Review of The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) by Senor C — 26 Nov 2011
Not a bad entry in the Fu Manchu series but I personally prefer Mask of Fu Manchu w/ Boris Karloff (the best of the lot) & the exploitation take in Blood of Fu Manchu that may be my favorite Jesse Franco movie.
Once again w/ Christopher Lee as Chu its more of a cult item that you tune in to see him in the role then being presented w/ an actual 'good' film. Fu Manchu is a mother-fucker it's just too bad that more often then not you're not given a film that matches the sheer presence of such a diabolical character.
It's watchable for fans but it hardly ever delivers...as well Chu's henchmen are a sorta weak. They seem to get their asses kicked rather easily even by women. Someone should make another entry in this series & update it by having them all be martial arts masters & have a shit load of kung fu action.
Hell Nichols Cage should take the lead. If anything Rob Zombie proved w/ his Grindhouse trailer Werewolf Women of the S S he would be fantastic in the role.
This review of The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) was written by Senor C on 26 Nov 2011.
The Brides of Fu Manchu has generally received mixed reviews.
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