5/10
Terror parody including lots of jokes , songs , musical numbers , entertainment and amusement
8 July 2016
The picture contains an unstopped string of gags each thirty seconds and silly sketches from the start to the ending with some lively touches . Fun , hilarious and surrealist comedy by the famous and popular Spanish duo , Chiquito De La Calzada and Bigote Arrocet . Rightly enjoyable but middling and fun-filled , milestone comedy which neatly combines humor , mirth , entertaining events and mayhem . It deals with the two sympathetic as well as botcher drifters (Chiquito De La Calzada , Bigote Arrocet) . After their adventures in the Western parody ¨Aquí Llega Condemor (El Pecador De la Pradera)¨ (1996), Condemor and Lucas take a ship to Europe , but it sinks , and they are shipwrecked . They save themselves from being drowned by climbing on a coffin . Floating on it , they arrive on the shore . There a bunch of creepy , eerie roles lead them a castle where mistake Condemor for Count Drácula and Lucas as his servant , whose arrival the spooky group have been expecting for 200 years . The ghostly castle residents (Nadiuska , Javivi) want to marry Condemor/Bracula a gorgeous maid (Carla Hidalgo) . But then , it appears the true Count Drácula (Héctor Cantolla) and he seeks revenge . Condemor/Bracula and Lúcas flee but are relentlessly pursued by Count Drácula .

This is a slightly funny film with entertaining as well as bewildering events , giggles , craziness , twists and lots and fun . This bemusing movie is packed with crazy humor , tongue-in-cheek , slapdash and slapstick , a steady stream of gags , lively situations abound , sheer belly laughs , too much fun and to be perfect for the kiddies and adolescents . The film moves in fits and starts most of which would be desirable , with some moments frankly hilarious and others ridiculous and embarrassing . Humor is sometimes cheesy and gross-out with some embarrassing and picaresque situations . As the silly vicissitudes of the starring are so repetitive and the most part results to be rich in absurdities and implausibilities . ¨Brácula. Condemor II¨ (1997) follows the wake from classic parody or spoof films , such as ¨The Fearless Vampire Killers¨ (1967) by Roman Polanski , or ¨Dracula: Dead and Loving It¨ (1995) by Mel Brooks or ¨Love at First Bite¨ (1979) by Stan Dragoti , taking parts here and there . Filmmaker Alvaro Saenz Heredia often uses disconcerting and surrealist situations to give us a passable movie plenty of funny happenings , absurd incidents and many other things ; and that , at least , kept me entertained for the almost half an hour of duration . The comedy and humor are interminable for that reason the viewers will laugh uncontrollably with the habitual quirky and lunatic characters . Amusing screenplay by Andrés Sáenz de Heredia and the same filmmaker Alvarez Saenz De Heredia , he usually writes his films . Duo protagonist is fun : Chiquito De La Calzada and Bigote Arrocet , both of them get likable performances , though they give exaggerated interpretations . Famous humorist in Spain Chiquito appeared by first time in the TV show ¨Genio y Figura¨ (1994), a contest with a brand new stand up comedians where he excelled by his particular and special sense of humor. His way to tell a joke caused a quick fame along the country due to words and expressions what eventually were turned in language of popular culture, being one of the most famous and dearest humorists in the 90's in Spain. After the cancellation of the TV-show he continued appearing in different movies and other TV shows throughout the years, using the same style in his performances. Chiquito De La Calzada steals the show with his known sentences ¨Hasta Luego Lucas¨, ¨Te Das Cuen¨, among others . In the early years of this TV appearances he was easily recognizable by his costume: black pants with black shoes, and all kinds of full-color patterned shits or graphic tees. Subsequently he changed it to a more elegant suit and tie. Well-known in Spain by his personal style telling jokes. His trademarks are continuous walking side-to-side along the floor, a mix between talk, dance and flamenco songs , and his own and rich universe of words and expressions created by him . Support cast is pretty well , including familiar faces , such as : Javivi , Aramis , Carla Hidalgo and Nadiuska , a known ¨Destape¨ actress of the 70s and 80s .

The motion picture was regularly directed by Álvaro Sáenz De Heredia and it achieved success at Spanish box office but inferior to original ¨Aquí Llega Condemor ¨ (1996) . Heredia directed various vehicles for popular comedians as Chiquito De La Calzada , Bigote Arrocet : ¨Condemor¨ , followed by ¨Bracula¨, ¨Papa Piquillo¨ ; Emilio Aragon : ¨Policia¨ , ¨Freddy , El Crupier¨ ; Andres Pajares : ¨Hoz Y El Martínez¨ ; Javier Gurruchaga : ¨R2 Caso Cadaver Sin Cabeza¨ ; and Martes Y Trece : ¨Aqui Huele a Muerto¨ , ¨El Robo De La Joyoya¨ . Alvaro is an specialist on comedies , as he has proved in : 2010 Venganza Ira Vamp , 2005 R2 Caso Cadaver Sin Cabeza , 2002 Esta Noche no , 2001 Corazón De Bombón , 1998 Pápa Piquillo , 1997 Brácula Condemor II , 1996 Aquí Llega Condemor, El Pecador De Pradera , 1994 Una Chica Entre Un Millón , 1992 Chechu y Familia . This raucous terror spoof is a Chiquito De La Calzada vehicle , if you like his crazy, maniac performances , you'll enjoy this one
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