Dec 18, 2014 einhorns evocative score undoubtedly has been one of the key elements in the success of the film, with its sparse yet beguilling textures, capturing perfectly the menace and despair of the undead. Shock waves is a 1977 film about visitors to a remote island who discover a nazi commandant breeding a group of zombie soldiers. An undersea quake years later awakens them from their rest and they go after shipwrecked holiday. Shock waves special edition by blue underground, directed.
One of the great horror sleepers of the 1970s, shock waves has been freshly transferred and fully restored in high definition from the only known surviving materials. It stars peter cushing as a former ss commander, brooke adams as a tourist, and john carradine as. The premise of shock waves is quite basic a group of tourists find themselves shipwrecked on a remote island with a former ss officer peter cushing who hides a terrifying secret. Keep supporting blue undergrounds decision to re release their back catalogue in hd as there are still some very worthy titles languishing in sd dvd hell.
Shock waves here we shall follow closely the pellucid discussion in chapter 2 of the book by g. It stars peter cushing as a former ss commander, brooke adams as a tourist, and john carradine as the captain of t. Released on 20 april 2017 in hong kong and 28 april 2017 in china, the film is yau and laus third collaboration as director and star respectively after 1991s dont fool me and 1999s fascination amour. Shock wave, strong pressure wave in any elastic medium such as air, water, or a solid substance, produced by supersonic aircraft, explosions, lightning, or other phenomena that create violent changes in pressure. Audio commentary with cowriterdirector ken wiederhorn, make. Its cast features peter cushing and john carradine.
Its cast features peter cushing and john carradine during world war ii, those wacky nazis created the death corps, nighinvincible troopers made from the dead german soldiers. Shock waves film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Shock waves 1977 peter cushing stars as a former s. Waxwork records is thrilled to announce the vinyl debut of shock waves. Shock waves like many other films in its category has some excellent attributes and qualities, but has even more bad points, making for a rather weak film on a whole. Apr 24, 2017 the latest schlocky actioner by bmaster herman yau, shock wave is a workmanlike yet protracted genre entertainment that benefits from knowing precisely what it is and its place in the cinematic. A dazzling metaphorical zeitgeist story, shockwaves expresses what film until now has not been able to. During world war ii, those wacky nazis created the death corps, nighinvincible troopers made from the dead german soldiers. Shock wave is a 2017 hong kong action film written and directed by herman yau, produced by and starring andy lau. Archived episodes of the shock waves audio podcast hosted by rob galluzzo, rebekah mckendry, elric kane, and ryan turek. The 100% analog synth score composed by richard einhorn the prowler, dont go in the house marks one of the earliest electronic compositions created for film. With john carradine as a yacht captain and brooke adams as a shipwreck survivor. Dec 08, 2014 shock waves is a 1970s us horror film that was written and directed by ken wiederhorn.
Considered to be a cult film, the film which stars brooke adams, peter cushing and john carradine in a story revolving around nazi zombies should be a film i would enjoy. Waxwork records will resurrect the spooky sounds of shock waves with their newly announced deluxe vinyl release of the 1977 cult zombie film scheduled to come out this friday, the shock waves vinyl soundtrack features richard einhorns entire score for the film, as well as liner notes by the film s director, ken wiederhorn, and new artwork by sadist art designs and ghoulish gary pullin. The 100% analog synth score composed by richard einhorn the prowler, dont go in the house marks one of the earliest electronic compositions created. Shock waves 1080p hd movie trailer blue underground. Overview of shock waves, 1977, directed by ken wiederhorn, with at turner classic movies. Art by marc schoenbach of sadist art designs and ghoulish gary pullin side a 1. Shock waves is a 1977 american horror film written and directed by ken wiederhorn. The screenplay concerns a group of tourists who encounter aquatic nazi zombies when they become shipwrecked. But fatherhood resurrects the ghosts of abuse, and he is transfigured into the slave of psychic trauma he cannot escape. The latest schlocky actioner by bmaster herman yau, shock wave is a workmanlike yet protracted genre entertainment that benefits from knowing precisely what it.
The 100% analog synth score composed by richard einhorn the prowler, don. Shock waves is an accomplished horror film that delivers good chills and delivers a good, entertaining hour and a half. Its a lot schlockier than shock waves, but this isnt exactly highbrow, either. The deep end of horror visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been. Einhorns evocative score undoubtedly has been one of the key elements in the success of shock waves, with its sparse yet beguilling textures, capturing perfectly the menace. Complete, remastered 1977 film score director liner notes by ken wiederhorn. Shockwaves is a window into a mans mind as he tries to comprehend the transformation of his life from fairy tale to tragedy. Audio commentary with cowriterdirector ken wiederhorn, makeup designer alan ormsby and filmmaker fred olen ray.
