From the perverse mind of shock director Rob Zombie comes this warped late night animated horror comedy about a self-absorbed ex-wrestler and rampant self-promoter(..and sometime crimefighter) El Superbeasto who must upend a scrawny nerd, Dr. Satan, who plans to marry his 23rd bride(..her selection depends solely on whether or not she has the 666 tattooed on her ass cheek!)and in doing so will be equipped with monumental power, enough to overthrow cities and kill anyone he so pleases, citizens, kitty cats, babies, even Santa Claus(..how dare he?!?!)! With the help of his babelicious sister Suzi X and her dependable robotic love machine, El Superbeasto will need to stop Satan's wedding to a bitchy stripper, Velvet Von Black, or else apocalyptic doom will be on the horizon. With voice work from such familiar faces as Clint Howard, Cassandra(Elvira)Peterson, Sheri Moon Zombie, Geoffrey Lewis, Rosario Dawson, Dee Wallace, Bill Moseley(..as, you guessed it, Otis Driftwood from Zombie's The Devil's Rejects), Sid Haig(..as, you guessed it, Captain Spalding), Ken Foree, and Paul Giammati. I think "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto" will appeal mostly to fans of Rob Zombie who enjoy his brand of filthy humor. Plenty of animated tits, monsters, homages to classic horror(..his tribute to the opening of Frankenstein involving Edward Van Sloan's introduction to an audience, the Bride of Frankenstein, Carrie, the absolutely perfect opening credits mimicking Universal Studios and poverty row cheapies, Planet of the Apes, King Kong, and a host of others), funny jabs towards feminist actresses like Barbara Streisand and Janeane Garofalo, blood and gore, profanity, sex jokes non-stop, and loving jabs at every cultural stereotype under the sun. I imagine this was Zombie's dream, to make an animated film entirely his own, be damned to those who hate him, understanding that those affectionate towards what he considers humorous would lap this up with a smile on their faces. It revels in bad taste, and I can't recall a film where so many big bouncing breasts split from underneath outfits. I could easily see El Superbeasto shown in a triple feature with "Heavy Metal" and "Fritz the Cat", it fits the mould of animated movies designed for a more adult audience(..or for teenage sci-fi/horror geeks as I once was)desiring their humor naughty and trashy. It doesn't surprise me that El Superbeasto failed with a number of critics and audiences, Zombie is an acquired taste, but I can not deny the fact that I was entertained by a lot of the (sight)gags and tributes to horror and sci-fi. Several musical interludes pop up from time to time, my favorite a expository sequence for Suzi X..if there ever was an animated character I'd like to take into my love nest(..besides Jessica Rabbit)it'd be Suzi X, yum, yum. Like a lot of comedies, El Superbeasto is hit and miss, depending on whether or not you laugh at what Zombie considers funny.
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
(2009 Video)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
20 March 2010
Warning: Spoilers