Reacting to SANTA SANGRE (1989) | Movie Reaction

[@winslow-eh5kv]

This is truly that very rare and exceptional kind of film that defies and transcends conventional genre classification. Horror, drama, comedy, love story, art, exploitation, .. . it's like this movie has elements of ALL of those yet it's NONE of them!

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

THIS flick is like some weird poem in cinematic form.

[@TheOtherOne111]

Wow. I never thought I'd see anyone react to this.

[@reservoirdude92]

You don't understand how surprised I was when I saw this thumbnail lol

[@clarencewalker3925]

Neither did I. It's a groovy way to start the New Year.

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

Yeah, not exactly one of your standard titles here for these reaction things. In fact, to date, there's ONE other person on YT who's done a reaction video to THIS flick.

[@RandySmith-e6s]

same here i recommend it to everyone it is one of my fav movies. seen it so many times i know it by heart.

[@EduardoreneCano]

Vi esta película durante la cuarentena y literalmente me salvo la vida , me sentía encerrado en mi pequeño cuarto pero cuando vi santa sangre algo se abrió en mi mente , sentí el universo

[@bernardoblanco4286]

i really didnt expect to see somebody ever reacting to this movie

[@jacobyoung729]

Could not believe the notification I was seeing that you were reacting to this. Probably my favorite movie of all time, and a fantastic reaction to go along with it. So glad you liked it. The "my hands" finale is so perfect.

[@jacobyoung729]

I would love for you to dive into David Lynch considering you liked this and his movies are almost as weird and wonderful.

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

THIS flick is like some weird poem in cinematic form.

[@Dunlop-hg2ql]

Well, I'm not sure about this girl's reaction (as I haven't fully watched all of it yet), but I do already love THIS FLICK. It's my favorite weird movie of all time. Dark and disturbing as it is, it nonetheless has a BIZARRE BEAUTY to it, which is what I particularly admire. It's not normal or common that you get THAT combination in a movie.

[@Gatopanzon_1976]

Welcome to the Jodoverse! there's movies, comics, books, music, poetry, and a long etc. These are the early movies, he recently made an autobiographic trilogy. He worked with the mime Marcel Marceau, he crated "trapped in a glass box" for him; also with comic artist Mœbius on the Incal graphic novel (Fifth Element movie copy a lot from it). He just turned 95 years old. Check Jodoworsky's DUNE documentary, seminal work and influence for many movies like Alien and Star Wars. His dune version included Pink Floyd, Dali, Orson Welles and many other icons.

[@reservoirdude92]

The Incal and Metabarons are absolutely jaw-dropping graphic novels. Jodo was and IS on another level, and he's making another film at 95 years old! The man is just as vibrant and energetic as ever ❤

[@STOCKHOLM07]

"When did weird become not the norm" might be the best Dawn quote ever.

[@opal817]

I beg you to watch his two latest (and probably last) films, The Dance of Reality and Endless Poetry. They're exactly in this style. You'll love them!

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Omg - really surprised to see anyone react to this, and happy you liked it!

[@WheelsonRails728]

A bit like Norman Bates in Psycho switching places with his dead mum?

[@konowd]

Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of Jodoworsky, a wonderfully insane director

[@reservoirdude92]

Honestly, Santa Sangre is the best possible starting point for a Jodorowsky virgin. El Topo or The Holy Mountain would have been TOO much for a beginner haha

[@only257]

@@reservoirdude92agreed 😊

[@crose7412]

@konowd Did he direct a film that begins inside a snow globe? I know I saw it once but can't remember what it was called.

[@louiscypher9558]

​@@reservoirdude92holy mountain was the movie that introduced me to jodorowsky.. I was unprepared and also stoned.. and now I own his collective works on DVD box set. Lol

[@EduardoreneCano]

I dont think so ​@@crose7412

[@strawdawgs78]

I'd also recommend El Topo and Holy Mountain. Everything will make sense once you've seen all three movies, I promise. 😊

[@clarencewalker3925]

I am impressed by anyone who watches this or any Jodorowsky film.

[@pauobunyon9791]

Santa sangre a true gem and one of a kind

[@edwardbevington9351]

Apparently this director nearly made a version of Dune. Theres a WILD documentary about it on youtube.

[@konowd]

Yes, it was going to be 13 hours long. Wonderful documentary about it

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Wow! What a surprise to see you react to this crazy film. Santa Sangre was my intro a long time ago to Jodorowsky's bizarre film world. And believe me they only get more strange after this one. I love this film so much I have a Santa Sangre tapestry hanging up over one of my windows.

