[DVD]: Horror Rises from the Tomb, reviewed by Kester Pelagius (4/4)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10786.phtml

C. Demetrius Morgan's Summary:

It’s the 15th century and soldiers of the inquisition are leading a wagon with two prisoners, a noble knight and lady accused of trafficking in black magic, witchcraft, Satanism, cannibalism, and- long story short this diabolical pair would make Gilles de Rais blush with shame and Countess Bathory vomit at the vileness of their deeds. So begins this bizarre tale from Spanish horror auteur Paul Naschy. Dare you watch it?

Go to the full review for more information.

Post originally by tetsujin28 at 2004-11-10 14:04:45
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I have a great love for this sort of Eurotrash stuff. I have dreams of a Naschy and Jean Rollin festival

Post originally by Kester Pelagius at 2004-11-10 16:30:41
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<<I have a great love for this sort of Eurotrash stuff. I have dreams of a Naschy and Jean Rollin festival >>

Then you'll definitely want to add the Latarnia site (and it's forums) to your favorites. I check in there, and DVD Maniacs, from time to read the scuttle-butt on up and coming Euro-horror releases.

Post originally by nihtgenga at 2004-11-11 01:50:33
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(Actually I know I am when *winks* make me grit my teeth. Kind of like a laugh track in a review).

Anyway, as much as I enjoy learning about obscure B grade movies your reviewing style is getting harder to tolerate.

My biggest problem is all these various sections that repeat the same information over and over under different headings.

You might want to compare yours with the Deathwatch review that also appeared today. His covers everything, with a degree of humour (that appeals to me at least) and does it succinctly.

I personally think you could easily cut out a few sections.

Otherwise keep them comming.

Cheers

Post originally by Kester Pelagius at 2004-11-11 08:16:14
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Greetings,

Nah, it's not just you. . . unfortunately.

>>Anyway, as much as I enjoy learning about obscure B grade movies your reviewing style is getting harder to tolerate. <<

Actually, if you follow the link to the other review, and read the HTML I state therein that the file I was using to create the PDF imploded. Apparently I tried to import one too many image files and it decided enough was enough. Luckilly I had two test PDFs that I could upload.

However my efforts to recover the file meant I lost too much time to properly edit the working HTML that I had created for posting to RPGnet. Not an excuse, just how things happened.

Thus with only two or three working files and not enough time to start over since Halloween was fast approaching I opted to take what I had in the can and submit it.

Talk about misjudging how reviews go up around these parts! :rolleyes:

That let be a lesson to all the reviewers out there!

I've actually since gone in and re-written large portions of the review but, to be perfectly honest, all but forgot about it not being queued up to go live until two to three weeks after I submitted it (and thus well after Halloween) or could have re-submitted it. Shannon is very nice about that sort of thing, at least when you PM him in advance.

So, yeah, if this review seems a bit thick and hard to read that's probably a fair assessment as it's really a draft posted in a hasty effort to get the review submitted with time enough to see it go live before Halloween.

My bad.

On the bright side, the review does unintentionally capture the experience that is Horror Rises from the Tomb. At first you think it's not tolerable and want to eject it, but something about it is compelling so you keep watching until the final credits roll and you are shaking your head wondering how in the world you managed to actually just sit through that entire crazy flick.

Sort of. ;-)


Kind Regards,

Kester Pelagius

Post originally by flyingmice at 2004-11-11 10:36:40
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I was wondering if the writers for Smallville have a bad horror movie fetish. The plot to last night's episode seemed strangely familiar until I remembered this review...

-mice

Post originally by Kester Pelagius at 2004-11-11 11:12:10
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Yes, it should be decompiled slowly, bit by bit.

Why?

I was re-reading the review, from the beginning, when it suddenly dawned on me what that this section actually said:

"...a bevy of snotty folk ..."

SNOOTY!

Dang-nabbit.

It's really a pain in the arse to have to proof read your own writing for mistypes AND go back to proof read a third time for any grammar/spellchecker changes the WP never prompted you to make.

*shakes head and walks away in disgust*