Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia (1977)

not as good as all the hype

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Some films have great stories. Others have thrills, suspense and mystery. This one has a phenomenal pair of breasts. And I have to admit that, all things considered, that's a pretty good production value. Yes, Ilsa the Tigress of Siberia may very well be an uneven movie in many ways but at the end of the day Dyanne Thorne is the only reason to watch this, right? Ms Thorne has a truly eye-popping physique and she gets naked a lot. And that's more or less it really.The story is hilariously half-hearted. The cold-hearted and massive-chested Ilsa controls a communist gulag where she dominates a group of male dissidents. After a prisoner rebellion the story cuts to Montreal 1977, twenty-five years later. The gap in time is almost impossible to detect as everyone looks exactly the same. But even though I point this out, I really don't care because the filmmakers sure didn't, it makes no difference to this trash-fest. Somehow, Ilsa runs a luxurious whorehouse in this second half of the film, giving ample opportunity to feed us even more nudity and sleaze of course.There's a bit of gore, quite a lot of torture and loads of T&A. Good enough for me.

Don't listen to the other reviewers. This is a great exploitation flick that delivers the goods. Sure this movie isn't as good as the first one, Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS. But this is my second favourite Ilsa movie. It's certainly better than the boring Wicked Warden. Ilsa, Tigress of Siberia is loaded with weird sex scenes and graphic violence. It doesn't really have as much blood and gore as the original either. But it doesn't matter in this movie. I actually found the story to be kind of interesting. Maybe that's just me, but compared to Wicked Warden and Harem Keeper this is a lot of fun, even though the first half of the movie is a little better than the second.The thing I really liked about Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia is the way the story is told. The storyline switches Anyone who is interested in exploitation movies should catch this movie.

*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*Ilsa. Sweet, voluptuous Ilsa. Large breasted, woman of my dreams Ilsa. She's been a Nazi, a Harem Keeper, and a Wicked Warden. Now she is a Tigress of Siberia...and Montreal? Welcome to the weakest of the Ilsa movies. It's a sad, sad day. I still love her though.Ilsa runs a gulag in the middle of Siberia. This time she tries to break male prisoners for Mother Russia. My favorite scene was having the two prisoners arm wrestle with two chainsaws on either side of them. Whoever is weakest will lose a hand. That was deliciously gruesome. At the movie's midway point, it shifts gears and moves to Montreal. Now Ilsa is Madam Ilsa, running a prostitution ring. Her past catches up to her in a big battle at the end.This movie has two big, obvious problems. One, the Ilsa movies are based around Ilsa dishing out torture to FEMALE prisoners. Obviously that allows for more delirious exploitation. The prisoners can be naked most of the time and Ilsa can rip off her clothes as well for the cherry on top. Here, she's running a MALE prison camp and no one wants to see these guys naked. Except maybe Ilsa. This is the movie's fatal mistake right from the get go. The other problem is sticking a prison movie in freezing winter weather. Ilsa is wearing a fur coat through most of the first half and no one wants that. I think the movie realized both of these errors too late. The movie shifts locations to Montreal in the second half so Ilsa can get some naked prostitutes working in the movie immediately. The fact that the second half of the movie isn't even a prison movie anymore is another letdown.So is there anything good? Yes. Her name is ILSA. She gets naked about three or four times. She also has three short sex scenes. Nothing to get too worked up over but they're still nice. There are a few interesting exploitation scenes along the way too. Worth a look if you love ILSA movies. If they're not your bag, don't bother.Ilsa is great. The movie is a disappointment.

Well, in comparison to its predecessors "She Wolf of the SS", "Harem Keepers of the Oil Sheiks" and "The Wicked Warden" this third sequel really lacks! Watched as an independent film however "Tigeress" can be quite funny - provided that you like this silly mixture of (harmless) torture scenes, pseudo-sadism, cheesy directed action sequences and a really dumb James Bond-like secret agent story! The best possibility to enjoy this film is his sexy and charismatic main actress Dyanne Thorne! Everyone of her appearances improve the whole movie, although her role as a sadistic chief of Russian prison camp Gulag 14 is way better than the one twenty years later as the leader of a Canadian brothel! My special advise: enjoy the (unfortunately quite short...) sex scenes in this film - Ilsa always needs to be satisfied by TWO men! - where this voluminous woman is always in full action! The rest of the film is only recommended when you´re a fan of the Ilsa-series!