[@reservoirdude92]

This was my intro to Jodorowsky as well! When I first started collecting Blu-Rays, this was one of the first blind purchases I made. I was an adventurous teenager, and as a budding cinephile, I knew based on what I read about it that it was right up my alley. I think initially I read a review that described it as "Psycho directed by Buñuel" and I have to say it was pretty accurate haha

[@rlytho2555]

What a nice surprise. I'm not a Jodorowsky devotee, but this definitely goes against the grain of acceptable, encouraged, promoted content. I'm convinced that most reaction channels are industry plants of some sort, designed to keep everybody watching the same Hollywood trash and not watching anything that challenges their conception of what a movie can be or say. With all the thousands of movies available online, why do all the reaction channels basically watch the IMDB top 250 movies of all time list over and over again? Because the people in the KZbin comments clearly like some variety, yet apparently their voters on Patreon only like Pixar, Marvel, Spielberg, James Cameron, Tarantino, Peter Jackson, the most OBVIOUS choices for fedora-tipping "Oh My God, I LOOOOOOOVE that movie!!" fanboys.

[@ultracuteful]

Yeah, unfortunately in the last 20 years the best 250 IMDb movies changed in a rotten way...

[@deviltrigger6512]

Oh my god, thank you for reacting to one of my favorite horror/latin american movies ever (maybe best movie ever indeed! 😅) I think it's just you and one other reactor who have watched this in all of youtube. Would definitely recommend Jodorowsky's other films like El Topo, The Holy Mountain (I go back and forth between this and Santa Sangre on what's Jodo's magnum opus), Dance of Reality, and Endless Poetry. And I'd be happy to recommend other terrific Mexican films if you want to explore more (there are a bunch of them that are criminally unwatched by reactors).

[@bigp3006]

So glad you covered this old jem. And thoroughly enjoyed your reaction.

[@mainmac]

I so love that you watched this, I'm really not into the gore or horror films and can totally relate to your knife comment. But this film is so unique & compelling, there's nothing gratuitous in it once you really understand the whole story. It's like a psychadelic Psycho, from the son's perspective with a happy ending.

[@donkfail1]

"Why is his chin so big?" You know what they say about men with big chins, Marie? They spend a fortune on razors...

[@STOCKHOLM07]

I was definitely not expecting Dawn to watch my favorite Jodorowsky movie.

[@helvete_ingres4717]

it's also jodorowsky's favourite of his own movies. not one of mine, I think none his since he stopped working with cinematographer Raphael Corkidi were on the level of el topo/holy mountain

[@davidmeir9348]

Just so you know, this is the most "mainstream" and least weird movie of Jodorowski. He's got two other movies who are even more bonkers than this: The surrealist western El Topo and the hard to describe The Holy Mountain. Both are a must watch but yeah, Jorodowski is truly a unique director.

[@michaelhoward6663]

Interesting PP. He's a very unusual filmmaker. Fenix was played by his son, Axel. Bet dinners were fun. I can just imagine old lady Dawn telling the other old lady on the bus about the melting peepee, and her saying, " I think this is my stop". If you got through this without your giant brain exploding, I think you're ok with weird movies. Jodorowsky has done weirder, but hey, let's all be weird together. On to the next one!

[@Bruce-Wayne79]

Great pick Dawn and a unique one too I rarely seen anyone on KZbin react to Jodorawski movies, this is like a Spanish version of Psycho, if you like his work I recommend El Topo, it’s a hard one to find, but it’s like a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western but on acid and actually filmed in Mexico instead of Europe. 🤠

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Ok, that's kind of nuts, because Alejandro Jodorowsky is very much a pioneer of all the "independent" filmmakers, apart from being a comic revolutionary, a poet and writer, actor and creator of a pseudo psychological therapy and some other things... Take in consideration that all of his movies are very symbolic, rooted in Freud and Jung, very unorthodox and poetic

[@reservoirdude92]

This was such an unexpected, exciting, and fantastic reaction. Jodorowsky is one of the last great cinematic artists, and this is a great entry point into his career! Life is way too short to watch the same old same old all the time, and through film you can reap so many beautiful rewards. Keep on discovering, Dawn, because there's a whole universe of cinema out there ❤

[@_____oo1159]

Almost best movie ever is right , most movies nowadays feel so sterile and unemotional that when you watch a film like Santa Sangre , you actually feel something . Rad reaction ! First time I see any type of reaction to Jodorowsky’s work .

[@johnboydTx]

Very Unique 👏👏👏 Symbolism was everything 🤔 Thank you great reaction ✌️😉❤️

[@TheReturnofNIlbog]

Ken Russell movies soon!

[@rickyd-lux9067]

If you're going to react to movies by this director, then "The Holy Mountain" is a must watch.

[@polyglot12]

Unusual pick! And it is an unusual but engrossing movie. A couple suggestions for offbeat films: 'Diva' or 'Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down'. And if you just want a movie for a good laugh, '10'.

