Thats 90minutes of my life that ill never get back. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing zombie lake near you. Subscribe in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back. The local citizens are horrified when the bodies of german soldiers, killed by the resistance during world war ii, become zombified and come back from the dead. Zombie lake 1981 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. It attempted to falsely advertise itself as the sequel to director bruno matteis film night of the zombies 1980 aka hell of the living dead. It was supposed to be directed by jesus franco, but he left and the directing job was given to jean rollin. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Zombie lake holds a distinctive position in the annals of execrable movie trash. Previously, ive seen zombie lake, which is so bad its quite funny, and ive tried to watch oasis of the zombies but cant seem to stay awake to finish it. Zombie lake does not deserve to be in the company of zombi 2, nightmares, cannibal ferox, etc.
You better forget about sleazy masterpieces like lips of blood and living dead girl. The rezort is a 2015 british zombie horror film directed by steve barker and written by paul gerstenberger. Filmed in france, zombie lake is one of the many reasons why it is hard to take french horror seriously. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Like jesus francos oasis of the zombies, everything you have heard about zombie lake is true. Seriously, signup for our newsletter or freddy will hunt you in your dreams. Its cheap and poorly made with awful acting and writing. A group of american tourists on vacation at a caribbean resort went on a. This spanishfrench film is apt for those who love the zombie genre, even though the movie isnt. Lake of the zombies 1981 howard vernon, antonio mayans, anouchka, pierremarie edcourrou. It has no budget, no good ideas, is produced by incompetents and is assembled in the most bumbling manner possible. Ive seen some pretty bad zombie flicks in my years and this another one to add to that list. Is this enough to transform zombie lake from merely bad to sobaditsgood.
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A lush resort located in the heart of the zomi woods. Wholly inappropriate sentimentalism, plentiful nudity and good cinematography combine to create an overall warm, dreamy atmosphere that comes from either the severely frugal ineptness or rollins auteur sensibilities. Given with the state of hollywood these days it should only be another year or so before zombie lake is remade by some flash in pan director that is completely devoid of any of his own ideas. 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. Movies like the wailing movies like creep movies like the blackcoats daughter. 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.
Its very obvious that all the underwater shots of the lake were shot in a swimming pool. Zombie lake opens with a hot brunette sauntering over to the films titular lake for a spot of skinny dipping, during which she is attacked by a zombie nazi sporting green face paint that only extends as far as his jawline. 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 10. So my experiences with zombie nazi movies hasnt been too good. No matter how much i run zombie lake into the dirt, i cant deny the enjoyment i got out of watching it. While i can appreciate the view, this does not bode well for the remainder of the film. Zombie lake the dawn of horror encyclopaedia metallum. Sadly, zombie lake suffers from all the negative points in the above categories. After humanity wins a devastating war against zombies, the few remaining undead are kept on a secure island, where they are hunted for sport. Were all big fans of low rent and offbeat flicks however, so dont assume youd dig this based on my assessment of the merits. 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. The transfer was fuzzy and not very attractive, but it was decent for its time. As weve come to expect from redemption films, the picture isnt touched up, so youll find some specks and debris, but it works for a lowrent picture of this nature.
So first of all you have to lower your expectations to fully appreciate the experience or else youll be extremely disappointed. A young woman inherits an old hotel in louisiana where after a series of. If you like zombie lake you are looking for serious, suspenseful and scary movies about with zombie, soldier, revenge, village, violence, lake and survival themes of action, comedy and horror genre shot in france or spain. After humanity wins a devastating war against zombies, the few remaining undead are kept on. Up from the depths come hordes of fallen nazi soldiers. In a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back. And indeed, it could be fairly said of zombie lake that its entire budget is right up there on the screen. Tim lucas over at video watchdog claimed that daniel whites score for the film was taken from at least four other movies. A clumsy arthouse mess of a zombie movie thats all over the darn place. Shock waves makes the third zombie nazi movie ive watched or at least tried to watch.
Subscribe in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come. Because if this was just a straightforward zombie movie, without the idea of the resort behind it, then this would have just been just another in a long line of zombie flicks. But if you enjoy crappy movies, then, brother, this will be your shangrila. Zombie lake 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan 14, 2015 zombie lake also known as le lac des morts vivants, is a french film that was released in 1981 and was directed by jean rollin. Music recorded wk studios, elliot recordings, niteflite studios, long island, ny vocals recorded at wolfden studios stockholm, sweden. Our agreements with the content provider dont allow purchases of this title at this time. Film studies, post911 cinema, zombie films, nonzombie cinema. The hospital floor, awash with blood, is covered with the bodies of the dying and injured, doctors dart back and forth. Find where to watch zombie lake and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. However, as is usually happens, a young girl, ignoring the advice goes to swim in the lake, and attacked by a zombie, dressed in a nazi uniform with a green face. Movies about lakes you should not miss onlake partners.
