tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post3156523047343669473..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Tombs of the Blind Dead (1971)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-31822178755426521912017-02-28T18:55:07.691-08:002017-02-28T18:55:07.691-08:00This movie's spectacular - nice reviewThis movie's spectacular - nice reviewRoderick Allmansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602761271741237589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-19618439233360437832010-12-06T12:58:27.840-08:002010-12-06T12:58:27.840-08:00Yeah, GHOST GALLEON and HORROR OF THE ZOMBIES are ...Yeah, GHOST GALLEON and HORROR OF THE ZOMBIES are the same movie. It's also called SHIP OF THE ZOMBIES if I remember right. The BU DVD thankfully has the full audio during the closing shot. All other VHS versions I'd seen of that one go silent during the very last scene. Just keep your expectations VERY, VERY LOW when you get around to GHOST GALLEON.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-60039170049646132592010-12-06T12:55:51.311-08:002010-12-06T12:55:51.311-08:00Wow, that sounds like that celebration they do in ...Wow, that sounds like that celebration they do in THE FOG, and the ghost ship...wow, too similar. I need to see these movies as soon as possible. <br /><br />Is HORROR OF THE ZOMBIES the one that is also called THE GHOST GALEON? I need to check that one out! Yeah, now that you mention it, it does sound pretty similar.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-61700176790453902602010-12-06T11:49:42.182-08:002010-12-06T11:49:42.182-08:00In RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD, a village celebrates ...In RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD, a village celebrates a centuries old centennial of the Templars destruction (100 years, 500 years, I forget). They show up to crash the party. At one point, the Templars even knock loudly on the door of potential victims.<br /><br />In HORROR OF THE ZOMBIES, the Templars travel around in a ghost ship enshrouded in a supernatural fog.<br /><br />Whether Carpenter saw the movies, or not, the similarities are to obvious to ignore, at least for me.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-54014492963864063692010-12-06T04:25:04.947-08:002010-12-06T04:25:04.947-08:00Thanks to everyone for commenting!
@Venom5: I un...Thanks to everyone for commenting! <br /><br />@Venom5: I understand wanting to get away, but damn, actually jumping from the train! <br /><br />That rape scene seems to come out of left field, but I guess it makes sense, since they guy is a criminal. <br /><br />So you think Carpenter borrowed from these movies for THE FOG?! Now Im really interested in checking out the rest of the movies! Cant wait to see the rest of them!<br /><br />@Mr.Fiedish: I did enjoy it, I hope the rest of the series continues in quality, though I've read they go down a bit as the series progresses. <br /><br />@Shaun: Agree about that atmosphere, I loved those scenes when the bells start to ring in the night, signalling the entrance of the Blind Dead...awesome sequences.<br /><br />@CarlManes: Really man? They reuse those sequence again and again? That kind of sucks!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-52963121468002893862010-12-05T07:04:38.884-08:002010-12-05T07:04:38.884-08:00The graveyard scene (infamous for being reused thr...The graveyard scene (infamous for being reused throughout the entire series) is one of my favorite moments in Horror, so rife with creepy atmosphere and sweet ass undead zombie mummy vampire horses!I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-8416554133570019972010-12-04T15:17:43.856-08:002010-12-04T15:17:43.856-08:00An excellent review Franco, and an excellent littl...An excellent review Franco, and an excellent little film. TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD has a genuine atmosphere of evil, the sexploitation elements and soft focus photography at times undermine the sense of dread, but this film figures prominently in any history of Spanish - the rest in the series are forgettable dross though.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-84650299827804793472010-12-04T04:17:49.711-08:002010-12-04T04:17:49.711-08:00I enjoyed these, especially the first and second b...I enjoyed these, especially the first and second but did't watch them until very late on, in fact i don't think I saw any of them until the late 90's.Dempsey Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03842133437455945602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-76787488820510372252010-12-03T20:17:11.496-08:002010-12-03T20:17:11.496-08:00pfff, I like this movie waaaay more than anyone sh...pfff, I like this movie waaaay more than anyone should. I think it's a perfect film.Mr. Fiendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400272984451242034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-59564283814973873102010-12-03T18:14:47.427-08:002010-12-03T18:14:47.427-08:00I first caught this one in the mid 80s on Elvira&#...I first caught this one in the mid 80s on Elvira's Movie Macabre. Great stuff. The scene of the blood spilling onto the little kids face at the end was shown on the TV showings, but cut from the VHS tape of all things.<br /><br />Some of the stupidity of the characters I could understand, though. Maria Perschy was into her male friend, so seeing him click with her tagalong female companion kind of pissed her off. I can somewhat understand why she would have jumped from the train. Her female friend liked women and apparently wanted to change her, so when she was attracting the charms of a guy she was interested in, it pissed her off enough to want to get away. <br /><br />The scene you mention showing the Templars sacrificing the girl in the flashback, they're actually cutting her with swords prior to sucking the blood from her body. You should check out the oddly edited English version (not the APE titled one) at some point, Fran, as they shuffled a lot of stuff around. TOMBS is one of my all time favorites. The two pics above the Ossorio posed photo are from the third and second films respectively, so that gives you a clue as to what to expect with those. Personally, the third film is awful save for a couple spots. <br /><br />Like some of his other movies, John Carpenter seems to have borrowed from Ossorio's second and third films for his THE FOG (1979).<br /><br />Also, Ossorio seems to have been fascinated with rape as there's a rape scene in the remainder of the movies, at least in the second and third films. I forget about the fourth one. I hope you have a good time with these, Fran, but the first two are definitely the best in my book. I REALLY want the score on CD. It's a crime it hasn't been released yet. It's perfect Halloween music!venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.com