As always, there may be spoilers here. And the trailer may be NSFW and/or NSFL.
Session: A Brief History of the Nazi Zombie Films (Week 2)
Movie: The Frozen Dead (1966)
Directed by Herbert J. Leder
Dr. Norberg is experimenting on dead Nazis, hoping he can figure out how to thaw them and revive the Third Reich. But he doesn't want his niece to know what he's up to. Horror ensues.
Reaction and Other Folderol:
In the 23 years since Revenge of the Zombies (which we saw previously, the genre has gotten more blatant. In Revenge, I might not have noticed the Nazi angle if it hadn't been pointed out to me. So I'll give the movie points for that.
But the problem here is that this movie is just so frikkin' boring. Talk talk talk talk talk. And about nothing. There were things in the movie that could have been interesting if they had been explained. Like the scarred woman. But no...they talked about nothing.
There was some measure of redemption in that the ending was somewhat interesting. And Elsa, the glowing blue disembodied head (with exposed brain) was a visual treat. But those two things weren't enough to save this.
Oh, and Dana Andrews' fake German accent was laughable.
Ratings
Me: 5.5
Christina: 8.7
Dave: 9.4
Ethan: 6
Joe: 9.9
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