After carrying out few missions, they disappeared into the sea at the end of the war. 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. An old nazis peter cushing sunken battalion rises from the sea as a death corps of begoggled zombies. When a shock wave reaches an observer a sonic boom is heard. Js cheung andy lau, a superintendent in explosive ordinance disposal bureau eod of hong kong police force, went undercover seven years ago into the gang led. Watch shock wave 2017 full movie free online streaming. The speed of a shock wave is always greater than the speed of sound in the fluid and decreases as. I freely admit that i love this film but im certain there are some who wont appreciate the slow pace. 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. Additionally it boasts a creepy atmosphere a sense of isolation and dread, an effective synthesizer score, beautiful brooke adams, a magnificent location and one of the most unique and disturbing monsters in cinema. 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.
Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. That said shock waves is far from perfect and is definatly not to all tastes. He wrote a article in the august 10, 1975 sunday miami herald about his experience acting the part of a nazi zombie for the shock waves movie. An early collaborator of bob clarks, he aided the canadian lofi shock maestro in crafting a collection of preblack christmas 74 weird outs.
It stars peter cushing as a former ss commander, brooke adams as a tourist, and john carradine as the captain of the tourists boat. Shock waves are strong pressure waves in the air that travel faster than sound, and their speed increases as amplitude is raised. Rent shock waves 1977 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Shockwaves is a window into a man s mind as he tries to comprehend the transformation of his life from fairy tale to tragedy. Shock waves is a film that i have seen several many. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing shock waves near you. Jay maeder, who plays one of the zombies, is actually a reporter for the miami herald. He recalls meeting and falling in love with his soul mate, their wedding and their promising future. Shock waves 1977 zombie movie official trailer youtube. An overlooked gem of the genre, shock waves is a classic film. In a postapocalyptic society, a bounty hunter is presented with a fee of a lifetime but this time she may have taken on more than she can handle. A horror podcast hosted by rob galluzzo fangoria, rebekah mckendry nightmare university, elric kane pure cinema podcast and ryan turek. 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.
The speed of a shock wave is always greater than the speed of sound in the fluid and decreases as the amplitude of the wave decreases. Shock waves nude scenes 6 images and 3 videos including appearances from brooke adams. Fans of hong kong crime movie get to watch and learn more about a different arm of the police division, the explosive ordnance disposal bureau eod of hong kong police force, which focuses on bomb defusing. Shock waves 1977 stream and watch online moviefone.
Shock waves is a 1977 american horror film written and directed by ken wiederhorn. Shock waves definitely is worth seeing if you are a fan of horror. One exception to this generalization is director ken wiederhorns shock waves, a film which manages to impress on various levels despite. During world war ii, the nazi high command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie. Shock waves is an accomplished horror film that delivers good chills and delivers a good, entertaining hour and a half. This is is director ken wederhorns best zombie film. Its simple bgrade movie material that really lacks in the fear department.
Although the recent dead snow is a great film, but shock waves remains the nazis zombie film. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. The film is about a group of tourists who encounter aquatic nazi zombies when they become shipwrecked. The movie is 85 minutes long so they have to take their time. Shock waves 1977 pg 1h 25min horror, mystery, scifi 15 july 1977 usa visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers. Shock wave is a 2017 hong kong action film written and directed by herman yau, produced by and starring andy lau. Read the shock waves movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Set in hong kong, shock wave tells the story of the battle between bomb disposal expert zhang zaishan and an evil master bomb maker. Shock waves horror movie club compiled, a list of films by. Mar 07, 2020 shock waves is a 1977 american horror film written and directed by ken wiederhorn. 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.
The latest schlocky actioner by bmaster herman yau, shock wave is a workmanlike yet protracted genre entertainment that benefits from knowing precisely what it. Shock waves is the high point of the aquatic nazi zombie subsubgenre which is a thing that exists. It isnt as gory as a modern zombie movie and it feels like it should be more gory even for 1977 it was pg at the time when pg was so much more lenient. Rent shock waves 1977 starring brooke adams and peter cushing on dvd and bluray. Shock waves is a creepy zombie film that doesnt rely on cheap trick to create tension or horror. Also includes the 2017 horror to see list and the hmc admin list up to 51017. All shock wave really has going for it is scope and spectacle, which you can get in any big dumb american blockbuster, and laus upright handsomeness and bravado, which you can also get in much. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It was seemingly made to experience in middle of the night, at 3am, when you are approaching exactly the right kind of halfasleep, where you can feel a leyline opening in the nightside stillness, yawning to plunge you into a trance state. 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.
The screenplay by wiederhorn and john harrison enhances this simple setup by introducing the films antagonists in a precredits sequence. A group of tourists encounter aquatic nazi zombies when they become it satrs peter cushing as a former ss commander brooke adams as a tourst and john carradine as the. In this case, as you hear on the video, the volcanic eruption shock wave takesabout seconds to reach the camera microphone. Peter cushing is excellent in his role, and its hard to picture anyone else in the role. Shock waves 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A group for fans of the shock waves podcast run by fans to discuss the movies mentioned by the amazing. Watch the full length movie of shock waves online or on the fios mobile app. 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. A group of tourists encounter aquatic nazi zombies when they become it satrs peter cushing as a former ss commander brooke adams as a tourst and john carradine as the captain of the tourst boat. Almost human uk, death corpops is a 1977 horror movie written and directed by ken wiederhorn. Grainy, soft, lacking definition and riddled with dirt and scratches. Shock waves horror movie club compiled, a list of films. Its cast features peter cushing and john carradine. 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. Moody underwater scene from cult nazi zombies romp shock waves. If the film itself was a more campy and bmovie style fun experience, the crappy 70s look might have helped the mood. Currently, this list includes the films mentioned on the shock waves podcast for episodes 1,3,4,5,6,7,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49 and 50.
Zhang must utilize all of his professional bomb disposal weapons to save the city of hong kong. The transfer is a significant improvement over standard definition and the new extras are the icing on the cake. Im gonna have to call their bluff after actually viewing it myself and make the claim that shock waves is actually quite boring and not a great choice of influence. Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of. Watch shock wave 2017 full movie free online streaming tubi. Shock waves 1080p hd movie trailer blue underground youtube. Thanks to shockwaveshmc admin for the individual episode lists and.
He never told anyone involved with the movie that he was a reporter. Shock waves is one of the best nazis zombie films ever made. The film is about a group of tourists who encounter. Buy shock waves movie posters from movie poster shop. Shock waves remains one of the best films in the nazis zombie genre. Shock waves differ from sound waves in that the wave front, in which compression. During world war ii, those wacky nazis created the death corps, nighinvincible troopers made from the dead german soldiers. You must have saw a different movie as shockwaves is a 1977 classic with horror greats peter cushing and john carradine. Shock waves marks yet another worthy blu ray upgrade from blue underground. Shock waves looks exactly like how youd expect a lowbudget horror flick to look like on home video. Released 1977, shock waves stars peter cushing, brooke adams, john carradine the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled.
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. Shock waves subject matter is one that i always approach with a sense of trepidation. Shockwaves is a window into a mans mind as he tries to comprehend the transformation of his life from fairy tale to tragedy. The same year he appeared as grand moff tarkin in star wars, peter cushing also played another grand villain in shock waves. Shock waves horror movie club public group facebook.