¡Qué horror! 2012
Candidate # 22
JUAN DE LOS MUERTOS
(JUAN
OF THE DEAD)
(September 2011)
I think the last
time I encountered a horror-comedy that worked this well was, appropriately
enough, Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead.
Alejandro Brugués’
Juan de los Muertos sees the zombie
apocalypse explode on the streets of Havana. It’s rude and satirical and funny
and yes, actually moving in a couple of spots. It also says a lot about living
in a country that’s so distant and removed from the First World Western living
experience that it may as well be on another planet instead of 228 miles away
from Miami.
It’s also got a
killer end title sequence, some nods to Jaws,
[REC], and Braindead/Dead Alive (to
name a few), and a noteworthy use of the Sex Pistols. And, like fellow ¡Qué Horror! 2012
candidate, Kalevet, Juan de los Muertos is touted as the
first horror movie from its country of origin (though strictly speaking, this
is a co-production between Cuba, Mexico, and Spain, and, unlike Kalevet, there's a whole lot of funny here).
You really
shouldn’t need any more recommendation than that…
(Juan de los Muertos OS courtesy of
cineol.net.)
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