Three faces of Paul Naschy...
It may be unintentional, involuntary or unconscious but veteran director Leon Klimovsky achieved a kind of surrealism in the midst of the quotidian of stock footage, tacky black magic rites and low tech gore effects which is VEGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES (1972).
Taking a break from his Waldemar Daninsky roles Paul Naschy plays the yogi Krishna, his tormented and tormenting evil twin Kantaka, and Satan. This was made for next to nothing and really looks like it. But I find it a delightfully delirious programmer. A true Guilty Pleasure. And bring on that jaw dropping Juan Carlos Calderon score. It's addictive!
All the positives I pointed out about THE NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF DVD also apply to this presentation, which is a nonanamorphic 4:3 fullscreen transfer. The colors are spectacular and the razor sharp image reveals an unimaginable amount of detail for someone like myself who has only expereinced this movie through the 1980s ALL SEASONS VHS. The Great Man's introduction brought a smile to my face and there are three audio options to choose from: the vintage English Mono track; the original Castilian track (which sounds the cleanest and sharpest to me) and an English track in 5.1 which is annoyingly out of synch.
Uncut, mastered in HD from the original vault negative, this movie is a world of fun and I'll be revisiting this definitive presentation whenever I need to turn my mind off and get a strong dose of female zombie madness...
Thanks to Eric Cotenas for the images.
4 comments:
Note the reuse of props from WEREWOLF SHADOW such as the chalice during the black mass dream.
That's right! Krishna's country estate can also be seen in several other 70's Klimovsky directed Spanish horrors like NIGHT OF THE WALKING DEAD and THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK.
Jacinto Molina, Genio Español, Español Universal
Amando de Ossorio, Gallego Universal
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