I had never heard about this 1972 movie titled "Virgin Witch" when I stumbled upon it here in 2024. And with it being a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to give director Ray Austin's movie a chance.
Writer Hazel Adair put together a script and storyline that fell short of entertaining me. It was a movie where my interest was fast waning as the movie went on and on in a slow, monotonous pacing. Nothing much of anything worthwhile happened throughout the course of the 88 minutes that the movie ran for. And it was quite an ordeal to sit through this snoozefest of a horror movie.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and that is something I do like when I sit down to watch a movie. The acting performances in "Virgin Witch" were actually quite good. Just a shame that the script and narrative was so bland and uneventful.
Visually then you're not in for anything spectacular. The movie doesn't really make use of special effects. A shame really, because it could have spruced up an otherwise mundane viewing experience.
I am sure that this movie, being a part of the sexploitation releases, was simply selling on the nudity in it, because it surely wasn't the storyline that had the audience on the edge of their seats.
This is definitely not a movie that will grace my screen a second time. It was a struggle enough to get through it the first time around.
My rating of director Ray Austin's 1972 movie "Virgin Witch" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.
Writer Hazel Adair put together a script and storyline that fell short of entertaining me. It was a movie where my interest was fast waning as the movie went on and on in a slow, monotonous pacing. Nothing much of anything worthwhile happened throughout the course of the 88 minutes that the movie ran for. And it was quite an ordeal to sit through this snoozefest of a horror movie.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and that is something I do like when I sit down to watch a movie. The acting performances in "Virgin Witch" were actually quite good. Just a shame that the script and narrative was so bland and uneventful.
Visually then you're not in for anything spectacular. The movie doesn't really make use of special effects. A shame really, because it could have spruced up an otherwise mundane viewing experience.
I am sure that this movie, being a part of the sexploitation releases, was simply selling on the nudity in it, because it surely wasn't the storyline that had the audience on the edge of their seats.
This is definitely not a movie that will grace my screen a second time. It was a struggle enough to get through it the first time around.
My rating of director Ray Austin's 1972 movie "Virgin Witch" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.