Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
Manufacturer : Blue Underground
Rating : 4.0
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The Epic Zombie Shocker!Two traveling companions, George (Ray Lovelock of AUTOPSY) and Edna (Christine Galbo of THE KILLER MUST KILL AGAIN), come across a small town infested with the “living dead” that are satisfying their cannibalistic hunger on anyone they come across. Discovering that an agricultural machine using radiation waves is at the root of all the havoc, George and Edna fight for survival and their innocence as they are pursued by a relentless detective (Arthur Kennedy of THE ANTICHRIST and FANTASTIC VOYAGE) who is convinced they are responsible for the ghoulish acts of violence plaguing the countryside. All this leads to a gruesome showdown at the Manchester Morgue – an ending that knots a horrifying twist in the lives of all involved!
Also know as THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE and DON’T OPEN THE WINDOW, this carefully constructed and beautifully photographed tale of the undead roaming the English countryside comes from acclaimed Spanish Director Jorge Grau.
One of the best zombie shockers of the 1970s, this Spanish-Italian coproduction (also known as The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue and Don’t Open the Window, among other titles) is a real international affair. Inspired by George Romero’s genre-shattering American hit Night of the Living Dead, it was shot in England by a Spanish director with a largely British cast, and supplemented by Spanish zombies and American character actor Arthur Kennedy as a bitter Irish police detective (with only a hint of a brogue). He’s investigating a sudden rash of violent murders (the work of Satanists, he’s convinced) and closes in on a pair of newcomers to the sleepy Northern England town, longhaired antique dealer Ray Lovelock and his nervous traveling companion Christine Galbó. Only they know the real culprits: newly deceased corpses, revived by agricultural experiments in ultrasonic radiation that are also turning newborns into vicious little monsters. Director Jorge Grau delivers all the stumbling zombies and gory flesh feasts you could hope for in a 1974 movie, but more importantly he creates the rare zombie thriller that manages to be both scary and smartly done. Some of the twists are a bit more far-fetched than others (why does dabbing blood on the eyes of long-dead cadavers magically bring them to life, and how would a zombie even know to try?), but it’s a minor quibble in the face of the startling blood frenzy and Grau’s satisfying dark dramatic twists.The DVD also features an introduction and a 20-minute interview with Grau (“I hope you will suffer profoundly,” he jokes in the opening), as well as a gallery of posters and stills, TV ads, and radio spots. –Sean Axmaker
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Let me say first, that I LOVE horror films, especially zombie horror films.
I love Romero’s first three films, Fulci’s ‘Zombie’, as well as a host of other great zombie films.
But this isn’t one of them.
I’d never even heard of this movie before, but I’m deployed overseas and bored with some unexpected downtime, and whilst I was ordering a copy of ‘Dawn’ I saw this recommended and took a chance. Now I regret it. The whole thing sucks. The acting is horrible, the writing is horrible, the directing is horrible, and the story just sucks. The zombies are so lame. They just strangle people and maybe eat them later. What the zombies did or didn’t do seemed to be decided on a whim as the movie was filmed rather than having a script. Oh, and the explanation for zombies is insipid; they’re activated by a machine that eminates vibrations to annoy bugs that accidentally also wakes up the dead. Stupid. And the scene in the graveyard where the one zombie anoints the eyelids of the other corpses to re-animate them is the stupidest thing ever. Don’t waste a cent on this crap movie, no matter what you do. There’s a reason why you’ve probably never heard of this movie before. It’s a forgotten film for the same reason why rape victims try to forget their experiences.
BD & film 5 stars. Great picture/sound, [for a 36 year old film] and a tonne of special features.
Wow, what can I say… This little unknow zombie flick is a real gem. If you are a fan of the genre, or of 70’s films with style, amazingly funky music and fashion, then this movie is a must see. Sure, it has bad acting galore and is one of hundreds of other zombie films out there, but there are so many good elements in this film that make it feel fresh which makes it stand above most of the others in this oversaturated class.
