El Día de la Bestia

by | Jul 28, 2022 | Film, Fun | 145 comments

That’s it… Another foreign movie poster. Very classy.  Even though I am traveling I got my post in on time.  That keeps STEVE SMITH at bay.

El Día de la Bestia 

“What have you done?”

“Nothing Father. I have not sinned. But I intend to do as much evil as I can.”

A priest believes that he is the one to prevent the apocalypse, by committing as many evil acts as he possibly can. He asks for signs that he is on the right path – is what he sees a coincidence, or does he receive real signs?  Regardless, he is not very good at committing evil and he requires help to achieve his mission. How fast can he sin?

As you watch this, you must decide if this priest is crazy, or if he really has been chosen to save the world. I shall not spill the beans!  Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

This is another gilded monocle art house film, brought to you by beloved Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia. He both directed and… you guessed it, wrote the screenplay (with some help.) This is an absolutely fantastic film, which shoots far above my usual standards of filth. I really hope you enjoy it.  All the old farts, put on your glasses.  This one is subtitled. Unless of course you happen to speak Spanish.

I will be rather spartan with the text tonight. I am traveling on the road, currently in New Mexico. All I can say is …. Watch! Or Don’t! Everything is voluntary! Next week, I intend to continue to class up the joint with a film classic! The Million Eyes of Sumuru.  

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R.J.

R.J.

Hello. My name is R.J. I am a Tulpa with extra cheese and sour cream.

145 Comments

  1. Brochettaward

    Why do Firsts cry?

    • Ownbestenemy

      Their priest beat them cause daddy was absent.

    • Scruffy Nerfherder

      Obviously mommy didn’t love them.

    • Animal

      Because they are sad, lonely, tiny little people?

    • JG43

      Alone in a world that’s so cold?

    • Bobarian LMD

      Maybe you’re just too demeaning
      Maybe You’re just like yer father: too bold missing
      Maybe you’re just like Winston’s mother
      She’s never satisfied (She’s never satisfied)
      Why do we scream at each other?

      Is this what it sounds like when Bro’s cry?

    • Aloysious

      Broken hymen. I’m told that it can be uncomfortable.

      • Bobarian LMD

        It was a horseback riding accident!

  2. R.J.

    Rather under the weather tonight. You all enjoy.

    • UnCivilServant

      Why would we enjoy your illness?

    • Brochettaward

      You are probably just exhausted from the energy exerted yesterday with your First. You need to build up your strength and the only way to do that is to First more.

    • Don escaped Texas

      had a great meeting on a huge project in north TX this morning

      over and back, didn’t get close to town

      what this channel

  3. Ted S.

    This one is subtitled. Unless of course you happen to speak Spanish.

    Technically, it would still be subtitled until you turn off the subtitles.

    • UnCivilServant

      No, it knows if you speak spanish and makes them supertitles.

      • Ownbestenemy

        Read that as supertitties

      • The Hyperbole

        “I’ll have the soup.”

      • kinnath

        Closed captioning for the hearing impaired.

      • grrizzly

        I watched a Russian opera performed by a Russian opera company in São Paulo and still had to rely on the Portuguese supertitles because the seats–purchased the day before–were so far away.

  4. Ownbestenemy

    Bored? Salty? Chat while watching the movie? Sure! Zoom if y’all wanna.

    • Ownbestenemy

      oops had waiting room on. Its open. Just talking to myself…ya know.. its cool.

    • TARDis

      Jeebus. Now you’re Zooming on Thursdays too? It really is the End of Days.

      • Ownbestenemy

        Meh just me. Official ones are Wed/Fri/Sat

      • The Hyperbole

        Libertarians have ‘Official’ Zooms?

      • UnCivilServant

        Yes. At least one person has to be in their office.

    • Gustave Lytton

      OT: saw your email about budget freeze. Is that agency wide or just regional? Guy I know is in the process of hiring (not sure if it’s FAA or somewhere else in Fedgov world) and I kind of mentally rolled my eyes just based on how close it is to Sept 30 in any year.

      • Ownbestenemy

        I have no clue really. They are insulting all the information. Word from my district which is Los Angeles, is all monies are pulled back. I talk to other groups, they are like what?

  5. Ted S.

    is what he sees a coincidence, or does he receive real signs?

    Are they blocking out the scenery and breaking his mind?

    • whiz

      Do this, don’t do that …

      • rhywun

        Don’t do what Donnie Don’t does.

      • The Hyperbole

        Tom do this, Tom do that, Tom…don’t do that.

      • Chafed

        I got the reference, whiz. Ignore these heathens.

  6. Gustave Lytton

    The Brewster’s Millions of morality plays?

    • Chafed

      I wonder how the DEI training will go over with a girl that smart.

