When Peter Cushing is involved, I am in. Plain and simple.
With that said, this was not as Cushing-filled as I would hope, and we do get some John Carradine screen time as well, so that is a win.
Strangely enough, I had never seen this movie, even though I knew of its existence for many years. I even remember seeing this on the shelves of a video store I worked in 20+ (yikes!) years ago. Maybe it was the concept of Nazi zombies that put me off. I guess I like my zombies to be free of political affiliation.
SHOCK WAVES was, for me, an average foray into zombie territory, and also average from a general watchability perspective as well. Not enough Cushing, as I said, and really not enough zombie action for my tastes. The zombie scenes were pretty decent, and the backstory on their origin was unique, so that was a plus. I can understand the cult following that this film has amassed, but I am in a different cult.
Rating: 6/10
