So, this is the second installment of the Aztec Mummy trilogy and the third installment, Robot VS the Aztec Mummy (1958), was the one that got the most attention and exposure in the U.S. In the 60 years since these came out, most of us saw the third installment and are now back-tracking to see the other two that are available now. The third film is more of an edited down version of the first two movies, told through flashback, with some extra footage added in to round out this confusing, lost, badly scripted, badly dubbed, trilogy. I had no idea Angel, the Wrestler-guy was part of this. He's nowhere to be seen in Robot VS the Aztec Mummy (1958), so that was somewhat interesting and somewhat disturbing to find out. Why was he cut? Who knows?
Anyway, this film explains a lot about why certain things were omitted from the third film. The scenes with Angel are atrocious, right down to the fake machine guns, so fake that they don't even flash or have smoke coming out of them. They are totally shaken by the actors to show the machine gun effect. Badly done machine gun sound effects are used too. Very elementary school. It's understandable why the wrestler-guy was taken out for the third film. I will say this, the fight scenes and action scenes with Angel remind you of the classic cliff-hangers that Hollywood put out in the 30s, 40s and 50s. It had a nice feel for that. Probably the only thing that keeps this film from getting a 1 or a 2.
3 (Unwatchable MyGrade) = 3 IMDB
Anyway, this film explains a lot about why certain things were omitted from the third film. The scenes with Angel are atrocious, right down to the fake machine guns, so fake that they don't even flash or have smoke coming out of them. They are totally shaken by the actors to show the machine gun effect. Badly done machine gun sound effects are used too. Very elementary school. It's understandable why the wrestler-guy was taken out for the third film. I will say this, the fight scenes and action scenes with Angel remind you of the classic cliff-hangers that Hollywood put out in the 30s, 40s and 50s. It had a nice feel for that. Probably the only thing that keeps this film from getting a 1 or a 2.
3 (Unwatchable MyGrade) = 3 IMDB