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La orgía de los muertos (1973)
very cult
An Italian and Spanish production of cult Bernard Woolner (you must remember him in `Swamp Women' of Roger Corman) which is directed by Jose Luis Merino (`Altar Of Blood') , who also written the script with Enrico Colombo (`Altar Of Blood') . As you can understand from the title , the film has a lot to do with zombies , who directly are similar to zombies of Amando De Ossorio (Tombs Of The Blind Dead) . You shouldn't think of a gothic atmosphere , because our living dead are very slow , which is a negative point . Although this movie is not considered as a great movie , it stills remains cult , because of her almost all star cast , which can be taken as a remain of 60's . In this b-movie you can meet Auro De Alba & Dyanik Zurakowska (`Frankenstein's Bloody Terror') , Maria Pia Conte (`The Death Dealer') , Girard Tichy (Mario Bava's `Hatchet For A Honeymoon') , Stelvio Rosi (`Shadows In The Dark') , Carlos Quiney (`Altar Of Blood') , the most classic of all in this cast is Paul Naschy (who has a role model for many later generations) , as Igor! If this column was marking each movie for its cult worth , then `Beyond The Living Dead' would be marked at least with 9/10 , but this column is marking the whole movie
so , what we got here is
7/10
The Ape Man (1943)
nice 40's b-movie
Decade of 40! It's the most suitable time for a horror b-movie , isn't it ? But how could this be successful ? Let's try the simple one shot way! William Beuadine and Bela Lugosi , the lord of horror owns the first role. Well , Bela Lugosi acts a very bad scientist (a role that we've so many times , we loved it , we got used it in , but we never borrowed of it) Dr. James Brewster , who transforms Emil Van Horn (`Sleepy Lagoon') to Ape. Police Captain O' Brien is the role of the classical J. Farrell Mac Donald (who played in 294 movies . Of them we remember especially the `Trail Of Shadows' , F.W. Murnau's `Sunrise' , `Four Devils' , `Dangerous Female' , `Sporting Blood' and the `Phantom Killer') attends to catch Dr. James Brewster . Lugosi and Farrell Mac Donald surrounded of a wonderful cast , ideal for a b-movie , just like this one . Buise Currie (`Here Comes The Boogie Men') , Wallace Ford (Tod Browning's `Freaks' , `The Mummy's Hand' , `The Mummy's Tomb' , Alfred Hitchcock's `Spellbound') , Henry Hall (`The Ape') , Minerva Urecal (who was played again the first role with Bela Lugosi at the films `The Corpse Vanishes' and `Ghost On The Loose') , the classical Wheeler Oakman (who was played in 195 movies , from whom we chose the `Ghosts On The Loose' with Bela) , Jack Mulhall (who has not only played in 314 movies but is also the producer of Madame Spy) , Charles Jordan (Cat People) , Charlie Hall (who made some short roles in movies with Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel). The offhand script that Karl Brawn (Phantom Killer) wrote with Barney D. Sarecky (The Phantom Killer) is exalted by the master of b-movies , William Beaudine . If you're not fans of this kind , you will have a good time , but if you are fans of b-movies , you shouldn't miss the `Ape Man'
Körkarlen (1921)
the answer from sweden!
Three drunk people talk about a legend which is going to become true on New Year's Eve . Using incredible special effects , the Ghost the great Victor Sjostrom comes . He takes horror to the top , he acts , directs and also writes the script (with Selma Lagerlof , with whom he has co-operated many times). The answer to the German developed production of horror , comes from Sweden. This answer is named `Phantom Carriage' . If there hadn't been some negative points we could have put this film in the list of <<the best movies>> . Also starring : Hilda Borgstrom & Tore Svennberg (from `A Woman's Face') , Astrid Holm (who was famous for his great acting in Carl Th. Dreyer's `Master Of The House') , Einar Axelsson (Black Roses) , Olof Es & Nils Ahrin & Algot Gunnarsson (from `God's Way') , Nils Elf Fors (who wrote the 1915's `Playmates') , John Ekman (who was not only played in 76 movies , but has also directed the `Sater Jantan' and the `Kammer Jun Karen') , Edwin Adolphson (who has played in 110 movies and has directed the `Count Of The Old Monk's Bridge') , Julia Cisar (`Count Of The Old Monk's Bridge') , Mona Geijer Falkner (`God's Way' & `Count Of The Old Monk's Bridge') , Arthur Natorp (the director of `Karlek och Monopol') .
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
The best movie of all times
Bela Lugosi was dead but he is starring as a zombie in this cult (almost) horror movie . Some aliens come on earth and bring back the deads (Vampira , Bela Lugosi & Tor Johnson) . Ed Wood in his masterpiece try to make a ''naturally born blockbuster'' from outer space . Some people who can't understund Ed Wood's cinema says ''this is the most awful movie of all times'' . Fans of American Trash cinema of 50's gonna love this movie , everybody else who has not his mind open , can go to mainstream craps like citizen kane or Casablanca . Here we have the best movie of all times .