I happened to fall over "The Dead Pit" in a secondhand store that deals in movies and music close to where I live, and the zombie on the DVD cover made me curious, so I picked it up, being a zombie aficionado, of course I had to.
And as I came home and watched this, I was not at all amused or entertained in the least. This movie, despite being from 1989 (not that there is anything wrong with old movies), just failed to scare or entertain in any possible way. And I do think that even back in 1989, this movie wouldn't have been considered anything even remotely to being scary.
I was hoping to see more zombies, but ended up with a doctor who was shot in the head, then returned from the dead with these wonderfully red glowing eyes, and a pit full of "zombies" - who were essentially just regular people with really bad make-up jobs.
The storyline was fairly straight forward, and fairly average for a horror movie from that particular time of age. If you, like me, have grown up watching horror movies in the 80's, then you will know exactly what I mean - as this is the essence of late 80's horror movie. I am regarding this in the sense of plot, execution and characters.
You might find some enjoyment in the movie if you are a fan of Jeremy Slate or Cheryl Lawson - providing you even know who these people are to begin with.
For a zombie movie, then "The Dead Pit" is a massive disappointment, and you'd best stay clear of this unless you have absolutely nothing else to watch. There are far better horror movies from the late 80's that surpass this movie by a mile and beyond.
And as I came home and watched this, I was not at all amused or entertained in the least. This movie, despite being from 1989 (not that there is anything wrong with old movies), just failed to scare or entertain in any possible way. And I do think that even back in 1989, this movie wouldn't have been considered anything even remotely to being scary.
I was hoping to see more zombies, but ended up with a doctor who was shot in the head, then returned from the dead with these wonderfully red glowing eyes, and a pit full of "zombies" - who were essentially just regular people with really bad make-up jobs.
The storyline was fairly straight forward, and fairly average for a horror movie from that particular time of age. If you, like me, have grown up watching horror movies in the 80's, then you will know exactly what I mean - as this is the essence of late 80's horror movie. I am regarding this in the sense of plot, execution and characters.
You might find some enjoyment in the movie if you are a fan of Jeremy Slate or Cheryl Lawson - providing you even know who these people are to begin with.
For a zombie movie, then "The Dead Pit" is a massive disappointment, and you'd best stay clear of this unless you have absolutely nothing else to watch. There are far better horror movies from the late 80's that surpass this movie by a mile and beyond.