Movie Reviews for City Of The Dead

City Of The Dead

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Movie Reviews of City Of The Dead

Movie Review: Still a spooky movie
Summary: 4 Stars

I saw this film when I was kid and I was scared;I saw it again and it is still scary and I am in my mid 40's. The acting and the scenes are good and spooky,it is not gory like today's horror movies. When the victim is being killed,you do not see the actual killing you use your imagination to fill in the rest of scene. If this movie were made today the studios would use special effects and gore.

Movie Review: Much Improved Video Quality
Summary: 4 Stars

This review is for the VCI release. I've seen the Elite Entertainment copy which was a rough unrestored viewing. VCI has done a NICE JOB with the picture and sound quality of this film. VCI is the definite one that you should purchase.

Movie Review: 3.5 for the movie, but 5 stars for interview w/Christopher Lee
Summary: 3 Stars

I hadn't seen City of the Dead, aka Horror Hotel, since I was about 10 years old and it scared me then. I wanted to see if it had the same effect on me now as an adult, which it doesn't, but that's not to say it's not a genuinely eerie movie at times, with some very effective moments of creepiness.

The real treat of this DVD, though, is a lengthy 2001 interview with Christopher Lee which is a part of the special features. Mr. Lee is SO funny, so charming, and has such intelligent things to say about his career; about actors today; the state of the British film industry and about the British media. He is so personable it's like having him sit in your living room talking with you. I laughed out loud several times at his comments, he is just fabulous! I enjoyed the movie, but I really think this DVD is worth getting just for this interview alone, and particularly if you're a fan of Christopher Lee.

Movie Review: City of the squashed
Summary: 3 Stars

I've tried this DVD on a couple of players with a standard 4:3 TV screen and in both cases the aspect ratio went awry; the whole picture seems to have been flattened out to fill the screen leaving the cast members looking as if they've come back from a few months on a really gruelling health farm. Very disappointing - did the makers do something wierd with the anamorphic stuff because all the other anamorphic DVDs I have display correctly (letterboxed) on a standard TV.