#Malnazidos

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Random Movie Notes: Valley of the Dead (Malnazidos) and Incantation (Zhou)

Recommendations, warnings, and more, oh my.

I’m always on the hunt for good horror, and I’ve got a couple of treats for you this week. What’s funny about these movies is that they both contain elements I usually avoid (zombies and found-film respectively). I generally find zombie movies to be ridiculous rather than scary, and when I do watch them, I tend to gravitate toward short films such as Fist of Jesus. It’s also why the only story from season three of Love Death + Robots that I really enjoyed was “Night of the Mini Dead,” which made me laugh and laugh and laugh until the cat came to check on me.

This is not to say that zombie movies can’t be scary—they just don’t usually work for me.

Each to their own.

The whole point is that I almost skipped Valley of the Dead (Malnazidos), because it is a zombie movie. What drew me in was the Spanish Civil War storyline, which I thought might make it interesting. What I got was an absolutely delightful movie that didn’t take itself or the subject too seriously. Valley of the Dead is pure popcorn fun, and in a world of movies that pride themselves on pretentiousness, it was a refreshing change of pace.

The film is an adaptation of the novel Noche de difuntos del 38 by Manuel Martín Ferreras and is set in 1938, during the waning days of the Spanish Civil War. The story begins as the Battle of the Ebro, the final decisive battle of the war, is shifting to a Nationalist victory.

Meanwhile, the Germans continue to use Spain as a testing ground for warfare and begin testing a new biological weapon on the inhabitants of a small village. When an upstart Nationalist is given an assignment to take a message across the Sierra, he and his driver are trapped within the Nazi zone with a small force of Republican soldiers. Forced to temporarily ally with each other to deal with the undead, they fight their way to the Nazi hideout in hopes of finding an antidote.

For my American readers, the movie is in Spanish with English subtitles but the translations are just superb. Some of the one-liners and/or situations might not resonate as deeply if you don’t have a basic understanding of the Spanish Civil War, such as when Decruz (Manel Llunell) tells Jan (Miki Esparbé) that he joined the Nationalists because of the puff pastries made by the nuns of his town. Decruz’s rationale is that since the Republican soldiers were known for killing nuns, Decruz feared the puff pastries made by the nuns would disappear. Which is a humorous way of saying that people joined different sides of the Spanish Civil War, less for political reasons than to either preserve or create the way of life they wanted. Likewise, the known infighting amongst the Republican forces was handled with humor and snappy dialogue to create a most unlikely buddy movie by showing both sides they had more in common than they initially thought.

My favorite was Aura Garrido as Matacuras, and I was exceptionally pleased with the movie’s ending, because they didn’t sacrifice her character to a trite storyline. Brava.

Light entertainment at its finest, take a trip to the Valley of the Dead if you’re looking for some fun.

Now if you want some real terror, I highly recommend Incantation, a Taiwanese horror film directed by Kevin Ko, who co-wrote the story with Chang Che-wei. Although I’ll warn you now: Incantation is not for the faint of heart. The movie scared me silly and I’m a hard one to scare.

I’m not a huge fan of found-film movies, mainly because bouncy gloomy shots don’t necessarily make good horror. Essentially, they just make me nauseated with all the wild camera work. So I initially shied away from Incantation until @GNutsofHorror mentioned on Twitter that the movie scared them. That was the only recommendation I needed.

This is a non-linear tale told through footage primarily filmed by the protagonist, Li Ronan, who is cursed after breaking a religious taboo. Now, she must protect her daughter from the consequences of her actions and endeavors to do so with the help of the movie’s audience.

The writing for this film is phenomenal. Although the events move between past and present (and all points in between), the action never loses the viewer or the story on its way to a thrilling climax. The use of security footage in addition to the protagonist’s filmed footage works together to fill in the blanks when Li Ronan isn’t actively shooting the film. I don’t want to tell you too much about the plot because to do so will give away some wicked twists. Slow-build pacing combined with carefully injected jump scares are perfectly timed to give Incantation all my stars for a superb horror experience.

For those who’ve been paying attention, both of these movies come with a moral: Don’t let internal prejudices keep you from good horror. Love what you love, but occasionally step outside the boundaries you set for yourself. You’ll find some real entertainment if you do.

I know I did.

#Valley of the Dead #Malnazidos #Incantation #Zhou

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VALLEY OF THE DEAD (2020) Reviews of Spanish Civil War zombie movie on Netflix

VALLEY OF THE DEAD (2020) Reviews of Spanish Civil War zombie movie on Netflix

Valley of the Dead is a 2020 Spanish action horror film in which opposing soldiers band together when they encounter Nazi-created zombies. Directed by Alberto de Toro and Javier Ruiz Caldera (Superlópez; Anacleto: Agente secreto) from a screenplay co-written by Jaime Marques and Cristian Conti, based on the novel Noche de Difuntos del 38 by Manuel Martín Ferreras. The movie stars Miki Esparbé,…

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#2020 #action horror #Aura Garrido #Álvaro Cervantes #Luis Callejo #Malnazidos #Miki Esparbé #movie film #review reviews #Spanish #trailer #Valley of the Dead #zombies

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Film Journal

"Malnazidos" by Alberto de Toro and Javier Ruiz Caldera

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Malnazidos

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Malnazidos (2020) Javier Ruiz Caldera, Alberto de Toro.

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[godlikedevil]

#Spooktober Sunday evening with #Malnazidos on #Netflix https://www.instagram.com/p/CjfjEJapsAu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[movie-titlecards]

Valley of the Dead (2020)

My rating: 6/10

Decent enough, if unremarkable, example of the (by now fairly well established) "soldiers vs zombies" subgenre.

#Malnazidos #Alberto de Toro #Javier Ruiz Caldera #Jaime Marques #Cristian Conti #Manuel Martín #Miki Esparbé #Aura Garrido #Luis Callejo #Youtube

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#malnazidos #film #aura garrido

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Nadie hablará de nosotras by María Abad | 2x02 Aura Garrido, la "Matacuras" de MALNAZIDOS

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#malnazidos #Zombies

[tengomilpalabrasparati]

'Malnazidos'

‘Malnazidos', una película de terror, acción y aventuras

La forma de integrar dos grandes conceptos como son Guerra Civil y muertos vivientes puede resultar extraño, pero si se analizan ambos por separado no deja de tener sentido en la cinematografía ibérica, puesto que el conflicto histórico ha sido uno de los principales temas (y losas) de su aproximación cultural al séptimo arte, mientras que el país ha tenido una especial relación con el género zombie.

En esta ocasión la trama se adentra en el pleno conflicto, tras meses de sangrientos combates que han dejado tras de sí miles de muertos en las trincheras. Jan Lozano es un capitán de la quinta brigada que cae prisionero y su única posibilidad de escapar a la sentencia de muerte es hacer frente a una misión imposible en campo enemigo. Aquí ‘Malnazidos’ ya marca su primer órdago haciendo al protagonista del bando nacional, algo poco habitual en una obra sobre el país en guerra.

Sin embargo, un peligro mayor del esperado obligará a dos guerrillas de bandos rivales a unirse contra un adversario común salido de las tumbas, al más puro del cine de John Carpenter

El final de “Malnazidos” es igual de loco que el resto de la película. como cabría esperar en una película de zombies, no todos sobreviven y los zombies siguen 'vivos'. Pero lo que hace el grupo de Jan es el ejemplo perfecto de que solo el trabajo en equipo permitirá a la humanidad sobrevivir. La sociedad debe confiar en sí misma, o nunca podrá soportar el taque de los muertos vivientes.Jan y Matacuras son acorralados por los zombies y se esconden en la parte trasera de un tren. Por desgracia, Jan recibe la mordedura de un zombie, y para salvar su vida, Matacuras le corta la mano a Jan. Eso sí, no tienen mucho tiempo porque los muertos vivientes le acorralan, y una vez descubren que ambos se gustan, se dan un beso repleto de sentimientos.

En un alarde de suerte, Jacinto enciende el motor y comienza el viaje, escapando Jan y Matacuras de una muerte casi segura y yéndose de España en busca de un mundo mejor. Pero Matacuras abandona a Jan para centrarse en su propio camino: "nada bueno trae la guerra". Separación imprevista, y un cierre más que abierto que podría da pie a “Malnazidos 2″.

Malnazidos lo tenía todo para triunfar, pero la nueva película de Telecinco Cinema se topó con unos cines medio vacíos, y un público que le dio la espalda a esta propuesta de zombies y Guerra Civil. De ahí que sea muy poco probable que exista Malnazidos 2

Te puedo confirmar que no es de terror, como mucho humor negro ¿se puede ver? mmm si, pero tampoco pasa nada si no la ves 👎

#'Malnazidos' #netflix #series y pelis #trailer

[moviechef69]

Valley Of The Dead (Malnazidos)

Ok this movie was cool as fuck it totally reminds me of COD zombie mode, its just like it. Movie takes place WW2. The natzi created zombies and this military from different sides have to join forces to fight together and survive.

My Rating 5/5

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#PrimeVideo tráiler oficial de Un asunto privado

#PrimeVideo tráiler oficial de Un asunto privado

Prime Video reveló el tráiler, póster oficial y nuevas imágenes de la serie original Un asunto privado, protagonizada por Aura Garrido (Malnazidos, El Ministerio del Tiempo) y Jean Reno (El perfecto asesino, Azul profundo). La serie de 8 capítulos, producida por Bambú Producciones, se estrenará en exclusiva en Prime Video en más de 240 países y territorios el 16 de septiembre (Fuente Prime Video…

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#amazon prime #PORTADA #trailer #Un asunto privado

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Currently Watching [HorrorFest 2022 Edition]

VALLEY OF THE DEAD [MALNAZIDOS] Alberto de Toro and Javier Ruiz Caldera Spain, 2020

#Alberto de Toro #horror films #HorrorFest 2022 #Javier Ruiz Caldera #Spanish films #Spanish language #watching #zombies

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Tadeo Jones y la Tabla Esmeralda

Lo que queda claro es que la relación cine videojuegos cada vez es más importante, la relación con el sector cine en este caso viene desde el 2018, cuando se concretó en 2019 con Mediaset , los productores de Tadeo, colaborar con ellos en el lanzamiento de videojuegos de dos títulos Way Down y Malnazidos

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