tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post5669213148439939482..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: Santo y Blue Demon Contra Los Monstruos (1970): or, Now THAT'S a Main Event!The Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-11541067806564959352011-11-27T12:19:10.439-06:002011-11-27T12:19:10.439-06:00I hope this is not a double comment. I was origina...I hope this is not a double comment. I was originally using an old, 30lb laptop with wifi issues.<br /><br />I just watched this on Galavision, en Español. No hablo Español, so I was going on instinct. This one is made of awesome, despite the cheesy effects. I am totally used to daytime vampires, as most European Vampire Titty Movies have the same flaw.<br /><br />BTW, you can watch <i>Santo contra las Mujeres Vampiro</i> <a href="http://youtu.be/WnBdbA48D2I" rel="nofollow">on Youtube</a>. It is in Spanish as well, but it the complete movie. On a computer you have to watch commercials, but for some reason on the iPad it went straight through.Darius Whiteplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950956139088139753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-40519978971250990942011-04-30T14:32:35.442-05:002011-04-30T14:32:35.442-05:00I'm curious which DVD copy you have Santo cont...I'm curious which DVD copy you have Santo contra Los Monstruos. The copy I have is from the Lionsgate Double Feature line of lucha films, but it's unfortunately in black and white.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289321324055659911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-18900238253166726122010-09-11T10:44:35.407-05:002010-09-11T10:44:35.407-05:00Another intriguing article. More great work from y...Another intriguing article. More great work from you guys.<br /><br />I too am very unfamiliar with this genre but I have been intrigued by the lucha genre of films.<br /><br />Not only has this article given me food for thought it has also given me some ideas for a story.<br /><br />I put a masked wrestler in my LOCAL HEROES story as kind of a one off joke ( http://tinyurl.com/3azzvm8 ) but reading this has give me some odd ideas.<br /><br />Then again the writing here always givres me odd ideas.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-56147236339556507072010-09-09T15:54:29.352-05:002010-09-09T15:54:29.352-05:00@dfordoom--consider it on the queue! I have review...@dfordoom--consider it on the queue! I have reviewed THE BRAINIAC in the past, though I think I may have been in a grumpy mood when I viewed it the first time. Maybe a revisit is in order. <br /><br />@Sanna--I forget exactly how SENSUELA came to my attention, but I'm so glad it did. The party at Hans' place was definitely the point at which the movie catapulted from "entertaining oddity" to "OMG SO AWESOME." And then it just kept getting better! If there are any other Finnish flicks I should know about, please do enlighten me!<br /><br />@Samuel Wilson--it's true what the ancients said: the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. ;)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-86598818472205713042010-09-09T12:24:55.101-05:002010-09-09T12:24:55.101-05:00Night of the Bloody Apes also qualifies as a wrest...<i>Night of the Bloody Apes</i> also qualifies as a wrestling movie, as I recall, though the ring action there is more tangental than in most such films. Even without wrestling, that one's a monument of Mexican madness.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-1936369570502990642010-09-09T12:14:05.460-05:002010-09-09T12:14:05.460-05:00@The Vicar of VHS
Wow, you've seen Sensuela? ...@The Vicar of VHS<br /><br />Wow, you've seen Sensuela? Hadn't read that review before. There's so many things wrong with that movie, in the best possible way. My favourite part is the "crazy orgy party" in Hans' flat in Helsinki.<br /><br />If I can think of some other out there Finnish movies, I'll recommend some to you. :DSannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371951681291608288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-28667097137103372212010-09-09T09:31:48.906-05:002010-09-09T09:31:48.906-05:00Vicar, the Aztec Mummy movies are worth checking o...Vicar, the Aztec Mummy movies are worth checking out. The first one is quite a decent and interesting (and fairly atmospheric) little gothic horror flick. Each sequel gets a little crazier and more outrageously camp and entertainingly silly.<br /><br />Just about any Mexican horror movie is worth seeing.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-65610518678875833652010-09-09T08:19:53.241-05:002010-09-09T08:19:53.241-05:00Let it not be said that the Vicarage and Duchy don...Let it not be said that the Vicarage and Duchy don't have the best, most knowledgeable, and SEXIEST commenters on the web--that is, unless you're itchin' for a FIGHT! :) <br /><br />@Samuel--I didn't know that about Mexican wrestling being banned on TV, but it makes total sense! In SANTO&BD VS. DRACULA & THE WOLFMAN, there are no less than three complete matches, along with all the excellent monster action. As to these movies spoiling things for the marks, I'm going to pronounce that un-possible; these flicks can do nothing but enhance anyone's life experience! <br /><br />Maybe some of our Mexican/Latino readers can weigh in?