The Plague of the Zombies Reviews

Strange But True

One of the greatest films of all time also serves to accurately document modern life in Cornwall. Superstitious, bumpkins nervous of outsiders remind me of time I spent there on holiday. While Sir James Forbes is probably one of the greatest heroes in fiction. Inspired.

Classic Hammer Horror

Does just what the heading says! This is a classic of its time. What good horror movies should be like. I can remember staying up to watch this when the Hammer season was on a Friday night (many moons ago) and being enthralled by its atmosphere. The Cornish village setting is always a plus and as a previous reviewer stated, the folklore of the region is abundant with these tales. It brings back memories of when horror films didn't have to be ultra-gory, just enjoyable. In todays world, a bit of tongue in cheek filming does not hurt. It probably won't appeal to everyone of this category but it did to me. Well worth watching if only for the scenery.

Enjoyable

An old film but British & worth the rental price.

Classic Hammer

What a great film. A nice change from the Dracula films made by Hammer, the blood may be obvious red paint and the gore may be all plastic but these films are superb and will never be forgotten. A great film for any Hammer fan!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Some good touches but more for genre fans

Mixed zombie film that I found to be more notable for its influence than as a piece of work on its own. Described in one review I'd read as a savage indictment of the British class system, I think that's stretching it a bit, although the placing of the story in Cornwall is convincing and works well. Outside of the plot the direction was creepy and the ritual scenes looked brilliant and looked like they were a strong influence on Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom.

Customer Review

it wasn't bad at all. The plot is kind of classic but never dull and the actors play their part imaginatively. The special effects are crap but who cares, you don't watch Hammer films for the special effects, I find it even amusing to see fluo red beetroot juice jelly blood. The quality of the DVD is impeccable. Not many "special features" but I've got a life and I'm not geek enough to care.

What I liked most was the camera, always after some witty angles. This gives a nice touch to some scenes otherwise too cliche to be really exciting.

My main regret is that there isn't any "message" to this zombie film. There is normally always some cheap philosophy (sort of) in a zombie film, some world vision, social in particular. Take Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days or even so-called parodies Return of the Living Dead or Shaun of the Dead, what's funky in zombie films is not the dead, but how the living react to the situation, how the social links dissolve to give way to how the author views human interaction within society. Respectively if you take the examples above, and to simplify: racism, consumerism, solitude, irresponsibility, friendship/humour. Well, nothing of that sort, this is hardly a zombie film you might say, rather a detective story, with a Sherlock Holmes and his Dr Watson as heroes against a very British villain. This works well but you find yourself forgetting you're in a zombie film, which is kind of a shame if you like the genre.

Anyway, a very pleasant evening entertainment.

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An excellent Hammer offering!

A really great Hammer offering, which is far better than the name implies! (The name is almost comic!) It's not an all-out gorefest, as you may expect based on more modern zombie pictures, but has a relatively complex (for the genre and time) story with a lot of suspense. Frankly, you have to applaud the Scoobie-doo evil villain plot!

zombies rule

if you like horrors rent this one

[Highly rated reviewer]

very poor

this was takeing the micky,what a waste of time and really boreing wasnt on 5 mints crap,dont borther