“Mystics In Bali” is a laughably absurd horror movie from Indonesia. It reminded me of the Japanese horror flick “House” as both films contain very silly and surreal imagery. “Mystics In Bali” has to be seen to be believed because it is just absolutely ridiculous from start to finish.
In this film, a young American woman (Ilona Agathe Bastian) travels to Bali to research Indonesian black magic. In her quest to understand the dark arts, she becomes the apprentice of a mysterious sorceress and finds herself powerless to fight against the forces of evil. It’s not long before the young woman’s head and internal organs are flying around the island and causing havoc.
The acting in “Mystics In Bali” is as over the top as possible. The sorceress has an even more entertaining cackle than the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard Of Oz”. The characters in this film go through various transformations. It’s hilarious to see the American girl’s head go flying around with her organs dangling below. Also, characters get turned into weird pig monsters from time to time. The costumes are hilarious and they look almost as cheap as the alien invader in “Robot Monster”.
“Mystics In Bali” has wonderfully cheap special effects, a nonsensical story and some ridiculous action sequences. I cannot imagine anybody over the age of ten possibly being frightened by this movie but I can imagine many people laughing at it. It’s not a good movie in any conventional sense but like “Robot Monster”, “The Giant Claw” and “Night of the Ghouls”, it’s hard not to be entertained on some level. If this movie sounds like your sort of thing then I must recommend watching this and “House” as a double feature. By the end, I’m sure you will have had your fill of ridiculous cinema for the night.