Delight
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Neil Welch
This 1970s British film concerns two sisters who, in pursuit of career work in advertising modelling, get caught up in witchcraft.The good news: there is a story, it is nicely photographed, and there is copious attractive nudity.The bad news: it's all a bit silly, the cast take it much more seriously than it merits but you get the feeling their hearts aren't really in it, and much of the acting isn't very good.A period piece.
Leofwine_draca
To put it bluntly, the only reason for anyone to watch VIRGIN WITCH is if you want to see the main actresses naked. The entire film is built around nudity, as there's no real story of note and as a horror film it totally falls down. But almost every scene in the film features nudity of some sort, so fans of softcore nonsense will be well satisfied.The (loose) plotting sees twin sisters Vicki and Ann Michelle (the former famous for her role in ALLO ALLO) finding themselves caught up in various shenanigans involving a pagan cult, although that description makes it sound more interesting than it actually is. Production company Tigon were behind some of the finest British horror films ever made (like BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW) but this is undoubtedly their worst hour.The acting and production values are horrible, the dialogue is sometimes inaudible, and the direction virtually non-existent. None of the characters are developed enough for anyone to give anything approaching a decent performance, and the 'twist' ending is just silly. You guessed it - I hated this one, and with a passion.
slayrrr666
"Virgin Witch" is a rather fun and sleazy exploitation film with some good points to it.**SPOILERS**Answering a want ad, Christine Lane, (Ann Michelle) accepts an invitation to pose for a photo shoot over the weekend at a country mansion, and takes along her younger sister Betty, (Vicki Michelle) for a modeling career. When the head of the agency, Sybil White, (Patricia Haines) shows up to oversee the shoot, she starts to suspect that something is wrong with the place. Despite her sisters protestations, she investigates anyway and soon finds that her and the house's owner, Gerald Amberly, (Neil Hallett) are involved with a coven of witches that has been spawned by the clients of the agency as the newest members of the society. Stuck between furthering her career or becoming involved in their plans, she has to decide which area she wants to follow in order to leave.The News: This here was a relatively enjoyable and entertaining exploitation film. One of the things it gets right is by playing the sex and nudity angles for all their worth. The sex is mild and limited to just one scene out in the forest, and that has hardly any real erotic charge. By contest, the nudity, almost all of which comes from the sisters with only some brief glimpses of the other naked male and female witches during the Witchcraft ceremonies, keeps the viewers interest to a certain extent. Fun can also be had with the 'crazed madness and lust' that takes over the Witches during the final ceremony. No one keeps their dignity or their clothes as they all go into spasmodic body movements sporting supposedly wanton and lustful facial expressions. The scene where she bends down in front of the naked sister to take her measurements for the agency's records is charged with a genuinely erotic atmosphere. The seductive look before diving in and the utter thrill at which she reads off the numbers are the main reasons. Most of the goodness that comes from it, though, because of the plot. Both sisters go to a mansion for a photo shoot, and this requires that the new model lounge around naked on the top of the car while the other one parades around in her micro-mini-skirt and attract all the male attention. The model then is initiated into the witch's coven, which requires that she strip naked and be rubbed with oils, and then everyone else strips naked for the orgy, providing even more opportunities for nudity. Aside from the nudity present, the most inventive sequence has an 8x10 head-shot of one of them changing to a painful expression after ritually being set ablaze by the vindictive sister. It's a marvelous scene and comes off very well. However, there is some flaws present. The biggest one regards how the plot unfolds. For this type of film to work, there has to be something wrong at the estate, and how it does this doesn't produce one. After being assured that this coven never practices the dark arts, and even argues about it demanding it stay that way, it never really paints them as something to be feared. There never seems to be a credible threat to the young girls in the house. It keeps waiting for someone to feel threatened, for someone to start getting that uneasy feeling that all was not right with their too-friendly and accommodating hosts, but it never happens. One sister seems to be at one with the house immediately upon her arrival, and there's no struggle, from either her or her hosts, that she will eventually become a witch. The witches and warlocks in the house keep saying they don't want to harm anyone and they don't. The other sister, once figuring out that something is going on in the house, willing agrees to become a witch in the final ceremony. Again, no big threat is seen at the house. This basically paints a picture of a little witchcraft movie with no horror at all from the setting, making it seem like there's not even much horror at all present. The other flaw is that, once the girls arrive at the witches house, the pace slows to a crawl. There's very little in here once that happens which gets the movie rolling along, switching gears to the witchcraft story and losing the modeling angle, which was providing all the nudity and excitement up until then. It also screeches to a dead stop during the scene in which, back in London, listens to an ex-girlfriend perform a lame song in a nightclub, the whole song. It's not there for any reason but to enhance the running time, and it serves no purpose. Otherwise, this here is a really entertaining entry.The Final Verdict: A rather enjoyable sexploitation film, hitting all the required notes with enthusiasm and fun, giving it a great appeal. Highly recommended to the fans of the genre or those interested in the film while those who have no interest in the exploitation it offers will be best advised to skip the film.Rated R: Full Nudity, Violence and several sex scenes
zombie-41
It seems this was made as an excuse to show plenty of nudity from two highly attractive sisters and some poorly constructed witchcraft scenes. Unlike many Hammer releases, it at least portrays sex with more then a childish giggle. Overall, this takes itself too seriously and the plot becomes too confusing towards the end. However, the dated fashion is worth a look as is the sleazy fashion photographer. Not to mention the main sisters involved, (later to be seen in the popular UK TV series 'Allo Allo').
