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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Batwoman
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 80 min.
- Director
- René Cardona
- Genres
- Adventure, Sci-Fi, Horror
- Rating *
- 4.8
- Votes *
- 115
- Checks
- 65
- Favs
- 2
- Dislikes
- 2
- Favs/checks
- 3.1% (1:33)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Evidently ripping off Batman '66, Mexico's The Batwoman is more a mix of luchadore and beach movies, with the Creature from the Black Lagoon (Frankenstein remix) thrown in. And I'm there for it. Maura Monti is gorgeous as the Renaissance woman who spends half of her time fighting crime in a bikini and mask, dividing the other half between flirting with the boys and wrestling with the girls. In this adventure, she's up against a mad scientist who want to create a race of fish people. I'm not gonna pretend it's high art, but it IS fun. Though the action sequences tend to end on a limp note, the camera stays mobile and hides the cracks with visceral energy (that car chase, for example), and there's a lot of production value added by its Acapulco location and extensive underwater action. It's too bad it ends on such a stupid joke, so if I wanted to continue to respect Batwoman, I'd probably bail right after the Silver Age explanation. 2 years 1 month ago