{"id":464,"date":"2009-04-15T12:13:44","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T18:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=464"},"modified":"2009-04-22T12:52:45","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T18:52:45","slug":"mil-mascaras-vs-the-aztec-mummy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=464","title":{"rendered":"MIL MASCARAS VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY: Monsters in Margaritaville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-465\" title=\"milenterstomb_640_jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/milenterstomb_640_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"milenterstomb_640_jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><em>&#8220;These are not my pajamas&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-475\" title=\"momiasg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/momiasg.jpg\" alt=\"momiasg\" width=\"290\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/momiasg.jpg 290w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/momiasg-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As impressive as Mickey Rourke was in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1125849\/\"><em>The Wrestler<\/em><\/a>, the true macho mangler comeback story of late is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mil_M\u00e1scaras\">Mil Mascaras<\/a>. The 60something Mexican icon gained international fame for his innovative wrestling techniques and flamboyant costumes in the ring, as well as for his colorful action film roles, including classics like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0208306\/\"><em>Las Momias de Guanajuato <\/em><\/a>(1972) with fellow lucha legends<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo\"> El Santo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_Demon\">Blue Demon<\/a>, and the masked mashup<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0261597\/\">Los Campeones Justicieros<\/a><\/em> (1971), featuring a veritable Justice League of Mexico. Directors Jeff Burr and Chip Gubera (the latter also made the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monogramreleasing.com\/\">Monogram<\/a> release <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0426577\/\"><em>Song of the Dead<\/em>)<\/a> and writer Jeffrey Uhlmann (interviewed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=446\">here<\/a>) have created the ultimate lucha film, re-animating a classic genre and reviving the film career of the Man of a Million Masks (the alternate title of the film is indeed <em>Mil Mascaras: Resurrection<\/em>). In addition to Mil, there are cameos by younger luchadores carrying the torches of their elders, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elhijodelsanto.com.mx\/\">El Hijo del Santo<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluedemonjr.com\/inicio.html\">Blue Demon Jr.<\/a>, Huracan Ramirez Jr., Neutron, Dos Caras, Argozan, La Torcha, and an American wrestling star, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harleyrace.com\/\">Harley Race<\/a>.\u00a0 The film also features the return of another Mexican fantasy film staple, the Aztec Mummy, as well as zombies, vampire women, and even a robot. If you dig this kind of thing, then this movie is your definitely your kind of thing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-466\" title=\"mummyintomb_640_jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/mummyintomb_640_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"mummyintomb_640_jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" \/>The story contains many familiar elements from the classic period of lucha films (roughly the mid-50s to the late 70s) but it is definitely a contemporary product. The Aztec Mummy in this updated version is more like a Marvel Comics\/James Bond supervillain than the shambling creature from the original Aztec Mummy series of the 50s and 60s (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Robot_vs._The_Aztec_Mummy\"><em>Robot vs the Aztec Mummy<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0058304\/\"><em>Wrestling Women vs the Aztec Mummy<\/em><\/a>, etc.) The atmosphere faithfully echoes the original lucha\/monster films, but with a modern twist. The filmmakers avoid adding any gratuitous grindhouse elements to spice it up &#8211; there is no nudity and the violence is minimal. However, the film is non-stop action from first bell to final pin.There is also humor (Mil&#8217;s fiance telling him, &#8220;I feel like I just don&#8217;t know you!&#8221; while he dines with her in a nice restaurant, wearing his suit and mask); but you&#8217;ll find no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mst3kinfo.com\/\">MST3K<\/a> type derision here. This is a sincere continuation of a cherished cinematic tradition, not a tongue in cheek parody, and it is also the first lucha film made in America. How&#8217;s that for improving border relations?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-468\" title=\"luchadorcharge_640_jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/luchadorcharge_640_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"luchadorcharge_640_jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MIL MASCARAS VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY<\/strong> charges into select US theaters April 24, courtesy of Monogram Releasing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-467\" title=\"dancinggirl_640_jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dancinggirl_640_jpg.jpg\" alt=\"dancinggirl_640_jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"616\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nova at Hartford<br \/>\nHartford Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>Noa At Moline<br \/>\nMoline Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Nova Georgia<br \/>\n340 Tanger Drive<br \/>\nCommerce, Georgia 30529<\/p>\n<p>Studio 10 Cinemas<br \/>\n1624 E. State Highway 44<br \/>\nShelbyville, Indiana 46176<br \/>\nMovieline: 398-FLIX(3549)<\/p>\n<p>Georgetown 14 Cinemas<br \/>\n3898 Lafayette Road<br \/>\nIndianapolis, Indiana 46254<br \/>\nphone: (317) 291-3456<\/p>\n<p>Nova 10<br \/>\n4353 Merle Hay Road<br \/>\nDes Moines, Iowa 50310<\/p>\n<p>Theatres of Georgetown<br \/>\n401 Outlet Center Drive<br \/>\nGeorgetown, Kentucky 40324<\/p>\n<p>Branson Meadows Theatres<br \/>\n4740 Gretna Road<br \/>\nBranson, Missouri 65616<br \/>\nBranson Meadows Outlet Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 417-332-0464<br \/>\nMovie Hotline: 417-332-2884<\/p>\n<p>The Amp Oxford Mississippi<br \/>\n206 Commonwealth Boulevard<br \/>\nOxford, Mississippi 38655<br \/>\nMovie Hotline: 662-236-4080<\/p>\n<p>Portsmouth Cinemas<br \/>\n1623 Chillicothe Street<br \/>\nPortsmouth, Ohio 45662<br \/>\nMovieline: 355-FILM(3456)<\/p>\n<p>Lake Geneva 4<br \/>\n244 Broad Street<br \/>\nLake Geneva, Wisconsin 53147<\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;These are not my pajamas&#8221; As impressive as Mickey Rourke was in The Wrestler, the true macho mangler comeback story of late is Mil Mascaras. The 60something Mexican icon gained international fame for his innovative wrestling techniques and flamboyant costumes in the ring, as well as for his colorful action film roles, including classics like&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","mf2_syndication":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,8],"tags":[48,46,45],"class_list":["post-464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b-movie-news","category-the-latest-if-not-the-greatest","category-news-from-the-front","tag-aztec-mummy","tag-lucha-libre","tag-mil-mascaras","wpcat-1-id","wpcat-4-id","wpcat-8-id"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"gridflex-1422w-autoh-image":false,"gridflex-1074w-autoh-image":false,"gridflex-360w-300h-image":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin1","author_link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"&#8220;These are not my pajamas&#8221; As impressive as Mickey Rourke was in The Wrestler, the true macho mangler comeback story of late is Mil Mascaras. 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