question for you officianados

[hammerfan]

Has anyone seen the Blind Dead movies? I just put all 4 of them (Tombs of the Blind Dead, Return of the Evil Dead, Ghost Galleon, Night of the Seagulls) in the queue at Netflix. From what I read they sound decent.

BTW, I don't know if I spelled officianados right - if I didn't, sorry! :D

[RavageRitual]

I havnt yet. But ive wanted to get the box set so bad.

I heard they are very good. Im saving up to get it! Make sure you let me know how they are when your done viewing them.

[hammerfan]

You'll probably get them before I see them - they're at the bottom of the list! :D If you do, let me know how they are, OK?

[urgeok]

i saw at least one of them a while back and wasnt impressed ..

picked up a double feature (anchor bay) a short while ago and havent watched it yet ..

The box set does look yummy ... i might buy it and give the whole bunch a go again.

i know Zwoti digs them ...

all i could remember is crumbly musty old zombies and not much gore ..
maybe i saw a cut version the 1st time ?

[hammerfan]

Originally posted by urgeok
i saw at least one of them a while back and wasnt impressed ..

picked up a double feature (anchor bay) a short while ago and havent watched it yet ..

The box set does look yummy ... i might buy it and give the whole bunch a go again.

i know Zwoti digs them ...

all i could remember is crumbly musty old zombies and not much gore ..
maybe i saw a cut version the 1st time ?

See, you need to give your collection to me! :D I have more time to watch movies than you do! ;)

[urgeok]

Originally posted by hammerfan
See, you need to give your collection to me! :D I have more time to watch movies than you do! ;)

well, i'm getting to them ... i've seen a lot more since i screwed my knee up ..

my next door neighbour is digging my projector setup in the basement so i see a couple a week with him ...

some movies no one wants to see but me though ...
(roughly 4/5 of my collection falls into that category :)

[hammerfan]

So, the knee's still giving you fits, eh? Sorry to hear that! Did you go to the doc yet?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by urgeok
i saw at least one of them a while back and wasnt impressed ..

picked up a double feature (anchor bay) a short while ago and havent watched it yet ..

The box set does look yummy ... i might buy it and give the whole bunch a go again.

i know Zwoti digs them ...

all i could remember is crumbly musty old zombies and not much gore ..
maybe i saw a cut version the 1st time ?

there goes my alarm again

ah yes, the templar knights :D

gory? not really though the first film is still cut to this very day in the UK

[filmmaker2]

wELL I thinmk the Blind Dead movies is a lot of fun. They are horrible violent ghoul monsters after all. And if you like 70's horror films, which have their own special ambience, well, these can be quite satisfying

I like junk food, especically nachos. The word is "aficionado." And it's pronounced "a-fishin' for nachos."

[hollywoodgothiq]

The Blind Dead are great movie monsters, even if their films aren't great.

Actually, the first two are pretty good as far as exploitation cinema goes -- atmospheric, gory and effective, even if sometimes trashy. The third one has some okay atmosphere but it's a bit dull, and the last one just feels tired.

My favorite is RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD. Read more here: http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/returnoftheblinddead1973.html

[nigel]

I agree, the second is the best....although I do like the crazy plot and creepy, foggy ship in the third one...

[urgeok]

since my last post - i bought the blue underground coffin shaped boxset .. havent had a chance to see them yet though..

[PR3SSUR3]

The first two movies were originally cut in the UK, and possibly abroad. Rumours abound that most of these films exist in long lost longer prints.

They are generally high on atmosphere, with the painfully slow moving templars shifting effectively to the grim, groaning soundtrack and some creepy slow-motion.

Some sleazy moments too.

[The Mothman]

Originally posted by urgeok


some movies no one wants to see but me though ...
(roughly 4/5 of my collection falls into that category :)
haha same here. poeple always come into my room and ask to borrow movies from me and they say "By any chance, do you have any movies that arent gory cheezy disturbing and b-rated that i could borrow?"

"no."

[hollywoodgothiq]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
The first two movies were originally cut in the UK, and possibly abroad. Rumours abound that most of these films exist in long lost longer prints.

The recent coffin-shaped box set presents the films in allegedly "uncut form."

I take them at their word on the first two films, both of which are presented in two versions -- a dubbed cut version and a subtitled uncut version.

I'm suspicious of the second two films, which are presented in only one version (with options for langauges and subtitles). They seem considerably tamer than the first two, which makes one wonder if there is not a more explict version of either one out there.

Of course, determining what is cut and uncut can be tricky in a case like this, where the films were co-productions between two or three different countries. In the extras on the box set, Spanish writer-director Amando de Ossorio hints that sometimes the German co-producer would ask for more nudity, and indeed the photo gallery shows quite a few nude pics that are not in RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD. Does this mean the film was "cut," or does it mean that extra stuff was shot and added for export to Germany?

[_____V_____]

They just digitally remastered the originals and released it as the box set, adding some scenes but not all. Some scenes still remain deleted from all 4 movies...maybe they decided that they better stay in the box...

Pt.1 was ok, pt.2 was cool(and the best), pt.3 and 4 below average...all in all a fair series of movies which promised well but didnt deliver...although some scenes of pt.2 remain in ur thoughts even when the movie is long over...

[hollywoodgothiq]

Well, if alternate scenes were shot for different counties, you would expect to see "all" the scenes in the film -- although it would be nice to have them as extras on the DVDs.

Cetainly, this version of RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD is far more complete than any previously available in the U.S., so we shouldn't be griping too much if some extra nudity for the German version didn't find its way in.