Fist off, the zombies are smarter, stronger and more prone to work together using the environment… Awesome! The music was really the first thing that caught my attention about this film. It is a perfect score for a cheesy 70’s horror, another big plus. The Bad guy in the film [the police inspector] is someone you really love to hate, which is a must in a story. And finally, lets just say that you will love the ending.
A very welcome addition to my BD collection. Highly recommended.
The movie is a little dated yes. But, considering when it was made, it has great scenes of gore. One scene you should reconize as one of the kill scenes from Day of the Dead. Even though this film came out about 12 years before it. Highly recommended for zombie lovers or nostalgic horror fans.
Seeing The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (AKA Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and a host of other titles besides) get released on Blu-Ray is a most definite treat indeed. A long overlooked and underappreciated zombie blast since it first saw the light of day, it is just so wonderful seeing it now in restored hi-def glory. Ray Lovelock and Christine Galbo star as traveling companions in the U.K. who come afoul of the zombies rising from the graves of a small town after an experimental pesticide is used on the country side. Adding to their problems is the clueless cop (Arthur Kennedy) who believes that they are responsible for the waves of violence hitting the town. Directed by Jorge Grau, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue still manages to be effective to this day, with subtle bits of social commentary peppered throughout, plus some intensely gorey scenes. All in all, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue is a pure zombie blast, and whether you’re an old fan of the film or a newcomer, picking it up on this superb Blu-Ray should be a no-brainer if you’re a horror/zombie fan in the least.
In the countryside of the UK, it seems there has been a special made radioactive pesticide guaranteed to get rid of all the bugs for farmers. But unfortunately it has a serious side effect as it turns people into zombies and even brings the dead back to life to prey upon the living’s flesh. A young hippie couple witnessed a horrific cannibalistic murder were accused of the crime they didn’t commit as they must convince the police that it was flesh-eating cannibal like creatures that did it and they soon will find out.
Thrilling and shocking yet totally brilliant Italian/Spanish Sci-fi horror that is a very criminally underrated masterpiece of the genre. One of the better “Night of the Living Dead” inspired European horror flicks and pre-dates “Dawn of the Dead” and Fulci’z “Zombie 2″ years later, it’s very well made and greatly acted with horrific make-up effects. The red-eyed zombies definitely inspired those creatures the audiences of today saw in both 28 Days Later and Weeks Later movies, there is some graphic gore shown in this movie including cannibalism with make-up effects from famed Italian make-up artist Gianneto De Rossi that it might upset some viewers. But it’s a very smart and unique cult favorite that has been rediscovered over the years thanks to DVD and video rentals under the titles “Don’t Open the Window” and “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie”.
This Blu-Ray offers this cult classic on a stunning high defintion transfer with awesome picture and sound that nicely remasters the movie very well. The extras are quite good too such as featurettes, Interviews, Trailers, Radio Spots, and Poster-and-still gallery.
Also recommended: “Night of the Creeps”, “Night of the Living Dead (1968 and 1990)”, “Dawn of the Dead (1978 and 2004)”, “Day of the Dead (1985)”, “Demons”, “From Dusk Till Dawn”, “Land of the Dead”, “Diary of the Dead”, “Grindhouse”, “Zombieland”, “Shaun of the Dead”, “Re-Animator”, “Bride of Re-Animator”, “Beyond Re-Animator”, “28 Days and 28 Weeks Later”, “Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror”, “Nightmare City”, “Zombie (a.k.a. Zombi 2)”, “City of the Living Dead (a.k.a. Gates of Hell)”, “House By The Cemetery”, “The Return of the Living Dead Trilogy”, “Lifeforce”, “The Serpent and The Rainbow”, “Hell of the Living Dead (a.k.a. Night of the Zombies, Virus, Zombie Creeping Flesh)”, “Phantasm”, “Scanners”, “Dead Alive (a.k.a. Braindead)”, “Undead” and “The Beyond”.
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