I will be posting Christmas-themed horror films over the next 24 days of LosMas; for the twenty-third night, I am posting the 1995 black comedy The Day of the Beast (1995).
The Day of the Beast (1995)
Dir- Alex de la Iglesia
A Priest who is an expert on Revelations believes he has decoded a message revealing that the antichrist will be born soon near the Christmas holiday. He then purses a life of sin to draw the devil closer so that he can save humanity from this dark fate. Along the way, he befriends a metal-loving satanist and a talk show host to help him in this quest. The Day of the Beast is a 1995 Spanish Black Comedy directed by Alex de la Iglesia and starring Alex Angulo as our unlikely hero Cura. The film is an excellent blend of traditional slapstick and buddy comedy styles that we rarely see these days. Mr. Angulo portrays the priest Cura as a delightful and naive scholar whose sinful tasks are funny and almost Forrest Gump-like. Despite being in Spanish, the movie does a great job fleshing out the main characters, especially Santiago Segura as his partner and bodyguard Jose Maria, making the two a most unlikely team. Armando De Razza also stands out as the sleazy talk show host Cavan who grows to believe the priest and offers his help when the priest and Jose Maria require it. The Day of the Beast has enjoyed some extra attention in recent years thanks to Shudder's Joe Bob Briggs featuring this movie on his Last Drive-In Show.
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