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The Day of the Beast

The Day of the Beast

1995
Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
1h 39m
A basque priest finds by means of a cabalistic study of the bible that the anti-christ is going to be born on Christmas day in Madrid. Helped by a heavy-metal fan and by the showman of a TV esoteric program, he will try to invoke the devil to find out the place of birth and kill the baby. (imdb)
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The Day of the Beast

1995
Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
1h 39m
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Avg Percentile 61.51% from 422 total ratings

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Rated 12 Mar 2012
65
62nd
This is a very funny Spanish movie which does not try to be politically correct; Alex is a master in that sense. The story is about a good priest who tries to prevent the birth of the beast and in order to encounter the devil he has to be a bad (metal music, stealing, you name it) to do that he has to associate himself with some peculiar characters, if that is not a great original plot I don't know what it is. The movie feels unpolished at times and drags a bit, but definitely a cult movie
Rated 27 Feb 2021
83
79th
So, a Priest, a Metalhead, and a TV Psychic try to summon Satan, right? They commit murders around Madrid trying to find the Antichrist and when they do find him on Christmas Eve like some inverse We Three Kings some proto-Fascist pro-Franco douchebags kill the Beast instead and in the end the Priest throws a sack of shit over his shoulder and walks away like the last Bunuel film. Eh? Get the joke?
Rated 11 Sep 2008
91
86th
the perfect comedy
Rated 06 Aug 2017
70
64th
The Day of the Beast is outlandish, trippy and maniacal, and works surprisingly well. The Catholic priest's efforts to pursue evil in an attempt to court The Devil are quite entertaining.
Rated 17 Jul 2009
8
85th
Best movie to watch on Christmas.
Rated 09 May 2021
75
39th
Spanish horror B-movie. Should be five stars based on the plot alone: a priest-turned-sinner joins forces with a shotgun-wielding, acid freak metal head to meet the Devil. It has pretty good pacing and the usual humor that comes with B-movies. The ending felt a little janky/rushed/out of place tho. Blink and you'll miss it. Shout out Easy Rider.
Rated 15 Jul 2021
80
84th
This was an absolute riot, and I enjoyed it far more than I expected. There's a likeable verve and energy driven by the directing style that really appealed to me, and the story was rather engaging. Trippy, blackly comical, and very entertaining.
Rated 25 Dec 2017
90
87th
Feliz Natal! Filme de natal #1. Esqueçam Die Hard, meu filme tracional de natal oficial agora é esse. Puta crítica social foda e engraçadíssimo. BlurayRip no MakingOff
Rated 25 Dec 2009
75
56th
Divertida!
Rated 27 Jan 2012
86
88th
"If you thought Dogma was great, you won't after watching The Day of the Beast" -that's pretty much the best way I can describe it.
Rated 25 Dec 2017
75
69th
Darkly funny and unique . Some CGI that hasn't aged well, but Satan is looking good
Rated 17 Sep 2010
76
62nd
Good, but not as good as it sounds on paper.
Rated 30 Jan 2017
84
97th
¡eso fue genial!
Rated 20 Feb 2011
7
61st
Entertaining and enjoyable, but this film lacks the punch needed to get people talking about it afterwards.
Rated 22 Aug 2016
48
30th
Stylish & weird, yet somehow not especially enjoyable.
Rated 10 Dec 2018
80
67th
Heavy.
Rated 11 Oct 2020
70
35th
I can't think of specific examples, but this kind of mildly irreverent buddy comedy/horror mashup seems like its been trendy for a while now. Admittedly, in '95 it may have been a trend setter rather than a follower, but either way, at this point it feels a tad stale, like it's ticking boxes for 'what does a horror movie need to appeal to the quirky indie crowd'
Rated 12 Jun 2021
92
76th
I'm gonna tell people this was the real Three Amigos. So awesome.
Rated 23 Jun 2021
75
66th
I was loving it for much of the runtime, but the third act lost me a bit. Still a fun time with great characters, a killer concept, and a surprising amount of slapstick comedy
Rated 22 Jan 2023
77
46th
Heavy!
Rated 30 Aug 2023
69
25th
Opinión personal: 7 Actores: 7.5 Guión: 6 Fotografía: 7.5 BSO: 6 Otros:8 Iluminación:- FX:- Director:8 Humor:7 Vestuario/caracterización:7 Metraje: Total: 69
Rated 17 Sep 2023
91
61st
Thoroughly enjoyable send up of the pretentious morality of the herd versus the more immediate morality of trying to get people to be sane enough to avoid self-destructing. Mocks everything, so it will offend someone in the room (this helps you identify potential stukach). There are also some good metal moments which make you wonder why we did not simply choose death metal as a replacement for our dead cultures.
Rated 08 Oct 2023
3
51st
Great setup and story, not a fan of the visual style

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