Synopsis:
"....And
His Fiendish Creation - Miss Death!
Dr. 'Z' creates a mind control machine. Rejected
by the medical establishment as mad, he suffers a fatal heart
attack. His daughter decides to take revenge on the men who
did down her dad.
Using his devious device, she brainwashes a
sexy go-go dancer and turns her into a deadly killing machine.
First she seduces her victims... then she dispatches them
with her poison-tipped fingernails."
- from DVD
Pacific
My oppinion:
This was another great Franco experience
for me! Both the title and the cover is a little bit misleading,
as the good doctor isn't really involved much. Though I must
admit this was a bit of a disappointment at first, I quickly
got over it, as all the other characters were quite enjoyable.
The acting was also very much above par for a Franco movie.
Visually and technically, it's also top notch, and there's
no trace of his unnecessary zooming that has become sort of
a Franco trademark. The atmosphere is great throughout the
movie, and I'm glad this is in B/W, as I feel that helps create
the right mood. The plot is a fairly simple revenge story,
but is done in a very entertaining way. One scene especially
got my attention, as it's a sort of scene I've seen in numerous
Franco movies, the sensual woman doing her weird show in a
little intimate theatre, of course with the strange music
included. This scene is of the best of its kind! It's obviously
a low budget movie, but he really managed to do the best of
what he got here. "Dr. Z" is linked to one of his earlier
movies "The
Awful Dr. Orlof", as the doctor does a reference
to Orlof early on, but it's not a sequel in any way. I loved
"Awful Dr. Orlof", but this one is even better! Highly recommended
for fans of classic B/W horror, and especially for fans of
Jess
Franco!
My rating: 
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