It's not that I disliked this movie. It was just very dull with too many moments where I began to space out. It really does have some adroit scenes. The atmosphere was quite quaint and somewhat creepy. It has some picturesque scenery with a French feel to it. The makeup effects, while good, tend to look a little bit corny. The stuff that is on the infected people's faces looked rather lame. Characters do some really questionable things as well. There is a blind woman named Lucie, who incidentally resembles the blind female character from Lucio Fulci's The Beyond, but I digress. There is a bunch of infected zombies surrounding an area, and Lucie inexplicably goes right towards it willingly (!) They aren't really zombies either. They don't want your flesh. They just enjoy killing you in twisted ways. It's like they get an unstoppable rage that can't be stopped. At least Jean Rollin tried to be different in that aspect, as so many zombie films were coming out around the time this movie was released. It does have a decent amount of gore. I wouldn't call it a gore fest, but it does deliver. We get a very bloody decapitation, icky zombie makeup, impaling with a pitchfork, gunshot wounds, and off screen stuff as well. Not great, but not bad either. The ending was very, very odd. We get no real explanation as to why the main female lead is acting suspicious. It subtly hints that she's turning crazy, but it never gives it to you fully. Or it could be I was becoming more and more disengaged that I missed an important plot development, but nonetheless, I was confused. The acting isn't worth mentioning
Final Thoughts: It's well made, but it's quite a drag to sit through. It has good moments, but not enough of them. Worth a watch for die hard horror fans, but prepare for your mind to wander
5/10
Final Thoughts: It's well made, but it's quite a drag to sit through. It has good moments, but not enough of them. Worth a watch for die hard horror fans, but prepare for your mind to wander
5/10