In a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers. The complete series 20 dvd box set new free shipping. It aint no fulci or romero zombie film yet its inconsistencies and low budget charm make it a unique experience in itself. Its only appeal is to year old boys who will enjoy all the absolutely unnecessary nude scenes in this film. Rumor has it that the prolific sleaze producer director jess franco was slated to direct this movie, but for unexplained reasons he jumped ship a mere 3 days before filming was to start. But if you enjoy crappy movies, then, brother, this will be your shangrila. Zombie lake is a red hot mess of a french zombie film. Zombie lake, book one of the still alive series, is the latest in the genre ive listened to. Set in a small town in a remote part of france, the story is deceptively simple. Zombie lake bluray offers solid video and decent audio, but overall its a mediocre.
By tom clare zombie lake 1981 directed by jean rollin. Zombie lake may be the first movie to feature a zombie family reunion on bluray disc courtesy of redemption films. An unintentionally comical french exploitation film of fullfrontal female nudity, kellygreen zombies and third reich nazis emerging from a waterlily pond. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, suspenseful, serious and rough films with plots about deadly, zombie, danger, supernatural, gory, survival and gore mostly in horror, action and scifi genres. Dawn of the dead, specifically state this is not the case. A list of all the zombie films from the 1950s to the present. The axis of evil dead 2012, outpost 2008, evil 2005, dawn of the dead 2004. Laser, and the pseudonym conceals the fact that the film was actually directed by jean rollin, who is of course better known for rather more artistic fare. Jean rollin made an accidental masterpiece with zombie lake. It is a bit more comedic than a lot of the more serious series, but it does have its own fairly unique take on the genre. Zombie lake is also the result of the zombie craze of the early 80s, and even though rollin does have several zombies on display, this film is quite a bit wackier than just that. The story goes that prolific spanish auteur jesus franco was originally slated to write and direct zombie lake but, according to most sources, franco backed out of directing the film at the last. Watch zombie lake full movie in hd visit movie 22 in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown.
A barebones release the only extras are trailers for this film, crimson and oasis of the living dead zombie lake is released on dvd on march 20th courtesy of black house, the new eurohorror label from screenbound. Zombie lake is a complete hack job, which was written by jess franco and directed by jean rollin after franco bailed. Typically, there tend to be two extremes that encompass either complete, monotone disinterest amongst the. Zombie lake is a complete hack job, which was written by jess franco and directed. Zombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally infected human beings. Before we begin, id like to make something perfectly clear about this movie.
The film starred howard vernon as the mayor of a small french town that is plagued by nazi zombies who were killed by the towns villagers 20 years earlier. Rumor has it that the prolific sleaze producer director jess franco was slated to direct this movie, but for unexplained reasons he jumped ship a mere 3. This is zombie lake by tssysprep on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. I had totally forgotten about chud and heavy metalb17. There is at least a small possibility that zombie lake is the worst film i have ever seen. A movie that is one of the unheralded underdog cult classics that comprise the euroshock collection, zombie lake. For the european release of romeros dawn of the dead, the film was reedited by dario argento, and rescored by goblin, and retitled zombi. Zombie lake first haunted video stores for years in one of those great oversized vhs boxes from wizard video, complete with a killer piece of cover art and a very bogus tagline. It speaks volumes for the films overall lack of quality in fact, that rollin disowned it, insisting on hiding behind the pseudonym j. The locals know its secret and keep their own people safe by never allowing anyone near. An expedition in the east indies, encounters not only the cannibals they were looking for, but also an evil scientist and his zombie army. The film starred howard vernon as the mayor of a small. A clumsy arthouse mess of a zombie movie thats all over the darn place. With howard vernon, pierremarie escourrou, anouchka, antonio mayans.
Complete 8 film collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set new. Yes folks, we are back in low budget exploitation territory, complete with unconvincing makeup effects and a plethora of naked female flesh. Like that accidental beauty, zombie lake is in the right hands. Of horror goes, gutterpoet jess franco was all set to direct the film, which he. They are commonly portrayed as anthropophagous in naturelabelling them as cannibals would imply zombies are still members of the human species, and expert opinions quoted in some of the films below, e.
