Santo & Mexican Movies

[Ian Jane]

Standard editions of the four movies in the Mexico Macabre set are coming in May.

[Jason C]

Santo vs. Doctor Death sucking me into the 60's/70's Mexican wrestler genre is why I'm staying away from Bollywood titles despite Mondo Macabro pushing them. Its become far beyond impossible to keep up with this genre film hobby from a monetary and time perspective. These Indicator Limited Editions are amazing but are also killing me.

[fatboyslim142]

Is Indicator set to release all the bungled VCI titles now? Hopefully we'll eventually get those in addition to other titles like Santo Vs. The Vampire Women, The Mummies of Guanajuato, Santo and the Vengeance of the Vampire Women, and Santo Vs. The She Wolves.

If they do release The Mummies of Guanajuato then I hope they include the sequel The Castle of Mummies of Guanajuato with it instead of 2 separate releases.

[BW Haggar]

Also: so they're telling us Calderón & Cardona really considered exporting the sexy version of this one under the name 'Lepers & Sex'..?!?

That sounds like a medical research paper I really don't want to read.

[BW Haggar]

Is Indicator set to release all the bungled VCI titles now? Hopefully we'll eventually get those in addition to other titles like Santo Vs. The Vampire Women, The Mummies of Guanajuato, Santo and the Vengeance of the Vampire Women, and Santo Vs. The She Wolves.

Yeah, that would be splendid. Although, I'll be weeping blood every time I look at my shelves/bank account if they continue to do them all as individual special editions....

[ChicGandil]

Is Indicator set to release all the bungled VCI titles now? Hopefully we'll eventually get those in addition to other titles like Santo Vs. The Vampire Women, The Mummies of Guanajuato, Santo and the Vengeance of the Vampire Women, and Santo Vs. The She Wolves.

[Ian Jane]

Coming in April...

https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/co...f-terror-le-us

(René Cardona, 1970)
Release date: 26 March 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray

El Santo, the Silver-Masked Man, rides into the Wild West in Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (Santo contra los jinetes del terror), a unique blend of gunplay and lucha libre action.

When a group of lepers escape from their asylum, they fall under the influence of a band of outlaws who are terrorising a small western town. The desperate sheriff calls for El Santo to defeat the bandits, defend the townsfolk, and help the exploited lepers.

Produced by Guillermo Calderón (The Bat Woman) and directed by René Cardona (The Panther Women), Santo vs. the Riders of Terror sees the cine de luchadores meet the ‘chili western’ and adds dashes of horror and romance along the way.

This striking 4K restoration is also coupled with Lepers and Sex (Los leprosos y el sexo), the recently rediscovered ‘sexy’ reworking of Santo vs. the Riders of Terror, which was created by the producers for the export market – all without the knowledge of the family friendly El Santo!

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES


4K restoration from the original negative for Santo vs. the Riders of Terror and the alternative softcore version, Lepers and Sex
Original Spanish mono audio
Audio commentary with film historian and Mexican cinema specialist David Wilt (2024)
Never-seen-before archival interview with co-star Armando Silvestre in which he discusses his involvement with the Calderón family (2024)
Western a la mexicana (2024): lucha libre specialist and filmmaker the Killer Film, el critico enmascarado (the Masked Critic), assesses the film, its different versions, and its place within Santo’s acting and wrestling career
Cardona Bonanza (2024): writer and Mexican genre film programmer of Trash-Mex Armando Hernandez discusses René Cardona’s career and the Cardona dynasty
Alternative French opening credits
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English translation subtitles
Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Colin Gunkel, archival essays by Doyle Greene, Olivia Cosentino and Brian Price, archival interviews with El Santo and Viviana García-Besné, and full film credits
UK premiere of Santo vs. the Riders of Terror on Blu-ray
World premiere of Lepers and Sex on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 8,000 individually numbered units Blu-rays for the UK and US

All extras subject to change

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REGION FREE
UPC: 843501040409

[BW Haggar]

I wonder what happened to 'The Brianiac'? (Its absence certainly makes me happy I picked up the box set...)

[Ian Jane]

3 of the movies from the Indicator boxed set are getting individual releases soon.

Witches Mirror

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Black Pit Of Dr. M

https://amzn.to/3rWTfGo



Curse Of The Crying Woman

https://amzn.to/3ZWFVyg

[Jason C]

I had a great time with Hot Snake. Its got a good story and some very entertaining duels. It doesn’t hurt that the women are very attractive and show a decent amount of skin either. The shame is that it was really close to being epic. Had the film spent some time making us think there was a supernatural element or that the lead was going crazy, instead of showing the viewer the young gunslinger in the background, it would have been one the more enjoyable westerns of the time. Its an unfair criticism for sure but I couldn’t help but think about it during my first watch.

[Jason C]

Santo vs. Doctor Death is an absolute blast, far exceeding my expectations, and what really caught me off guard was just how well it's put together. It's like watching a Connery-style Bond flick with Santo taking on the Bond role. The action doesn't disappoint, with some seriously cool shootouts and fight scenes. And before the spy stuff has a chance to get boring, there are moments where it dips into a Spanish gothic horror vibe, complete with a freaking castle. But what takes it up a notch is the cast full of many familiar Euro-trash faces I love: Helga Line, Mirta Miller, Frank Braña, and George Rigaud. Oh, and there's this cool bit involving a counterfeit painting device that needs a cancerous tumor as an ingredient. Like a Bond villain, George Rigaud's character goes all out by poisoning captive models for the stuff. Seriously wicked stuff that I wasn’t expecting. Honestly, I was glued to the screen the whole way through, never a dull moment, all the way to the grand finale wrapped things up. Pure entertainment, no doubt.

I'm nervous to travel down the Santo rabbit hole. This and "Santo and Dracula's Treasure" have to be the mountaintop and I don't want to sour on these films.

[ChicGandil]

Hopefully this will result in a Volume 2.

Is there any evidence there'll be a continuation of Santo movies from Indicator?

[Ian Jane]

According to Diabolik, the Mexico Macabre boxed set from Indicator is now out of print.

[Randy G]

Hot Snake is quite good and trippy.

[fatboyslim142]

A Mexican double bill on sale at Severin with 16 hours left to get it for $14: