Love Letters (1991) Review

Love Letters - 1991 - DVD Cover 

Ah, the year was 1991, and I didn’t even know what pornography was until much later. I believe it was a few years later that I first discovered a box of porno magazines thrown out into a dumpster. I also found my first Mad Magazine book. I got in trouble at school for bringing it, then got in trouble for bringing a Playboy magazine, which someone ratted me out for. The magazine wasn’t even that bad, but hey, it was a religious school and people got mad. I didn’t even show it to anyone. It was just in my backpack, and when I told my idiot friends that I had it, they told someone else and then that got back to a teacher. It was stupid, but hey, it was bound to happen. I never found porn in the garbage again. Now I’m an adult and see a lot of different crap, so that’s that.

“Love Letters” came out in 1991. It has a small story, but overall, it’s a gonzo type porno from the 1990s. It has been shot on video cameras, and not film, and it shows from the start. You’re going to find that the production values are a little lower than some of the other movies that I’ve reviewed thus far, but that doesn’t mean that this is all an amateur production. The lighting, the camera work, and even the music isn’t half bad. There are a few set pieces that are also great here. The sets are done up well, and it doesn’t feel like a “studio”. I found that part to be interesting, overall. While I doubt that this movie had a lot of money for the budget, the work here is done well, even if the action starts off with an outlandish premise. Paul Thomas helms the direction here, and once again does a pretty good job. This was released by Vivid Video, so that’s why the production takes a better tone. “Love Letters” stars Blake Palmer, Ernest Hemmingway, Taylor Wane, Heather Hart, Hyapatia Lee, Jamie Summes, and Wayne Summers.

The first scene here starts around 5 minutes into the movie, and it features Hyapatia Lee and Wayne Summers. Summers is an “every guy” looking dude. Lee is a famous porn star, and she has flowing, curly black hair, and a tanned, toned body. She’s all natural here folks, and it’s kind of odd that Wayne Summers got this role, but hey, I don’t know what casting people thought in the 1990s when they were getting men for these roles. It’s probably the result of him being a veteran and being able to get it up, right? Whatever, Summers makes you believe that anyone can get into this type of business. Lee is very methodical, and sensual here. If you like all natural women, meaning hair, then you’ll love her. I do think she has breast implants, but what I meant by natural was that she has pubic hair. Sorry. This is a slow moving, easy to watch scene, and it’s not that heated, but it’s serviceable if you like Lee.

After the initial sex, you see Wayne Summers writing a love letter, and that bridges the story line, forward. This leads to other sequences of sex, as memories and letters melt into passionate love making. Ok, it’s not that sensual, but the transitions are definitely “focused” and plot driven. The sets are recycled, however, at times.

The next scene features Hyapatia Lee and Ernest Hemmingway, no not the writer, just a dude that has the name. This is another passionate scene, that is edited swiftly. You get the two having sex, and Lee doing her best to look like she’s into it. Hemmingway isn’t half bad here, but the two have little chemistry for the most part. Yes, they are into it a little, but Hemmingway is way hairy, and just kind of goes through the concentrated motions. He seems to be concentrating more than actually enjoying it, while the jungle background setting distracts. I kept focusing on the backyard of this house than the actual sex, which is bad, I’m sure. The music was ok, Hemmingway rims Lee, and well, this is an ok scene I guess. If you’re a Hypatia Lee fan, then you may love this, I thought it was mildly boring.

Wayne Summers is back, with a new scene as Hyapatia Lee reads a love letter. Summers is apparently paying an escort or a sugar baby some money and wants to move forward with a cheap hotel room romp. This leads to another mechanical sex scene, although there is a little more chemistry between the performers here. Taylor Wane is a new girl I’ve yet to see a lot of, but I’m sure will appear in other movies. She is natural as well, her blonde hair shoulder length, wearing white boots and lingerie, she isn’t shaved, and is a nice contrast to the other performers in this movie. The two begin with masturbation and then move onto more and more, as you would expect. The director gives you a very “voyeuristic” film approach, as he zooms out so that you can see that this is not a hotel room, but rather a very shabby set, which is funny to me. This scene is essentially Wayne Summers rushing to the finish line, and for whatever reason the director focuses on his face instead of a money shot. Taylor Wane doesn’t get topless here, and she doesn’t even take off her panties, so this scene is a rushed, sexual encounter and seems to have been edited more for cable television than XXX video, but there’s something kind of nice about it. I can’t put my finger on it. It’s not great.

Moving ahead, Hyapatia Lee and Jamie Summers have some fun together. Lee puts down a letter she was reading and the two start to romantically kiss, and move forward to the lesbian portion of this movie. The two women take things to the kitchen, then the bedroom, and they seem to be really into it at times. There is a “porno” chiq to this scene, and something that I’m sure you’ll notice in major productions where two women are going at it. It’s an interesting change, considering this is the only major female on female sequence in this movie. It’s not bad, the music is ok, and the camera work, lighting, and sound all work together, but it’s a bit “fake” in some spots, and you’ll know it. If I had to say something of this is my favorite, it’s the kissing. The two kiss passionately, and that to me is actually quote sexy. Just normal kissing, nothing crazy, I don’t know, it’s just something that I like. Kissing is awesome.

VHS Screen Grab of The Final Scene...This Is A Real Screen Grab!

Wayne Summers is up next, reading a letter, eating pizza and drinking beer. Then that moves to him and Blake Palmer playing chess while Heather Hart watches. At one point Heather Hart gets tired of seeing these two idiots playing chess, and takes off her top, then her pants, and the two stop their game of chess and get a taste of what Hart has to offer. She’s all natural, with a little lipstick, and blush, real breasts, and hair that is straight out of the late 1980s, hairspray and teased. She dances for the men, and they certainly can’t get back to the game that they were playing, leading to a jazzy musical score, and a threesome that finishes off the movie with the longest sex scene thus far. As for the actual sex, it’s slow, and kind of dull. Hart is mechanical here, and the camera is near blurry at times, getting very close to the action, while Hart pretends to be into it. The set here is modern, though, but the overall sexual elements between the three are kind of dull. Plus, Wayne Summers at one point uses just 1 finger in his attempts to please Hart, and you know that’s not a good thing. The two men go on to have their way with Hart, with her heels on, and I couldn’t have been more bored. These two average joes are lucky to have this job. It’s a functional scene, but perhaps one of the most boring that I’ve seen, with little to no major chemistry throughout. Hart saves the scene, though, she’s pretty, and seems to get into it midway through the sequence. No DP, just money shots and masturbation to finish it off. After this Wayne and Lee end the movie kissing and hugging as they meet up, and that’s it, fade to black, and end of movie.

I Give "Love Letters" a 2 out of 5.

This was a boring movie with a thin plot, and somewhat boring sex scenes. There is not a lot of chemistry between the actors, and while I appreciated the sets, lighting, and Lee’s natural look, it’s not a hot movie at all. It’s functional as a porno, don’t get me wrong, but it lacks luster all around. If you’re really hard up, you can get this one and enjoy it, otherwise, you may want to look for another Hyapatia Lee movie. I’m sure there are some good ones out there.

You can buy “Love Letters” via various outlets, I found myself a VHS copy. It was cheap at a yard sale.

Did you see “Love Letters”? Drop me a line below if you have.