Ratu Ilmu Hitam
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This was one of the first Asian horror movies to be widely released on video in the US. Its crazy special effects and wild gore sequences were unique at the time and are still eye-opening today. The story is set in the exotic countryside of far-off Indonesia. A wedding ceremony goes dreadfully wrong and the groom suspects black magic. He seeks out the woman he believes is responsible and she is hurled to her death over a high cliff. She is rescued from the dark jungle by a strange hermit. He tells her that she must seek revenge. They accused her of black magic - now she must learn to use that magic against them and become Queen of Evil. (Mondo Macabro)
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The Indonesian classic horror film The Queen of Black Magic concerns an aggrieved young lady who, by falling into dark schemes, turns into the titular queen of black magic and exacts revenge against the villagers who had unduly sentenced her to death. The flick is relatively inconsistent. On the one hand, it contains a rather melodramatic story with family entanglements that – especially towards the end – somewhat evoke a Latin American soap opera, while infusing the main character with an excessively naive nature. On the other hand, it comes with enchanting fantastic scenery and gusts of surprisingly bloody scenes that culminate with the mad ripping off of a head, which then levitates all around. Considering that the Indonesian cinematography of the early ’80s was behind in terms of genres, this is definitely a memorable piece of filmmaking. From a more cosmopolitan point of view, however, one needs to be quite indulgent while watching this.
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