Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

So my grandpa found this on Amazon Prime and said we should watch this. This is very strange. I'm not sure how to describe it. Its very absurd and doesn't make much sense. Its intriguing I guess. Its worth watching out of curiosity or if you like boobs I guess. Its kinda funny? I don't know. This thing is so weird.

When a chauvinist millionaire buys the TV network where the sexy Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) is the horror hostess of a late show, she quits her job with the intention of producing a show of her own in Las Vegas. However the producers demand 50 thousand dollars from her and Elvira does not have the money. Out of the blue, she receives a telegram informing that her great aunt Morgana died and she has an inheritance to receive. Elvira drives to Fallwell, in Massachusets, where her car breaks. While repairing the car, Elvira inherits an old house, a recipe book and a poodle. Her great uncle Vincent Talbot (W. Morgan Sheppard) proposes to buy her book, but the poodle hides it in the sofa. Meanwhile the conservative council of Fallwell feels uncomfortable with Elvira's clothes and behavior and does not let her find a job. But the cinema owner Bob Redding (Daniel Greene) and the local teenagers help Elvira. When she decides to cook a dinner to impress Bob, she uses Morgana's recipe and finds that it is indeed a spell book that belonged to her mother Divana. Further, Morgana has protected her from the warlock Vincent that wants the book to take over the world and destroy Elvira, who is a powerful witch. When Elvira refuses to sell the spell book to Vincent, her convinces the council that she is a witch that must be burned at the stake. How will Elvira stop the evil Vincent?"Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" is a funny cult-trash that works for the fans. This cheesy film is hilarious despite all the silliness and the sexy Cassandra Peterson is the responsible for making it worthwhile watching. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Elvira: A Rainha das Trevas" ("Elvira: The Queen of the Darkness")

In desperate need of money "Elvira" (Cassandra Peterson) is elated to discover that she has been named as a beneficiary in her Great Aunt Morgana's will. So she leaves Hollywood and drives to Fallwell, Massachusetts to see what she will get. Upon arriving there she learns that she inherits the house, a dog and a cookbook which Great Aunt Morgana's brother "Vincent Talbott" (William Morgan Sheppard) badly wants. Along with that she also inherits the enmity of the local town elders who consider her to be a bad influence upon the residents of the town. Anyway, rather than detailing the entire plot I will just say that for a cheap and trashy type of film this turned out to be fairly entertaining. I especially liked the performance of Cassandra Peterson who seemed to fit her role to perfection. That said however, I should probably also mention that this film may not suit everybody's taste. For example, although Cassandra Peterson was nominated for a Saturn Award as "Best Actress" she was also nominated for a Razzie Award as "Worst Actress" as well. Likewise, while the movie received a nomination as "Best Film" at the International Fantasy Film Awards it was also nominated for "Worst Picture" at the Hastings Bad Cinema Society's 11th Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. In short, some people will apparently like it and some people won't. Again, it's deliberately cheap and trashy and those who don't enjoy movies that have off-color jokes and gags of a sexual nature might not want to watch this particular kind of film. All things considered I rate it as slightly above average.

This movie seems to provide a textbook example of the phrase "guilty pleasure." There's a pair of very big reasons for enjoying "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark," and they are of course, the intelligent script, and the fantastic acting. Yeah, right... Who am I kidding? The lovely Cassandra Peterson bounces across the screen in her incarnation of Elvira, a horror movie hostess who's part Vampira, part Valley Girl, part Mae West, and part Goth chick. True her act is almost a one joke routine, with the audience almost expecting a wardrobe malfunction at any time -- but she does make me laugh big time. The slight plot here has Elvira quitting her movie hosting job, and heading for New England to retrieve an inheritance from her great aunt. The townsfolk there, lead by self-righteous Edie McClurg take an instant dislike to her, and make great effort to drive her out of town. Elvira soon befriends local teenagers, flirts with a brainless hunk, has a confrontation with her evil uncle, and eventually takes on the entire town.There are some pretty big laughs contained in here, and Peterson's delivery is always spot-on and her facial expressions are priceless. Most of the jokes are risqué, usually centered around her highly visible cleavage and her over-active libido. She makes the most of her talents in some very funny ways, like in the fantasy sequence at the beginning where she imagines herself as a winning contestant on a TV game show. She exhibits such excitement here that she can barely contain herself, leaping up and down repeatedly with her arms windmilling. It's quite a sight, and a testament to the strength of duct tape.Edie McClurg supports Peterson nicely, playing "Chastity Pariah," the biggest prude in town, who has some very funny moments. There's even an homage to Carrie, a movie featuring one of McClurg's early film appearances. Jeff Conaway looks absolutely wasted here in his role as a low-life henchman, and considering what became public knowledge about his substance abuse -- he most likely was. A bonus is some cool musical sequences at the end, where Elvira does gymnastics, sings heavy metal, and, actually, raps. Fans of cheesy 1980's music video would really appreciate the poor to bad taste exhibited in these scenes.It's surprisingly funny, and still delivers its obvious message of tolerance. "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" is a 1980's cult classic that even today lets Elvira keep us all abreast of her remarkable talents.*** out of *****