The Official Mondo Macabro Thread

[Diabolik008]

Originally Posted by bsend

I would be all for a sale like that!

Same here. Still need DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE, PERVERSION STORY, INQUISITION.

[Surge92]

I was watching the Spanish series Elite on Netflix last night, and there's a scene where the kids are in class, and they're all watching Who Can Kill A Child? on their laptops. I found that rather amusing.

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Danny V

Subkultur did a good job transferring the film to home video in most respects. But, as an example, from the opening scene, the English translation ought to have been about his friend's son's "profession" or "field." The subtitle reads:

"Rudolph is a handsome young man and I know he's completing his studies at Law School ... being one of the foremost students in his promotion."

A small mistake, I know. Just awkward. But this is the first scene.

They actually meant to say he was one the best in his class. In Spanish the word promoción also refers to one's graduating class in school. I'm going to guess it's the same in German. They just incorrectly assumed it meant the same in English.

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Guiltydrummer

Hey Jared
How about a quarantine sale? Maybe 25% off your entire order?
There's a bunch of titles i missed. Just saying...

Or maybe even 35%, like Ronin Flix has done a few times.

[Diabolik008]

Originally Posted by Surge92

I was watching the Spanish series Elite on Netflix last night, and there's a scene where the kids are in class, and they're all watching Who Can Kill A Child? on their lap tops. I found that rather amusing.

Don't know that series. Is it good?

[Danny V]

Originally Posted by Surge92

They actually meant to say he was one the best in his class. In Spanish the word promoción also refers to one's graduating class in school. I'm going to guess it's the same in German. They just incorrectly assumed it meant the same in English.

That's what I guessed.

Subtitle, as written (Spanish>German>English):
"Rudolph is a handsome young man and I know he's completing his studies at Law School ... being one of the foremost students in his promotion."

How it could've been written:
"Rudolph is a handsome young man. I understand he's finishing up at Oxford ... and he's at the top of his class."

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Diabolik008

Don't know that series. Is it good?

Yes, I like it a lot. I'm watching the second season right now. It's essentially a murder mystery set at a posh private high school, pitting the haves against the have-nots. It's not your typical "teen" series. It definitely pulls no punches.

[Se.Vero]

Originally Posted by Surge92

They actually meant to say he was one the best in his class. In Spanish the word promoción also refers to one's graduating class in school. I'm going to guess it's the same in German. They just incorrectly assumed it meant the same in English.

Nope, it's not. In german "promotion" means the awarding of a doctoral degree.

[Jared A.]

Once we get our new website open in the next week or two, that's when we'll have a sale.

That site will be: mondo-macabro.com

Bookmark it now for when it goes up.

New webstore, latest news on the front page, and a regular newsletter.

[Gotho(redux)]

Originally Posted by Jared A.

Once we get our new website open in the next week or two, that's when we'll have a sale.

That site will be: mondo-macabro.com

Bookmark it now for when it goes up.

New webstore, latest news on the front page, and a regular newsletter.

Bookmarked!

[bsend]

Originally Posted by Jared A.

Once we get our new website open in the next week or two, that's when we'll have a sale.

That site will be: mondo-macabro.com

Bookmark it now for when it goes up.

New webstore, latest news on the front page, and a regular newsletter.

I'm going to make it rain

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by Jared A.

Once we get our new website open in the next week or two, that's when we'll have a sale.

That site will be: mondo-macabro.com

Bookmark it now for when it goes up.

New webstore, latest news on the front page, and a regular newsletter.

Will the sale be time the next two LE titles go on pre-order or not?

[Guiltydrummer]

Originally Posted by Jared A.

Once we get our new website open in the next week or two, that's when we'll have a sale.

That site will be: mondo-macabro.com

Bookmark it now for when it goes up.

New webstore, latest news on the front page, and a regular newsletter.

Great news!

[Frogtown]

Just finished An Ideal Place to Kill. Really enjoyed it! Definitely up there with some of my other favorites from Lenzi. Gorgeous transfer and I enjoyed all the extras.

One thing I noticed while watching the English dub was that from 1:08:05 - 1:13:15 it switches over to Italian. I tried searching the thread for any mentions but couldn't find anything so I am assuming this is the same for everyone?

[DaveyJoe]

Originally Posted by Frogtown

Just finished An Ideal Place to Kill. Really enjoyed it! Definitely up there with some of my other favorites from Lenzi. Gorgeous transfer and I enjoyed all the extras.

One thing I noticed while watching the English dub was that from 1:08:05 - 1:13:15 it switches over to Italian. I tried searching the thread for any mentions but couldn't find anything so I am assuming this is the same for everyone?

Yes, those scenes were never dubbed.

[ChristianB]

Originally Posted by Surge92

They actually meant to say he was one the best in his class. In Spanish the word promoción also refers to one's graduating class in school. I'm going to guess it's the same in German. They just incorrectly assumed it meant the same in English.

“promoción“ also means „age group“ in Spanish.

[Danny V]

Originally Posted by blashyrkh66

Hopefully someone can license these here and do a better job on them, because some of these that we don't have Region A releases for yet rank among his best.

I'm also really curious about his more politically oriented films having seen them talked about in "The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry" doc, but I don't know how well they'd do outside of Spain. Have you seen them by chance? Any good?

Being a fan of Paul Naschy is really a lot like being a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger films. That's quite an impressive run of good movies. But they aren't all THE TERMINATOR and TOTAL RECALL. Some of them are CONAN THE BARBARIAN.

And some of them, like KINDERGARTEN COP and JINGLE ALL THE WAY, don't exactly fit with the rest. But that doesn't mean they're without merit, even though they may not be as marketable.

As far as I'm concerned, everything Naschy touched is interesting, in some way.

[gbm82]

Since I didn't even read about the film, or the box, the last thing I expected when putting in aswang was a mid-90s regional flick from Wisconsin... Of course, once the dust settles we are left with a delightfully surreal and disturbing film.

Fans of early Cronenberg might find this one worth tracking down as the body-horror, sex, politics, religion and nightmares all collide into an intoxicating and unhinged mix where little unfolds as expected.

[delicreep]

Originally Posted by gbm82

Since I didn't even read about the film, or the box, the last thing I expected when putting in aswang was a mid-90s regional flick from Wisconsin... Of course, once the dust settles we are left with a delightfully surreal and disturbing film.

Fans of early Cronenberg might find this one worth tracking down as the body-horror, sex, politics, religion and nightmares all collide into an intoxicating and unhinged mix where little unfolds as expected.

Aswang was my first Mondo Macabro purchase. I still have that DVD and watch it from time to time. Creepy, bizarre and with often repulsive FX--I love it.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Danny V

Being a fan of Paul Naschy is really a lot like being a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger films. That's quite an impressive run of good movies. But they aren't all THE TERMINATOR and TOTAL RECALL. Some of them are CONAN THE BARBARIAN.

And some of them, like KINDERGARTEN COP and JINGLE ALL THE WAY, don't exactly fit with the rest. But that doesn't mean they're without merit, even though they may not be as marketable.

As far as I'm concerned, everything Naschy touched is interesting, in some way.

Conan The Barbarian is amazing btw. One of my fav Arnie films.