Director(s) – Carlos Aured (The Mummy’s Revenge, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll) and Sergio Bergonzelli (Blood Delirium, Dirty World)
Starring – Ajita Wilson (Hell Behind the Bars, Passionate Lovers), Ricardo Diaz (Cut Throats Nine, My Daughter Hildegart), and Lina Romay (Snakewoman, Vampire Junction)\
Release – 1982
Rating – 3/5
Blu Release – 3/5
I’ve been fortunate enough to review several films starring Lina Romay through my tenure here at Horror Society. While I may not have liked them all, I did enjoy a fair bit of them. She’s an amazing actress and her beauty is unparalleled. However, I just realized that all the films that featured her also had Jess Franco behind the camera.
That was until Mondo Macabro sent over 1982’s Apocalipsis Sexual which they released on blu under the title Sex Apocalypse. This was another one from MM that I had never heard of before and I want to take a moment to thank them for sending it my way for review.
**Spoiler Alert** The film follows a group of sex crazed criminals who decide to kidnap a woman and hold her for ransom. They soon discover that their beautiful captive is a virgin with a wild side which changes things up for them. **Spoiler Alert**
I went into this one thinking it was going to a severely erotic flick but I was very surprised to find that it was a sexy crime drama with a decent story. While it wasn’t as fun as the Andy Sidaris action flicks of the 80s and early 90s, it was still a very enjoyable especially if you enjoy the sleazier side of exploitation.
The acting in this one is very inconsistent. Some of the cast really got into their characters. They tried to give viewers fun personalities and had a lot of energy on screen. The rest of the cast is there because they are good looking. They let their looks carry them through the film.
The story for this one is surprisingly well written regardless if its skin flick or not. A group of criminals kidnapping a millionaire’s daughter only to discover she might be the key to new insights into their sexually driven world. It’s a wild story that held my attention from beginning to end.
Finally, the film isn’t a bloody one. It relies heavily on the beautiful bodies of the cast with no thought of delivering the red stuff to exploitation fans. Overall, Sex Apocalypse is a fun sexploitation release from Mondo Macabro that should be on any fan’s shelf. It’s a wild film that is put together very well. I highly recommend it.
