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Shock Waves (1977)

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This horror film 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. This is not meant as a comment on the quality of the men under him, they were "real" zombies. Since the zombies were taken from the ranks of murderers and other miscreants, they

Apr 27, 2010

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An ineffably ethereal and erudite frisson-fest

May 16, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
CinePassion

The best Nazi zombie picture ever.

February 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment (1)
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Shock Waves is one of the best Nazis zombie films ever made. Although the recent Dead Snow is a great film, but Shock Waves remains THE Nazis zombie film to see. Starring Peter Cushing as an SS commander living on a secluded island, who was commander of a squad scientifically altered SS soldiers who are zombies.

June 17, 2011
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Not the best but Peter Cushing and NAVI Zombies make it worth checking out, IF you're into this sort of thing.

September 27, 2007
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