Review of The Reptile (1966) by Kenneth B — 10 Jun 2012
Made back to back with The Plauge of the Zombies,and while that film is held in high regard ,this one seems to have been a little forgotten which is a shame as its pretty good in its own right.
The set up is classic Hammer strange goings on in a Cornish village where people keep turning up dead with blackened faces foaming at the mouth.
Whats the cause ? well the villagers wont say and any newcomers are given that impression despite the fact the body count is verging on double figures.
The clues are presented in a nice old fashioned way and the film gets plenty of milage from its Cornish gothic surrondings with plenty of misty desolate locations .
One can see when watching this Part of the film where John Landis came up with the ideas for the Slaughtered Lamb parts of American Werewolf In London.
The repitile itself isnt half bad considering its 1966 and the film has plenty of light scares to keep the film fans happy.
Whereas the latter Hammer films became a parody this really has stood the test of time to become one of the studios more classier projects.
This review of The Reptile (1966) was written by Kenneth B on 10 Jun 2012.
The Reptile has generally received mixed reviews.
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