Title: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)Starring: Tom Papa, Sheri Moon Zombie, Paul Giamatti
Directed By: Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie directs this animated take on his own comic of the same name. It's basically the adventures of El Superbeasto (Tom Papa), a luchador/porn star/director/spy and his sister Suzi X (Sheri Moon Zombie), a hot one-eyed sidekick/femme fatale/spy. Together(ish), they battle the evil Dr. Satan (Paul Giamatti). This is a rude, vulgar, COMPLETELY over-the-top mess; that happens to be surprisingly funny at times!
Zombie gets zero points in creativity or originality, but it has to be said, it is still pretty darn funny. Papa's voice tends to grate a little near the end, as his character becomes slightly too boring and one-note given what's going on around him (which, to me, is inexcusable considering Papa co-wrote the script). The supporting cast though, is all aces. Special props go out to Rosario Dawson, whose crass and raunchy Velvet Von Black nearly steals the show. She threw all caution to the wind and goes WAY overboard with this character, and it's all the funnier for it. Other supporting cast members who do well here include Brian Posehn, Clint Howard, Harland Williams, Danny Trejo, John DiMaggio, Rob Paulsen and more.
Altogether, this movie isn't exactly trying to reinvent the wheel. It's just trying to be a silly, dirty fun time. I can gladly say it succeeds at that, and it got a few more laughs out of me than I expected it to.
Score: 7/10
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