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Post by slayrrr666 on Dec 21, 2006 12:29:17 GMT -5
This one is mostly for Fenril, but anyone else is welcome to chip in.
Knowing that I'm a huge fan of foreign horror and having seen films from almost every country that has made them (there's only a few that I haven't seen at least one from) the one country I haven't seen any from is Mexico. I know they've produced a lot but I haven't seen any. Is there any recommendations I should look at? I don't care the genre or style, I watch those different types.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Dec 21, 2006 15:07:53 GMT -5
Isn't "The Devil's Backbone" from Mexico?
Well, Guillermo Del Toro is Mexican but I think it takes place in Spain because it was produced by Almodovar.
That's about all I know off the top of my head.
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Post by Bartwald on Dec 21, 2006 16:05:27 GMT -5
What about Polish horrors, slayrrr? Have you seen any?
As for the ones from Mexico, sadly, I am not an expert - but Pulp is right that it's Del Toro's stuff that comes to mind the quickest. The Devil's Backbone and Cronos are part of horror history already.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Dec 22, 2006 12:40:09 GMT -5
Well, Bart, to answer your question:
The only Polish one I know of is Lokis, but I haven't seen it. Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway are the only countries I know of that has produced horror films that I haven't seen.
And in regards to Del Toro, Cronos is strickly Mexican, while Devil's Backbone is co-produced by Spain and Mexico. But not having seen them, my number's still zero for Mexico.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Dec 23, 2006 11:33:49 GMT -5
Or "El Topo."
But that movie's more strange, bizarre, and surreal than actually frightening.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Dec 23, 2006 11:36:46 GMT -5
Since I don't speak Spanish at all, what's that mean?
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Post by frankenjohn on Dec 23, 2006 11:48:50 GMT -5
The Mole.
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 23, 2006 18:53:10 GMT -5
Chronos.
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Post by Bartwald on Dec 24, 2006 7:13:54 GMT -5
I mentioned Cronos above, Quorth. A good quasi-vampire film with a great performance from Perlman. Well, Bart, to answer your question: The only Polish one I know of is Lokis, but I haven't seen it. Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway are the only countries I know of that has produced horror films that I haven't seen. Lokis is one, yeah. Other two recommendations would be She-Wolf (a weird, atmospheric werewolf horror) and Medium (an even weirder paranormal horror/drama). |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Dec 24, 2006 12:18:58 GMT -5
Seems like Del Toro is the runaway favorite for me to get onto viewing, but so far I haven't been that impressed with his. Mimic is one I felt should've been better than it was, and Hellboy wasn't all that great, compared to Blade 2, but that had a tendency to drag on at time and felt too overlong. So far, it's 2 to 1, so I hope it'll swing into a more positive side.
Isn't She-Wolf by Gino Di Silvestro and a cheesy Eurohorror werewolf tale? That title rings a bell.
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 24, 2006 17:52:21 GMT -5
I mentioned Cronos above, Quorth. A good quasi-vampire film with a great performance from Perlman. Yeah I know, but it was worth another mention. Also, the only thing I could add to the thread. Figured, why not? |
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Post by Bartwald on Dec 26, 2006 9:25:08 GMT -5
Sure, Quorth - it is worth being mentioned twice. Isn't She-Wolf by Gino Di Silvestro and a cheesy Eurohorror werewolf tale? That title rings a bell. That's perhaps another She-Wolf - and I haven't seen this one. The original title is Wilczyca and it is sometimes also translated as The Wolf. Followed by a sequel (The Return Of She-Wolf). |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Dec 26, 2006 12:26:38 GMT -5
Hmm, I konw of the Italian She-Wolf title, so I'll give your Polish one a look up to see what it's about.
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 28, 2006 1:49:33 GMT -5
She-Wolf is one of my favorite Megadeth songs.
I should have the T-Shirts somewhere...
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Post by slayrrr666 on Dec 28, 2006 11:46:28 GMT -5
It was the only song I liked off that album.
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