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Revenge Of The Zombies (1943)

John Carradine tries to create an army of voodoo zombies. With Mantan Moreland and Madame Sul-Te-Wan. 61min imdb

Movie 58min

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Recap:

So there is this man who goes to Florida because his sister has died, and he brings a friend (a cop) and his driver, a black stereotype comic relief. We soon find out that the sister has been poisoned with a zombie drug, and that’s not even the only fishy thing that’s going on.

So this one has John Carradine in it, but apart from that it’s pretty much the same as King Of The Zombies. Trouble is that Mantan Moreland this time is not zombiefied, which was the one thing that made the first movie worthwhile. I even file this one as horror, it’s not that it’s too eerie to be a comedy, but too unfunny.

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Shock Waves (1976)

Peter Cushing and John Carradine in a movie about underwater nazi zombies. 84min imdb

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Review:

John Carradine is the captain of a small very old ship with a crew of two and a four tourists on board. Eventually they are hit by a huge ghostship and find themselves stranded on a forgotten island with a hotel that has been abandoned by everybody but Peter Cushing. During World War 2 he had been in charge of a ship full of underwater nazi zombies, and when the war was lost he just sank the ship and retired to said hotel.

What’s not to like about those blonde underwater nazi zombies with their awesome dark goggles? Often it’s really badass when they come out of the water. And, well, that’s where it starts with what I don’t like about them: sometimes they just kneel in the shallow water until they stand up. I wonder why and that sometimes ruins my immersion. And wait until you find out how you can kill an underwater nazi zombie. Spoiler: it’s not about destroying their brain. And while we’re at it: yes, this is a zombie movie, but, no, this is by no means a gore movie. Every single kill is unbloody and some even happen off camera, which is a bit untypical for that kind of film.

Oh yes, this movie has it’s moments, and I sure like the extra twists they add towards the end just to make you feel a little extra miserable. And as I mentioned above, the zombies in many scenes are quite badass.

So all in all this is a very watchable movie. It’s not a masterpiece, it doesn’t keep some of its promises, but it’s very, very watchable.

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