newportbosco Review of Ibulong mo sa hangin

Ibulong mo sa hangin (1966)

Worth it, if you dig K Gordon Murray (spoilers)

[6/10 · 10 August 2006]

SPOILER ALERT! DETAILS ABOUT WHO WINS THE FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL! PLOT GIVE AWAYS! Okay, remember those Mexican monster films from the 60's K Gordon Murray imported? It's like those. The dialog is just as loopy and laugh out loud weird. The guys used radio announcers, I think, to over dub, I kept expecting them to say:"Your mileage may vary. See your Ford dealer for more details." The guy who gets turned into a vampire reminds me of Wayne Newton. The good guy who remains chaste has a look like Ritchie Valens. One of the girls could have been in The Shirelles. Mom, who causes all the trouble, is a work of art. She doesn't say a WORD..just screams while Dad bull-whips her. (No, I don't know WHY...) For some reason, Mom has turned into a vampire, Dad has kept her in a secret room the rest of the family has NEVER known about (how would you HIDE such a thing???), hasn't served her the stake, and ties her up so she can't eat the villagers. Now, stop right there. K. Gordon Murray (and his clones)are like blue cheese and Regis. You either dig it or you don't. If you can STAND this kind of plot, you're away at the races..otherwise,forget it now..because the WEIRD stuff is about to kick in. Mom puts the bite on Wayne Newton. I get the feeling the censors said they couldn't show a lot of BLOOD, but nothing stopped them from letting Wayne open up his mouth, tilt back his head and look TOTALLY TURNED ON..and THAT is so very, very, disturbing..creepier then the blood. Wayne nails Valens, Valens is brought back to life SIMPLY BY THE LOVE OF HIS GIRL..and starts to bedevil Wayne. As a reward for being good and faithful, Ritchie and his chick are united in heaven-by-the-beach at the end..See? See? It PAYS to be good, kids.. Eventually, it's the 'traditional burning of the house', with the villagers all out with flames and local icons and clergy in full regalia. The whole crowd looks good in color too..and you get a REACTION shot from a Catholic Icon..think about that... The package is hosted by Fred Olin Ray, it's widescreen, the color is off and it's scratched."Just the way you remember it." Fred says. The series has been discontinued, so the price is right. I picked mine up for something like 3 bucks.. Not as good as BRAINIAC, but better then the color ones Murray imported..