[@reservoirdude92]

Early Almodóvar is WILD. And I've never expected anyone on a reaction channel to recommend a Beiniex film haha

[@polyglot12]

@@reservoirdude92 Diva is a great film. And it's in its own surreal world.

[@cbobwhite5768]

"I can't understand what I'm seeing". That may be a good thing. If you start understanding.............you may end up in a padded room.

[@darthmillennial2671]

Definitely watch El Topo and Holy Mountain

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@EllisThings]

Absolute mad shit. This was amazing. 🦢

[@Scary__fun]

I actually saw this in a matinee showing at a theater that had fewer than 10 people attending. I loved it, the imagery stays with you.

[@youellswinney1964]

Man, I'd damn near forgotten about this one. Saw it in the theater about ten years ago. Glad to see someone reacting to a Jodorowsky film for once.

[@douglasgray6637]

Unbelievable Dawn you are reacting to this film. I saw it at a Horror Film Festival a life time ago.

[@tinyderppotato5410]

woah.... santa sangre. not a movie I expected ANYONE to react to😂😂😂

[@Oiantaku]

Same lol

[@reservoirdude92]

People need to get out of their comfort zones once in a while, so this is a definitely a good thing!

[@chrisguevara]

Imho...best kiss in a movie.

[@mikecaetano]

Wow! I saw this in the theater with a couple of friends during its initial run. We goofed off for a week afterward doing the zombie walk and mumbling "Holy Blood". Jodoworsky films are like a fun intro to subliminal psychology. Put his films "El Topo" and "Holy Mountain" on your strange movies list because they top Santa Sangre on that score. John Lennon championed El Topo and turned it into one of the first "midnight movie" cult films in the early seventies.

[@joefrog91]

I rented this in college and my friends and I got drunk and watched it. We had a blast watching it.

[@blinify]

My hands My hands! 😂

[@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666]

Check out 2 of the Director's other movies: El Topo & The Holy Mountain

[@MaBer-67391]

I never heard of this movie before, but definitely don't need to look at it again.

[@reservoirdude92]

Life is too short to watch the same old shit all the time lol

[@tyrone7635]

Dawn: strangest movie ever(This -fight club -clerks and space odessy) That's my top 4 list 😂

[@mclx3]

You made perfect sense. But then again I am weird and crazy, myself… So you can make of that what you will

[@BM-hb2mr]

And just think the circus freak show is the way people act for real in real life nowadays because of social media n. Yes. S r e s but

[@Wreath83]

Awesome reaction!

[@rayname908]

My favorite Alejandro Joderowsky film was funded by The Beatles.... THE HOLY MOUNTAIN

[@popandroid]

if we're gonna start doing "weird movies no one's ever heard of" I have THAT LIST for you to ignore TOO haha...let's bring on Man Bites Dog, The Tin Drum, Birdman, Moon, The French Dispatch, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Burnt Offerings, Heaven Help Us, Victory...

[@argentokaos2629]

Fun fact: this is almost a *mall movie*--- compared to the movies Jodorowsky made in the *'70s.*

[@shoddyworkmanship4934]

If you like this you should give David Lynch a shot too.

[@glenndailey9801]

Nobody has to conform...unless one wants to be accepted

[@corvus4350]

I hope you watch some David Lynch in the future as well.

[@itsiwhatitsi]

I have the same John Wick Funko Pop lol 👍

[@BruceEllis-gd9tx]

I'm surprised you watched this film. It's my 17th favorite film of all time ~ Despair.

[@billbill1285]

Dad's being dads . Should be the rule not the exception

[@blaisebienvenue5117]

Great reaction.

[@zaftra]

wow, one of my favourite films, random. Paid over 20 quid for the dvd when you could only get it for around 40, only for it to come out on blu ray following week.

[@tarmaque]

I see why this is some people's favorite Jodorowski movie. I've dabbled in his movies before, but not in depth. Oddly, this one makes the most sense. If you like this kind of weirdness, look up _Greaser's Palace._ Written and directed by none other than Robert Downey _Senior._ That's right. Iron Man's dad was weird too.

[@pencilquest9409]

Wtf... haha! Weird pick, but I support it! Holy Mountain is my favourite Jodorowsky flick.

[@egapnala65]

Next stop Luis Bunuel: "L'age D'or" or "Phantom Of Liberty". Get to see where Monty Python came from.

[@lolmao500]

This is what happens when you take lots of drugs haha

[@only257]

Sweet love christmas horror movies😊

[@hollywoodoutsider]

One of the most bonkers movies you'll ever see.

[@klyph]

Now do The Holy Mountain 😊

[@drummy2112]

One question Miss Dawn...what the christ was that??!!

[@reservoirdude92]

Cinema, my friend.

