baconator

The only reason I find myself talking about this movie is that it seems to have wound up on many late night reruns lately. As a nightowl, I keep watching it. This is a cheesy movie, the effects aren't great, but dammit, if I'm flipping the stations and its on, I just can't stop watching it. Maybe its the atmosphere, because this movie has one of the greatest creepy atmospheres I have ever seen. An abandon, rusty, Nazi torture ship, roaming the seas, looking for victims. Ok, so its not real believable, but the concept is scary as hell! The horror of who the Nazis were and what they did, adds a whole other dimension of terror to this movie. Do not watch this movie if you only like good movies and good acting. Your prudish sensibilities will be very disappointed. However, for the rest who aren't as picky, this is a great chilling movie. N.B. beware of the severe late 70's early 80's problem with lighting. This movie is very dark, lots of shadows.

I recently watched this movie, and its a great late night chiller. It has a great Hammer Films type cast with Peter Cushing and John Carradine, both of whom are suitably ornery and gnarled. Much like the movie Death Ship (1980), it features a legacy of the Nazis, in this case terrifingly stoic Nazi SS soldiers. Through experiments, these undead soldiers/zombies were to be the nazis secret weapon in the second world war, but they were too dangerous for even Nazis to control, so they were herded on a ship, and scuttled. Now, in modern day 1977, they have come alive to kill again. Really, its better than it sounds. Watch it late at night, and by yourself, and see if you don't find yourself looking over your shoulder. God help you if you live on the water.