Tower of Evil

Starring:Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth, Mark Edwards, Jack Watson, Anna Palk, Derek Fowlds, Dennis Price, Anthony Valentine, Gary Hamilton (II), George Coulouris, William Lucas, John Hamill, Candace Glendenning, Robin Askwith, Seretta Wilson, Fredric Abbott, Marianne Stone, Mark McBride
Director: Jim O'Connolly
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The early seventies-what a great era
Trash classic from UK's exploitation heyday
"Hello? Anybody home?"
Passible at best - But it does offer a few scares....

Tower of Evil
Starring: Bryant Haliday , Jill Haworth , Mark Edwards , Jack Watson , and Anna Palk
Director: Jim O'Connolly
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ASIN: B00000JYX8
Release Date: 1999-11-02

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WendyW.......2005-06-19

This movie was unintentionally hilarious. My favorite lines: "Zip me!" by Anna Palk and "Now we are completely cut off from all outside communications." (Of, course you are, dear...You're in a horror movie.) By Derek Fowlds ("Heartbeat", "Yes, Minister). I am a huge Derek Fowlds fan and of course I think he by far the nicest character in the movie.

This movie was just campy enough to be highly entertaining. Although it has some gore and lots of silly nudity (Not from Derek, though--too bad), I quite enjoyed it just because it was so bad.

The early seventies-what a great era.......2004-07-29

Another terrific early seventies creep-fest. With me it's always about mood and atmosphere. This one also has some good gore and of course great bell-bottoms. There is just something about watching this one late at night with the lights off and a beer in your hand. Somehow it just seems perfect.

Trash classic from UK's exploitation heyday.......2003-04-23

TOWER OF EVIL (UK 1972): A group of archaeologists travel to a lighthouse-island off the coast of England where evidence of ancient treasure has recently been unearthed, alongside the corpses of several American teenagers, all of whom were slaughtered by person or persons unknown. Once on the island, the team becomes isolated from the mainland and is stalked by an elusive 'presence' which picks them off one by one.

A trash classic from the heyday of British exploitation, TOWER OF EVIL was helmed by Jim O'Connolly, a talented journeyman whose career had peaked several years earlier with THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1968), one of Ray Harryhausen's best films. Thrown together on a microscopic budget, and fashioned by O'Connolly from an early script by novelist George Baxt (responsible for such memorable British thrillers as CIRCUS OF HORRORS, THE CITY OF THE DEAD and NIGHT OF THE EAGLE), 'Tower' hedges its commercial bets by emphasizing a couple of high profile cameos (Dennis Price and Anthony Valentine), and foregrounding liberal doses of self-conscious nudity and gore. The opening scenes - in which crusty sea dogs Jack Watson and George Coulouris visit the titular lighthouse and stumble on a series of mutilated corpses - sets the tone for much of what follows, and while the main cast are pretty colorless, their mutual antagonism (borne from a convoluted history of infidelity, too complicated to explain here) demonstrates a rudimentary attempt at characterisation. Mounted with economical grace on sparse but effective studio sets (designed by Disley Jones [THE ITALIAN JOB]), and photographed by veteran cinematographer Desmond Dickinson (a major player in the glory days of British cinema, whose resumé includes everything from Olivier's HAMLET [1948] to THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST [1952], HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM [1959] and A STUDY IN TERROR [1965]), the film is cheapened at every turn by amateurish dialogue and threadbare visual effects (get a load of the hilarious back-projection during the archaeologists' boat trip to the island!), but it's these very same elements which contribute most to the film's enduring appeal, and the fogbound settings conceal a multitude of budgetary sins. Besides, this unassuming potboiler makes few pretensions to 'Art', and O'Connolly stages the major set-pieces with real technical savvy, culminating in a 'twist' ending which seems to have inspired a similar plot development in Tom De Simone's superior HELL NIGHT (1981).

An ultra-professional cast is toplined by Bryant Haliday (a favorite of producer Richard Gordon), former Broadway actress Jill Haworth (THE HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR), Mark Edwards (BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB) and Derek Fowlds (TV's "Yes Minister"), while the younger players include Robin Askwith (several years before he found fame in the 'Confessions' films), former physique model John Hamill (a familiar face in UK exploitation movies of the 1970's, and later a co-writer on Bob Clark's TURK 182!), Candace Glendenning (SATAN'S SLAVE) and the late Anna Palk (in her last screen appearance), all of whom are featured in various stages of undress. The film was originally screened in the US as HORROR ON SNAPE ISLAND, and later reissued as BEYOND THE FOG. Interested viewers should check out Simon Hunter's LIGHTHOUSE (1999), an outstanding British shocker which employs a similar lighthouse setting to much greater effect (it's available in the US in a less-than-optimum DVD presentation under the title DEAD OF NIGHT).

