Pretty decent underwater nazi-zombies flick starring John Carradine and Peter Cushing. Carradine really only appears for the first third or so of the film and I always end up staring at his creepy arthritis-riddled hands whenever he's onscreen. Cushing pops up later on with a German accent and looks very thin and skeleton-esque.
The main drawback this film has is that it's rated PG and the fascist zombies prefer drowning and/or choking their victims to death instead of the more popular gut-munching which makes this flick totally gore-less so don't bother with it if that's all you're looking for. The other minor quibble I have with the plot is how the first thing they do is show us the sole-survivor of the zombie attack so we know how it's all going to end up right from the opening. Talk about destroying any sense of suspense. Besides these things though I think the movie is off-kilter and different enough to at least give it a look if you're a horror fan.
I always assumed, due to Cushing's involvement, that this was a British film but apparently it was filmed in Florida. The director Ken Wiederhorn went on to do KING FRAT which is probably the stupidest ANIMAL HOUSE rip-off movie ever made so that's something to be proud of.
One of the working titles of this was DEATH CORPS but I guess since a poster exists it mighta been released as that also:
A personal favorite of mine. Nazi zombies, John Carradine and Peter Cushing save this movie from obscurity. Overall, not a great film but still fun.
ReplyDeleteGood point. It probably would be pretty forgettable without those two.
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