LA
MUJER MURCIELAGO (1967)
Directed by Rene Cardona
Cool Stuff Videos VHS
Reviewed 01.03.04
Review by Joseph A. Ziemba
THE FILM
"You killed them, you bastard
fish!"
So sets the bar of craziness in
La Mujer Murcielago, which
translates to The Bat-Woman.
We have here a Mexican film from
the mid 60s (with subtitles on my
copy), obviously inspired by the
U.S. Batman television show. The
difference though, is that La
Mujer plays it straight (I
think). Either way, I’ve got
no complaints.
Bat-Woman runs around town in a
skimpy bikini costume, has big boobs,
and wrestles a lot with her partner
Esmeralda. She has two boyfriends,
Tony Rocca and Mario Robles, both
tough dudes that hold the secret
to Bat-Woman’s identity. She
works closely with the local police
when the going gets tough and is
a master of all sports. On top of
all this, our heroine drives around
in a little black convertible and
has swinging parties in her beach
house. I know that sounds like enough
to fill ten movies, but there’s
more!!
Mean old Dr. Williams is extracting
spinal fluids from wrestlers so
that he can create a red Creature
From the Black Lagoon (who
lurches around like a crippled Frankenstein
monster) and take over the world’s
oceans. This doesn’t make
a whole lot of sense. The Doctor
likes to laugh uncontrollably for
long lengths of time and very much
enjoys calling Bat-Woman a "filthy
bitch."
What’s not to like? You’ve
got your Bat-Woman, red gill man
creature, lots of fighting, an assistant
named "Igor," and cool
60s lounge instrumentals. Throw
in some go-go parties and mucho
scuba diving and you’ve got
yourself a hot time.
AUDIO AND VIDEO
This is a barely watchable gray
market VHS. It looks a few generations
old, sounds like crap, and things
are hard to make out. See the screengrabs
for yourself...
EXTRAS
No, unless you count the subtitles
("Let’s go out to the
yatch.").
FINAL THOUGHTS
Yes, La Mujer Murcielago
is pretty fun. The goods are delivered
and things move at a brisk pace.
Someone should release this obscurity
on DVD, vamos! |
I win
"Need a lift, Esmeralda?"
Beware
Ghost world
|
