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Tombs of the Blind Dead
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Tombs of the Blind Dead

Tombs of the Blind Dead

1972
Horror
1h 41m
In the 13th century there existed a legion of evil knights known as the Templars, who quested for eternal life by drinking human blood and committing sacrifices. (imdb)

Tombs of the Blind Dead

1972
Horror
1h 41m
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Rated 09 Mar 2019
63
43rd
I wasn't expecting the evocative, rustic setting, unsettling electro score and the imaginative premise. I was expecting the shoehorned sleaze, bland acting, rubbery gore and bizarre fashions. What tips the scales in this film's favour is the realisation of the titular dead - nicely designed and atmospherically shot; their scenes feel imported from a better film. Also, the ending worked for me - one shot was particularly effective. Will need to see the rest of the series.
Rated 07 Jun 2017
68
56th
During the whole movie, the Templars only whisper two words, "Shire. Baggins."
Rated 27 Feb 2010
60
38th
I was surprised at how creepy the shots of the undead knights turned out, especially combined with the trippy soundscapes. The ruined monastery is an absolutely perfect location. Too bad it réally dragged in the middle.
Rated 23 Aug 2018
65
28th
Well-staged and produced horror film is hobbled by some sleazy and repellent story elements par for the course for 70s European schlock, though the brazenly exploitative 'dorm room' flashback is at least kind of amusing! Possibly takes too long to get where its going at times, but the focus on eerie atmosphere at the expense of gore is to its credit, and the 'living dead' are genuinely unsettling creations. Brilliant, nihilistic finale.
Rated 27 Oct 2015
68
20th
Not bad, it certainly has some scary moments, but the characters are all bland. The skeleton knights are cool, though.
Rated 24 Apr 2010
75
67th
Rare case where the dubbed/edited English version is superior to the original. The lesbian sidebars and distinctly European sleaze distract from an unshakably cold and evil tone, which is helped along by some of the most hauntingly rotten corpses you've ever seen brought to life. I wish more movies ended the way this one does.
Rated 20 Sep 2009
84
75th
Amando de Ossorio really started something fresh with his visions of skeletal Knights Templar zombies. The movie has so much creepy atmosphere, and always takes its time to build tension. Yes, sometimes it takes TOO much time, and the production values leave something to be desired. But that's to be expected with films like this. The image of the undead Knights riding on their horses in slow motion is one of the best images in horror history.
Rated 12 Oct 2008
66
46th
The Templars and their monastery was creepy, the rest was a mess.
Rated 08 Dec 2022
49
24th
DO NOT go to the Spanish countryside. It's empty for a reason.
Rated 23 Jul 2022
87
58th
Definitely inspired later 1970s horror cinema and despite being slow at times it won me over and is a pretty unique flick. The Blind Dead sure loved to ride in slow motion a lot.
Rated 08 Oct 2020
80
77th
Not even close to the worst thing the Catholic Church has done.
Rated 07 Apr 2018
70
44th
Em honra do centenário de Amando de Ossorio (que na realidade foi ontem, mas eu esqueci!). De fato cada momento em que os templários estão em cena valem o filme (e é legal ver a total inspiração neles na construção dos nazgul do Peter Jackson), mas as construções das personagens femininas me irritaram num tanto que nem posso dar nota mais alta ao filme. DVD Versátil Zumbis no Cinema Volume 1.
Rated 05 Apr 2014
50
33rd
Creepy images, cool zombie/mummies but all else is pretty boring. I'm glad I've finally watched this but most likely never will again.
Rated 19 Nov 2012
72
63rd
Original ideas, beautiful scenery and genuinely scary moments set this film above the rest.
Rated 17 Jul 2010
57
46th
The first of four Spanish flicks shot by de Ossorio concerning the Knights Templar. The Templars make for a very unique screen monster and there is some eerie atmosphere, but far too much time is taken up by the usual assortment of uninteresting victims and sex scenes.
Rated 28 Feb 2009
70
68th
"...an elegiac counter-vision that is much more fanciful than Night of the Living Dead..."
Rated 26 Mar 2007
5
4th
The undead templars were half a cool idea, but seriously this is a boring schlocky mess.

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