putting together this work that should satisfy any electro-torture fan out there.


My Grade: A+

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