Zombie nation is a 2005 american independent horror film written and directed by ulli lommel and starring brandon dean, phil lander, karen maxwell, naidra dawn thomson, and victoria ullmann. Flashforward however many decades, and this sleepy little french village is plagued by mysterious disappearances in and around the lake. Dead reckoning episode 2 canon t3i short zombie film by 1stclasscinematv. In a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown. The sneaky vag shots and lame zombie attacks continue throughout the film, the lake continually drawing fit french fillies to its waters to frolic in the buffand when the naked chicks are on screen, alls right with the world. Sure enough, heres zombie lake looking so clean, crisp, and clear its ridiculous.
This month its mcpierce, midnight corey, keith latch and tom berdinski tackling the 1981 classic film, zombie lake. The axis of evil dead 2012, outpost 2008, evil 2005, dawn of the dead 2004. Despite its title, only six zombies appear in the entire film synopsis. 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. Jean rollin made an accidental masterpiece with zombie lake. Zombie lake may be the first movie to feature a zombie family reunion on bluray disc courtesy of redemption films.
The superstitious locals blame the lake of ghosts, but the towns mayor seems powerless to take any action. Largely unnecessary to the film although when you realise that the little girl anouchka lesoeur is the daughter of the producer it becomes obvious why its. 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. Zombie lake, bluray, remastered, horrormonsters, cult, 738329110826. For those of you who cant sit through this whole cheesy movie. Gratuitous nudity does not a good horror film make. For my second hooptobering the guiding principle is pleasure. During world war ii, a group of nazi soldiers was ambushed and drowned in a lake in france.
A plague has turned everyone into zombies, except for the members of an old canadian, indigenous tribe. Oblivious garter belt girl as she stops to adjust her garter belt, the zombie sneaks up behind her, secure in the knowledge that she possesses no peripheral vision. With howard vernon, pierremarie escourrou, anouchka, antonio mayans. If this is the only film by jean rollin youve seen dont judge him on this as he actually made a. During wwii german soldiers were billeted in the village and one of them fell in love with a local woman. Staring howard vernon, annouchka, pierre escourrou and nadine pascale. This is a nice looking transfer overall, but some flaws do surface to lower the score. Dec 04, 2016 zombie lake 1981 author admin date december 4, 2016 the most seen although not exactly appreciated film of french producers eurocine responsible for numerous sex, horror, spy and adventure films. 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.
Zombie lake discography all plague of the undead 20 the dawn of horror zombie lake. Episode 1 canon t3i short zombie film by 1stclasscinematv. Zombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally infected human beings. Police officer joe singer lives a secret night life in which he kidnaps women, and takes them bound to his warehouse loft, injects. This is zombie lake by tssysprep on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. By tom clare zombie lake 1981 directed by jean rollin. After a spot of fraternisation of the naked kind the woman became. And indeed, it could be fairly said of zombie lake that its entire budget is right up there on the screen. Starring antonio mayans, jean rollin, jean roville, howard vernon, claude sendron. The launch title for new label black house films, 1981s zombie lake is considered something of a classic amongst genre devotees so for a new. A female reporter named katya gilda arancio arrives in the town wanting to do a story on the local lake of the damned and so mayor tells her the history of the lake. 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. Zombie lake 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
It seems that the local lake is filled with nazi zombies, and the local sheriff has no idea what to do about it. Unfortunately his lack of action proves to be gruesomely fatal when the local womens volleyball team shows up for a bit of swimming and sunbathing. Zombie lake international thrash attack home facebook. When another girl is found with her throat ripped out, a parisian journalist begins to uncover the deadly secrets of the lake and its dead, greenfaced nazi zombies. Zombie lake, dvd, remastered, horrormonsters, cult, 738329110727. A list of 36 films compiled on letterboxd, including the queen of spades 1916, the hunchback of notre dame 1923, the last warning 1928, the man who laughs 1928 and the wolf man 1941.
Youd hardly guess this was a zombie movie since there was zero gore. Jul 16, 2009 on the plus side, there is a decent part in the film where the zombies decide to run amok in the town, although you wouldnt know it since it was way too damn dark to see what was going on, which was another continuing occurrence throughout the film. The story behind the lake goes back to the times of the inquisition where the lake was once thought to be a place of sacrifice to please the gods, and without one, they will rise from the depths of the lake wrecking all sorts of havoc. It aint no fulci or romero zombie film yet its inconsistencies and low budget charm make it a unique experience in itself. Zombie movies 2019 apocalyptic disaster zombie movie new 2017. It speaks volumes for the film s overall lack of quality in fact, that rollin disowned it, insisting on hiding behind the pseudonym j. Starring howard vernon, pierremarie escourrou, anouchka, antonio mayans, and lynn monteil. 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. And yet i find myself appreciating it much more now than when i originally saw it as a youngin.
A clumsy arthouse mess of a zombie movie thats all over the darn place. It speaks volumes for the films overall lack of quality in fact, that rollin disowned. Zombie lake the dawn of horror encyclopaedia metallum. Zombie lake original 1981 soundtrack light in the attic. The source print is cleaner than i expected, but some debris is evident, as well as some slight pulsing at times. Subscribe in a small village, somewhere in france, german soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the resistance during ww ii, come back. Zombie lake nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Zombie lake 1980 nude scenes 1981 author admin date december 4, 2016. Still, two facets of the production really do stand out. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration.
Despite its title, only six zombies appear in the entire film. Ten years later, the soldiers become an army of undead attacking the locals. Things have gone seriously awry in a small french village in zombie lake 1980. Time passes, and the nazis come back as zombies to terrorize the populace. The negative has obviously been kept in nearly pristine shape, and while the production values certainly still look the same including the, uh, impressionistic makeup, few could have ever predicted this film could look so gorgeous. 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 is almost as lowbudget as productions come, and that isnt helped by the subpar transfer of this release. A french village becomes overrun with nazi soldiers killed in world war ii who have returned as zombies.
Dead reckoning episode 1 canon t3i short zombie film by 1stclasscinematv. 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. 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. Found this film to be a bore before the bleeding skull book completely 180d that sentiment.
Zombie apocalypse 2011 bluray full movie by mihalea gabriel. Zombie lake 1981 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. 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. 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. 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. 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. Dawn of the dead, specifically state this is not the case. Zombie lake discography main plague of the undead 20 zombie lake discography all plague of the undead 20 the dawn of horror zombie lake. 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. Zombie lake is a complete hack job, which was written by jess franco and directed by jean rollin after franco bailed. For years rollin refused to admit he made this film.
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