      • Lackadaisical

        Without knowing anything about her, if she’s only 13, probably just fine.

        I think most people would be happy to think higher of themselves, and less of others. Just my 2 cents.

    • rhywun

      Why would the cops care when the criminal will just be back on the street tomorrow.

      • DrOtto

        All from a crime that won’t be prosecutable because the victim won’t cooperate either or she won’t get her next fix.

    • CPRM

      I haz confused. The woman was raped to death, 10 witnesses watched, a nurse resuscitated her, but she was still unconscious and still being raped and the cops didn’t do nuffin?

  7. MikeS

    I hit Play late. Interesting so far (12:00)

    • Brochettaward

      I think one thing that would be interesting for these articles is to try and make it more interactive. The Zoom was mentioned above. If you got a small group together to watch the movies and talk about them.

    • DrOtto

      I watch these after the wife goes to bed. I tried watching one with her (Netherbeast, Inc) and I think that was it for her.

  8. Ownbestenemy

    Just realized it’s 2 years since my dad passed. What a weird feeling.

    • Zwak doesn't know what to ignite and what to extinguish

      About that for mine as well.

    • slumbrew

      Sorry, dude. Was just 20 years since my dad passed. That’s a crazy number to even write.

    • Brochettaward

      Think about the dangers unregistered drivers pose on the road. THINK OF THE cHILDREN. WON’T ANYONE PLEASE THINK OF THE cHILDREN?

    • Timeloose

      This must sound horrific to a Japanese citizen, but my American soul feels like buying him a shot of Sochu.

      He’s was able to ride a “hog” as well. I’ll overlook the third wheel.

      • Chafed

        That may be the Japanese version raising hell.

  9. UnCivilServant

    COOKIES! Fresh from the oven.

    They did collapse into a flatter shape when they cooled.

    • rhywun

      What did you do with the 13th cookie?

      • CPRM

        When do you plan to arrive? So I can have my meeting gloves ready.

      • UnCivilServant

        I don’t know. I’ll be at the hotel by the end of tomorrow. Not sure when I want to get to Alfred on Saturday.

      • CPRM

        1pm is when everything is slated to start Saturday. How far away are you staying?

      • CPRM

        (I brought some summer sausage from the same place we met)

      • CPRM

        SP liked their bacon, because it’s awesome, but I thought bacon cooking might be too complex a thing with all the goings on.

      • UnCivilServant

        I didn’t find a bad product in the store – though I admit I couldn’t afford to try everything

      • Not Adahn

        I’m just driving there.

    • UnCivilServant

      So, the total tally at the moment – 44 Lemon-Cranberry Cookies, 30 Molasses Choclate Chip cookies, plus 10 Test batch Molasses Chocolate Chip cookies, and enough dough to make maybe 1-2 more cookies. Both pans are cooling, so I’m debating whether to bake that one/those two.

      • UnCivilServant

        (The test batch showed I needed one more minute of cook time, so I’m keeping it separate, but it’s still edible)

    • grrizzly

      Made in France 🇫🇷. LOL.

      • UnCivilServant

        I was as surprised as any that the French still make things.

      • Gustave Lytton

        Looks at Le Creuset, Staub, Matfer, and DeBuyer in kitchen, facom in the garage,,,

      • UnCivilServant

        I’m not going to mention my food processor is also French. (Magimix)

      • Lackadaisical

        Mine is from India, it’s a champ dunno the brand though, it’s great. Has it’s own internal circuit breaker and can really blend the shit out of things you need to turn to sauces/pastes or spices, etc you need to turn into powders.

      • Zwak doesn't know what to ignite and what to extinguish

        They have a very strong auto industry, not to mention bicycles.

      • Chafed

        Yeah but you have to drive a Renault or Citroën. Pass.

      • Chafed

        Le Car

  10. Gustave Lytton

    Mmm… fried oysters for dinner.

    • CPRM

      I grilled a kielbasa and have sauerkraut on hand…but I’m just not hungry. I suck at being a fat guy.

      • CPRM

        (I did have pizza pie slice from a place here that loBot told me was on par with the za houses in his old neighborhood for lunch. So I did eat something today)

      • slumbrew

        As your doctor, I recommend several hundred calories of beer.

      • slumbrew

        That was the vibe I was going for.

      • UnCivilServant

        You’re already in the area?

      • CPRM

        Yeah, been hanging out for a couple days. Contrary to popular belief, I just met SugarFree for the first time last nigh.

      • slumbrew

        I picture him a bit like this:

        https://youtu.be/nxyu5uOXkZg

        I don’t think I want to know the truth, just my comforting lie.

      • UnCivilServant

        Well, I could find my way the rest of the way to Alfred friday evening for a pre-meetup meetup.

