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Frozen Dead is basically just a twist on the classic Frankenstein story; except instead of a brilliant doctor trying to reanimate a corpse, we get a not so brilliant doctor continually trying and failing to bring the dead back to life. I have no problem with films like this; in fact, I'd even say that this one was slightly pioneering - but the main problem with it is simply that it's boring. The plot moves at snail pace and despite some interesting ideas, none of them are put forward in an interesting way; and the film has no point to it. The plot focuses on the idea of bringing key members of the Nazi party back to life. A crazy scientist kept the frozen heads of several party members and has been keeping them safe until a chance to bring them back to life presents itself. He finally finds a way to bring them back by attaching their heads onto new bodies; but finds himself in need of a fresh body to experiment on. His niece's friend who is staying with him provides the perfect solution, until the niece decides to look into the disappearance of her friend.The sixties and seventies were something of a golden period for UK horror; the Hammer and Amicus films are, of course, the main standouts; but there was some good stuff coming from elsewhere also. There were also a lot of very bad horror films being made around this period, and Frozen Dead is certainly one of the latter. The ideas regarding the doctor's failed experiments could have provided some interesting moments; but they don't and the film continually fails to generate any interest from the viewer. It's actually quite a shame that this film is so woeful because we do get some ideas that are original considering the time period; the whole 'Nazisploitation' genre was still a few years away, while the macabre way certain body parts are brought back to life goes a bit further than the Frankenstein films that were made before this one did. There's nothing special about the atmosphere or the acting about the film; both are serviceable considering the type of film but neither is anything to write home about either. Overall, Frozen Dead is a miserable example of a British sixties horror film and I would not recommend it.
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