Paul Magne Haakonsen
Never having read the comic book, I wasn't particularly familiar with the concept of El Superbeasto, but I decided to buy the DVD movie from Amazon simply because it was a Rob Zombie production.I am assuming that this is an acquired taste, whether you will like it or not. I wasn't particularly loving this cartoon. Sure it had its moments, but it was nowhere near Rob Zombie's previous movies.The story in "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto" came off a rather irrelevant to me. There wasn't any particular greater coherent meaning to it. And that had me dozing off a couple of times along the way.Now, the cartoon had stuff working out in its favor as well. Especially the impressive list of people on the voice cast. There was really some nice actors/actresses on the list here, and thumbs up for that. What had to be the best moment in the entire feature was when Otis Driftwood (voiced by Bill Moseley) and Captain Spaulding (voiced by Sid Haig) showed up. Even for just that short a moment, it totally made it worthwhile. But also Dr. Satan (voiced by Paul Giamatti) made the story worthwhile to sit through.The way the cartoon made fun of itself and other cartoons was good.The Nazi zombies made the movie bearable as well, because, come on, I mean zombie Nazis just make everything much more fun. There is something oddly interesting about that combination. And it was a nice touch with all the iconic movie monsters making cameo appearances throughout the movie.I doubt that I will be popping this DVD in the player a second time, it just didn't really leave a lasting impression on me, unlike Rob Zombie's previous movies (especially "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects").Oh, and a word of warning, there is a lot of nudity (albeit animated) in this feature, and also lots of violence and somewhat what might be considered improper language by some. So you might not want to watch this if you are particularly sensitive to such things.
moodygh10
Doesn't Rob Zombie make you sick? Is there nothing this guy can't turn his hand too? He is a creative genius! What he has unleashed here is one totally Un PC piece of animation. The whole thing is filled to the brim with extreme amounts of gore, immature toilet humour, blasphemous strippers and hilarious gratuitous nudity. Every bit of this film from the characters to the soundtrack is utterly outrageous. So many nods to other films to watch out for. The voice talents of Tom Kenny, Tom Papa and Paul Giamatti are amazing. Even room in this for cameos from Devils Rejects Otis and Captain Spaulding (Moseley & Haig) I loved every second of this film and just know I will end up watching it over and over again. The only thing that worried me was the Suzi X character voiced by Sheri Moon Zombie. Is it wrong to find a cartoon character sexually attractive?10/10
bobwildhorror
Let's get this on the table before I start. I'm not a tremendous fan of Rob Zombie. His music leaves me cold and I've run hot and cold with his additions to the torture porn sub-genre.This isn't to say that I don't appreciate his artistry or attention to detail. He really seems to dig the seventies/eighties horror classics that he pays tribute to. His films generally feature unusual characters and there's always a moment or two where he pleasantly surprises me. But EL SUPERBEASTO did nothing, nothing at all, to challenge my perception that he's content appealing to the lowest common denominator.This is another instance where I'm stunned by the positive reviews I'm reading. This film seems to exist solely to titillate 13-year old boys. It's full of crude sex and excrement jokes, hundreds of them. I dare you, in fact, to find thirty seconds of this flick that doesn't feature one or the other. Go ahead. If this film was a drinking game, you'd be under the table by 10 minutes in.The sad thing was that I was actually looking forward to seeing this. The character design really looked fabulous. I even thought animation might free Rob from the need to revel in mutilation and torture. I guess it did to a certain extent, although this was replaced by juvenile, extremely juvenile, pandering. This is the type of movie I would have laughed endlessly at when I was nine years old, if I could have convinced my parents to allow me to watch naked animated chicks shooting guns (which I couldn't have).Come on, Rob. I know you've got a great film in you. While the whole head banging thing is no longer my bag, you have grown into a real artist over the years. This was a wasted opportunity. Despite some good animation and a multitude of missed opportunities, EL SUPERBEASTO was beneath you.
mdarmocida
I can take or leave Rob Zombie. Some of his movies like "House of 1000 Corpses" and "Devils Rejects" were tons of fun. On the other hand his remake of "Halloween" just put the zombie spin on a classic that was better in its original form. So I had an open mind when I started to watch (I say this because I stopped watching half way through) El Superbesto. This is a boring cartoon with obvious gags and gratuitous sex and violence in cartoon form that starts to put you to sleep after the first 10 times that it's done in the movie. Basically, this is Cartoon Network with a "R" rating and it bored me to death (in fact I actually put on Cartoon Network afterward so I could watch some quality animation. Rob stick with the horror and leave the animation and comedy to the professionals.
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