One Hit & One Miss In This Double-Bill From Apprehensive Films
Exploitation films from around the world were in their heyday in the 1970's, and Apprehensive Films have unearthed a few for their "Exploitation Double Feature" release. BLACK COBRA WOMAN and SUPER BITCH are two examples of how widespread the quality of the pictures - as well as the depth of the stories - were in that decade. One explores the business of drug trafficking - and the people who make it up - while the other delves into a magical, mysterious world of sex and snakes; together, the films make for an honest examination of the state of the union for exploitation films. Comparatively, one emerges much stronger than the other.
(NOTE: The following review will contain minor spoilers necessary solely for the discussion of plot and characters. If you're the kind of reader who prefers a review entirely spoiler-free, then I'd encourage you to skip down to the last two paragraphs for my final assessment. If, however, you're accepting of a few hints at `things to come,'...
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