Pervirella (1997)

Sorry, this movie sucks

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Just under a year ago, I reviewed a film on this site entitled Silent Bloodnight. In my review I was scathing beyond belief and boldly labelled this movie as the worst film ever made. Stand back boys and girls because I'm going to print a retraction. Pervirella IS the worst film ever made and makes Silent Bloodnight look like The Ten Commandments in comparison.Ususally in my reviews I will give a plot outlay. However, from which ever angle you approach this movie, it makes absolutely ZERO sense. There's no plot to be followed, then there's the acting which is unwatchable.It's sad that this particular group of British filmmakers are sadly responsible for a series of badly written, badly performed and badly produced horror flicks, that have done nothing but bring the British Film industry into disrepute.I'm all for people trying to make movies that are a bit different and 'arty' and I'll usually welcome films of that nature. The makers of Pervirella tried to be 'arty' but succeeded only in hiding behind a surreal blanket of nothingness.Emily Booth is the reason I watched this stinker as she seems to spend most of the movie wearing either very little, or nothing at all. I'm all for that, I've fancied 'boof' ever since she was a game reviewer on British TV in the early 90's. So the only two reasons to watch are her breasts, The left one and the right one.For those that care, there are also fart-and-you'll-miss-it cameo's by both Johnathan Woss and Mark Lamaar. For those who don't, (like myself), there's always Silent Bloodnight to fall back on.Stick this one in the bin or wherever you feel it prudent.

If you are a fan of Plan 9 From Outerspace, Troma, Russ Meyer and Terry Gilliam then this is a must see. This is what Barbarella would look like if it would have been directed by Terry Gilliam with 2 dollar budget. Some of the humor reminded me a bit of Peter Jackson's Bad Taste, but don't get me wrong, this one isn't filled with blood, guts and brains. Pervirella is filled with intentional bizarre and obscure, bad humor throughout the whole movie. Made with very low budget that they aren't even trying to hide, but instead underlining it to get few laughs. I'm fairly confident that this is a movie that most will hate, but then again I'm sure that this is targeted to a very different and certain audience that loves low budget camp b-movies and movies by Ed Wood, Russ Meyer, Troma Entertainment & Monty Python.And of course, the great and humorous performance of the divine Emily Booth in the title role doesn't really hurt it either

I loved Pervirella!! Emily Bouffante is just gorgeous, and a fine comedienne. The plot is bizarre but entertaining, and the art direction and costumes are fascinating. The city-scapes are models and full of strange details. What I like best about Pervirella is the positive way the female libido is portrayed. How refreshing to see such unrepentant sexiness. A lot of fun.

British sex-humour hasn't progressed much since the seventies. It's still dirty old men behaving foolishly around a parade of young cleavage. "Pervirella" is basically a home-movie with no-budget production values masquerading as camp. The video cover art is great, as is the title, but beware!