One of my guilty pleasures is watching Mexican luchador (wrestling) movies. They are pretty much all poorly made and with mega-weird plots...but they also are entertaining and one-of-a-kind viewing experiences!
Now these films are not just about wrestling. While all of them contain a few abbreviated wrestling matches in them, they also involve the heroic wrestlers taking on some of the strangest villains imaginable, such as Dracula, aliens or zombies! To make it all stranger, on their off hours, these masked men keep their masks on and go about their everyday lives this way....as well as when they respond to crime fighting! I saw one Santo film where he even showered with his mask on and then went out on a date wearing the thing!
In "Santo Contra Blue Demon en la Atlantida" ("The Saint versus Blue Demon in Atlantis), we have an even more bizarre plot than usual. It seems a Nazi scientist is trying to revive the Third Reich and he's planning on launching a nuclear attack on the Earth from space!! So, it's up to Santo and Blue Demon to somehow stop him...as well as possibly going into space! But before Blue Demon can help his friend, he's drugged and kidnapped and made a pawn of the evil scientist!! Can Santo, on his own, take on the Nazis AND his buddy, Blue Demon and have any chance of success??
This film features what you'd expect....relatively low production values, cheesy acting, silly villains and lots of grappling. But despite being downright ridiculous, it's also very fun to watch...in a turn off your brain and just enjoy sort of way. Well worth seeing...provided you occasionally like a cheesy film. It's also great fun to watch along with like-minded friends.
Now these films are not just about wrestling. While all of them contain a few abbreviated wrestling matches in them, they also involve the heroic wrestlers taking on some of the strangest villains imaginable, such as Dracula, aliens or zombies! To make it all stranger, on their off hours, these masked men keep their masks on and go about their everyday lives this way....as well as when they respond to crime fighting! I saw one Santo film where he even showered with his mask on and then went out on a date wearing the thing!
In "Santo Contra Blue Demon en la Atlantida" ("The Saint versus Blue Demon in Atlantis), we have an even more bizarre plot than usual. It seems a Nazi scientist is trying to revive the Third Reich and he's planning on launching a nuclear attack on the Earth from space!! So, it's up to Santo and Blue Demon to somehow stop him...as well as possibly going into space! But before Blue Demon can help his friend, he's drugged and kidnapped and made a pawn of the evil scientist!! Can Santo, on his own, take on the Nazis AND his buddy, Blue Demon and have any chance of success??
This film features what you'd expect....relatively low production values, cheesy acting, silly villains and lots of grappling. But despite being downright ridiculous, it's also very fun to watch...in a turn off your brain and just enjoy sort of way. Well worth seeing...provided you occasionally like a cheesy film. It's also great fun to watch along with like-minded friends.