rdoyle29 A priest is convinced that the Antichrist is being born in Madrid and on Christmas Day, so he travels to the city and starts performing evil acts in an effort to get in touch with Satan and find out exactly where the birth will happen. He hooks up with a guy who works in a heavy metal record store and a TV psychic and the three of them try to track down the Antichrist and kill him in his cradle. A delirious horror comedy from severely underrated Spanish genre stylist Alex de la Iglesia.

vogonify What a surprisingly brilliant film this is! Surprising if you are one of those who haven't heard of Alex de la Iglesia as I hadn't, and go by just the poster and the name. Brilliant because you shouldn't just go by the name and poster, and Alex de la Iglesia has made a super cool film.The imminent arrival of Antichrist worries a priest to such an extent that he believes the best way to prevent the tragedy is to step into devil's own shoes. Hilarious and edgy by parts, it is perhaps the only horror film which has made me want to watch it again. Apart from the scarily believable performances, it is highly energetic and doesn't slacken one bit.It is not for everyone though. The delicate-hearted might find it too violent. I wonder if religious people would take kindly to it either. For everyone else, it packs a great amount of fun.

Tycho D This is the film from De la Iglesia I hold in the highest regard. I don't know if it's his best, but I certainly love it the most.Basically, the plot centers around a Spanish priest who thinks he has decoded a message from the Book of Revelation foretelling the date the Antichrist will be born: December the 25th, 1995. And so, during Christmas eve, knowing his Enemy is powerful, he embarks on a mission to prevent it... During the course of the night he most prominently meets a fat, irreverent and dirty heavy-metal fan on the one hand and the host of a TV program centered on the paranormal (who is of course a farce) on the other.The movie first and foremost is riddled with dark humor (right from the very first scene), all the while, we will be treated to several scenes so well crafted that they will have you on the edge of the seat either gripping your nerves or scaring you to hell.Acting (the protagonist trio is excellent), plot (the ending will leave you thinking!), pacing (some will argue it drags a little towards the ending), characters (a priest, a heavy metal fan and a charlatan teaming up!), the heavy-metal soundtrack... everything is perfect.I think we can safely say that if you like Raimi's/Jackson's horror days, - minus the slapstick and absurdist gore - you will love this one. Or, for example, 'Shaun of the Dead' has an scene which is essentially the same to one in this superb film. Horror fans simply have to see it.

EVOL666 DAY OF THE BEAST is a film that I've had in my possession for quite a while but just never got around to. Thanks to the prompting of a few adamant friends, I finally threw this one in. Having only seen de la Iglesia's ACCION MUTANTE (which I wasn't a real big fan of...) and PERDITA DURANGO (aka DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - which I did like very much...) I wasn't sure what I was in for with DAY OF THE BEAST. I must say that although flawed, it is one of the better horror/comedy hybrids that I've ever seen.It's Christmas-time, and a priest has learned through his studies the day of the anti-Christ's birth. His goal is to invoke the Devil by performing whatever bits of Satanic mayhem he can in order to eventually "realize" his goal of summoning Satan and killing his spawn. In his quest, the holy-man calls upon the knowledge of a death-metal obsessed record-store clerk, and a cheezy talk-show host to further his cause...A truly funny and well-made production - DAY OF THE BEAST is a fun and twisted black-comedy that should appeal to most horror fans. It's not a graphically gory or sleazy film - but the solid performances, excellent camera-work and solid story-line should keep your interest. The ending is a big anti-climactic which was the only real drawback to me. An otherwise great film that should be at the top of your list...8.5/10