Hammer goes ectothermic

The Reptile (1966)

Sixth movie from the Hammer Collection is shot in the same set as The Plague of the Zombies (1966) and has a similar storyline to it. This time without the zombies, but again there are mysterious deaths in a small village and a man travels there with his wife in plans to move in to the house they inherited from the man's dead brother. The similarities are at parts a bit annoying, but this is by no means a bad movie. Sure it's not a great one either but there's still that great Hammer feel to it and it kept me nailed to the seat quite nicely. Sure the snake woman is a bit goofy in modern standards, but the atmosphere makes the movie work very well. Was worth watching, even though it left a lot to improve. The picture quality on the DVD was not that great and the disc had no subtitles or extras.
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Plague + Zombies = Apocalypse?

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Fourth movie from the Hammer Collection is a gothic zombie movie. As such it's original enough to be quite interesting. It's a story about a small village of Cornwall where strange epidemic is killing people. A city doctor travels there with his daughter to investigate what's going on. Soon enough the dead start walking and the story gets rolling. Not the best story you can think of, but good enough to keep me entertained. The mood is great as usual in Hammer movies. The cast is quite ok, nothing special, but still a solid job by everyone. Far from the best of Hammer, but a fairly good movie and worth the watch. The picture quality on the DVD is quite good and again there's no subtitles. There's a double bill trailer with this and Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) which the movie was originally released with.
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