★ 7 / 10
Cemetery of Terror. What kind of a movie
Jeepers C
Cemetery of Terror. What kind of a movie is this, I asked when I seen it at thrift shop? Ok, this is a Mexican horror film that came out in 1985. It was…
Cemetery of Terror. What kind of a movie is this, I asked when I seen it at thrift shop? Ok, this is a Mexican horror film that came out in 1985. It was directed by Ruben Galindo jr., at the age of 23. It was his first movie that he had ever directed. I think he did a great job, on the budget he had. The atmosphere is good and the practical effects of the dead people are decent too. There is some practical gore throughout the movie. Some young adults steal the body of a maniac killer who has just been shot and killed by the police. They take the body to the cemetery and perform a satanic ritual that brings him as well as the dead back to life in the cemetery. Some kids are going there for Halloween. They really have a bad night ahead of them. Even though, this has some killing and gore in it, it might be a good horror movie to start a older teen into the world of horror. It is as the directed stated a homage to Michael Jackson's Thriller video. It was a nice first effort.
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★ 5 / 10
Mediocre 80s Mix of various Horror Subgenres
Armin_Nikkhah_Shirazi
CEMETERY OF TERROR is a Mexican slasher/zombie/supernatural horror film which seems to take its inspiration from sources as varied as NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD…
CEMETERY OF TERROR is a Mexican slasher/zombie/supernatural horror film which seems to take its inspiration from sources as varied as
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), HALLOWEEN (1978), CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980), EVIL DEAD (1981), ABSURD (1981) and even Michael Jackson's THRILLER (1983). Unfortunately, it is not nearly as good as any of them.The story concerns a recently deceased psychiatric inmate named Devlon who kinda looks like George Eastman, and whose psychiatrist rushes to try to have cremated because he believes him to be a demon.Unbeknownst to the good doctor, a group of mischievous teenagers steal the corpse from the morgue and transport him to a local cemetery, where they invoke spells from a black book of magic they just happened to find at a nearby abandoned house, all to scare their girlfriends into submission, apparently. Meanwhile, a group of children decide to visit the cemetery at night as a sort of test of courage.Predictably, the teenagers manage to reanimate the corpse, and then all hell breaks loose.If the setup sounds incredibly contrived and stupid then that is because it is. One improbable coincidence follows another, seasoned with unrealistic behavior by almost all of the main characters. Also, the setup takes way too long: we are nearly 40 minutes into the movie before Devlon George finally rises.Although some of the special effects are decent for the 1980s, many of the actual death scenes range from unconvincing to ludicrous. In one scene, a victim is repeatedly clawed in the face by Devlon George, who stands right in front of him and yet seems to escape notice.Even though the movie is not good, it still has some of that nostalgic 80s charm which prevents me from giving it a lower rating, but let's face it: unless you know what I am talking about, this film is probably not for you.
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