<br /><br />@DJ Capybara--This is a good one, but don't stop watching lucha movies! Many are cheap and not as involving, but the two linked at the bottom of the review are WELL worth your time!<br /><br />@Sanna--That's so cool! Thanks for commenting and letting me know. I've been a huge fan of Finnish exploitation cinema ever since I stumbled upon the incredible <a href="http://mmmmmovies.blogspot.com/2009/08/sensuela-1973-or-nice-girls-finnish.html" rel="nofollow">SENSUELA</a> some months back. In fact, that's the only Finnish flick I've seen, but it's enough to earn my undying love! Are you familiar with that one?<br /><br />WRT to your Santo project, thanks to Mozilla's <a href="http://mozillalabs.com/ubiquity/" rel="nofollow">Ubiquity</a> and other tools, the language thing is no barrier anymore--I'll be checking out your blog!<br /><br />@Prof. Grewbeard--Thanks for that awesome link! I love tha the U of Maryland is devoting scholarly attention where it's so clearly merited! Also, you rule for solving the mystery of the Brain Dude in the lab...sorta. I mean, we STILL don't know why he's there. Maybe he's an intern?<br /><br />@dfordoom--Though I know them by reputation, I am sad to say I've not watched any of the Aztec Mummy movies. Clearly an oversight that needs correction! And all I can say to this:<br /><br />>>It took the genius of the Mexican film industry to realise that what had been missing from B-movies up to that point was lady wrestlers.<br /><br />Is, ¡ARRIBA!The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-31261086311656045762010-09-09T05:58:15.973-05:002010-09-09T05:58:15.973-05:00I saw my first Santo movie last year - Santo Versu...I saw my first Santo movie last year - <em>Santo Versus the Martian Invasion</em>. Great fun. But I'd already seen a couple of the Mexican lady wrestler movies - <em>Rock 'N Roll Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Ape</em> and <em>Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy</em>. They're just as much fun. It took the genius of the Mexican film industry to realise that what had been missing from B-movies up to that point was lady wrestlers.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-55540548032668444452010-09-09T04:06:43.534-05:002010-09-09T04:06:43.534-05:00great review, awesome grabs! in case you need a co...great review, awesome grabs! in case you need a comprehensive Santo filmography-<br /> http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~dwilt/santo.html<br /><br />i've been collecting lucha films for many years and there are many, many enjoyable entries in this genre, but Los Monstruos was supposedly El Santo's personal favorite because, as he supposedly put it, "it's got so many monsters in it!". the brainy little guy in the cave originally appeared in the film Ship Of Monsters as a Martian, as did the Cyclops who was also a Space Alien. now THERE'S a film you need to see!...Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-30858964637330313092010-09-09T00:59:14.984-05:002010-09-09T00:59:14.984-05:00Haven't seen this one yet, looks awesome!
I a...Haven't seen this one yet, looks awesome!<br /><br />I actually have my own personal Santo project going on. My goal is to watch all Santo movies in chronological order! I have two down, lots to go. I'm going to write a project diary about it on my own movie blog but unfortunately that's going to be in Finnish only.Sannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371951681291608288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-54379713372177934112010-09-08T19:05:48.252-05:002010-09-08T19:05:48.252-05:00By far my favorite Santo film, in fact, I kind of ...By far my favorite Santo film, in fact, I kind of gave up watching them after this one, figuring none of them could be this good. I loved the beatnik looking Frankenstein and the weird little dude in the lab with the exposed brain. I've seen a variation of him before in another film, but still no explanation about who or what he is.DJ Capybarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095364541765735977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-65926631784714209742010-09-08T18:01:31.112-05:002010-09-08T18:01:31.112-05:00Priceless! I've only seen one Santo movie, in ...Priceless! I've only seen one Santo movie, in which he fends off a Martian invasion, but that monochromatic massacre, while wacky in its own right, doesn't come close to what you're showing us. <br /><br />From what I've read, the reason you get so much wrestling in the wrestler movies is that lucha libre was banned from Mexican TV for many years. If Santo didn't come to your town to work live, the movies were your only chance to ply his ordinary trade, let alone take on the undead in a handicap match. I wonder if these movies spoiled the live experience for generations of Mexican marks;)Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com