Cemetery Of Terror (1. Grave Robbers (1. Cemetery Of Terror (1. Grave Robbers (1. Cementerio Del Terror/Ladrones De Tumbas. Directed by Rub. Such are the perils of love and war. Before the release of this DVD, I knew nothing of Mexican director Rub. Now, after careful study, I still know nothing of the man, but everything about stone- washed- jeans- as- art and global veneration for Michael Jackson circa Thriller. We’re separated linguistically. CEMETERY OF TERROR (1985)/GRAVE ROBBERS (1989) Director: Rub. Mexican-made horror films of the 1950s and 1960s were primarily influenced. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Discuss Grave Robbers on our Movie forum! Go to Forum View All Posts. Start studying Lincoln's Grave Robbers. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. We come together culturally. Now and forever, that’s the way it should be. Through the love (Cemetery Of Terror) and the war (Grave Robbers), Galindo’s aim is true. He shall have heavenly gore. He shall appropriate Halloween for his own gain. And most of all, he shall master the execution of 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American action-adventure film. Indy discovers a group of grave robbers who have found a golden crucifix. An escaped mental patient hits the streets on Halloween night. Sorry friend, but Donald Pleasance is WAY too qualified. This is Cemetery Of Terror and we’re not in Hollywood anymore. Get me Hugo Stiglitz, pronto! Devlon wears no mask and bears no disfigurement, but he’s a disciple of Satan and sports a wet beard. After small talk (“What a joker!”) and water skiing, a group of teens settle down for some Halloween partying in an abandoned house (Devlon’s hideaway). The book of “Devlon” leads to Satanic rites in a nearby cemetery. Stiglitz drives around in a stolen police car.
Devlon slaughters the kids. Everything might be haunted. Including the zombies. And my heart. I hope none of that made sense, because that’s exactly where Cemetery Of Terror sits. Cobble up the gutsy gore and stagnant photography. Ration off the generic Chuck Berry and John Carpenter licks. Swell inside the constant humidity and Halloween anxiousness. Cemetery Of Terror drops somewhere between the old- fashioned spooks of Monsters Crash The Pajama Party and the exaggerated tricks of The Dark Power, but obviously trumps both in terms of trash deliverables. The result is magnificent: A fast- paced, no questions asked, gutter- level slasher/zombie romp with every ingredient (mis)placed for maximum pleasure. You can bet your air- brushed Michael Jackson coat on it. It’s a bitch to admit, but sometimes even the most passionate affairs can lead to trouble. Four years after Cemetery, Galindo hopped on the Death Curse Of Tartu bandwagon with the drab Grave Robbers. There are Satanic spirits. There’s even more gore. Unfortunately, there is no Hugo Stiglitz. A medieval Satan worshipper is axe’d in the chest and declares revenge through reincarnation. Then, we skip to modern times. Four girls plan an exciting camping trip. One of their boyfriends wears suspenders and manufactures machine guns. They disappear for thirty minutes. Meanwhile, a few young couples ransack underground tombs for gold. Out goes the medieval axe, in comes the revenge! Cops kick some ass during interrogation. Gory creativity escalates. Eventually, the camping trip is reintroduced. I wish it was Halloween again. Remember Dawn Of The Mummy? It was incredibly underwhelming. Grave Robbers follows suit. It’s a dragging slasher with a reliance on gore for gore’s sake and little magnetism. Galindo makes a slight move towards effective style (the subterranean exploration scenes for one), but the film is bogged down by aimless gab. The crazed leeway that kept Cemetery alive . As a wind- down to your evening, Grave Robbers is bearable. Just don’t ask for much more. The teardrops have now dried. Once again, love prevails. AUDIO AND VIDEOBoth films make the jump from Spanish language VHS obscurity with very similar presentations; full frame prints, exceedingly crisp visuals, plenty of vintage grain, and very bold colors. Cemetery piles on the vintage charm, with near constant white scratching and vertical lines. Grave Robbers was cleaner in that respect, but caught a little compression excess at times. Mono soundtracks for both were excellent. The films are presented in their original Spanish languages with optional English subtitles. EXTRASSubtitles like “C’mon, brink your mask!” and “I keep feelink a lot of golf.” definitely fall into the supplements category. FINAL THOUGHTSRub. The cultural trash spectrum comes together with Cemetery Of Terror, but unravels sullenly with Grave Robbers. You need to own Cemetery Of Terror.
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