{"id":34822,"date":"2015-09-30T08:50:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T15:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34822"},"modified":"2021-02-25T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:59:47","slug":"shock-waves-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34822","title":{"rendered":"Shock Waves \/ Death Corps (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There is danger here &#8212; danger in the waters.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Poster-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Poster.jpg 1937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA touring boat helmed by a testy captain (John Carradine) becomes stranded on an island inhabited by an aging SS officer (Peter Cushing), who tries to warn the passengers (Brooke Adams, Jack Davidson, and D.J. Sidney) and crew (Luke Halpin and Don Stout) to leave before they&#8217;re harmed by Nazi zombies lurking in the water.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Brooke Adams Films<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Nazis<\/li>\n<li>Peter Cushing Films<\/li>\n<li>Zombies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn what is likely one of his shortest reviews for <em>GFTFF<\/em> (just six sentences long), Peary writes that while the premise of this &#8220;exciting, unexpected treat for horror fans&#8221; &#8220;isn&#8217;t promising&#8221;, it&#8217;s nonetheless a &#8220;well made&#8221; &#8220;low-budget chiller&#8221;. Peary&#8217;s sentiment echoes that of many fans, who seem to concur that this film holds a unique grip and possesses a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slightly-deranged.com\/?page_id=803\">&#8220;weird atmosphere that will haunt you for entire days&#8221;<\/a>. Unfortunately, the movie is heavy on atmosphere but short on plot; given that it&#8217;s structured as a flashback flick with the sole survivor identified, there&#8217;s little actual suspense &#8212; and yet, those bespectacled Nazi zombies sure are disturbing nonetheless&#8230; The idea of Nazis enduring in superhuman fashion and continuing to wreak random havoc on humanity is an undeniably powerful one. As the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=3195\">Q Network&#8217;s James Kendrick<\/a> writes in his generally positive review, the film &#8220;is decidedly creepy and quite clever in masking its limitations and highlighting its strengths.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haunting imagery of water-logged Nazi zombies<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies2.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies2-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies4.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies4-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies4-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies5.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies5-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Shock-Waves-Zombies5-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Einhorn&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a look if this genre is your cup of tea &#8212; and it&#8217;s of general interest given its cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076704\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reelfilm.com\/mini32.htm#shock\">Reel Film Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s602shock.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/shockwaves.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=3195\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There is danger here &#8212; danger in the waters.&#8221; Synopsis: A touring boat helmed by a testy captain (John Carradine) becomes stranded on an island inhabited by an aging SS officer (Peter Cushing), who tries to warn the passengers (Brooke Adams, Jack Davidson, and D.J. Sidney) and crew (Luke Halpin and Don Stout) to leave before they&#8217;re harmed by Nazi zombies lurking in the water. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Brooke Adams Films Flashback Films Horror John Carradine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34822\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34822"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69823,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34822\/revisions\/69823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}