The Double-D Avenger

First off, I didn't know what to expect when I started the video.

Anytime someone brings back a cult type movie genre and adapts it into the present, something gets inexplicably lost in the translation.

That's not the case here. This movie just starts off on the right track. It's part familiar territory but manages to take it over the top as well. Crockzilla scene anyone? That has to be seen, and just try and keep a straight face. This movie takes some of the old fun cult movie classics and manages to blend it seamlessly into a modern production. It's good to see someone is filling the need in this market. Very well done.

Well-endowed film stars Kitten Natividad ("Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens"), Haji ("Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"), and Raven De La Croix ("Up!") battle bikini bar owner Al Purplewood and his gang of killer strippers in this silly yet sexy flick. The lighthearted picture (you know things aren't serious when the tag line is "She gives villains tit for tat!") is an over-the-top adventure that wonderfully captures the sci-fi silliness and bawdy humor of Russ Meyer's classic work from the 1960s and early 70s.

It's all in good fun -- there is admittedly a ton of suggestive material, but there's no nudity -- and director/writer/producer William Winckler does a good job emulating the not-so-subtle nuances of the Russ Meyer milieu. Filmed in "Booby Vision," it's definitely worth a look…Like the best of Meyer's works, you've just gotta see it to believe it!

Old Russ Meyer staples Kitten Natavidad, Haji and Raven De La Croix star in this tale of a huge meloned granny who gains super-powers while looking for a cure for her breast cancer. And of course a cameo by Forrest J. Ackerman. Confession time, I bought this only on the merits of Joe Bob Briggs doing the commentary. And let me tell you that it's possibly the best, most informative, funniest Joe Bob commentary I have ever heard (He's done 7 thus far: "I Spit on your Grave", "Jesse James meet Frakenstein's Daughter", "Blood Shack", "Samurai Cop", "Hollywood Strangler meets the Skidrow Slasher", "Hell High", and this movie, with at least 2 more on the way "Hell's Angels '69" and "Warlock Moon"). Oh yeah, back to the movie..well let's leave it at the fact that alcohol is not just suggested to enjoy this film, it's required. You've NEVER heard such horrid puns in your life. I'll end this review on some pleading. Miss Sheri Dawn Thomas please PLEASE star in another movie soon PLEASE. Ok pleading over, umm..see ya.

PS: the German Cicken dance killed me for some reason

DVD Extras: Joe Bob Briggs commentary!!!; Making of; Theatrical Trailer and cable spot;and Photo gallery

Hard to describe this one -- if you were a fan of Russ Meyer films back in the day, you will surely be pleased to see that Haji is still looking really hot, though Forry Ackerman has not fared so well (what is he doing still making these movies anyway? If I go up to him with a camera will he be in my movie?). It was a pretty fun premise -- a superhero whose giant mammaries are her secret weapon -- but sometimes it did not pan out for the whole length, and the jokes were on a level with your average Joe E. Brown comedy (or, Abbott and Costello if that's your thing) -- basically just bad puns. Still, I found this movie fascinating to watch, and for more than 2 reasons. Good job, but still a fundamentally flimsy production.

Dennis Harvey, respected film critic for VARIETY, the top Hollywood trade publication, gave The Double-D Avenger a very positive film review in 2001, and I fully agree with his opinion. He stated in his written review for Variety that the movie was a "cheerfully silly ode to larger than life femininity." Essentially the movie is the one and only reunion film of Russ Meyer's famous stars, and it's a silly, fun little farce! A total low-budget spoof. It is not a pornographic film, it is a Benny Hill type z-grade comedy.

The film's been a huge financial success for the producer William Winckler, and it's sold all over the world . . .there is a French language version, a Japanese language version, etc. . Many fans see it as the unofficial "last Russ Meyer film." If you want to watch a happy, goofy, fun B-movie, this is it! If you're looking for porn, or soft core, or are expecting a $ 200 million dollar Hollywood epic, look elsewhere.