Yeah. The Bat Woman, I suppose, passes off as a Mexican knockoff of the campy 60's TV series. Do I need to say it? (Ouch, from the director of Santa Claus (1959))!
So, a mad scientist (who gets a massive facial scar, due to Bat Woman throwing acid in his face) is killing wrestlers, to steal the fluid in their Pineal gland, in order to, somehow, create a... fish-man (half-man, half-goldfish). He laughs like a madman, and muses he could create hundreds, or even thousands of them. To do what? I'm not sure. Let's say, to take over the world. Hm, this seems real impractical. Maybe take over every seaside town? And man, the wrestling pool can't be THAT deep, even all the famous luchadores in Mexico. Why? Will any wrestler do? Alright, I'm done.
Enter Bat Woman, who parachutes in onto an Acapulco beach. Apparently she's the only woman for the job. I'd like to point out she's captured by the bad guys twice in the first 39 minutes. The Bat Woman goes deep undercover as a wrestler... "The Bat Woman." Say what?! In a country of the sport known for its masked wrestlers, you can literally hide behind any identity you want! (Fun fact: Women in Mexico City at the time were banned from wrestling). Yeah, she leaves the practice facility in full Bat Woman garb, hops into her convertible mini-Batmobile, and sneaks ou... No, wait, the villains immediately spot her.
This movie reminded me of some of Ed Wood's work. Not technically incompetent, actually it features some beautiful scenery, but in terms of being super hokey, and, well, just plain dumb. Also, there's a guy in a rubber suit. So there's certainly an audience for a movie like this... Lovers of bad cinema. It is kind of a fun diversion.
Clearly the star of the show is Bat Woman herself, the beautiful Maura Monti. Running around kicking and karate-chopping in little more than a skimpy bikini and a cape, she is a sight to behold. There's plenty of eye candy, between the star and the locale, but brain-dead on all other fronts. Count myself as a lover of women's wrestling, but even the (stunt-double) luchadora scenes are incredibly dull.
So, a mad scientist (who gets a massive facial scar, due to Bat Woman throwing acid in his face) is killing wrestlers, to steal the fluid in their Pineal gland, in order to, somehow, create a... fish-man (half-man, half-goldfish). He laughs like a madman, and muses he could create hundreds, or even thousands of them. To do what? I'm not sure. Let's say, to take over the world. Hm, this seems real impractical. Maybe take over every seaside town? And man, the wrestling pool can't be THAT deep, even all the famous luchadores in Mexico. Why? Will any wrestler do? Alright, I'm done.
Enter Bat Woman, who parachutes in onto an Acapulco beach. Apparently she's the only woman for the job. I'd like to point out she's captured by the bad guys twice in the first 39 minutes. The Bat Woman goes deep undercover as a wrestler... "The Bat Woman." Say what?! In a country of the sport known for its masked wrestlers, you can literally hide behind any identity you want! (Fun fact: Women in Mexico City at the time were banned from wrestling). Yeah, she leaves the practice facility in full Bat Woman garb, hops into her convertible mini-Batmobile, and sneaks ou... No, wait, the villains immediately spot her.
This movie reminded me of some of Ed Wood's work. Not technically incompetent, actually it features some beautiful scenery, but in terms of being super hokey, and, well, just plain dumb. Also, there's a guy in a rubber suit. So there's certainly an audience for a movie like this... Lovers of bad cinema. It is kind of a fun diversion.
Clearly the star of the show is Bat Woman herself, the beautiful Maura Monti. Running around kicking and karate-chopping in little more than a skimpy bikini and a cape, she is a sight to behold. There's plenty of eye candy, between the star and the locale, but brain-dead on all other fronts. Count myself as a lover of women's wrestling, but even the (stunt-double) luchadora scenes are incredibly dull.