Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Bezenby This is an outstanding zombie film that instead of going straight for the jugular, piles on the atmosphere and tension...and then goes for the jugular. Slightly annoying antiques dealer/hippy George leaves the polluted and overcrowded city and heads for the countryside on his motorbike, where he intends to spend the weekend watching the grass grow in the back garden of his cottage. His weekend is ruined when Cristinia Galbo reverses her car into his bike, wrecking it, so the least she can do is give him a ride to his cottage. Cristina soon finds that George is a bit of a gobby smartarse who might have a point, talking as he is about how the powers that be are destroying the Earth. George finds out the Cristina is a neurotic flake who doesn't even know where her sister's house is.George ends up leaving Cristina in the car to go and ask a farmer for directions. It's at the farm he discovers an experimental machine that is being used for destroying insects and parasites (haven't these folk heard of the food chain?), which he lectures the scientists about in his strangely Zippy-from-Rainbow-like voice. It's about this time that a strange man dripping with water tries to attack Cristina, but when George and the farmer get back to the car, the man is gone. It's weird however how the description of the man reminds the farmer of Old Guthrie, a tramp who drowned in the area recently.It's dark by the time George and Cristina get to her sister's house. It turns out Cristina's sister is a junky just about to be taken to rehab, and while trying to sneak a fix in the shed she's attacked by Guthrie, which leads to the death of her husband Martin. Enter the cops, especially hard-ass Irish cop Arthur Kennedy, and if there's one thing he hates more than dead bodies, it's hippies! He doesn't buy the story of walking corpses and arrests Cristina's sister after he finds out she's a junky. How are George and Cristina going to prove her innocence?It takes ages for the first full on zombie attack to occur, but you won't be caring. Every scene in the film is just filled with atmosphere. Martin is killed right in front of his automatic camera that keeps flashing upon the scene of a waterfall. His house is adorned with pictures of his wife having withdrawl symptoms. The local pub has a scabby live owl perched in the hallway. When the zombies do rise up, there aren't that many of them but the sheer terror of the victims comes through live and clear. The zombie rules haven't truly been written in stone either - these zombies are super strong, can take a shot to the head, but really don't like being set on fire.Grau doesn't skimp on the gore either, especially when zombies rise up in the hospital and attack the receptionist. Best of all is Arthur Kennedy's performance as the copper. He hates George so much that he will not listen to anything he's saying at all, even if it could save lives. This leads to several shocks near the end of the film, as well as the ambiguous ending.I must admit this is one film I did rush out and buy when it appeared on DVD, and have watched it many a time. It's a good one! The only thing it lacks in comparison to the later Italian zombie film is cheese.

