Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2017)
October 24, 2018 7:53 AM - Subscribe
A visually rich, gothic re-telling of an old Basque folk tale about a young girl caught in the middle of a battle between a blacksmith and the Devil. Available streaming in the original Basque or dubbed on Netflix.
TORTURED BY CHICKPEAS.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:53 PM on October 24, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:53 PM on October 24, 2018 [1 favorite]
Gah, this might be too scary for me, but I have to peek at it at least.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 6:02 PM on October 24, 2018
posted by Sheydem-tants at 6:02 PM on October 24, 2018
How great was it that the demon became a sympathetic, borderline likable character?
"Listen up, yokels! This girl here... she's uh, a saint, and she was too good for hell. So treat her right or I'll eat your damn thumbs while you sleep."
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:29 PM on October 24, 2018 [1 favorite]
"Listen up, yokels! This girl here... she's uh, a saint, and she was too good for hell. So treat her right or I'll eat your damn thumbs while you sleep."
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:29 PM on October 24, 2018 [1 favorite]
I really enjoyed this. Sheydem-tants, I didn't find it scary. They set you up for a horror film, but it's more a re-imagining of a fairytale. I enjoyed it a lot. The animation at the beginning is fantastic.
posted by miss-lapin at 8:59 PM on October 25, 2018
posted by miss-lapin at 8:59 PM on October 25, 2018
I was expecting some sort of trippy horror film but instead it veered into an absurdist parody of whatever doctrine it was drawing from.
(spoilers)
There was a sort of drag there when the villagers go after the girl where I was losing interest pretty quickly at the predictability of it but when she makes the 2nd deal I was hooked again.
Also, it wasn't until they defeated the biggest demon you've ever seen with chickpeas to get INTO hell that I fully accepted they weren't being serious about anything.
The poor demon. First he gets captured by a mere human, then the human and a little child torture it, then another demon shows up to inform him he's lost his job because he's, well, obviously pretty bad at it.
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posted by M Edward at 6:13 AM on October 28, 2018
(spoilers)
There was a sort of drag there when the villagers go after the girl where I was losing interest pretty quickly at the predictability of it but when she makes the 2nd deal I was hooked again.
Also, it wasn't until they defeated the biggest demon you've ever seen with chickpeas to get INTO hell that I fully accepted they weren't being serious about anything.
The poor demon. First he gets captured by a mere human, then the human and a little child torture it, then another demon shows up to inform him he's lost his job because he's, well, obviously pretty bad at it.
.
posted by M Edward at 6:13 AM on October 28, 2018
It went full absurd with the butt demon, but it was fun nonetheless. The little girl did a great job. I was a bit confused by the souls screaming "I'm garbage, let me in!". And a bit bummed that she didn't actually get to see her mother.
posted by Brocktoon at 12:59 AM on January 27, 2019
posted by Brocktoon at 12:59 AM on January 27, 2019
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posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:54 AM on October 24, 2018 [6 favorites]