That said shock waves is far from perfect and is definatly not to all tastes. But keep in mind, shock waves is on about a pg level and has minimal blood, gore, and naked bodies, so if youre looking for those ingredients, you. A boat of holidaymakers crashes into another mysterious ship and the crew are washed up on a tropical island. Blue underground first released shock waves on dvd in 2003, and the transfer was taken from the directors own vault print since the original negative mysteriously disappeared, so the film seemed an unlikely candidate for a bluray facelift. This is the third time andy lau worked with herman yau, after 1991s dont fool me. In the dark days of world war ii, the nazi high command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers unliving, unfeeling, unstoppable monstrosities that killed with their bare hands. One of the early electronic scores, shock waves represents innovative scoring at its leanest and meanest. Shock waves is a 1970s us horror film that was written and directed by ken wiederhorn a boat of holidaymakers crashes into another mysterious ship and the crew are washed up on a tropical island. The transfer is a significant improvement over standard definition and the new extras are the icing on the cake. Heavy on the tension and atmosphere, this is a film, much like john carpenters halloween, that relies on mood and setting to captivate its audience. With peter cushing, john carradine, brooke adams, fred buch.
It is a genuinely new and original cinematic language that goes beyond images, entering intravenously into our visceral understanding. With the shock waves podcast, listeners are immersed in a fast paced, completely unpretentious, seemingly open ended chat with four buddies about a treasure trove of various horror films with interviews with a variety of special guests. Shock waves differ from sound waves in that the wave front, in which compression. It stars peter cushing as a former ss commander, brooke adams as a tourist, and john carradine as the captain.
Shock waves marks yet another worthy blu ray upgrade from blue underground. Shock waves 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The survivors of a ship that sank off shore find themselves the victims of the soggy, blond undead. Once there they find a crazed scientist who has been creating undead ss supersoldiers who can survive on land and underwater. This is the exact kind of film you would expect if you were real knowledgeable on the subject of 1970s zombie films. Shock waves in condensed matter 1983 sciencedirect. The film is about a group of tourists who encounter aquatic nazi zombies when they become shipwrecked. I mean come onnazi zombies rise out of the sea and attack tourists, im down for that. He recalls meeting and falling in love with his soul mate, their wedding and their promising future. The deep end of horror visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers. Almost human uk, death corps, is a 1977 horror film written and directed by ken wiederhorn. Richard einhorn shock waves vinyl lp psilowave records.
All in all, shock wave is definitely a film that can impress the mass audience, but hardcore fans who are into solid storyline might find the pacing and development somewhat lacking. Asked in physics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves vibrations and oscillations how does the phenomenon of. This is is director ken wederhorns best zombie film. Transonic effect around airfoils visualized in flowing soap films duration. Einhorns evocative score undoubtedly has been one of the key elements in the success of the film, with its sparse yet beguilling textures, capturing perfectly the menace and despair of the undead. Asked in physics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves vibrations and oscillations how does the phenomenon of interference play a role in. Shock waves 1977 original soundtrack light in the attic. Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers. The screenplay by wiederhorn and john harrison enhances this simple setup by introducing the film s antagonists in a precredits sequence. After carrying out few missions, they disappeared into the sea at the end of the war. Officer living on a deserted island with a bunch of underwater nazi zombies. This is simply a fan page listing the films that the hosts and those guests of the shock.
Shock waves diary of my mind ursula meier returns in short, sharp form with this needling, factbased moral puzzler, brilliantly performed by fanny ardant and kacey mottet. Shock waves is a classic and groundbreaking score with haunting timbres and chilling electronics to accentuates the onscreen horror of begoggled, menacing nazi zombies. See the full list of shock wave cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Shock waves films shock waves podcast the deep end of. No, shock waves is no genre classic, but it makes for an interesting watch and while it lacks the traditional elements horror fans seek, it has good tension, cool zombies, and a solid storyline. Shock waves has always remained a firm favorite of mine ever since i saw it on a battered vhs tape from vipco in the 90s, so for me to do any real critical analysis of this much loved picture is hard as i always look at this film through rose tinted glasses. Shock waves differ from sound waves in that the wave front, in which compression takes place, is a region of sudden and violent change in stress, density, and temperature. The 1977 film stars horror movie legend peter cushing and is directed by ken wiederhorn return of the living dead 2. Share shock waves dvd, 2002 shock waves dvd, 2002 1 product rating.
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