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An overhead shot of a sleazy gambling den gives
way to a guy stuffing his winnings into a briefcase.
A gal winks to another before going to assist
Mr. Lucky. Cut to an all female gang wearing hot
pants and riding trail bikes. Swinging on a light
fitting our heroine drops the guy with a scissors
hold before shooting to kill and calling in her
buddies. Driving their red 4WD with white skulls
on the bonnet through the front doors, the girls
go gun crazy and escape with the cash. A survivor
reports back to the big boss saying they were
raided by hundreds. He's promptly told to
kill all the women and dump their bodies in the
river. He's also warned that Mr. Tiger will
be informed.
Out on the road we're treated to close
ups of the pack in their all-purpose uniforms
of short shorts, tight tops, and go-go boots.
A violent flashback from the femme leader reveals
the reason behind her current craving for violent
retribution.
Back to the war where the gals make a night raid
involving bikes, jumps, explosions and one hell
of a poorly conceived/executed gag with a bike
on wires. A false floor traps several gals who
immediately become subjects for the secret lab
where they plan to corner the world market in
aphrodisiacs. A bad cover version of Nights In
White Satin jumps out of the busy music soundtrack.
A lab demo goes down (literally). A guy comes
(off screen) and the gal spits white fluid into
Mr. Tiger's face. Thrown into the dungeon
she's let loose in a world of torture that
involves being trapped in a sack with an angry
possum and getting punched and kicked onto barbed
wire while hanging from a rope.
Basically a women in prison flick from here on
in, Virgins From Hell then racks
up the exploitation points including but not limited
to spastic dancing (for Mr. Tiger), exploding
face bubbles, a bullet sucking reptile, a face
sucking leech attack, a croc attack, intermittent
soft core nudity, head banging, Mr. T in a poncho,
a gal being roasted on a spit, the obviously fake
red painted rocks on the aforementioned barbecue
and choice dialogue like, "I'll
get you, you stupid sluts". Suffice
to say it all ends in flames with Larry the ass-kicking
pharmacist furiously exchanging enzymes as the
remaining team of gal pals look on. |
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| Video |
| Constantly dark around the edges and totally 80s
in look and feel except for hairspray which they
obviously forgot to budget for. Suffice to say no
one has presented Virgins From Hell
in such a clean and eminently viewable condition
as Mondo Macabro do here. |
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| Audio |
| Adequate and punchy, or rather explosive enough
in the sound effects department to fully compliment
the dubious original score. |
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| Extra Features |
| Trailer, excellent text history of Women In Prison
flicks by Pete Tombs, Destination: Jakarta —
70 minutes of nearly two dozen Rapi Films trailers,
a cool 25 minute doco on Indonesian exploitation
cinema, and the usual stunning collection of Mondo
Macabro products. |
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| The Verdict |
| Considering the current state of Australian-Indonesian
relations what better way to keep things in perspective
than by digesting this Rambo-infected women's
prison flick and then casually sauntering through
the Rapi Films trailer collection. Although you'll
recognise the Indonesian ability to mobilise many
extras and military equipment (on display in such
films as Hell Raiders which in
its Prestige Video label release was available from
every Australian video retailer that ever existed)
it's the kooky and all-out crazed horror hybrids
like Mystics In Bali, Slave
Of Satan and The Devil's
Sword, and the fact that Indonesia has
such a rich exploitation film history, which will
never allow you to take an Indonesian seriously
ever again. Yes, this two-disc version of Virgins
From Hell is a real special edition. |
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