The Batwoman (1968)

"It's hard to describe her with words.", 20 May 2017
- La mujer murcielago

A series of murders involving wrestlers has the local police stumped. It seems there is a mad scientist in the area trying to create a fish-man (not sure why) and he needs the juice of the penial gland (don't they always need the penial gland). The police need help and agree to call in the fabulous Batwoman. 

I think my 5/10 rating is fair for The Batwoman. To me, a 5/10 means a movie is average - it's neither great, nor is it horrible. And that fairly well sums up my feelings toward this movie. Here's just a few things that worked for me:

1. Maura Monti - excellent as Batwoman. She's fills her bat-bikini very nicely. I'm not sure, however, where she was carrying that gun she whipped out on occasion. She's also decent enough in the action scenes. Monti is no Bruce Lee when it comes to fighting, but holds her own. 

2. Dr. Eric Williams - odd name for a mad scientist in a Mexican movie, but he's great. He's uber-demented and a blast to watch. His plan may not make a lick of sense, but he's so into it, I didn't care. I also like the fact that his assistant was named Igor. How randomly bizarre.

3. The Fish-Man - he starts off as an action figure, but when hit with enough of Dr Williams rays, he turns into the cheesiest monster imaginable. I love it.

There's more, like the swinging 60 score and the hysterically ineffective police, but you get the idea. On the downside, there are way too many stretches in The Batwoman where there's not much going on. It can get a bit tedious with the car chases and what not. Thank God the wresting is kept to a minimum.

5/10