Kiss Me Monster

Starring:Bernabe Barta Barri, Ana Casares, Dorit Dom, Adrian Hoven, Chris Howland, Michel Lemoine, Carlos Mendy, Gregorio de Mora, Manolo Otero, NÃ©lida Quiroga, MarÃa Antonia Redondo, Marta Reves, Janine Reynaud, Caroline RiviÃ¨re, Manuel Velasco, Rosanna Yanni, Fernando de Rojas (II)
Studio: Anchor Bay
Product Type: DVD

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It's hard to tell whether Spanish exploitation legend Jess Franco actually planned to make a surreal spy movie, but Kiss Me Monster (originally titled Besame Monstrou) plays like a psychedelic parody of secret-agent thrillers and Hitchcock mysteries. A pair of stripteasing artist roommates, who bunk in a groovy little bungalow practically lost in deep shag carpets, turn freelance detectives when they stumble upon a secret message hidden in the strains of a song. Before you know it they've tracked the source to a Caribbean island where an ancient castle hides a mad scientist experimenting on (usually naked female) captives in his bid to create a strain of supermen. It's almost impossible to follow this incoherent mix of horror, sexploitation, and science fiction-a-go-go, but the absurdist dialogue (seemingly translated by someone who speaks English as a third or fourth language) and simply ridiculous situations are only enhanced by the overripe acting and clumsy dubbing. Flashy editing, garish sets, a terrific score that runs the gamut from lounge to big band to Latin to rock instrumentals, and enthusiastically awful performances by Janine Reynaud and Rossana Yanni help raise this entertaining mess to the level of guilty pleasure. Also stars German romance idol Adrian Hoven, who coproduced the film. Reynaud also appears in Franco's equally surreal but altogether more serious Succubus. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Inferior sequal to "Two Undercover Angels".......2002-04-17

I truly wish I could have rated this one higher, because after all, it's Jess Franco, one of my favorite directors. However, I must call a spade a spade: this film, a sequal to "Two Undercover Angels" (see my review), never truly sparks. A viewing of "Angels" is essential before digging into this one, and even then "Kiss Me Monster" so full of campy in-jokes that one quickly gets exasperated. Here, our two beloved "Red Lips" chicks travel to the tropics for an "adventure" (I use the term loosely). I caught myself glancing at the DVD timer to see how much time was left--and it's a short flick! As a Franco completist, I own it, but I cannot in good conscience recommend it to the public at large.

Kiss Me Monster.......2002-01-20

This movie is so bad it is great fun to watch, IF you enjoy watching bad movies.

A Great B Flick.......2000-08-30

I recently became a big fan of Jess (Jesus) Franco. This has to be his funniest movie. I have to admit though, I not sure what was meant to funny and what wasn't. The cheap production, the bad dubbing, and the over the top story, make this one very enjoyable movie. If Mike and the bots ever do another MST3K film, this is the movie they should be forced to watch. I would highly recommend this to any fan of B movies.

Franco a go-go.......2000-02-13

More from Franco's Red Lips duo (see also "Sadisterotica") this a fast, furious and ridiculous romp through comic book colours, eccentric stock characters and a plot so simple it becomes almost incomprehensible. Franco himself cameos as a seedy contact who meets an untimely end in service of the plot. Not one of Jesus's more profound efforts to be sure but from the opening car chase (which runs under the credits and has nothing to do with the plot) to the finale, by way of badly dubbed songs to act as clues and show stopping night club scenes this is a joy. Franco obviously had a lot of fun with this one and it seeps out of the film and infects the viewer. A good introduction to the world of Jesus Franco for the uninitiated this is well worth the purchase price. Check out the opening credits and the (unmotivated) use of the "Blow Up" logo, which dances along in time with the jazzy score to see why franco is such a one-off.

Weather dancing, singing, or killing, these women look good........1999-08-09

Kiss me monster starts out fast. There are two sexy nightclub-singing detectives. They seduce and kill. Sometimes they just cripple. Jess Franco directed. He's made some strange and very sleasy films over a long career: Sadisterotica (with the same cast), Faceless, The Awful Dr. Orloff, The Diabolical Dr. Z, Night of the Blood Monster, And other films under false names. There is a mystery to be solved and lots of fast paced dialogue. It's confusing from the start, super stylish, and the girls are smart and sexy. The first time I saw it I was very confused, the second time I got it. It's like a European Russ Meyer movie without the pnumatic aspect.

Red Lips Double Featute: Two Undercover Angels / Kiss Me Monster

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Red Lips Double Featute: Two Undercover Angels / Kiss Me Monster
Starring: Janine Reynaud , Rosanna Yanni , Adrian Hoven , Chris Howland , and Michel Lemoine
Director: Jesus Franco
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000G1QU84
Release Date: 2006-07-25

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Blue Underground proudly presents these psychedelic spy spoofs featuring the bold and beautiful detective duo The Red Lips! In TWO UNDERCOVER ANGELS, the sultry super-sleuths stumble upon a slew of murdered models, actresses and exotic dancers - all of whom appear in the work of a perverted pop artist. If he and his shaggy henchman are turning buxom beauties into art brut, can The Red Lips stop him before one of them becomes his next objet d'art? Then KISS ME, MONSTER finds the girls moonlighting on a striptease world tour - but no sooner do they hit the stage than the girls are up to their pasties in stiffs, Satanists and Sapphic sadists, all after a secret formula for human clones! But if The Red Lips can get to it first, will they still be able to survive the dangers lurking around every corner?

Director Jess Franco (SADOMANIA, 99 WOMEN) combines hedonistic fantasy with subversive wit in these sizzling thrillers showcasing the cheesecake charms of Janine Reynaud (SUCCUBUS) and Rosanna Yanni (COUNT DRACULA'S GREAT LOVE). Both films have been remastered from original vault elements and include all-new interviews with the infamous Jess Franco!

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