Product Details

• Actors: Lara Wendel, Marisa Mell
• Directors: Peter Karp
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Anamorphic, Widescreen
• Language: English, Italian
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Mya Communication/Ryko
• DVD Release Date: February 9, 2010
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002TLRGA0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,974 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Synopsis:
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 01/26/10
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: yes
Subtitlesyes
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Typical abysmal picture quality from Mya and a tedious movie to boot., February 16, 2010

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Doctor LongGhost - See all my reviews

This review is from: Satan's Wife (DVD)

For those curious as to whether Satan's Wife exhibits Mya's customary substandard quality, I'm sad to report that it does. The image looks like it was pulled from an old bargain VHS tape recorded in the EP mode. As with many of Mya's releases, there are no extras at all (not even a trailer), and you get two audio options: Italian with no subtitles and dubbed English that is very poorly voiced. The best thing you can say about the picture quality is that the aspect ratio seems to be correct--frequently not the case with Mya DVDs.

The picture and sound quality are both bad, and the movie itself is not much better. I watched the English version, and I got the impression that that the lines were designed to fit the movement of the mouths rather than reflect what was written in the Italian script. The basic plot involves four women who had a one-night stand with Satan long ago, renounced their allegiance and now must pay the penalty, a penalty that comes in the form of one of the women's daughter, now a teenager and looking to avenge the insult to the Evil One. Admittedly, the actor playing the daughter is pretty creepy (and her bad dubbing actually makes her creepier), but her lines are so overblown and the situations she finds herself in are so convoluted, you can't take them seriously. In fact, the death of one character late in the movie is so illogical, you get the feeling that the actors were simply making it all up as they went along. The film also features a number of "special effects" (such as people disappearing and reappearing for no real reason) that will make you miss the high standards of 1960s TV shows like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.

Now take a look at the box cover and the tagline "The devil has never been hornier." You may think you're going to get a lot of nudity. You don't.

The plot itself is negligible, as it is in many of these Italian Exorcist/Omen rip-offs, but many of the scenes (especially those which involve the Charlemagne swords) play like Saturday Night Live parodies of these kinds of movies. It's nice to see John Phillip Law paired again with his Danger: Diabolik co-star Marisa Mell, but the opportunity to put the two together is wasted.

We begin with a long dance sequence in which the women give themselves to the devils, but they all sport big smiles, as if they're showgirls auditioning in Vegas. We end with the very 1970s "shock" ending, which isn't so much of a shock as a relief that the movie is over. Basically this is a waste of your money and a waste of your time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Letdown From MYA...Add It To A Long List..., September 2, 2010

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4-Legged Defender "Anthony C. Rubbo" (ATL. GA.) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Satan's Wife (DVD)

MYA must be an acronym for 'Mislead Your Audience' because, with very few exceptions, all of their releases are sourced from the WORST possible prints - they appear to be 3rd generation VHS copies, with rolling picture lines, glitches and blemishes galore, poor audio, no contrast, washed out or flaming 'hot' colors, you name it - if it's anything that makes your viewing experience painful, it's right there.

It appears to be a goal or hidden agenda of theirs - even when they re-release movies on the now-defunct NoShame label, whose audio and video were impeccable and had tons of extras, MYA finds a wretched copy of the film and releases it bare-bones - no featurettes, trailers, bios, filmographies, inserts, etc. AND they're charging Criterion release pricing for these atrocities!

Another despicable, deceptive practice of theirs is to re-title a film and use a different cover on the release, so you think you've stumbled onto a rarity to add to your collection, only to find out when you get home that it's something you already have; only your copy is far superior. And I've purchased more than one flick that's been edited, apparently with a chainsaw, to add insult to financial injury. One bummer after another...

So what do we, the poor slobs who keep them in business, do about the heinous crimes committed against us? I, for one, tire of lambasting them here on Amazon (read all the reviews I've written about their releases), so I'm calling on you to join me in BOYCOTTING MYA COMMUNICATION releases until that time comes when they begin respecting their core audience, the rabid fans of all things Eurocult, Gaillo, Eurosleaze, Crime Dramas and Eurohorror. Fight the future, my friends, and hit them where they've been nailing us - in the pocketbook.

Sorry I'm not reviewing the film, as it's barely watchable due to all I've referenced above, but it's a stinker as well. Which is a real drag seeing as I love Marisa Mell, and her paired again with John Phillip Law ('Danger Diabolik') gave me high expectations, which were lowered by the time the opening credits rolled due to the wretched picture. Save your coin and search elsewhere for your enjoyment.
Divorce yourself from 'Satan's Wife'.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mya should be tarred and feathered...and dropped in boiling acid., February 11, 2010

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mock turtle (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Satan's Wife (DVD)

I haven't seen this DVD, but I have (unfortunately) bought many other Mya titles in the past. I won't ever do that again. Can you say "rip off"? I have no idea where they get the rights to these movies...but I'm guessing it's from bottleggers around the world. Picture quality sucks on Mya DVDs. Subtitles appear and then become squiggly unreadable worms on the screen. The video flips and buckles just like an old VHS or Beta tape. Why? Because they are cheap and make no effort for quality...and they still charge too much for a piece of crap. That other reviewer must have been eating mushrooms...and you notice there was no mention of picture quality? Buyer beware!