Tombs of the Blind Dead
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Movie Reviews of Tombs of the Blind Dead
Movie Review: VERY VERY GOOD
Summary: 5 Stars
SO I LIKE SO MUCH THIS MOVIE IT IS REALLY UNRATED YOU CAN SEE THE RAPE THE BLOOD EVERYTHING THAT WE COULDN T SEE BEFORE SO FOR THE YEAR 1971 I THINK IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THIS PERIODMovie Review: Good for the Times
Summary: 4 Stars
The movie is a good movie for the time it was filmed in the late 70's, yet still has so much untouched potential which was not tapped. The story of a Templar Knights sect which strayed form their Christian belifes and paid the ultimate price with a grousome twist, thus explains the title. The Templar Zombies are awesome for the time, creepy, slow moving and very deliberate, however, a big flaw is the horses they ride, the horse is covered with a creepy tarp and that is all, no attempt was made to make the horses look more zombie/creepy like. The acting will not win any awards, but they do keep you entertained, especially in the original Spanish version. The setting of the ruins is a great locale to film the movie, it gives an auora of inpending doom. The transfer to DVD is not re-mastered and you will see the imperfections of the film, but does not distract from the action. All in All a good movie, but not one that will scare your socks off.Movie Review: Sleezy low budget fun with creepy zombies and screaming babes
Summary: 3 Stars
"Tombs of the Blind Dead" aka "Night of the Blind Terror" is a lengthy uneven mix of European exploitation and well executed gothic horror. Despite riffing on Hitchock's amatuer detective formula, the script boils down to attractive women and sleezy men doing stupid things and getting killed. The film's modest attempts at character development look and feel like a campy 70s Soap Opera, especially the patience testing first act. And while director Amando de Ossorio may let the slow parts drag and drag, the film's three major horror sequences are masterfully staged.
Anton Garcia Abril's unsettling score of monk chants sets the mood effectively while the authentic runied castle the movie revolves around is a geniuenly creepy location. Draped in heavy cloaks and always silent, the skeletal Templar Knights are truly frightening as they relentlessly stalk their victims through claustophobic ruins or chase them through the countryside on horseback in slow motion. Ossorio keeps the gore limited to modest blood letting but curiously doesn't shun away from erotic violence and rape. With such a strange combination of atmosphere and exploitation there is definetly something for everyone, however,it may also leave viewers conflicted.
-Dan S. of dangerdiablogik
Movie Review: One of the Best Horror Films You've Never Seen
Summary: 3 Stars
In 1971 Eurohorror auteur Amando di Ossario gave the horror world one of its most stunning creations, the faceless zombie Knight's Templars who hunted by sound alone. All in all, the film is much better than I imagined it would be. The Knights have a truly unique look (that would be replicated by Peter Jackson 30 years later for the Lord of the Rings trilogy).
The plot is a little lacking. After her boyfriend shows interest in another woman on a train in the Spanish countryside, Virginia jumps off a moving train and winds up at the Berzano Monastary home of the Templar Knights. There she is hunted and killed. After some exposition her friends learn the horrible secret of the Templars.
There is not much more to the story than this but the special effects of the Knights on their horses in slow motion is worth the price of admission. I saw the original Spanish print which clocks in at 97 minutes. The Blue Undeground disc also includes the truncated English version and a trailer. The print quality is pristine considering the age and low budget nature of the source print.
Well worth a rental.
Movie Review: Awakening The Dead
Summary: 3 Stars
`Tombs of the Blind Dead', released in '71 was the first of writer/director Amando de Ossorio's four cult films affectionately known by its fans as `the Blind Dead'. Who will ever forget that deep, unnerving chant-like moan resonating within the ancient castle walls that precedes the appearance a the long dead group of notorious 13th century Templar Knights.
Yes the production values are poor, the special effects weak and the dialogue bordering on laughable. Yet with all the negatives there is still something inordinately eerie that takes place when that moaning sound begins and the slow-motion, dirt incrusted corpses appear. It definitely creates an atmosphere not soon forgotten.
If you're a fan of low budget Euro-Horror enjoy!
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