As a man, I know my species can be curious, yet reckless and prideful. And this movie does a great job demonstrating it. The guys should have left that axe alone.
This is like "Return of the Living Dead" mixed with "Night of the Demons' and a Mexican version of any "Evil Dead" movie (except for "Army of Darkness." It's pretty good, certainly the best from Ruben Galindo Jr. This would be a great example of a horror "hidden gem."
A bunch of teens or young adults awaken something truly evil, and everybody pays for it. While the dubbing might be off at times, and the effects occasionally appear to be too campy for modern audiences, it's a lot of fun, especially for those who feel that those traits are a postive aspect of the horror ethos.
I gotta say, the movie is far from perfect, but it must be a milestone in Mexican horror cinema. It's fun, not scary to the typical modern horror audience, but it has a lot of charm and uses some fun cinematography effects. And since this came out during an era where horror movies were unpopular in Mexico, I'd say this one was a winner and an influencer of the uprising of Mexican horror, in many ways.
I will say that from what little I've seen from director Ruben Galindo, this would be his masterpiece. It's campy, but the acting isn't bad enough to be distracting. And it's just interesting enough to be entertaining. This movie started broadcasting live on Shudder after a fantastic Joe Bob's Last Drive-In movie feature, and i just kept on watching because it kept my interest long enough. It's not groundbreaking in any way for a typical audience, but for Mexico, it obviously is.
Witness a piece of international horror cinema, do yourself a favor and watch this film. You may not like it as much as I did, but you should appreciate it to some degree.
