Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
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Movie Reviews of Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
Movie Review: mostly eerie, a bit inept
Summary: 3 Stars
This film has a lot going for it, a thoroughly downbeat mood, lush but not overly-pretty cinematography, an outstanding use of sound for suspense, and some stunning and truly creepy sequences. All of these have aged well for this viewer and zombie fan. The lack of any depth of emotional involvement and the police-versus-youth schtick hasn't, and comes across as heavy-handed, even for its time. Overall, though, it's worth watching and wading through the padding and sequences of cars driving through the foggy countryside. The first appearance of a zombie, heralded first by sound and empty spaces (and in broad daylight) is classic, even if it feels more derivative than homage to a similar scene in the influencial NIGHT OF THE LVING DEAD. The gore, while mostly of the "far too loose parts stuffed into a hollowed torso" variety, is effective as well. The flashbulb sequence is delightfully classic Euro-horror as well. Also, bonus points for the great intro by the director.Movie Review: Above average zombie flick
Summary: 3 Stars
(aka The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue)
Above average zombie flick with heavy doses of gut-eating, brain-snacking, heart-chomping gore (in the second half), also characterized by an eerie soundtrack and decent voice-dubbing (it's a Euro-blend production). The zombie makeup is mediocre, but the zombies themselves are pretty creepy - relentless and shambling at times, but quick during certain moments. The story takes place against a back-drop of early-70s counterculture and the very early environmental movement, with blithely ignorant science acting as the unwitting impetus behind the ensuing horror. I liked this movie much more than other Euro-zombie flicks I've seen. In the interest of full disclosure, I suppose I should say that I think most of the latter which other people tend to like, I myself think are overrated. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, however, is fun.
Movie Review: All hype with no payoff!
Summary: 1 Stars
For many years now, I've heard nothing but excellent things about Let Sleeping Corpses Lie. Zombie fans have called it one of the scariest genre movies and always mention how underrated it is. So I finally picked it up thinking, wow, how did this movie slip under my radar for so long? I mean, I'm a huge horror fan and have only heard extreme praise for this movie.
That being said...this movie is terrible. There was not one redeeming thing about it. For a zombie flick, it had only a couple of zombies. The gore (if you can call it that) was sub-par and the story was completely rediculous. I would not recommend buying this movie unless you are a glutton for punishment. It's not even so bad it's good. It's just bad. The pace is as slow is it possibly can be without letting the viewer slip into a vegatative state.
If you are a zombie collector, watch it before buying it. You probably know by now that zombie movies can be real dummpers.