Anders Twetman What was this about again? I just saw it and I already forgot, that's how boring it was. There is Batwoman, named so for no apparent reason, there are a bunch of pretty much useless sidekick batgirls, there is a villain in a black mask, a mad scientist, and a couple of henchmen and there is, ostensibly, a plot about a nuclear powered hearing aid. You might think then that this would be some kind of action movie, all be it a silly one. You would be wrong, most of the time the characters just stand around and talk (even the climax consist mostly of Batwoman and the villain talking) about unimportant things, every once in a while this talking is interrupted by lengthy scenes of a bunch of girls dancing (perhaps some sort of fan service). Somewhere towards the end, it seems they remembered there was supposed to be a plot, so they threw in an "action" scene which basically consists of a bunch of people running around in circles. That's it, except for the dancing and this "climactic battle scene" nothing happens in the entire movie.

Scott_Mercer If you are a badfilm fan like myself, you might want to view this film. But I would definitely recommend sticking with the MST3K version with Mike and the Bots.I don't feel that it is fair to compare this movie with something like Manos: The Hands of Fate. That is a totally different ball of wax. That was trying to be a straight-ahead horror film, and is funny because it is not remotely scary, is loaded with the incompetence of a completely inexperienced filmmaker, and filmed on a budget of two cents.This movie, IS, in fact, trying to be bad on purpose. You know, because that's FUNNY. The Batman television show was something of a sensation when it originally came out. It's combination of comic book ridiculousness combined with straight-faced acting and a pop-art graphic design made the whole idea a verifiable hoot and a TV ratings juggernaut, at least for a second.Enter z-grade, low budget movie auteur Jerry Warren, leaping with all his might on to the Batman bandwagon with The Wild World of Batwoman. The idea that "camp" could actually work creatively thus proved by the Batman TV show, Warren attempts the same idea, even down to the tribute to (ripping off of) the Batman character itself with Batwoman.But attempting to create something self-consciously "camp," described by the old trope "so bad it's good" is a very dangerous task. The creative types working on the Batman TV show were experienced Hollywood hands, who knew what they were doing, of much greater talent than Mr. Warren and his company of rather unimpressive thespians, most of whom are young women chosen for their ability to pleasingly fill out a bikini (one of the most aesthetically pleasing parts of the film). When attempting to create on purpose something that is funny because it is incompetent, or "wild" or "Crazy" or "out there", you are walking on a very narrow tightrope. And Warren and his crew fall off that tightrope time and time again. Making fun of outlandish comic book heroes and villains (or similarly, those from the old Hollywood movie serials) can be a ripe target for parody, or let's not give Warren too much credit, plain old goofing. (He never even approached the level of sophistication required in order to use the word satire.) But all we get here are jokes that fall flat, unfunny parodies, lame situations, and tired and laboring attempts at slapstick. Slapstick, or physical comedy, is a form that usually gets little respect from those who fancy themselves film aficionados, but it can be done with vigor and effectiveness (The Three Stooges) or even balletic grace (Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin). However, Warren and his actors provide a limp, incompetent version of physical comedy that involves no thought at all. If a choreographer was used for these physical routines, he must have been dead for several years. Someone else mentioned K. Gordon Murray, and this movie did have the same feel as one of his cheapo dubbed Mexican imports in spite of the movie being shot in California in English...not surprising since Jerry Warren earlier did a few films such as Curse of the Screaming Werewolf or something, which was a Mexican horror film cut together with a few new scenes Warren shot with Lon Chaney Jr. (Got to see that now, but I'm sure it's an unholy mess.)About the only way to extract some entertainment juice from this leaden stone of a movie is the layering of Mike Nelson and the Bots on top of the whole rancid cheese on their Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode. Some of the funniest one liners in MST3K history grace this presentation as Mike and his pals try to make sense of the truly nonsensical goings-on unspooling in front of their unbelieving eyes. But watching the film without their japery is truly a teeth-grinding waste of 88 minutes.Score: Film alone: 2 out of 10. MST3K version: 8 out of 10.

rickherrick77 This movie is a celluloid gem. My understanding is that it was voted by fans of Mystery science Theater 3000 as the best episode. Summary: Batwoman is a superhero with a vague resemblance to the better-known Batman. Her main power is to "open unlocked doors" but her right hook on a bad guy implies a back story of the martial arts. Backstory is implied quite a bit in this film. She has had many battles with the supervillian Rat Fink ( a ripoff of Rat Phink a Boo Boo.) This time, however, Rat Fink kidnaps one of the Batgirls (one of Batwoman's trainees) in order to force Batwoman to steal an Atomic Hearing Aid (an atom bomb or simply a snoop's wonder-tool, we will destroy Miracle-Ear and rule the world!) Rat Fink by day is JB, a Mr. Drysdale lookalike whose partner in business falls for Queen Bat. A certain Dr. Neon, along with a Quasimodo-like assistant, have created mole people, who Rat Fink wants to cross-breed with the Batgirls. Many 0f the movie subplots have to do with go-go dancing in bikinis. well, see 4 yourself.

Strangeworth How can this be a real movie? How can even the filmmakers take it seriously? What in Gordon's name is up with that Prof. Neon guy? This movie is a joke.First off, Bob Kane should have sued these people the moment this movie was marketed. Any fan of Batman, or anyone that knows of the comic for that matter, should be offended by this film, as should anyone who speaks an East Asian language (I'll get to that). Secondly, this is terrible! Ter-ri-ble! Not only is the plot incredibly vague, it's just plain ridiculous. Atomic hearing aid? About ten minutes all together of Go-go dancing sequences? Girls pledging loyalty to the forces of good who don't do ANYTHING when they see a man being MUGGED AND STABBED (the horrible opening sequence)? This is supposed to be seen as a crime/action flick, but has elements, humor, and dialogue that would only appeal to an audience of children, and not very bright children at that. And it insults anything it touches. Even the poster makes no sense. Batwoman is about to be attacked by a mole person, yet in the movie the mole people don't even have twenty seconds of screen time, nor do they interact with other characters. I'm glad I only saw the MST3K version, or I'd have been stupified to a drooling baffoon by the end of the first fifteen minutes.The only thing worse than the acting and writing is the characters themselves. They are silly, stupid, and above all idiotic. Especially the Chinese spirit. It's just a voice over, but is clearly not even speaking Chinese. I appologize for the maker of this movie to anyone who takes offense to such racial ignorance.Save yourselves, viewers. Just don't see it. Don't even look at the poster.