Image's all-region disc - which runs exactly 90m - is letterboxed at 1.85:1, and while picture quality is excellent for a non-anamorphic presentation, voyeurs may be disappointed to discover that the lower matte now conceals some of the nudity evident in previous full-screen versions, but this is how it appeared in theaters, so we can't complain! Sound format is 2.0 mono, and there are no captions or subtitles. The only extra is a UK trailer, which contains a number of spoilers.

"Hello? Anybody home?".......2001-09-20

The year 1972 brought with it an interesting crop of horror films including the good (The Other, Blacula, Tales from the Crypt), the ridiculously bad (Invasion of the Blood Farmers, Al Adamson's Blood of Ghastly Horror), and the absolutely goofy (Night of the Lepus, The Thing with Two Heads). Somewhere in the middle was Tower of Evil (1972) aka Beyond the Fog aka Horror of Snape Island, written and directed by Jim O'Connolly (Berserk!, The Valley of Gwangi). Appearing in the film is Bryant Haliday (Devil Doll), Jill Haworth (It!), Mark Edwards (Blood from the Mummy's Tomb), Anna Palk (The Nightcomers), Derek Fowlds (School for Unclaimed Girls), and Jack Watson (Schizo). Also appearing is Gary Hamilton, John Hamill (Trog), Candace Glendenning (The Flesh and Blood Show), Seretta Wilson (Psychomania), and Robin Askwith (Horror Hospital), probably best known for his character Timothy Lea in the British `Confessions of ...' comedy/softcore films (Confessions of a Window Cleaner, Confessions of a Pop Performer, etc.).

As the film begins we learn there's been an incident at Snape Island, a lonely, dinky, rocky tract of land whose only structures seems to consist of a dilapidated lighthouse and a funky storage shed. Apparently four young Americans (two guys, two girls), on holiday in Europe, ran into a spot of trouble there as three of them ended up butchered, while the fourth, a brunette named Penny (Glendenning), was found nekkid, in a catatonic stupor (the authorities believe Penny, in a crazed fit, killed her friends, but she ain't talking). Anyway, among the remains is found a 3,000 year old, golden Phoenician ceremonial spear, which sets up an expedition party to find out if there are any more treasures on the island. Members of the party include Dan (Fowlds) and his harpy of a wife Nora (Palk), Adam (Edwards), and Rose (Haworth), all of whom are supposedly archeological experts of sorts. Also thrown into the mix is an American named Brent (Haliday), a private investigator hired by Penny's family to determine what really happened that fateful night, along with a stoic fisherman named Hamp (Watson), and his ne'er do well nephew Brom (Hamilton). Upon arriving at the lighthouse there's an ominous sense of gloom and doom, soon followed by the feeling they're not alone on the island (it's suspected by those present there's a network of caves beneath the island, and also someone may be living in them). After a while various misfortunes occur (the boat is destroyed, the shortwave radio gets trashed), and people start turning up dead due to unnatural causes.

While I thought this an fairly entertaining (albeit sleazy and predictable) feature, it sure wasn't without some seriously obvious flaws. I did feel the sets were fun and atmospherically spooky, and I was surprised, given the large number of characters present, how well director O'Connolly managed to keep things relatively in check, but I felt the main weaknesses in both the script and the characters took something away from the production. The script was full of obvious statements, one example being near the beginning as the expedition is traveling by boat towards the island. Once they're about 100 yards from the island, we hear Hemp, who's driving the boat, state `There's the island, straight ahead.'...oh, are you talking about that small mass of land we can all see with perfect clarity, the only bit of land around with the lighthouse that we're headed directly towards? Thanks for the update, Captain...later on in the film we see Hemp and Brom looking for an entrance to the caves beneath the lighthouse and Brom puts his platform shoe through a humongous, gaping crevice in the ground to which afterwards he states, `Hey, we found an entrance to those caves.' Gee, you think so genius? Another thing that really annoyed me was the continuous acts of stupidity on the part of the characters. Often they'd go off alone, or decide to split up from a larger group, just begging to get killed. In one scene, about three quarters in, the two women are left alone in the locked lighthouse while the men go off to do something or other, and one of the women decides to go upstairs to get some rest. Meanwhile, the other female, upon hearing a noise outside, unlocks the door and proceeds to investigate...alone. She discovers something horrifying (the killer doing something in the shed), which causes her to run off and hide. The killer, hearing a noise, comes out to investigate, finds the door to the lighthouse wide open, and proceeds inside and up the stairs finding the other woman in the bedroom...hey, thanks for taking off and leaving the once locked door wide open so that the killer could get inside and attack me you moron! Anyway, the mystery element really isn't all that big of a mystery, but it's still fun to see it unfold. One positive aspect is there's a decent amount of skin, if that's your bag (Jill Haworth is about the only female in the film who doesn't appear sans her clothes at some point). My favorite scene comes early on, as two fishermen, including Hemp, are investigating the island. At one point they go upstairs and find the body of one girl and discover, well, you'll just have to watch to find out the rest. I did learn a lot from this film, including the following...

