Jess Franco strikes again, which means low budgets and near exploitation level filmmaking. This is classic exploitation, however it's still that definition of which I don't agree. But I'll accept it. It's not overly sexual or anything either, it's pretty much by the numbers and average for a 69 actioner film that is as much James Bond imitating as it is a late women-rule-the-world-how-wacky. Whatever gave birth to that awful concept, and also what happened to it? Seems like that used to be such a thing, especially alien girls...
This time, it's a sort of sequel to the Million Eyes of Sumuru, which is a film I have seen since it's a MST3K episode. Though I don't remember it, it's interesting to think I've seen the prequel to this as I watch it. Of course, it's very loose in terms of prequel/sequel thing. The woman in this is not even called Sumuru, but rather Sumitra or something like that.
Basically Sumitra is a power hungry leader of a group of women. She wants to take over the world as she sees fit, which will put men in an awkward place. She captures several people including Ulla Rossini, who soon has main character Jeff sent to bring her back. They know Sumitra needs money so they say that Jeff has 10 million dollars somewhere. She captures him, intent on getting the money, and he discloses to Ulla he is actually there to rescue her.
Since it has a plot and it's not just skin, I looked at it from that point of view instead of looking at it as a sex flick. It has a small amount of nudity as does most of Franco's work, however nothing huge in this one. It's actually pretty plot driven, and the actors are decent as well. No real effects, and minimistic in shot, I'm sure because it was low, low budget.
In the end, it was an alright film. I'm not going to give it the torch or say it was great, it was just straight down the middle average, "eh" of a film
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