Pervirella Reviews

Perhaps not what you're expecting...

This IS a very unusual film! Hard to write a review for but here goes:

Basically it's the story of a girl (Emily Booth} who to put it simply has some mystical force inside her which when she removes a special repressing necklace turns her into a bit of a sex maniac.

To correct the first misleading idea you may have: this is NOT remotely pornograpic and nor is it supposed to be! It's quite wrong to put it in the adult section. I personally can't see why it didn't get away with a 15 certificate, certainly there's no individual scene in the film which would be rated 18.

So if you rent this expecting erotica you're going to be disappointed! What the film really is is basically a very very low budget very British comedy. The plot is weak but that's part of the whole point. As are the unbelievably bad special effects, the ludicrous dialogue, and the most over the top performances you've ever seen.

It's hard to compare this to any other film - I've never seen characters this bizarre, effects this bad and humour this British and irrelevant.

It's worth mentioning that Emily Booth's performance is absolutely amazing. It's like she was born for this film.

The saying 'you'll either love it or hate it' has definitely never been more appropriate. I'd be surprised if many people would rate this film anything other than 1 or 5 stars.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Bizarre and a bit boring

This is like a lower budget Flesh Gordon, with no Full Frontal nudity. It all gets a bit boring by the end, but starts off fairly entertaining, with Jonathan Ross and Mark Lamar getting their heads lobbed off by a decaying Queen Victoria. One to get very stoned to.

Sad!

Being a fan of Emily Bouffante I was saddened to find her acting ability actually decrease in this movie.

Her performance in Bits a late night computer games show outshines her performance in this rubbish.

Too bad

Now I love bad films, especially bad horror and sci-fi. Basically something that is refreshing from your run of the mill Hollywood blockbuster. However, this was too bad for even me. Pretty much like an A Level film student's effort.

[Highly rated reviewer]

wehey

well, what the the f#ck did you expect? having said that, it is kinda funny in its own way. i totally agree with the previous reviewer though. This is NOT an adult movie (you want that, go to pornhub.com) it's just a really low budget british sex comedy. Granted that wasn't a great indorsement, and yes it is a bit shi#t, but, hey, it features 'Emily Booth' so f#ck it.

And it gets a bit better after the first half hour. -------- 1997? -----really?

[Highly rated reviewer]

A Home made Sci-Fi movie

Basically a special effects movie made on a budget of £5. It's not an adult movie but Emily Booth spends a lot of time topless and dry dumping.

Shouldn't be in the adult section. Worth renting to try something different

Enjoyable silly film

Okay, it is at times badly shot, and the plot is silly and the effects are laughable, but that is all part of its charms. The same British coastline appears to be used as Africa, Australia and South America, but the sequences showing where the team are travelling are oddly very endearing.

There are so many neat tricks that I wondered if the film would improve if more money had been spent on it, but then again, there are films that cost millions and are worse than Pervirella. If you need a recommendation - if you don't mind the odd imperfection in your films (or music and books), this is an enjoyable silly film. If you are the type of person that was initially confused by Pulp Fiction, steer clear, it's not for you, there is a shinning box in the next preview you'll prefer.

Not the greatest story ever told

It was ok. it was low budget trash horror,

It did exactly what it said on the tin