Tor Johnson-Lugosi One of the best and most under-rated films I've seen in years! A black comedy in the truest sense. The scenario is outrageous, but never jabs you with that "get the joke?" elbow. The performances are true to character and slyly developed. I've never encountered any of these actors before, but they are all terrific and I'd watch almost anything they've subsequently made.You may have to hunt for a crisp English subtitled print; beware the Substance 2002 DVD release that claims to be remastered, but is quite muddy, and I highly doubt it's a "remaster" as I've seen better non-subbed prints.PS - the wedding cake scene is worth the price of admission alone.

Rapeman This bizarre sci-fi / action / horror / comedy hybrid is set in a post-apocalyptic world where Accion Mutante (or Mutant Action) a group of terrorist mutants are trying to realize their goal of eradicating all the beautiful people in the universe by going around assassinating body builders, blowing up sperm banks, and massacring a TV aerobics class live on air. When their leader Ramon is released from prison they set up a plan to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy business man at her wedding, their plans go horribly wrong (the hunchback gets stabbed while hiding inside the wedding cake) and the wedding ends in a massacre, BUT they still eventually secure the girl, who's lips they staple shut, bundle her into their space ship and take her off to the planet where they'll be meeting her father with the ransom money. While in transit to the planet however, their scheming leader manages to off the other members of the gang by turning them on each other - except the Siamese twins, of which he only kills one, who is forced to drag his dead brothers body around with him for the rest of the film - so he can keep all the cash for himself. When the leader Ramon and his hostage (who has now developed Stockholm syndrome) land on the planet they meet the Crazy Miners who are all insane from constantly inhaling some kinda gas, who take them in and feed them but then turn on them an try to gang rape Patricia, the kidnapee because there are no women on this particular planet and they're fiendin' for some pussy. They eventually escape and make it to the pick up point for the ransom money, where more f uck-ups ensue, and it all ends in a big explosion where everyone dies.... except for Patricia the kidnapped bride and the single Siamese twin who was in love with her the whole time and they live happily ever after. The End.I really dug this early film from Álex de la Iglesia (of The Day of the Beast fame). Its a fun little black comedy with themes of social satire, quite a bit of the old ultra-violence, trashy sci-fi trappings and some cripples to keep you amused. 7/10

Infofreak I'm a real admirer of Alex de la Iglesia's superb supernatural comedy thriller 'The Day Of The Beast', so I was really looking forward to watching 'Accion Mutante', his previous movie. It started off superbly as a exciting, violent and witty black comedy about a gang of (mostly deformed) mutant terrorists intent on destroying "the beautiful people" and their mediocre, hypocritical society. They kidnap the daughter of a bourgeois business and hold her for ransom. Fantastic! All was going great, the balance between satire, action and silliness was handled imaginatively, but half way through the movie changes direction, and becomes increasingly less interesting. The planet where Mutant Action land to make their exchange is populated by a family of grotesques similar to one's in Philip Brophy's equally bizarre 'Body Melt', or like some of the stranger characters seen in the comics of Garth Ennis. Unfortunately for me the movie loses focus at this point, all the earlier potential for surreal social criticism is abandoned, and it becomes a standard b-grade sci fi action flick with only a few good bits. It's a shame to me that the movie didn't continue in the approach of its first half, because I think if it did it would be a classic piece of science fiction. As it is, with all its flaws, it's still better than 90% of American SF movies made in the last 15 years, and recommended viewing. Please track down 'The Day Of The Beast' though, it's sensational!

chriscdymond Do not be fooled into thinking that Accion Mutante is merely a darkly humorous schlock space-horror-action movie. It aggressively and successfully attacks 'decent' society, the media and the action movie genre itself in equal measures and still manages to be genuinely funny, shocking and surprising. Paul Verhoeven has been trying to make a film like this for years, but in my opinion has never got close.Mutante is pure Science Fiction (and I mean SF *not* Sci-Fi) - deadly anti-bourgeois social commentary wrapped in a delicious coating of blood, sugar and intergalactic terrorism.Nice one!