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Underrated movie

posted 14 years ago by jtyroler
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I think this is one of Karloff's best movies. The rest of the cast does a great job.

[–] cinefool 14 years ago

I totally agree with you, and I'll go a little further and say that "The Walking Dead" was one of the best horror films made during that genre's "Golden Age" (1931-36). If you've never seen them, try to find the three horror thrillers Karloff made for producer Val Lewton at RKO in the mid 1940's. "Isle of the Dead" is pretty good, "Bedlam" is better, and "The Body Snatcher" is a five star classic, containing arguably Karloff's all-time best performance.

[–] limgauci 14 years ago

Have to agree with the OP, "The Walking Dead" is fantastic. Just watched it tonight and will surely watch it again in the future. Really nice movie.

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 14 years ago

It is an authentic tour de force of Karloff's acting chops.

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[–] mackjay2 14 years ago

A great little film, with one of BK's best performances. Glad it's on DVD now

[–] Hey_Sweden 12 years ago

Agreed. Boris is so wonderful in this movie, and the supporting cast is all very good.

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[–] MrsBuckyBarnes 8 years ago

I just watched this and thoroughly enjoyed it. The only flaw is that it was edited a bit too short and as a consequence the plot was a bit rushed. Great film.

[–] strangenstein (683) 4 years ago

This is an excellent little chiller. Karloff is in top form, and there are solid actors around him. We often hear how later directors used widescreen to such advantage, but Michael Curtiz fills his 4:3 with amazing staging. The Walking Dead is a great movie all around.