[@jacobyoung729]

The finest cinema there ever was @@reservoirdude92

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

Pretentious boring Art house dribble

[@stupidsmart-phone6911]

Well, I don't think I can top anything weird as this. I can recommed boring weird, but not bloody weird. Maybe "Catch-22" (1970). I was on office watch in Afghanistan when someone walked in and asked what I watching. Just a war movie.

[@LordVolkov]

Some more weird movies for you Dawn - Meet The Hollowheads The Show 2021 Eraserhead Society

[@konowd]

John Lennon was a big Jodoworsky fan

[@viceversar-do1cn]

'loving the fake blood ha ha ha!" .. . Well hun, Aren't most movies fake blood? At least it's actual liquid, instead of fake looking digital.

[@Shocker74]

Next up, 1981's Possession. :)

[@MikeBarratt-lk3gt]

😂 That would be sick 👍

[@rabbitandcrow]

You are a movie reactor rock star

[@meowenstein]

Jodorowsky has made even weirder movies than this...

[@redswetter]

You should try "Tokyo Gore Police".

[@estoy1001]

Surely you should have started out with El Topo or Holy Mountain...

[@donkfail1]

Are you alright after this? Are you confused, amused, seduced and mentally bruised? Perhaps you should watch a couple of Jodorowsky's older ones; El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973) springs into mind. And now my mind is going...

[@STOCKHOLM07]

creepy looking armless child god is a good song title

[@LordVolkov]

Alejandro Jodorowsky is Chilean-French, not Mexican 😅 I hope you enjoyed this weird flick. Jodorowsky is a strange creator with a wild mind. After you see the 84 Dune, check out Jodorowsky's Dune to see what Alejandro would have done.

[@Acid-Fire]

Actually Jodorowsky’s parents are of Russian descent. They immigrated to Chilie. Jodorowsky lived in Mexico for decades where he made all his most classic and memorable films. And Jodorowsky now merely lives in Paris. He’s not ethnically French.

[@mijofeo]

Fando y Lis

[@STOCKHOLM07]

Eraserhead next, please.

[@barnabyfontana7528]

More like "saangreh" or something like that

[@cbobwhite5768]

That "big strong lady" was a guy.

[@1htsht4u]

fer rillz

[@user-lj9pb9io8n]

Nope this is where i bailout this is not my kinda movie it's to ridicules 🤷 .. I made it as far as the Elephant part.

[@FrankCraven-jk3sv]

You want to watch off the wall BS? Try Poor Things. That movie is so much praised. I thought it was crap.

[@dondevice8182]

Jodorowsky is not Mexican, y’ know!

[@Acid-Fire]

He lived in Mexico for decades and made all his most classic films there, including this one.

[@dondevice8182]

@@Acid-Fire and I met him in France where he lives in the Marais. still doesn’t make him Mexican or French though.

[@ericjanssen394]

Jodorowsky movies aren’t SUPPOSED to make any sense, and was why your Patreon poster was having his fun little prank, hehehehhh…. 🙄 Any reactor who takes request titles is sooner or later going to take the “troll” requests that want to see them squirm to extreme horror or weirdo art/cult, because at that age, it’s all about self-indulgent voyeurism rather than a friendly exchange of titles.

[@joe-buchberger]

I like your accent ,what is this,Scottish,Irish ? I have no clue

[@helvete_ingres4717]

clearly scottish

[@joe-buchberger]

thanks ​@@helvete_ingres4717

[@unkown34x33]

wtf is this movie??

[@glen1ster]

Again - -cool! (not the movie)

[@josecarbajal5710]

Do sum dmt with mih

[@mclx3]

Having trouble contacting you

[@williemoon7522]

you need to respond to posters once in a while .

[@bossfan49]

She doesn't reply to patrons either.

[@williemoon7522]

@@bossfan49 kind of drives me away .. i like the way she does things but she watches too much stuff i have no interest in ,, she wont take suggestions .

[@bossfan49]

@@williemoon7522 this was chosen by a patron. There will be another one next week i've never heard of...black and white. "The Last Remake of Beau Geste"

[@retromaven2159]

You guys have to realize that in addition to raising her kids she does all of her own editing (3 titles per week). She has explained she is trying out editors but hasn't found the right one yet, and I have been told by other reactors finding one that works for you can take 6 months sometimes. Dawn stated in a Live Feed that not having the time to respond to comments is her biggest lament right now and hopefully that will change in the near future. I, too, miss not having her reply to my messages but in the meantime there are other reactors I also follow and I can wait until her time frees up. Hope all of you do as well because she is in a class by herself on this platform...

[@bossfan49]

@@retromaven2159 Yeah, I realize that.

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

Oh wow...this will confuse the shit out of her. This is a surreal movie. Not all that horror. Unusual pick, not a really good one. There is more interesting horror movies out there.

[@philmakris8507]

Don't be fooled Dawn. This is just the 1989 version of weird for the sake of weird Gen Z shite.