C'è un motivo se
i teteschi non sono tifentati padroni ti mondo: si facevano troppi viaggi in acido sognando di invincibili armate di zombie!
Uno dei grandi classici del filone nazi-exploitation è
L'Occhio Nel Triangolo (
Shock Waves) che annovera tra i protagonisti niente meno che
John Carradine e
Peter Cushing (nello stesso anno in cui quest'ultimo fece
Star Wars e, comunque, un bel po' di anni dopo che entrambi avevano già cominciato a scavare, una volta raggiunto il fondo delle rispettive carriere).
Quattro o cinque pirla in navigazione alla ricerca di relitti di navi fanno naufragio, dopo uno scontro con una misteriosa nave fantasma, su un'isola che pare deserta.
Ben presto incontreranno l'unico abitante: un ex comandante delle
SS, che intima loro di lasciare immediatamente l'isola.
I poveri stolti non fanno però in tempo, e diventano prede di uno squadrone di SS delle quali verrà rivelato l'orrendo segreto: si tratta in realtà di SS morte in combattimento che gli scienziati del reich erano riusciti a riportare in vita come perfette macchine da combattimento zombie (salvo alcuni piccoli dettagli: sono stupidi come tafani, esplodono se gli togli gli occhiali scuri e si muovono alla velocità di bradipi
)
Lo scarso acume dei protagonisti e la selezione naturale farà il resto, e ben pochi potranno ritornare sani e salvi.
Stupido a livelli dolorosi, è comunque un genere che i veri amanti del trash devono prima o poi esplorare; reperibile in una edizione mega-deluxe in dvd - che, priva di ogni dignità, si bulla d'essere un grande classico del cinema - presenta una versione migliorata del capolavoro originale con tante scene extra che francamente mi pare impossibile non fossero presenti al cinema, dato che senza il film non ha né capo né coda (non che cambi poi molto, ad onor del vero, ma...)
Voto: 1. Trashometro
® 7/10:
(achtung: kuesto film fifrà 1000 anni tra i fostri più dolorosi rikorti!)
Tags: horror, mistero, zombie, ss, nazisti, nazi-exploitation, isola, relitto, nafragio, nazi-zombie, trash.
Cushing, Peter
Nome di battesimo: Cushing, Peter Wilton
Data di nascita: 26 May 1913
Data di morte: 11 August 1994
Altezza: 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Coniuge: Violet Helene Beck::(10 April 1943 - 14 January 1971) (her death)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Peter Cushing was born in 1913 in Kenley, Surrey, England. He and his older brother David were raised first in Dulwich Village, a south London suburb, and then later back in Surrey by his mother Nellie Marie and father George Edward, who was a quantity surveyor. At an early age Cushing was attracted to acting, inspired by his favorite aunt, who was a stage actress. While at school Cushing pursued his acting interest in acting and also drawing, a talent he put to good use later in his first job as a government surveyor's assistant in Surrey. At this time he also dabbled in local amateur theater until moving to London to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on scholarship. He then performed in repertory theater, deciding in 1939 to head for Hollywood, where he made his film debut in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939). Other Hollywood films included A Chump at Oxford (1940) with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Vigil in the Night (1940) and They Dare Not Love (1941). However, after a short stay, he returned to England by way of New York (making brief appearances on Broadway) and Canada. Back in his homeland he contributed to the war effort during World War II by joining the Entertainment National Services Association.After the war he performed in the West End and had his big break appearing with Laurence Olivier in Hamlet (1948), in which Cushing's future partner-in-horror Christopher Lee had a bit part. Both actors also appeared in Moulin Rouge (1952) but didn't meet until their later horror films. During the 1950s Cushing became a familiar face on British television, appearing in numerous teleplays, such as 1984 (1954) (TV) and Beau Brummell (1954) (TV), until the end of the decade when he began his legendary association with Hammer Film Productions in its remakes of the 1930s Universal horror classics. His first Hammer roles included Dr. Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dr. Van Helsing in Dracula (1958) and Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959).Cushing continued playing the roles of Drs. Frankenstein and Van Helsing, as well as taking on other horror characters, in Hammer films over the next 20 years. He also appeared in films for the other major horror producer of the time, Amicus Productions, including Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) and its later horror anthologies, a couple of Dr. Who films (1965, 1966), I, Monster (1971), and others. By the mid-1970s these companies had stopped production, but Cushing, firmly established as a horror star, continued in the genre for some time thereafter.Perhaps his best-known appearance outside of horror films was as Grand Moff Tarkin in George Lucas' phenomenally successful science fiction film Star Wars (1977). Biggles (1986) (aka "Biggles: Adventures in Time") was Cushing's last film before his retirement, during which he made a few television appearances, wrote two autobiographies and pursued his hobbies of bird watching and painting.In 1989 he was made an Officer of the British Empire in recognition of his contributions to the acting profession in Britain and worldwide.
