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Porn parodies are now commonplace but there this classy attempt is well made, imaginative and enjoyable on a number of levels. This loosely follows the plot and look of the MGM classic, even down to the opening sequence being in black and white, before turning into glorious colour when Dorothy arrives in Oz. As Dorothy, Maddy Reilly is a delectable mixture of innocence and sexiness, giving the character a sweetness and earnest determination. Veteran Nina Hartley has a cameo as Aunt Em, finding a way of raising money by offering physical relief that definitely wasn't in the original. Once in Oz, Dorothy is greeted by the Good Witch, threatened the Evil Witch, and meets a single, horny Munchkin. Once on the yellow-brick road, she joins up with The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and The Cowardly Lion, before being captured by the Evil Witch, who unleashes her flying monkeys. By the end, she finds the way to return to her drab Kansas home. Of course, every encounter is punctuated by vigorous sex acts but this almost succeeds despite the hard core stuff. It is a handsome production, surprisingly well acted and witty. And did I say it is also a musical? The songs recall the original but all naughty take-offs that could be listened to on their own. To sum it up, this is great fun for broad-minded Oz fans.

I suspect Ryder & David, the makers of this porn-parody, are proud of themselves for their imitative abilities, but as with their many other instances in this debased genre the faults outweigh all else.

In the "all else" column is principally Maddy O'Reilly's charming performance as Dorothy, no surprise as she was the best Adult actress of her generation.

But besides the central theft of intellectual property, the movie suffers from its cheap sets, weak FX, smug acting apart from Maddy's, and generic porn content. The musical numbers are insipid. And sloppiness is the name of the game in Wicked Witch Brandy Aniston's smeared green body makeup for her sex scene.

Fairy tale porn peaked in the 1970s with "Alice in Wonderland" and drive-in hits by the likes of Charles Band and Harry Hurwitz. Ryder & Mullen need not apply.