I don’t think I can defend this one.
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Directed By: Rob Zombie (Halloween)
The Prologue
I want to assure you all that I am not a blind Rob Zombie hater that simply sees his name on a film and say “Booo!”. As a matter of fact if you check back at all his films I have reviewed, you’ll notice that I didn’t even cream his Halloween 2 film that much. Sure, I didn’t like a lot of it’s elements, but I did give it an above average rating due to the gore and some other parts to it. But this right here, this film called, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, is something I just can’t say much positive things about. So while most people want to look at Halloween 2 as the low point of Rob’s films, I say take one look over here at THIS mess.
The Movie
So we tag along with a washed-up Mexican luchador, El Superbeasto and his “cartoon hot” sidekick and sister Suzi-X (voiced by Sheri Moon Zombie for the record), as they go after the evil villain known as, Dr.Satan. Yes, he used Dr.Satan again, and no it’s not half as bad ass as he use to be. As a matter of fact, he’s a wussy. And why is El Superbeasto, his sister and her robot that is also in love with her after Dr.Satan? Basically, Beasto wants some ass, BUT there’s a bigger picture that is complex and makes my head hurt.
This animated film is packed with a lot that you’ve come to expect from Rob Zombie and his work, and that isn’t all bad. We get horror legends doing the voices and we get animated cameos from characters from his live action movies. The worst part of this film is the fact that it is just very VERY annoying. El Superbeasto is just unfunny to me and highly unbearable for 90% of this film and it can really just get on your nerves. I know this is supposed to be over the top, but it just seems like it’s way over the top in a very bad way. Had you toned down Beasto and some other characters (won’t just hate on him) this could have been a LOT better.
What happens in this film is it takes the perverse aspect of Rob’s writing and it doesn’t contain it into a small dose where you have other things like horror and gore surrounding it to make it bearable. This film as a result turns into nothing more than one long sex joke that while it may be the gimmick of the main character doesn’t mean it makes it fun to watch. It just keeps on and on causing eye roll after eye roll and I’m afraid since I’m not longer 14, I just couldn’t really enjoy much of any of it. Maybe anyone younger or immature could get a kick out of it, but then again they aren’t technically supposed to even be watching this right?
So I should probably look for a positive here in this right? OK, let me think..I DID kinda like some of the music in it, and it being animated it naturally has a lot of music. You could kind of compare it to a Disney movie by the amount of times music comes into play, but think of it as a Disney from the depths of hell if you wish to even think of comprehending that comparison. So I think the best way to sum this up would be to say, the music is OK but everything else really really takes someone with a humor much more juvenile than mine to properly enjoy.
The Conclusion
This is the first film Rob Zombie ever had his name on that I flat out said to skip, and I mean it. There’s nothing much to see here, and as a matter of fact if you can just hear the music without seeing the film, then you should maybe just try that. I’d rather see another Halloween film from Rob than to ever watch this again or see a sequel to it. I hope he got it out of his system because it can get a bit brutal.
The Rating (4.5/10)
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