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Transformed. USA 2005. Directed by Pamela Sutch

Old female scientist Hilda desires to be young and beautiful once again, and to achieve this, she has stolen a device that transforms herself into young, kidnapped woman's body. Something goes horribly wrong - and Hilda goes into the young man's body, as young man goes into the kidnapped woman's body!

Low-budget filmmaker Pamela Sutch has directed this fun, tongue-in-cheek scifi/action microcinema comedy which creates hilarious situations between men and women, trading places. You can also read between the lines some healthy kind of feminism - or then again, a parody of exploitation pictures we all love. Since there is a number of great scenes like the director herself fighting in eye-pleasing outfits, Transformed transforms to good entertainment from first, not-so-good impression that is the result of shaky camera work.

The actors and actresses are definitely a positive surprise, since there are no underacting or embarrassing mumbling here but tight dialog, and fun lines that will make you laugh more than once! Many virtually unknown faces give their best in many difficult scenes, concerning the transformation from male to female or vice versa. Living in a body of opposite sex, is not so easy you might think.

Pamela Sutch and the crew of Transformed show their best assets in slick editing, dialog and the acting. Although films like these suffer from before-mentioned camera work, you can forgive a lot when characters become interesting and/or funny. You can only wish filmmakers had more time or money to spend for shooting plans.

Otherwise Transformed is a fun picture with decent script - and the filmmakers know the right strings to pull: action, comedy, nudity!

Operation Storm Cloud. USA 2005. Directed by Pamela Sutch

Mad scientist uses her new invention to control the weathers, and makes the lightnings strike wherever she wants to. A young doctor Samantha Bradley, her father and his fellow scientist travel to distant woods to find the device.

Pamela Sutch & her friends film doesn't succeed in the script as well as in Transformed. There are too much of senseless wondering in the woods, although there are also many funny scenes - like with living vines a'la Evil Dead. More and different kind of shooting locations would've helped a lot.

Leigh Jacobs has some great face expressions that are rare in these kind of microcinema pictures. Of course it totally pleases the eye when she loses her clothes, but in most laughably, tongue-in-cheek ways that are reminiscents of 60's exploitation films. Director Sutch appears (too) briefly here, but we will get to see her in action - and kicking ass of male characters.

Operation Storm Cloud has potential, but the script doesn't carry the film as well as it could - or should - have. Despite this, Operation Storm Cloud has it's moments that gave a lot of smiles and few good laughs too.

I'd sure like to see director Sutch and her crew to make a film with slightly bigger budget and spend more time to camera work.

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