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Let Sleeping Corpses Lie

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: TOTAL GORE HOUNDS MOVIE
Review: THIS FILM IS ONE OF THE CLASSICS IN SCHLOCK HORROR AND A MASTERPIECE THAT HAS NOT AGED IN OVER TWENTY YEARS IT IS DEFINITELY NOT FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK STOMACH AS NOTHING IS LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION ,ITS WIDESCREEN CONVERSION SHOULD MAKE IT EVEN MORE APPEALING.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Routine zombie film
Review: This film starts out okay but quickly turns boring as a drug investigation starts unfolding, it is not until half of the movie has already gone by, that the zombies finally appear, the result is a tedious film that is completely predictable with mediocre acting, a silly script and not very much to recommend it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie- A Very Good Zombie FIlm
Review: This gem of a horror film had may titles during it's release (DON'T OPEN THE WINDOW, THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE, among others). Jorge Grau created a zombie fim=lm in what could be seen as a NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD rip-off, but it has some memorable & equally horrific moments that the Romero film never had. While NOTLD was filmed in black & white, this film was made in color. The Romero film wasn't as graphic as LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE was. And the Grau film offers an explanation as to why the living dead was coming to life, while THE LIVING DEAD never truly explained why referring nebulously that a radio active satellite from outer space was responsible but never confirmed.

LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE was unique in a lot of ways. There were some unexplained sequences in the movie (the nude woman running across the street was one, the living dead dabbing other corpses with blood to bring them back to life was naother), but all in all the bloodletting, the violence, the gory scenes were amazingly filmed. The sound effects of the zombies were relly creepy & atmospheric. Ray Lovelock played a tragic hero as his leading lady, the very sexy Christine Galbo. Arthur Kennedy was a good antagonist to Lovelock's hero & got what he deserved in the end.

The VHS version also offers a short documentary by the director himself explaining how he made the movie. It also featured some theatrical trailers, radio spots, & various artwork regarding this film. Anchor Bay really did a great job restoring this movie including a lot of treats at the end of the film.

I strongly recommend LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE to all horror film fans.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: What's with the nude woman?
Review: This is a pretty good "living dead" movie--but nowhere near as good as the classic "Night of the Living Dead" as some people claim. I still have no idea what the nude woman is in the beginning of the movie for. It's definitely worth watching and owning if you collect horror movies. I didn't find this movie to be scary but it was entertaining.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: the sweeping tale of a man who loves to eat fried chicken!
Review: This is an amazing film! Its about a guy name Jeff Biscuits (played by the immortal Bruce Campbell of Bad Taste fame) who sets off one day for a bucket of his favorite fried chicken when he runs across a deadly plow on a farm that makes Spanish zombies rise from the dead and make funny breathing noises. He thinks they are trying to kill him but all they want is a bite of his tasty fried chicken! Hilarious!

The evil sheriff Hogginstein is a big greedy man and he will stop at nothing to get Jeff's bucket of fried chicken, but he ends up as the fried chicken as thousands of hospital patients chase after him asking for some fried chicken!

The dvd transfer is beautifully remastered and clean. Its amazing how clear the picture is, the sound is great too! The extras are awesome, there's a documentary on how the director overcame madness trying to get this film finished, he had to sell his house and kids but it all paid off by him having his name immortalized in a little plastic trophy in Mr.Roger's Neighborhood of Make Believe Fried Chicken. The scene of him holding up a chicken leg crying his soul out will bring strong emotions out of you.

Yes it weird, there is nothing else like it, if you're a fan of Barney's Christmas Special or Blue's Clues Holiday Bongo Fest WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, PICK IT UP TODAY!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Nice.
Review: This Italian-Spanish production isn't too bad. You may want to let these sleeping corpses lie if you're a casual horror fan, but it's required viewing for any hardcore zombie film fan. Most own it I'm sure. What we got is our two leading characters, a cute lady and very annoying guy she picks up(when she trashes his cycle). En route to her heroin addicted sister's house, they run into the antagonist(an agricultural machine that kills insects with ultra sonic radiation or some crap like that), then get caught up in the mystery of her brother in-law's murder. They dink around with this mystery for about 50 minutes(long after we've figured it all out), then, just as you're about to stop the film out of sheer boredom, our zombies finally decide to come out of hiding(that no-good ultrasonic radiation is doing it). These zombies are a bit smarter than the average zombie. Shooting them in the head don't do jack, but setting them on fire gets a nice response. For the last half hour our heroes run around trying to convince everyone what's going on as well as shut that stinking machine down. The final showdown is in the hospital. Zombies are running amuck, but for some reason, our unconvincible hardnosed detective doesn't see even one of them when he arrives at the hospital(zombies apparently don't show up on film either). All in all, not a bad movie when it gets rolling. It's not the best the genre has to offer by any means, but it was ahead of it's time. It uses the graphic zombie gore that Romero and Fulci would make popular four years later. Bon Appetit!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A different kind of zombie.....
Review: This movie gets four stars from me because of its utter strangeness, and because the lead protagonist sounds just like Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap. A device is employed to kill insect pests by means of ultrasonic radiation. This machine also, ostensibly by accident, turns infants into flesh-hungry little monsters, and resurrects the dead, the latter of which can in turn make more zombies. The zombies are fairly lethargic, if not uninspired, though they perk right up when it comes to eating guts. Anyway, the Nigel Tufnel sound-alike and his pretty, redheaded girlfriend take to the countryside, dodging both zombies and cops, trying to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, the undead contagion spreads rapidly---it seems that the zombies can only be destroyed by fire. Would I recommend this movie? Yes, as long as you're in for surreal entertainment. And, best of all, there are no "Gates of Hell" to be found anywhere.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Bright Zombie Flick
Review: To begin, this is one of the most interesting Zombie movies that I have ever seen. Of all the Zombie movies I have seen and own, this is really the only one that gives any explaination as to the existance of the Zombie, i.e, the farmer and his machine. I thought this was an excellent way to start the idea of the Zombie, instead of some Voodoo curse or like in the Romero films the Zombie just appears. Now in Night of the Living Dead, radiation was supposed to have caused the Zombie uprising however, in Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, there is a tangible element into the awakening of the undead. Not to mention that the picture quality is excellent and that it is bright. By that I mean that it isn't always shot in the shadows and at night with a bad camera. There are some night scenes that are shot very very well. So basically I thought that this film was excellent for a European Zombie flick. I enjoyed it and I believe that any Zombie fan will agree with me, and if you haven't yet seen this, I highly recommend viewing and purchasing this one!!


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