Planet of the Female Invaders (1967) - The only thing missing in this wonderful Sci-Fi movie out of Mexico are some of their wild-looking monsters.
Instead of monsters, we get mobsters as the added attraction.
Oh, well. Can't have everything.
What we do have is a pretty neat story about the women from the planet Sibila, also known as the "planet of the eternal sun" that never sets. They can't work on their tans very well there, because the sunlight is so severe, it blinds anyone who is exposed unless they wear a special shield.
Yeah, that's a beach baby buzzkill, for sure. For that reason alone, the women are for the most part soulless and filled with bitterness.
Looking to get away from it all, their evil leader, Adastrea (Lorena Velazquez), takes her girls on a spaceship and they travel to Earth. Adastrea and the girls want to live on Earth, but they don't have the lung capacity to breathe our air for very long.
So their mission is to land on Earth, kidnap some people, take them back to Sibila, and graft their lungs so they can breathe easier and leave Sibila forever.
As it happens, they land on Earth in the middle of the night at a carnival, They make their ship look like one of the rides. Yep, a spaceship and a carnival. What a great sci-fi movie combo. For me, it's like hitting the jackpot!
Anyway, they wind up kidnapping a crooked boxer, some mob figures he threw a fight for but then double-crossed, a couple and their child, and a random portly gentleman.
Will the Earthlings survive this mission? Or will Adastrea take their breath away? Her twin sister, the kind and caring Alburnia (also Lorena Velazquez), does her best to stop her sibling's mad plan.
The print I watched on YouTube is a very good one. You need concentration and patience, because you have to read English subtitles. However, the subtitles were well-presented, and I had no problem keeping up with things.
Lorena Velazquez was simply fantastic in her dual role. She did some other sci-fi things as well. I think I saw her in one of the Santo vs. A monster or a mummy or an alien creature movies. She's in her 80s now and she still looks great!
I'll be honest. I'd have liked it more if they'd incorporated some alien creatures lurking about on Sibila. It's a pretty one-dimensional threat that the Earthlings face. So the excitement level flattens out fairly quickly. But it's still a good time.
