Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things

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NONBELIEVER One of the most underrated horror movies ever made. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Steve D Dated but shows signs of the directors talent. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/02/23 Full Review Stephen C Great fun and the 1st in a line of films from The late Bob Clark. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/05/23 Full Review brad p What the film lacks in budget and acting talent it nearly makes up in heart and oddball charm. Clark and Ormsby's script is well written, and once the undead make their appearance the picture does pick up quite a bit. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Love it just to decompress with Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The head of a theatre troupe Alan (think of a cross between Charles Manson and Timothy Claypole in lurid and very colourful 60's clothing) takes his fellow thespians (who he refers to as his ‘children') to an island which is used as a kind of graveyard for dead criminals. He then assumes the role of a religious leader, puts on robe he just happens to have brought with him and proceeds to try and raise the dead using his knowledge of magic. Whilst this (seemingly) doesn't work they dig up the dead body of a man called Orville. However later on in the film the dead do indeed rise again and get their revenge. They board the actor's boat at the end of the film. The director of this film is listed as Benjamin Clark but is in fact Bob Clark who went on to make the masterpieces Dead of Night and Black Christmas. Allan Ormsby who plays Alan went on to direct the excellent Ed Gein biopic Deranged. This film has an interesting vibe to it that is similar to the counterculture early 70's vibe of Wes Craven's Last House on the Left (but without the violence or genuine transgression). This is gritty low budget filmmaking that points to the drive-in but also to the arthouse realm. The colour palette of the cast's wardrobe is like watching an acid trip with each character wearing a different very bright colour and when more than one cast member is in the frame together it's a trip. In fact theres a shot in the movie of the cast members all lines up behind each other and it's like a spectrum of colour. The audience members on certain substances must have loved this sequence. This is an interesting film but far from being some kind of 60's classic. The title is very misleading also. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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