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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Salesrank: 16431
Released: August 26, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Hayden Christensen of Jumper stars as charming scoundrel Lorenzo di Lamberti who can – and does – deflower any woman he wants in 14th century Florence. But the only maiden that truly sets his heart ablaze is the sexy beauty Pampinea (Mischa Barton of The O.C.) who is also being pursued by an obsessed Russian count (Mathew Rhys of Brothers & Sisters) and a psycho nobleman (Academy Award® nominee Tim Roth) who has vowed to take her virtue. In a time when lust is contagious, can trickery become the ultimate act of seduction? Christopher Egan (Eragon) co-stars in this sexy action-comedy where one kiss may unlock a world of pleasure and anything can happen when you’re in Virgin Territory.
Description of Virgin Territory:
What if the Montagues and Capulets had lived in The O.C.? Or that lissome young cast could be beamed back to fair Verona? The result might look a wee bit like Virgin Territory a period Italian adventure-romance, starring two very contemporarily gorgeous young stars, Mischa Barton and Hayden Christensen. The film is a pastiche of adventure, romance, action, comedy, period drama, and mistaken identity, set in medieval Italy against the backdrop of the black plague(!). Spirits are mostly high, however, as young Lorenzo (Christensen), Pampinea (Barton) and their cohorts frolic in the countryside, away from the nasty disease, amid mistaken identities, family honor, and as much wild flirtation as 14th century Italy would tolerate. Which, it turns out, is quite a bit. Barton and Christensen look a bit out of place in their heavy period costumes, but they are lovely enough--and have enough chemistry--to make their longing love story feel true. Lorenzo has been bewitched by a kiss he received blindfolded, and has pledge his heart to that lady. "I have a love," he tells Pampinea--and holds her, pining, at arm's length. Tim Roth has a grand time in a supporting role, twirling an invisible mustache and wreaking havoc in town and countryside alike. Most of his lines are too raunchy to be quoted here, but it's enough to know his fiendish comic delivery is impeccable. Fans of films like The Princess Bride--and of course, The O.C.--will love getting lost in the lush beauty of Virgin Territory. --A.T. Hurley
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Virgin Territory Reviews:
a sweet silly sexy escapade of a movie 
2009-10-27 - I didn't want to like this movie but it was just so damn cute; Tim Roth is excellent as the villian, all the ladies are gorgeous, the costumes are lovely, the setting is exquisite, the fight scenes were exciting, and the soft-core touch was just right. It NEVER took itself too seriously and so I could find no fault in such a fun little frolic. If you're in the mood for playful period romance with a BAWDY sense of humor, this is your movie! Come on and admit it, sometimes you get tired of big budget sci-fi, gross out comedies, bloody thrillers and overwrought dramas! I haven't seen a film like Virgin Territory since I was a teen in an art house watching a saucy European comedy of errors.
Ok, but not great!
2009-10-15 - I also got this DVD because I like Hayden Christensen. I thought this movie sounded good and along the lines of Monty Python and Princess Bride. I thought the use of nudity was over done, maybe the maker wanted this to attract viewers. This is a common tale...the man who can have anyone falls for a woman who is pursued by a couple of suitors. I felt this movie was very thin and predictable in the plot. There is some enjoyment from the obvious skin, but beyond that the actors only do a marginal job in keeping the viewer watching until the end.
Hardly Virgin Territory, But Has A Charm Of Its Own
2009-01-25 - David Leland's 2007 romantic comedy Virgin Territory (based on Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron) is best described as a cross between A Knight's Tale, The Princess Bride and American Pie. Whereas those films generally hit their marks, Virgin Territory will leave you somewhat wanting. For every scene that worked, there were a couple of scenes where the payoff didn't quite do justice to the setup. Yet for all of the film's faults there is, surprisingly, enough comedy, romance, action and "can't look away from it" charm to it all that makes Virgin Territory marginally recommendable. The production design, costumes and the soundtrack aren't exactly lacking either. Stars Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith) as charming rogue Lorenzo de Lamberti, Mischa Barton (The O.C.) as poor little rich girl Pampinea, and Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk) as the rascally evil Gerbino. A part of Anchor Bay's Unzipped Collection for language and nudity, Virgin Territory features Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) video; 5.1 Dolby Surround audio; plus the following Special Features: Behind the Scenes of Virgin Territory, Censored Scenes of Sexuality, David Walliams: Cart Pusher featurette. Running time is 97 minutes.
"A movie to spend some funny time..." 
2009-01-19 - "If you are expecting "Titanic" grateness from this film, you are going to see it for the wrong reasons. The movie is one of those kind of film with no complication in plot, a bit humorous, a bit romantic.
The great movie that you want to see just to kill time in a funny way. I laugh a bit and was touched a little bit also. During the whole movie I see it has a medieval adaptation of American Pie or Porky's. I don't gave them the full 5 stars because they should have gave the plot a bit more complication, make you be at the edge of your chair.
How ever it is good to see it just for the fun of it..."
One of those bad "lets put young actors into a bawdy, medieval romp" film. 
2009-01-15 - While the film could have been an interesting big screen adaptation of the Casanova tale, with lots of young and up and coming actors and actresses, it falls into the trap of looking like modern day actors forced into these medieval roles. They just don't pull off looking like they should be in that time frame. Many, many comedic attempts have tried to go the bawdy romp route and failed, and this one is no different.
For a much better movie, and similar theme, look no further than television and the British production (shown in the US on Masterpiece Theater) of Casanova (Masterpiece Theater). It's a tremendously better play on the same plot, and you can see the production quality and performances are all a notch or two above this sophmoric, direct to DVD flick.
