Review of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) by Shawn W — 03 Oct 2012

Cassandra Peterson is an amazing performer.

This review of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) was written by Shawn W on 03 Oct 2012.

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Christopher H (1,747) on 21 Sep 2012

Elvira is an iconic persona, but an actress she is not. Also, the joke wears thin extremely quickly…

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By Justin A (642) on 27 Jan 2014

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By Imayiah G (1) on 14 Jun 2013

Trashy fun. I don't really remember seeing Elvira on TV, but she's funny here…

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By Laura B (721) on 09 Apr 2013

OMG I loved this when I was younger...me and my friend used to watch it all the time. Total girlie trash...LOVE IT…

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By Emil P (53) on 01 Dec 2012

I give it five stars for Cassandra Peterson. The rest is rubbish, but who cares…

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But just as Pee-wee Herman's films are vehicles for his shtick, Elvira is mostly Elvira wisecracking and busting out of her dress…

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By Nathan B (680) on 30 Sep 2017

Such a classic . The film is trashy, but elviras one liners make the film. A cult classic…

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Well now I've seen that. And I'm naming my next dog Algonquin…

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