XXX Yes, the Vin Diesel flick XXX, along with a whole lot of other terrible Hollywood movies, have been shot in Prague. For a local reaction to XXX, check http://www.prague.tv/articles/cinema/xxx. We second the reviewer’s notion that the best way to see Prague on film is by checking out some Czech films. And while Virus Video no longer exists, a couple of other video shops offer Czech films on VHS and DVD with English subtitles – check DVD Planet ( www.dvdplanet.cz ) and Radost ( www.radost-cdvideo.cz ). Filmmakers to look out for include Vera Chytilova, the Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko, Milos Forman, and Jiri Menzel. But you misinterpreted the XXX title and thought I was going to talk about a different sort of film, right? Despite the city’s tawdry reputation as the Amsterdam of the East, the Czech porn industry is miniscule when compared to, say, Germany’s. Standards of quality are very low when compared to the American (i.e. Los Angeles) porn industry. Still, they do churn them out, month after month, year after year. The best selection of adult home entertainment can be found in one of the city’s many Erotic City shops ( www.eroticcity.cz ). The best selection of gay videos is at Heaven ( www.heaven.cz ).
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