TransAtlantyk
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This is a great send-up of the 1950s era monster movies that saturated the horror genre. It manages to at once take the story serious enough that you sympathize with the characters but also has enough fun with itself that it is never falls into self-parody.
Tom Atkins is a great as usual. He is one of the horror genres most dependable actors and this is no exception. Fred Dekker, who would go on to make The Monster Squad, reveals a real appreciation for the genre he is working in with his direction and the screenplay shows a thorough knowledge of horror convention and knowledge.
This is not a groundbreaking, transcendent genre film like Dawn of the Dead or The Exorcist. It operates well within the confines of the genre but it does so brilliantly.
Tom Atkins is a great as usual. He is one of the horror genres most dependable actors and this is no exception. Fred Dekker, who would go on to make The Monster Squad, reveals a real appreciation for the genre he is working in with his direction and the screenplay shows a thorough knowledge of horror convention and knowledge.
This is not a groundbreaking, transcendent genre film like Dawn of the Dead or The Exorcist. It operates well within the confines of the genre but it does so brilliantly.
I don't want to say that I hate this movie because I didn't. I didn't like it either though. It was so middle of the road in all ways possible that you don't dislike, but you don't particularly enjoy it either.
The zombies, to use the term loosely, are people in SS uniforms that walk in and out of the water to somber music. The violence is not existent in the context of zombie films. The special effects are less than special. I understand that this is low-budget and I have much admiration for low-budget films but this is just such a run-of-the-mill zombie film that I really can't recommend it.
The screenplay leaves a lot to be desired as does the direction. However this is not a bad film. Watch if you must but I wouldn't waste much time seeking it out.
The zombies, to use the term loosely, are people in SS uniforms that walk in and out of the water to somber music. The violence is not existent in the context of zombie films. The special effects are less than special. I understand that this is low-budget and I have much admiration for low-budget films but this is just such a run-of-the-mill zombie film that I really can't recommend it.
The screenplay leaves a lot to be desired as does the direction. However this is not a bad film. Watch if you must but I wouldn't waste much time seeking it out.
This is one of Carpenter's best films. It is useless to compare it to The Thing, They Live, or Halloween - it is as different from those films as they are from each other. It is more of an atmospheric horror tale in the vein of Lovecraft, in fact it has a very distinct Lovecraft vibe to most of it.
Sam Neil is great, it is a great mystery tale. Perfect film to watch around October and Halloween.
Find it, buy it, watch it. Let's just hope Carpenter has at least one more like this still in him. By the way, I lived in New Hampshire and I'm pretty sure there aren't giant cathedrals and monsters there. Beautiful state, go visit.
Sam Neil is great, it is a great mystery tale. Perfect film to watch around October and Halloween.
Find it, buy it, watch it. Let's just hope Carpenter has at least one more like this still in him. By the way, I lived in New Hampshire and I'm pretty sure there aren't giant cathedrals and monsters there. Beautiful state, go visit.