Saturday, February 19, 2011

Shock Waves

Shock Waves (1977)


Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Beer: Full Sail Pale Ale
Game: Left4Dead 2: Dark Carnival

Summary: No good comes from boats. Some vacationers ride on John Carradine's chartered boat out in the ocean, where the sky turns red, there is an electrical fire disabling the boat, and Nazi zombies are awakened from the ocean's depths. Our group of chum make their way onto Peter Cushing's island in a dinghy, where they are taken out one-by-one by the Nazi zombies, except for the pretty one, played by Brooke Adams. She survives, but is driven insane.
Also, this movie had very creepy cinematography, particularly the returning imagery of the group of Nazi zombies silently ascending and descending into the water. So, good and scary and PG!

Fun Fact!: This movie is rated PG! No tatas and no gore! Family fun! Bring the kids!

Lessons Learned:
1. Nazis were stylish. That's no justification for the Holocaust, but they were sharp dressers. These Nazi zombies wore goggles, which was even more stylish.
2. When a goggled Nazi zombie comes at you, remove his goggles!
3. During the shooting of Shock Waves, John Carradine would sometimes recite Shakespeare and tell tales of old Hollywood, which would quickly wear on the patience of any gaffer.

Affect on Gameplay: Unfortunately, the zombies in Left4Dead are not goggled Nazi zombies. There were no goggles to remove. Only a lot of pain, suffering, and futility. There were some exciting moments during gameplay of "Yes!", but they were quickly followed by "No!"

Final Analysis: No one survived.

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