Spoof of Mexican Wrestler Movies from the 1970's

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2008)

I grew up watching those cheesy "El Santo" movies about Mexican wrestlers that were always the hero of the movie, battling the forces of evil. Nacho Libre is a spoof, but very accurate of these movies. The cheesy plot, the simple dialog, the characters, I just could not stop laughing so hard. Jack Black is awesome, how he captures the essence of the Mexican Wrestling Movie Hero, the masks, the names. To really appreciate Black's work and this movie, you must check out those old films, EL SANTO VS BLUE DEMON, or anyone with EL SANTO. You will see that wearing a wrestling mask WITH a leisure suit while dancing and drinking at a party was considered NORMAL!!! How the poor and abused were always the victims, how the hero, a underdog, battles the forces of evil to liberate the girl, the orphans (there always seems to be orphans in Mexican movies?) Jack Black really knows how to do cheesy, he picks up all the right moves, how they stand, how they stick their chest out, in all, he did his homework. This movie certainly will have it's cult following, me included, that we can just watch it over and over! Each time picking up something new! Some folks will just hate this film, simply because they do not understand were all this comes from, so if you really want to enjoy this film, do some research, check out the old EL SANTO movies and ENJOY!