Trivia random: Considered The Blood Beast Terror (1968) to be the worst film he ever made.
Citazione random: "There is little chance for a person to exercise the imagination today in this complex, programmed society we have."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Carradine, John
Nome di battesimo: Carradine, Richmond Reed
Data di nascita: 5 February 1906
Data di morte: 27 November 1988
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Emily Cisneros::(1974 - ?), Doris Rich::(1957 - 1971) (widowed), Sonia Sorel::(13 August 1944 - 1956) (divorced), Ardanelle McCool Cosner::(1935 - 1941) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Son of a reporter/artist and a surgeon. Grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. Attended Christ Church School, and Graphic Art School, studying sculpture. Roamed the South selling sketches. Made acting debut in Camille in a New Orleans theatre in 1925. Arrived in Los Angeles in 1927, worked in local theatre. Applied as scenic designer to Cecil B. DeMille, who rejected his designs but gave him voice work in several films. Debuted on film in Tol'able David (1930), billed as Peter Richmond. Protege and close friend of John Barrymore. Extremely prolific movie character actor, while simultaneously maintaining a stage career in classic leading roles such as Hamlet and Malvolio. Typed in later years as horror star. Member of the "John Ford Stock Company."
Trivia random: Grandfather of Ever Carradine.
Citazione random: "I've made some of the greatest films ever made - and a lot of crap, too."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Shock Waves (1977)
Occhio nel triangolo, L'
Regista: Ken Wiederhorn Scrittore: John Kent Harrison,
Ken Pare Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 5.5/10 (619 voti)
Durata: 90 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:This horror movie concerns a shipwrecked yachting party. Rose (Brooke Adams) and her fellow yacht-mates, including the captain (John Carradine) run aground on an island when they hit an odd-looking freighter. Once beached, they meet up with an aging SS Commander (Peter Cushing) who had been in charge of a crew of zombies.
Trivia random: Headlining stars John Carradine and Peter Cushing each worked four days and earned $5,000 each.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Star Wars (1977)
Guerre stellari: Episodio IV - Una nuova speranza
Regista: George Lucas Scrittore: George Lucas Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 8.8/10 (173211 voti) [#11 nella top250]
Durata: 121 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the Galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and dashing Captain Han Solo (Harrison Ford) team together with the lovable robotic duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the beautiful princess and restore justice in the Empire.
Trivia random: In Italy, R2-D2 was renamed C1-P8 while Darth Vader became Dart Fener, the reason being that "Vader" in Italian sounds too close to the common noun for the toilet bowl (the "water", clearly from the English "water closet"). The "clones" mentioned by Obi-Wan Kenobi became "quotes" (Italian: "cloni"/"quoti").
Citazione random: Princess Leia: [in a holo message] General Kenobi: Years ago, you served my father in the Clone Wars; now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father's request to you in person; but my ship has fallen under attack and I'm afraid my mission to Alderaan has failed. I've placed information vital to the survival of the rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
1 commento:
Spero di vederlo, cmq il peggior nazi-zombi che abbia mai visto è "The Chilling - night of the zombies", il cui protagonista è addirttura Jamie Gillis, noto attore porno degli anni '70. Purtroppo credo sia inedito in Italia, ma su ebay te lo tirano dietro per poche sterline.
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