Chinese fiend Fu Manchu is kidnapping beautiful young women and holding them to ransom so that he can build a powerful ray gun and take over the world! When you think about it these plots of his are rather hilarious, this is no comedy though I did find myself laughing at the silliness more than once. The late great Sir Christopher Lee once again plays Fu Manchu, a terrific actor and certainly one of my favourites, however the sight of him made up to look Oriental with his long dangling moustache is hard to take seriously. Once again his arch enemy Nayland Smith, along with his assistant Dr Petrie, is on the case to foil Fu, the two are very similar to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Wartson, plus the movie has also got a James Bond feel to it. Set in the 1920's it looks very nice, though I suspect that some of the lovely old vehicles used were from a later decade. Not the best entry in the series but it is very colourful, has plenty of action and is reasonably entertaining.
Review of The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu
(1966)
The fiend from the East with the droopy moustache is back!
14 September 2022