In a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back. Gratuitous nudity does not a good horror film make. Aug 24, 2009 im sure it has been said elsewhere that zombie lake is a film that far more people have read about on the internet than have actually seen. The best zombie movie of 2017, maybe, and its very low budget ultra super movie, pls subscribe and like and comment what you think. Starring howard vernon, pierremarie escourrou, anouchka, antonio mayans, and lynn monteil.
The films crowning achievement a relative term, of course is the scene in which an entire female basketball team turn up the lake for a clothing optional splash about, only to be dragged under by the undead platoon. Halloween 4 the night he came home full movie duration. It speaks volumes for the film s overall lack of quality in fact, that rollin disowned. One of the most bizarre films in the living dead craze of the early 1980s, zombie lake feasts without restraint upon the carcasses of a variety of cinematic genres. Watch zombie lake full movie in hd visit in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown i. Based on the original vintage artwork created originally for the wizard big box video line in the mid1980s by the most respected european illustrators of exploitation films, this exciting new line of retro posters combines the grindhouse nostalgia of today with the old. Zombie lake 1981 zombie lake opens with a bit of a fib.
Partly its due to hollywood just making more movies per year now than they did in the 70s and 80s and part, i believe, because video games have brought zombies to the forefront of pop culture. Following its success, a zombie film by lucio fulci that was already in production was retitled zombi 2, to appear as an ersatz sequel. It is a movie i owned on exrental vhs back in the 80s and have watched it on numerous occasions. The transfer was fuzzy and not very attractive, but it was decent for its time. Zombie lake 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Review of undead nazi film by jean rollin zombie lake. At face value, its a full frontal nudiecutie that showcases a handful of placid. Just how bad are zombie lake and oasis of the zombies.
Subscribe in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come. The only good thing i can say about zombie lake is that the underwater shots were filmed rather well. But zombie lake holds a distinctive position in the annals of execrable movie trash. The film s crowning achievement a relative term, of course is the scene in which an entire female basketball team turn up the lake for a clothing optional splash about, only to be dragged under by the undead platoon so unabashedly straight forward in its. For years rollin refused to admit he made this film. Zombie lake 1981 english title directed by jean rollin. Discover the schlock and gore of this sleazy 80s horror. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. A series of increasingly tenuous efforts by various producers to capitalize on the zombi name ensued. Turning the zombie film on its head, this film is an oddball comedy from the perspective of the brain munching monsters themselves. It sounds like it was lifted from a department store from the 1970s. Directed by that prolific master of eurosleaze, jean rollin, 1981 cheapo zombie lake checks most of the boxes youd expect, but sits well within the lower echelons of the directors work. Zombie lake, dvd, remastered, horrormonsters, cult, 738329110727. A rubbish plot involving a girl realising that one of the zombies is her father and earning his trust does not a good horror film make.
And yet i find myself appreciating it much more now than when i originally saw it as a youngin. Found this film to be a bore before the bleeding skull book completely 180d that sentiment. The big bang theory the complete series dvd usa box set new free shipping. To paraphrase renton from trainspotting, take the worst horror film youve ever seen. Zombie lake is released by black house films on dvd, 20 march, 2017. Zombie lake is not only plagued by poor special effects more on that later and a goofy plot, but it was almost never made at all. That all said, in the end what zombie lake is all about is two simple things. If this is the only film by jean rollin youve seen dont judge him on this as he actually made a. Packed with acres of bare skin, softcore groping, a sentimental zombie dad, and splashes of unconvincing but plentiful gore, this one managed to rise from the depths of 80s vhs obscurity.
The 25 most important zombie movies ever made paste. I have to admit for having a soft spot for zombie lake. If this is the only film by jean rollin youve seen dont judge him on this as he actually made a lot of good films, with grapes of death being an excellent movie. Except for a few blemishes here and there, the source material is in pristine shape. Zombie lake bluray release date february 26, 20 le lac des. Zombie lake the dawn of horror encyclopaedia metallum. A fairy tale story packed with nudie cutie goodness, dunderheaded melodrama, at times hilarious dubbing and film making craft that ranges from poverty stricken ineptness to improv magic. The film opens with a shot of an idyllic lake on a bright, shiny day, complete with a swan lazily swimming about and accompanied by music that sounds like it was lifted from a department store. A zombies n nazis sexploitationhorror of such staggering ineptitude that you could be forgiven for thinking it was the result of a film students first encounter with a camera, its little wonder jean rollin directing under the pseudonym j.
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