      • CPRM

        You still have my contact info? drop me a line by morning and we can work something out, there will be more glibs here tomorrow. The Corning glass museum is on the agenda in the afternoon from what I gather.

      • UnCivilServant

        I don’t know, I’ll have to look.

        My hotel is in corning, so if you guys are coming there… Let me see if I have your info.

      • UnCivilServant

        I found an email address and sent a message. Let me know if you get it.

      • CPRM

        C P R M at my self dot com

      • UnCivilServant

        That’s the one I found. So yes, I still have it.

      • CPRM

        Just sent you my number, so when you get in give me a call.

      • UnCivilServant

        Will do. But right now I need to get some sleep.

      • Lackadaisical

        That reminds me that I have some specialty polish sausage from the local polish deli to eat later on. Really amazing stuff.

    • slumbrew

      Yum. Remoulade?

      • slumbrew

        Dinner was cedar-planked salmon and grilled zucchini. A weekly menu, this time of year, but not tired of it.

      • rhywun

        Leftover bag of salad with some chopped ham cold cuts. That’s as good as it gets on a Thursday.

      • slumbrew

        Yesterday’s lunch was in that ballpark – turkey and lettuce “roll ups”, before the turkey went bad.

      • Ownbestenemy

        smoked chicken with asparagus is a weekly meal for us so long as the chickens remain affordable.

      • slumbrew

        Nice. That reminds me, I should smoke a chicken this weekend.

        Did it a bunch last summer with great results, not even once this year, yet.

      • Penguin

        That’s gotta be hard on your lungs.

      • Gustave Lytton

        Not tonight. Just Crystal.

  11. Festus

    Sorry, OT but had to share. Tucker ran a survey tonight regarding the renaming of “Monkeypox” to something less hateful. The winner by a landslide was “Schlong Covid”. I damn near busted a gut!

  12. Festus

    Drugs/Ass but has anyone heard about Princess Willy and the Peg? I was out for much of the day and am woefully behind the times.

    • CPRM

      Twas linked. You guys are well and true fucked, when the Glibs think you’re doing bad shit, you done fucked up.

    • slumbrew

      It was mentioned in passing.

      Meh, some anonymous claims I wouldn’t care about if true.

      That said, I think Americans believe that’s how all public school Brits roll 😀

  13. Festus

    Renewed my insurance today. I approve of my broker’s hiring practices. I’ve been using them for 12 years and there is a reason that I don’t mind going back every July 28th even if it is the hottest part of the year. A man needs fecking blinders.

      • slumbrew

        Alright, alright, alright

      • slumbrew

        Local dentist office has a similar hiring policy for the front desk staff.

  14. MikeS

    On Topic: Thanks for another good one, RJ. Although, the ending didn’t make sense to me. Or maybe I missed something.

    • Brochettaward

      There is no fraud in American elections. It is known. To even dare to suggest otherwise is a fundamental attack on democracy itself.

    • Stinky Wizzleteats

      From what I understand you can barely see in those costumes and it’s disorienting. The douchebags pushing this nonsense are just grifters.

      • Lackadaisical

        The multi-million dollar lawsuit is a hint, when your real damages are negligible.

    • rhywun

      Fleming says since the incident Olivia has wanted nothing to do with any of her favorite characters, even TV shows.

      Make sure to get that down in the official victim impact statement.

      • Lackadaisical

        I’m sure her parents traumatizing her regarding the incident has nothing to do with it either.

    • Sean

      Wing chains doing specials and freebies today.

    • Grosspatzer

      Nice. I walked past that on my way to the office every day for two years in the before times. Did not know the history, that is pretty cool.

    • Gender Traitor

      I hope he gets to travel to the stars. ⭐🌟🌠😢

    • rhywun

      Awww RIP

    • Lackadaisical

      Yeah, but at least there are no mean tweets.

      Just the president openly calling reporters names and skimming billions. We’ve finally restored the dignity of the office of the president! /Mission accomplished

    • Gender Traitor

      And good morning to you too, U!

      • UnCivilServant

        Did you see the email last night?

      • Gender Traitor

        Yes! I apologize – with last-minute preparations, I haven’t had time to respond. I will tonight if at all possible!

      • UnCivilServant

        That’s all right, I’m going through my prep check list too.

      • UnCivilServant

        Had I been more thoughtful I would have realized .

  15. Gender Traitor

    Good morning, Stinky and Sean!

    “There’s a car that’s leaving soon for New Yoooork…” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lh5ijrsHx5Q

    ::lights ‘patzie signal, as I believe he has said he likes this one::

    • Grosspatzer

      Mornin’, GT and the rest of you reprobates! I do love Porgy and Bess and many other things Gershwin