Tombs Of The Blind Dead | 
| Director: Amando De Ossorio
Actors: Lone Fleming, Cesar Burner, Maria Elena Arpon, Jose Thelman, Rufino Ingles
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 28335
Format: Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6304361025
UPC: 013131013238
EAN: 9786304361023
ASIN: 6304361025
Theatrical Release Date: February 1973
Release Date: September 10, 1997
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 Chilling Horror! May 22, 2000
A. Griffiths (London)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
"Tombs of the Blind Dead" was such a success that it spawned three sequels, and it's easy to see why. The film concerns the haunting of a mysterious ruin by long-dead zombies, and the fates of a group of holidaymakers who encounter them. Many suspenseful scenes occur featuring the undead creatures, which are frightening enough as they emerge from tombs, and creep slowly towards their victims, but worse still, they soon jump onto zombie horses and gallop en masse through the night! Filmed in slow motion, these scenes are almost poetically eerie. One great moment involves a surrounded victim who has realised that the zombies are completely blind, and holds her breath in terror, only for the zombies to listen in on the sound of her frantically beating heart! The film is slightly let down by a spurious lesbian flashback, and the rape of the main heroine by a macho scumbag who is supposed to be helping her, but overall, the nightmarish atmosphere has been seldom bettered in zombie films, and the unique creations of the unead Knights Templar make this a truly original and scary film. Watch it and enjoy!
 slow, but good September 17, 2001
J. Ballhorn (Hannover, Germany)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I saw this movie in the cut german version some 10 years ago as a kid and was frightend. Well, after finding out there was an uncut, non-dubbed version available I had to get it. I can recommend this movie, even though some scenes are so dull (Knowing a girl was sacrificed there, 4 people spend the night at the monastery)and the templars are so slow ( yet they get everyone they want), because it got atmosphere and the rare templar scenes are somewhat frightening. It seems the only cut out and now put back scenes are the nude scenes - and they aren't very spectacular.
 Those lovable Knights Templar March 13, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A horror classic! A bit of an exploitation film, too: there's a rape sequence by some pirates that's a bit offensive as it serves no purpose whatsoever; but then neither does the lesbian love flashback, and that's quite funny. But hey, you want to see this film for the creatures. The blind dead move laughably slowly as they shuffle after their victims, but you don't care because they look so damn cool (especially on horseback). This movie has an atmosphere of doom that today's big-budget slasher flicks can't even come close to touching. Wonderful creepy fun.
 Regarding the sequel June 30, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
apparently there is a whole 4 or 5 part series of these movies concerning the Knights Templar, this review is only concerning part 2, commonly know as "Return of the Evil Dead" although I believe it has another title which I am unaware of. The original is a true horror classic. Shocking, terrifying, brutal and so richly atmospheric it makes you want to smile just listening to the erie gregorian chant opening score. The sequel, which I just saw on a very poor VHS version, is very subpar. I had heard that this was the most terrifying of the series but what I saw was bland at least. There is little to no reference to the original movie. The knights look the same but under the exceedingly poor lighting it is very difficult to see them. There are several attempts at low-brow humor which fall completely flat and serve only to ruin the atmosphere of the proceedings. While the film is not without it's moments (the scene in which the little girl wanders among the Templars uttering "daddy" is so suspenseful) they are few and far between. There is little gore and the ending is totally without explanation. However, the film builds on such a rich mythology that it is impossible to completely dismiss it. Also, it is, thankfully, missing the horid mysoginist and exploitive touches that made the original so hard to stomach. Yes, there is a rape scene, but at least in this film the woman is saved before the deed. Anyone know where the other films can be found?
Disappointing September 4, 2002
Michael J. Skidmore (Canton, Ohio United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I couldn't decide between 2 or 3 stars, so I'll be generous. I read a fair amount of positive commentary on this horror film. It didn't live up to my expectations. The templars are somewhat effective, the slow motion horse riding is atmospheric, and the setting is creepy. It doesn't get going though. There are also a few subplot things that don't make any sense. For example the girl murdered by the templars arises from the dead as zombie and eventually gets set afire. There is no explanation for this; I wanted to know how it fit into the story. There are other problems also. Watch your copy of "Night of the Living Dead" again before settling into this languid psuedo-zombie flick.
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