I'm not sure whether to describe this film story as misogynistic or misandrist, but it seems to be a combination of both. It concerns a cartel of women (led by Shirley Eaton of "Goldfinger") who are determined to take over every government of the world, kill off as many men as possible, and attempt to live in peace and Harmony. Note: attempt. Eaton has any woman or even glances a man's way romantically knocked off, and that puts the two male leads, Frankie Avalon and George Nader, in jeopardy. Spider woman Eaton is charming on the surface, but there's something in her eyes and the way they are made up that makes it clear that she is truly evil. Even her outfits and cigarette holder indicate that.
One-note female characters don't really add any sympathy to the majority of the women's roles, outside of the ones who have romantic inclinations and get ceremoniously bumped off. It's exotic-looking, but it's hard to gauge what the point of the man hating is supposed to achieve. Wilfred Hyde White adds the only amusement, but the film overall is really unpleasant. The script gives the men the most idiotic lines, all sexual insinuations that only seek to portray the male species as sex-crazed barbarians. After a while, the stupidity of the whole thing just becomes too much to bear, with the more beautiful the woman presented as even more diabolical than the others. Without a doubt, one of the worst Bond ripoffs of the 60's.
One-note female characters don't really add any sympathy to the majority of the women's roles, outside of the ones who have romantic inclinations and get ceremoniously bumped off. It's exotic-looking, but it's hard to gauge what the point of the man hating is supposed to achieve. Wilfred Hyde White adds the only amusement, but the film overall is really unpleasant. The script gives the men the most idiotic lines, all sexual insinuations that only seek to portray the male species as sex-crazed barbarians. After a while, the stupidity of the whole thing just becomes too much to bear, with the more beautiful the woman presented as even more diabolical than the others. Without a doubt, one of the worst Bond ripoffs of the 60's.