Santo vs. the Vampire Women (1962)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I was pretty amazed to find out that this movie is actually one in a series that has about ten entries! I guess these guys really do have MST3K to thank for telling everyone about this one crazy entry. The main flaw with this movie is that Samson doesn't even appear until halfway through the movie. I'm glad I at least knew what the guy looked like before watching this. This movie also suffers from being dreadfully boring. It seems like half of this whole thing could have been trimmed.It's so annoying to see the drawn out scenes early in the film. How long does it take to just open a coffin? The effects are laughable, especially with the bats. I'm not even going to bother explaining the plot. The title tells you everything that you need to know. I guess I can appreciate all the people working in this weird series. At least at the end, it gets laughably bad. It's just absurd and pointless even by the standards of B-movies. *

When it comes right down to it, the "masked Mexican professional wrestler Vs. karate-chopping, wrestling, vampire/werewolf" movie genre has a fairly large void that this movie tries hard to fill. It's a very bad movie, of course, but the "so bad it's good" factor is huge on this one. I'm glad I didn't smoke pot before watching this because death by laughter would surely be the result.I won't even try to describe any of the scenes, but rest assured, each one stands on its own as a testament on how not to make a movie. This isn't Casablanca, people.Now, on to the merits of this film: 1. This is the very best Mexican wrestler Vs. vampire movie I've ever seen (although it should be noted, it's also the ONLY one, so I guess that makes it the worst too).2. It features some extremely good looking Mexican women, which is definitely NOT a bad thing. However, no explanation is given about how one of the vampire women, who was awakened after 200 years, came across her horn-rimmed glasses. (I detected the distinct odor of "Producer's Daughter".)3. I saw the English dubbed version and the dubbing wasn't that bad.All in all, it will depend on your mood whether or not to watch this. If you're up for some fine film making, take a pass. If you're up for some lifelike cartoons involving men in capes and masks doing a lot of fake fighting, dive right in.

This is one of the funniest movies and the greatest Santo movie, perhaps only challenged by "Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon vs. los monstruos." It should be enjoyed with friends, as then you could discuss the progressive social critique this movie lays down. Not really.

I don't get it! This movie makes sense to me! A bunch of vampire women (who I also suspect to be lesbians) desire to make a queen out of a not-so-fetching woman. They attempt it several times and while they fail, I guess they are grating on the woman's nerves (You'd be upset too if the undead kept bugging ya), so she calls on Santo, a famous Mexican wrestler to stop the undead and protect her. Makes sense to me! What's yer problem?This movie is a cheesy delight. As my friend explains it, mexican wrestlers of this era were even more revered than the ones we have here in the US today, so they got their own movies. Personally I'm glad, cause I doubt I would ever see a vampire get taken down in a belly-to-belly suplex by a guy in mask, tights, and cape, if not for this movie.I didn't even realize til just now that the movie was on MST3K. I missed the episode I guess, but regardless, you don't need their help to enjoy this movie, it is so ridiculous and cheesy on its own that even at 2 hours in length it is still a campy delight.For goodness sake they call on Santo like he's Batman, there's even a Comissioner Gordan type character who has a hotline directly to Santo in the car. I also dug the vampire chicks who had really dry skin (bad air circulation in coffins) until they got their hands on some blood...suddenly they got really hot. Now that's my kind of movie.Just a word to the wise. Anytime a vampire squints and then unsquints at you, they are going to use their power. Way too many people fall for that, we need to stop that. Just a friendly word from me. But enjoy Santo Versus The Vampire Women, it's a fun flick.