Sam Panico No matter what title you watch this movie under - from the original Spanish title, No Profanar el Sueño de los Muertos (Don't Disturb the Sleep of the Dead) or alternates like Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, The Living Dead, Breakfast at Manchester Morgue and Don't Open the Window - it's an intriguing slice of early 70's shock. At once a portrait of the young, hip and now generation and a zombie film, Jorge Grau's film features scenes that still freak people out over forty years later.George (Ray Lovelock, Murder Rock) runs an antique shop in Manchester and decides to go work on a house with some friends. At a gas station, Edna (Cristina Galbó, What Have You Done to Solange?) hits his motorcycle with her car, so she agrees to give him a ride. On the way to see Edna's sister, they hit a dead end. George finds a short cut that takes them past an experimental insect killing machine in the fields. It uses ultrasonic radiation and is supposed to be safer than DDT. Meanwhile, a mysterious man attacks Edna.That night, Edna's sister Katie and her husband Martin (Jóse Lifante, Dr. Death from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) argue. Martin goes to take photographs while the same man who attacked Edna menaces Katie. Martin tries to save her, but is killed just as Edna and George arrive.They go to the police to report the death, but the police sergeant thinks Katie was the killer. They all decide to stay at the Old Owl Hotel, as George gets film developed from Martin's camera.Meanwhile, Katie has gone insane and is hospitalized. For some reason, newborn babies are biting people with murderous intent.The developed photos only show a homeless man, who traps them in a crypt and brings back to life numerous bodies simply by touching their eyes with his bloody fingers. They make a hole to escape, but only Edna does, as the zombies won't let go of George. A police officer named Craig, who has been following them, saves them but the zombies give chase. He soon discovers his gun has no effect as they overwhelm him and rip him apart, eating his vital organs.As the zombies trap George and Edna, they throw an oil lamp at the horde, which saves them. They decide to split up. Edna will inform the police and George will destroy the machine. Unbeknowst to them, the police - and more specifically, the inspector (Arthur Kennedy, The Antichrist) - think that they are Manson-like Satanic killers and have issued order to shoot to kill.Edna is nearly killed by her brother-in-law in zombie form, but is saved by George, who drops her off at a gas station. He's then caught by the police, who take him and Martin's body to the hospital and switch the machine on again. The zombies - now incudng Katie - come to life, killing everyone in their path and menacing a sedated Edna. Sadly, George is too late. Edna is a zombie and pushes him into a room where the police inspector shoots him four times, killing him. He even claims that he wishes that George would come to life again just so he could kill him one more time.He gets his wish, as an undead form of George comes for him, but now, bullets cannot stop him. And in the field, the machine keeps working.I first learned of this film from the Electric Wizard song "Wizard in Black," as a sample of the Inspector arguing with George starts the song.I'm in pure love with this movie. From the way it depicts the blight of early 70's England to the way the cops treat our heroes to the downbeat ending, it's everything that is perfect about horror movies. And the close in the hospital is packed with shocking gore that will truly stay with you. No matter what title you see this as, make sure to see it.

geminiredblue Shortly after Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD made a splash on the midnight movie circuit, other zombie movies were bound to follow. European directors were already taking the concept in new directions, for instance the popular Blind Dead series. During the early 70s, this movie came out and has gone under many titles. Whatever it's called, LSCL (Let Sleeping Corpses Lie) is an excellent horror film from director Jorge Grau. Overall, it's an amazing blend of horror, comedy and intrigue, also finding time to slip in a serious "Save the Planet" message. The story: A biker named George is seeking to escape cloying, polluted London for the fresh air and rolling hills of the country. But along the way, he crosses paths with a young lady named Edna. Who, through a series of misadventures, find themselves suspects in a murder case. The local detective, played sneeringly by Arthur Kennedy, refuses to even consider that anyone else could've committed the murder. And so he hounds them every step of the way. Meanwhile, a local farm has been taken over by a couple of scientists from the Department of Agriculture, testing out a new type of bug repellent. Which just happens to jump-start the recently deceased. As for the rest, I'll leave it for you to discover. But trust me, it's worth tracking down!

callanvass I hate using the word overrated. It's very derogatory in my opinion, and sounds rather crass as well, so I'll use a more polite term. It's over- praised by Horror fans in my opinion. I actually thought this might end up being something special when I first started this one. It was very atmospheric and has a rather tense first zombie sighting, but then that's where the problems started with me. It moves like molasses. It's very slow moving, and my interest started to wane big time. I also had trouble getting invested into the two lead characters. Cristina Galbó;s whiny performance grated my nerves quickly. I found her to be very unsympathetic in my opinion. Ray Lovelock tries to play it all cool, but he was rather nonchalant and annoying. I didn't care for him at all. Arthur Kennedy is even worse. His performance as the inspector quickly tested my patience. His anger wasn't enjoyable to watch. Chill. The gore is decent, but nothing like you'd see in a lot of zombie flicks. The zombies themselves are actually pretty creepy; too bad the movie is so boringFinal Thoughts: This tries to rely on atmosphere, but it failed miserably. The slow pace, the grating characters, and overall lack of thrills sink this one. It seems to have a big cult following, so maybe it's just me…4/10