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Five years have passed (even though the film was released seven months later). After an exceptionally long synopsis of the events so far, we find out that The Bat is still at large, and still has hypnotic power over Flor. His plan is…well, the same as always. He wants the breastplate and armband again. And there’s a robot, because why wouldn’t there be a robot?

I hope you like recaps. Hey, who doesn’t. If you like being told what you’ve already seen you will be in paradise. The film is only 65 minutes long, and 25 minutes of it is Eduardo presenting a run down of the previous movies.

But after that overlong synopsis (just fast forward though it), things get really bizarre. The Bat goes full out mad scientist, laughing wildly to the skies and announcing his plan to take over the world. Edward and his sidekick go to investigate on their own for no good reason. And we’ve got a mummy fighting a robot. In the funniest scene of the trilogy, The Bat and his sidekick have Flor lead them to the sleeping mummy and all they do is stand there and insult him. They really hate that mummy.

For a five year gap, Flor looks as good as ever, but that’s not a huge surprise. Five years aren’t that many for a woman in her twenties. And Eduardo looked old in the first film. It is odd, however, that the two children haven’t aged.

The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy is the best of the three, provided you skip over most of the first half. MST3K did an episode with it but their jokes are unnecessary. It is gloriously ridiculous all on its own.