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Save your money for something good and enjoyable
Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
Odelecol
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
Woodyanders
Vietnam veteran Ted Watkins (stiffly played with engaging earnestness by the beefy Ronald Tanet) gets robbed and murdered by a trio of thugs. However, sexy witch Damballa (ravishing brunette stunner Maureen Ridley) resurrects Ted from the dead so he exact revenge.Writer/director Jack Weiss keeps the entertainingly trashy story moving at a steady pace, makes neat use of the dense and ferny fog-shrouded Louisiana swamp locations, and milks a fair share of endearing cheap thrills from the nifty voodoo magic angle. The chintzy dimestore (not so) special effects are a cheesy hoot while the generally all-thumbs acting further adds to this film's considerable low-rent charm. The three no-count hoodlums prove to be a prime source of seedy amusement, with Harry Uher as weaselly ringleader Max rating as the definite scuzzy stand-out of the bunch. Best of all, the delectable Mrs. Ridley not only possesses both an insanely fine shapely body and a fabulous mane of long dark hair, but also performs a scorching hot nude dance sequence with sizzling abandon. Irwin Blache's competent cinematography vividly captures the breathtaking beauty and pungent atmosphere of the New Orleans bayou setting. Fun tosh.
udar55
Vietnam vet Ted Watkins (Ronald Tanet) lives deep in the swamp on a place called "Haunted Island." Local legend has the spirit of shape shifting Damballa (Maureen Ridley) living there. After three crooks hear of Watkins' small cash fortune (he is overheard telling the town banker "I keep all my money in my bread box"), they sneak onto his land and kill him. But Damballa (which everyone pronounces as Damn-bella) does a naked dance and brings him back to life, setting out a plan for revenge. Should I be angry this has no crypt and no dark secrets? This regionally-produced snoozer from writer-director Jack Weis doesn't really offer much unless you are looking for some swamp photography. Well, Ridley, who has a British accent for some reason, does get naked a few times. Weis handles everything with a dull "point and shoot" style and the make up consists of some blood dripping on money. He went on to do MARDI GRAS MASSACRE (1978). I looked up Damballa on Wikipedia and it is indeed a voodoo God that can transform into a snake. But it is a male, so you have to give Weis points for at least recognizing some exploitation value.
Sara Lee
A Vietnam vet gets shot and is revived by an Aztec swamp witch (Maureen Ridley) who then... I'll stop here because the only thing that matters is Maureen Ridley as the witch. She levitates, gyrates and discombobulates in complete and utter nudity. She occasionally turns into a snake, and sometimes her amazing eyes glow via a shaky matte. She is a real beauty, with no apparent plastic surgery marring her natural, lithe hotness. She looks like Julie Christie, but prettier...and nuder. The dripping swamp locale, and the short running time (71minutes) are nice pluses, but in all honesty, I ended up fast forwarding to the scenes of Maureen Ridley dancing. If this film had been more widely seen, this swamp witch would have gone on to some kind of career. As it is, this is her one and only credit. Shame.
wiwind
"Crypt of Dark Secrets" is a '70's horror flick, set in the bayous, concerning a legendary witch woman named Damballa, who has existed in the bayou since pre- Columbian times. Now, I would presume that this witch would be a native American, even though the actress who portrays her is white, but that's just one of the ridiculous inconsistencies that makes movies of this type so much fun. The story begins when three crooks discover that a Vietnam vet living on an island in the bayou has a little stash of money and decide to kill him. While the crooks are planning their crime they utter such words of sheer brilliance as " we have to make sure we don't leave any evidence." Duh, lady. Anyway, they commit the dirty deed and leave the poor guy dead, but guess what, Damballa comes to the rescue to revive him. The witch woman, played by the stunning Maureen Ridley, is a quite shapely young woman who strips down and does a sensuous dance completely in the bare before bringing him back to life. The two take revenge on the murderers before falling madly in love and living forever as lovers. This movie is so awful it's an absolute gas! You'll burst out laughing at the abominable acting and you'll ogle at the nudity and you will love this film!
