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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[–] 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I've been trying to watch it, but i can't find it anywhere

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 days ago

    I have my old DVD disc, but I torrented (then deleted) the new remaster a year ago just to check it out. It was a 2160p, 40 GiB file, and now I can't find anything even close to that, it's weird.

    As for streaming platforms, JustWatch could help: https://www.justwatch.com

    I can't recommend you buy it without seeing it first. It's a very idiosyncratic movie, you might hate it 😅

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    https://eggplant.place/movie/32vxFvleNoY4NR2CCyasn5

    Re the IA copies, if you don't speak Spanish, maybe you can download & combine with subs from OpenSubtitles.org.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    Welcome to the threadiverse!

    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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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    Whoa. Really dramatic looking frame. I found the trailer on youtube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_sOQnTw2K4E

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    😁 Glad you like it. It's a tense scene but also weirdly comedic, I'm not sure if the humor will translate, but I think this movie is a blast. Lots of other cool frames right there on the trailer too.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    The trailer looked very cinematic. And while I’ve never been to Spain, to my eyes, it seemed to pack some 90’s nostalgia. Looks like my library has it too

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