Like The Marx Brothers, El Santo often found himself enmired in story lines featuring far too many musical numbers. Case in point: SANTO AND BLUE DEMON AGAINST THE MONSTERS. Though it's very well crafted, the 4 or 5 songs (there may've been more; I found myself zoning out every time a floor show started) severely cramp our hero's style. (As if trying to stay one step ahead of rival Blue Demon weren't enough!) When the Universal Monster-wannabes come lumbering down the pike, things pick up (so to speak): Frankenstein's Monster grinds a kid's head underfoot, the myopic Cyclops (a CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON wannabe) has an orb that actually MOVES, and the bat-eared Dracula spreads his cape and dives (in slow motion) on anything that moves. The biggest disappointment monster-wise has to be the wolfman: here he's a bearded old gent with plastic Halloween teeth (though in some shots, if I'm not mistaken, he has an appliance on his nose- either that, or the guy has a snooter and a half). Fast forward through the musical numbers and you'll be fine. (Others have referred to this as a color production, but the DVD I have is black and white...)
Review of Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters
