Santo vs Frankenstein's Daughter
Where is John Carradine When You Need Him?
For those of you not familiar with the genre, Santo is a very famous Mexican wrestler and quasi-superhero, who has numerous adventures filled with excitement and suspense. At least that's the theory, anyway. What the Santo movies actually contain is a hysterical combination of bad dialogue and silly plot devices only serving to amuse in a kind of John Carradine vs. Hulk Hogan sort of way.<br />In this film, Santo is pitted against the daughter of Dr. Frankenstein, Freda Frankenstein, and her minions of evil. Mayhem prevails when Santo faces her monster, Ursus, and her plan to enslave him and use his blood for her own diabolical purposes.<br />I am seriously hoping that the Santo films are not representative of Mexican cinema, in that they are unintentionally hilarious to watch, kind of like &quot;Plan 9 From Outer Space&quot; in Spanish (English subtitles are provided.) As a bonus, every Santo movie has scenes of him wrestling in a no holds barred format, and this is no exception, with two 'championship' matches spliced into the film so poorly that the jump cut will make your neck hurt.<br />Four stars, for the most wrestler vs. bad guy action since Jesse Ventura became Governor of Minnesota!