Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

jadavix In this superior sequel to "Tombs of the Blind Dead", the templars attack an entire village celebrating a festival commemorating their disposal hundreds of years ago. The body count is thus much greater than the first movie, which featured only a small band of heroes and anti-heroes against the skeletons on horses.The violence is also much increased. This version features an impaling, a limb being hacked off, and in one particularly memorable scene, a beheading. The festival-attack scene is nowhere near as violent as it could be. I guess it is harder to use those kinds of special effects the more people are on screen? Either way, it is not until the end that the movie turns really violent.It is also not until the end that the movie turns scary. If you watch a lot of horror movies, you know genuine fear is actually a rare emotion to feel during one's runtime. Like the original, Return of the Evil Dead manages genuine tension thanks to the impressive set up the movie ends with, and the minimalist, heart-pounding soundtrack. It is scarier than the original, and in my opinion, superior.It also features a moronic, monobrow-having halfwit who reminded me of Gotho from Paul Naschy's Hunchback of the Morgue. The scene where he sticks his head out, only to be beheaded, unbeknownst to the lady he is trying to save - until blood starts flowing down his arm - is a work of art.One thing that makes this movie more effective is its refusal to bow to the same old morality lessons Hollywood movies always feature (it is Spanish). Everyone knows that in mainstream American films, if a character acts brave, or puts themselves on the line for another, that character will survive the situation. In Return of the Evil Dead, they don't. This ups the tension, because you can see they're not playing by the same rules we're all familiar with, and you really don't know what's going to happen next.

christopher-underwood I didn't enjoy this as much as the first in the series but it is still worth seeing. For me this was less creepy and also lacked the vampiresque element of the blood sucking. I realise this was a bit out of place in the first, I just thought the sight of these skeletal marauders gathering round to have a mass suck was pretty effective. The sex and gore element is comparable but again not quite as traumatising but I guess this was to some extent a retread. Certainly a Night of the Living Dead element to a large section of the film when they are barricaded in the church and here I particularly liked the scheming Major ready to sacrifice anyone but himself and the coup de grace, the double exploitation of the little girl! See it yourself to find out. Great ending too, even if suddenly we are back to the vampire theme.

amesmonde Evil Knights Templar are put to death, eyes burnt out and burned on bonfires only to return 500 years later on the anniversary of their deaths to have their revenge. With moments reminiscent of Night of the Living Dead the rest of director Amando De Ossorio's  (follow up, remake or stand alone story of Tombs of the Blind Dead) is a slow burning, effective little Spanish horror.The characters and story of El ataque de los muertos sin ojos are developed arguably further than it's predecessor and while the pace is faster it's still very slow. Your patience is rewarded with creepy visuals, killer blade welding zombie knights, fitting music, all with the backdrop of an eerie small town. Although dated the idea of knights coming back from the dead is still appealing, there's plenty of hammer horror-esque bright blood on display and it has a seventies charm about it, flares, huge collars etc. The cast are more than adequate, notably unrecognisable José Canalejas  as Murdo the hunchback-like village outcast. The final act is satisfying enough and as the dawn arrives prior to the credits you'll feel relieved in a good or bad way dependant on your feelings of this atmospheric gem.

Scarecrow-88 The dreaded Templar knights rise from their graves, on their undead horseback, during the night of a festival commemorating their execution at the hands of the villagers of Bouzano, as present-day citizens dance, drink, be merry & watch an amazing fireworks display, thanks in part to the local village idiot Murdo(José Canalejas)who actually sacrifices a young woman whose blood revives them. Jack(Tony Kendall)is hired by Mayor Beirao(Ramón Lillo)to put on a fireworks display for the festival, thanks to some help from a former lover(and now the Mayor's fiancé)Vivian(Esperanza Roy)who put in a good word for him by falsifying references on his resume. When Jack and Vivian meet for the first time, sparks return and they are soon contemplating a brand new relationship despite her current proposed plans to marry the Mayor for his wealth and bourgeoisie prestige. The Mayor's right hand lieutenant Dacosta(Frank Braña)also carries a secret torch for Vivian having watched over her every need since becoming the boss man's squeeze. Moncha(Loli Tovar)is almost killed by the Templar knights when they raid her home..they do finish off her beau who paid her a sexual visit while papa was at the festival. Duncan(Fernando Sancho;another paid lackey for the Mayor to do his bidding), his wife & daughter are all attending the festival. These characters will somehow escape a massacre when the Templar undead soldiers storm the festival, within an enclosed plaza, causing a frenzied panic where the villagers try endlessly to find a way out. Jack is able to free the gateway by exploding some leftover firecrackers into the bodies of two guardian knights freeing those citizens who were able to flee from the slashing long strokes of the Templar swords. As certain Templar soldiers on horseback bunched villagers into a bundle, faces met the hacking blades. Dropping like flies, Jack bands some courageous men together, with wooden pitchforks, to battle with the knights on their horseback with far better weaponry. But, those citizens who are indeed able to rush out from the plaza gateway will not get very far..trying to flee we see that the Templar knights have struck them down in a long-shot of dead bodies lying in mass over the country-side. Jack, Duncan(..his wife and daughter), Vivian, Dacosta, Moncha & Beirao, however, are able to hold up in a nearby Bouzano parish as the Templar knights await them outside. Jack, as leader, will try to find a way to see the group through the horrors that possibly lie in wait as others plan their own escape routes, especially the mayor(this guy is a real piece of work, I'll tell you, he even tries to use a little girl as a distraction to escape)who only wishes to escape without one care in the world for the others in the church. Murdo, the very one responsible for the terrors taking place, is found hiding in the parish..he has a plan to guide Moncha through a secret tunnel, not letting any of the others in on it. Will the group make it out of the parish alive? Or, will the Templar knights eventually wait for them to merely fall apart at the seams?To be honest, I myself found this second film of the series to be far superior to "Tombs of the Blind Dead". I think this film is more focused and scarier with a better cast of characters. I even felt the Templar knights are scarier in this sequel than the original..their slow walk isn't a major problem in this sequel because there are so many of them. I couldn't help but compare the Templar knight zombies to those seaweed ghouls of John Carpenter's THE FOG in how they seem to be everywhere with little room for the characters to escape. If one thinks about it, the church sequences in this "sequel" and THE FOG resemble somewhat as well..characters trying to remain level-headed in quite a terrifying situation, holing up in a church while undead monsters seeking revenge for what happened to them in the past await outside. This sequel has lots of bloodshed..swords are always plunging into stomachs, chests, or slashing across faces. The Templar knights are pretty much the same as they were in the original film, but no less effective. I think their better utilized in this sequel/remake because of the set-pieces set up in the film...the massacre in the plaza and the hold-up at the parish. Director Ossorio certainly has a flair for shooting those creepy Templar knights as their rotted skulls peek out from those dusty cloaks. They rise from their graves essentially the same way they do in the previous "Tombs of the Blind Dead"..but, as before, this sequence is quite eerie and effective. If you can tolerate the melodrama between Jack, Vivian, the Mayor & Dacosta, there's so much to enjoy. I just think this is a good little Gothic zombie flick. Easily the film's most graphic scene comes when we see the Templar knights in human form as one of them removes the heart from the chest of a poor female sacrifice eating it! Good beheading in this flick as well.