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The Corpse Grinders (1972)

posted 17 years ago by dataice
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Avoid this movie at ALL cost! It was one of those films that was actually like torture just watching it. I was hoping right up to the very end it would somehow redeem itself. Not here! Terrible acting, horrible editing, very cheap looking sets and props, the list goes on. The plot was nearly impossible to follow. I've seen alot of horror films in my 37 years on this planet, and I actually enjoy a cheezy horror film from the 1960's and 1970's. like Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, I spit on your Grave, Faces of Death, and of course any Hammer Studios release, but this one takes the cake, a bunch of high school kids could had done much better. The ONLY reason I watched the entire thing was because I didn't want to waste the $1.95 I paid to rent it!

1 Star- to bad you can't give ZERO stars!

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 16 years ago

I saw this in a drive-in when it first came out. Then it smelled worse than one of Hitler's bowel movements. Would it smell as good now?

Nothing is more beautiful than nothing.

[–] dagzine 16 years ago

I just picked up a 5$ copy of this.

Man o Man. Yes it stinks. But it's perfect drive-in fare. I could see this being paired with _Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things_. It would make that film look like a big-budget classic.

I have a soft spot for the independent camp fare. Within the _Corpse Grinders_ you'll find amateurs attempting to do great things. I admire the spirit. And how can you not laugh at the unnatural over-acting.

See it again for the first time.

gn

I would tell you the whole story but I might puke if I did. --Holden Caulfield

[–] mo-jo-3 16 years ago

I saw this terrible film in the UK years ago when it was shown as part of a double bill with 'Horror Hospital' which is nearly as badly made and acted as this piece of junk.

[–] WarpedRecord 13 years ago

Well, considering I paid $3.95 for this movie, which is probably twice what it cost to make this gem, I'd say this is a pretty decent Z-movie. It had a few interesting touches – the undertaker's wife feeing the doll, and the deaf-mute woman with one leg. 6/10 stars, and I might add that this is from 1971, not '72.

[–] zapi_0 12 years ago

OP is greatly exaggerating, it's an ok and fun movie. 5 / 10

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