This is an iconic shot in Spanish genre cinema, but I don't see many Spanish movies here, so maybe it's rare enough for you guys.

The movie title translates to The Day of the Beast, great Christmas horror-comedy I do recommend. Keep in mind that it can get really dark and grim.

A huge Schweppes luminous ad on the top of a building, iconic in Madrid. Vertical, multicolor neon lines are crossed diagonally by the SCHWEPPES letters. Hanging from the first P, forming a chain and trying not to fall to the void, there are three silohuetted characters: a priest, a TV show host and a metalhead.
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[–] 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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Looks fun: added El día de la bestia to my wishlist.

The characters doing nighttime action in front of a neon Schweppes sign reminds me of Total Recall (1990), with people in the future on Mars doing nighttime action in front of a neon Peñafiel sign (Peñafiel a Mexican brand of mineral water & soft drinks owned for years by Cadbury-Schweppes).

Seeing the film again almost 30 years after my first watch (in London), the Peñafiel sign & the architecture around it made me realize "F**k me! I know where that is! That's Insurgentes metro station in Mexico City!!!"

Scene from Total Recall (1990) - two characters stand on street at night, in background a neon sign for Peñafiel water & soft drinks

https://www.archdaily.com/es/761612/cine-y-arquitectura-total-recall-1990

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

    Thanks! I hope you don't hate the movie 😆

    Wait, Total Recall was shot on Mexico?? It hasn't been that long since I saw it, but I never even questioned the locations. Good to know! But be mindful of the copy you choose, the remaster kills a lot of color variation from the movie. It's noticeable on every shot, but I took screenshots of this one that illustrates it very clearly:

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    The movie as I remember it, the palette is never dull

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    The 4K remaster, I understand the logic but I don't agree with it. It's like current editions want to make everything monochrome.

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