With howard vernon, pierremarie escourrou, anouchka, antonio mayans. We do have a unique zombie movie moment though where one undead fights another, but its sadly a wasted idea due to the fight being so damn slow and dull. This looks like a typical zombie movie from the cover, but trust me, zombie lake is nowhere near the average zombie flick, not even close. Zombie lake may be the first movie to feature a zombie family reunion on bluray disc courtesy of redemption films. Come out on friday and saturday nights from 7pm midnight to help us annihilate the zombies that are invading the geneva on the lake area. 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. Near the small village is a lake where the locals do not recommend anyone to swim. Zombie lake is one of the earliest zombie movies to be made. This bizarre eurohorror chiller takes place in a tiny french village. Find release information for zombies lake 1981 jean rollin on allmovie. Zombie lake 1981 21052014 20032017 carl the disc fisher 0 comments nazi, world war 2, zombie lake, zombies there are bad zombie movies zombie strippers, children of the living dead etc. Jean rollin made an accidental masterpiece with zombie lake. In a small village somewhere in france, nazi soldiers, who were killed and thrown into a lake by the french resistance during wwii, come back to life as zombies.
Zombie lake is a film so cheap that jess franco refused to have anything to do with it. Any film that has to resort to nudity so early is clearly trying. It aint no fulci or romero zombie film yet its inconsistencies and low budget charm make it a unique experience in itself. Le lac des morts vivants is a 1981 spanishfrench horror movie about nazi zombies. Zombie lake, book one of the still alive series, is the latest in the genre ive listened to. Watch this film with another nazi zombie film like oasis of the zombies or zombie lake. Set in a small town in a remote part of france, the story is deceptively simple. Dinner is served when a group of horny coeds arrive at the lake for some fun in the sun and instead find themselves in a fight for there lives vs the beaver lake zombies. The only thing that made this pile watchable was all the excessive nudity, but even then it was barely worth anyones time. 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. Set after an almostapocalyptic zombie outbreak, humankind finally has the upper hand.
The locals know its secret and keep their own people safe by. It is truly stupid, as any movie whose primary arc is the story of a nazi zombie and his little girl bonding before she kills him must necessarily be. Then there are the films that have a good idea and a decent sized budget, but are helmed by hacks and people who have no business making movies. The film starred howard vernon as the mayor of a small. A vacation resort ravaged by cannibalistic underwater nazi zombies i took footage from the cult classic film zombie lake and spliced it in with vacation footage that we shot at rainbow. A list of all the zombie films from the 1950s to the present. And yet i find myself appreciating it much more now than when i originally saw it as a youngin. Zombie lake 1981 83 minutes shadows bmovie graveyard. House of the dead 2 2005, hell of the living dead 1980, outpost 2008, war of the dead 2011, evil 2005. This might as well be the worst zombie film ever made.
Creepy shock waves a lowbudget excursion into horror movies. A region well known for its gorgeous sights and rich history. For the new bluray release, zombie lake was transferred to highdefinition from an archival negative. Near the end of the movie, as the zombie are rising to the top, we can clearly see a bare pool wall. 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. This is zombie lake by tssysprep on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 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 movie was originally slated to be directed by spanish exploitation master jesus franco, but he pulled out at the last minute and jean rollin stepped in to take his place only days before production was due to start, and he shot the film in 2 weeks. Jean rollin felt so embarrassed by this film that he wouldnt admit for years he directed it, under the name j. Take a dip in the cool waters of lake zomi, hang out with friends in the rec center, or take a refreshing hike through our beautiful trails. But melanie, who lost her entire family, is still deeply traumatised. This is not the poor later version with some bits taken out and the terrible zombie bits added. The acting sucks, the directing sucks, the dialogue sucks, the dubbing sucks, the special fx sucks and i absolutely love this film. Zombie lake is a complete hack job, which was written by jess franco and directed by jean rollin after franco bailed.
In a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown. Jan 17, 2015 subscribe in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back. Jul 16, 2009 youd hardly guess this was a zombie movie since there was zero gore. Can you handle the excitement as we go on a thrilling mission to fight off the invasion of the living dead at geneva on the lake zombies. As someone who likes zombie movies and usually finds something to enjoy about european horror films from the 80s, i looked forward to watching zombie lake. Its combination of schmaltzy sentimentality, surprisingly forthright sleaze, and apathetic horror movie pastiche really does add up to something fairly unique. For years rollin refused to admit he made this film. This movie is probably the equivalent of used toilet paper, it looks as its been made by a alcoholic butcher with the sexual appetite of a 18 year old.
The nazi soldiers were killed, but to prevent retaliation to the village, they were thrown. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. Fortunately the underwater nazi zombie movie genre played itself out after just a few movies and actually should have ended with shock waves. Zombie lake, aka, zombies lake, aka le lac des morts vivants, aka lake of the living dead is a 1981 spanishfrench flick.
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