1. There are no seagulls on Snape Island...never has been, and never will.
2. Fishing folk are used to tragedy.
3. Fishing folk are none too good at hiding the fact they know more than they do.
4. Robin Askwith sounds really funny with dubbed, American voice.
5. Crabs sure do love dead bodies.
6. The lovin' was free and easy, for the most part, in the 1970s.
7. Jazz festivals were the `in' thing for young people in Europe in the 1970s.
8. Nora's a hard b***h who enjoys the rough stuff.
9. Bravery ain't Brom's bag, man.
10. It's probably best not to chuck ignited lamps about when there's flammable paraffin all over the floor.

The picture on this Elite Entertainment DVD, presented in non-anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1), looks very clean, exhibiting only very minor, barely noticeable signs of age, while the audio comes through very clearly. The only extra provided is an original, and effectively entertaining, theatrical trailer for the film. If you're interested in getting this film on DVD, I might suggest checking out a DVD set entitled The British Horror Collection, which contains this film, along with Horror Hospital (1973), Inseminoid (Inseminoid), and Curse of the Voodoo (1965). The first three are fun, but the `Voodoo' one is a real dog.

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Passible at best - But it does offer a few scares...........2001-05-31

This film starts off with a BANG by giving us a good premise, excellent atmosphere, good suspense, and a couple of good bloody scenes. But then about half way into the film, it starts to become sluggish, and struggles to keep our interest.

The problem ???? Two fishermen land on a deserted island and find 3 freshly killed bodies amist the grounds of the 'ghostly' lighthouse...They then stumble upon a naked woman, splattered in blood and running through the landscape screaming hysterically with a dagger in her hand. We are then shown a scene in which she is under some heavy psychological testing to try and 'revive' her memory of what happened that night. Flashbacks are used VERY effectivly for these sequences - but she is then left out - half way into the picture !

So all we are left with is a group of about 7 people who travel to the island to investigate the crime scene & look for LOST TREASURE ! WHOOOO-WEEEEE, I just LOVE the 'lost treasure' scriping in films !!! (not to mention the smattering of simulated sex and nudity that is BADLY misplaced in this film).

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Ganon's Evil Tower: A review by WINSTERMINATOR.......2005-05-25

Back when I was seven years old I would faithfully watch The Super Mario Bros. Super Show every day after school. But the biggest treat was on Friday...not just because it would be the start of my weekend...but because The Legend of Zelda cartoon would air in place of the regular Mario Bros. cartoon. Not only would I play The Legend of Zelda on my old Nintendo, but I was actually watching it! Just recently I bought my four year old son a Nintendo 64 with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."Link", the game hero, quickly became my son's hero. And then one evening I was shopping on Amazon.com, when I stumbled across Legend of Zelda-Ganon's Evil Tower. I immediatly ordered it. When it arrived I surprised my son and he couldn't believe his eyes. We popped that DVD in and we were glued to the television set.
So for all of you classic gamers out there...this is a must have for you DVD collection. And for all parents who have kids who love video games...trust me, you won't regret buying Legend of Zelda-Ganon's evil tower.

Ohhh, it's SOOO bad..........2005-05-06

This DVD is going to steal my soul right through my eyeballs. I don't know how many times I have watched this stupid thing, but rest assured, that when you watch "Legend of Zelda: Ganon's Evil Tower", you're in for a mesmerizing trip into the depths of BADNESS and hilarity.

The animation is cheesy and poorly executed, the voice acting (aside from Zelda's voice actor) is sub-par, and the plots are water thin. But in some impossible way, it manages to be the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life. Even as a young child who was hopelessly obsessed with Nintendo, I remember not paying any attention to this show...nay, I outright DISLIKED it. Now that I am more or less an adult, I can't get enough of it. Perhaps it takes some maturity to see the series for what it truly is. (Yeah, right)

I'm going to mirror the sentiments of the other reviewers in asking DiC, "where are the rest of the episodes?!" I've been through "The Ringer", "Cold Spells", and "The White Knight" so many times I've almost got them memorized, and I'd love to see the remaining ten episodes, as I can't remember them at all from my childhood. The "Sonic Underground" episodes aren't nearly as fun, because the animation is actually capable, and the plots actually strive for a level of coherence and meaning sorely lacking in the disc's title series. Which brings me to my next point: I didn't buy "Ganon's Evil Tower" to see that. I want B-grade lameness, and I want it now. Give us more "Legend of Zelda" episodes!!

Excuuuuuse me princess!.......2005-02-22

This is the best thing I've ever discovered on amazon! I am a BIG fan of the Legend of Zelda games and I just LOVED the Ocarina of Time. I even have my own ocarina! When I saw this I just HAD to buy it, so I did. I think these are some of the corniest shows I've ever seen! But the corniness makes me laugh and the stories are entertaining. It's cool to see everything we had had to imagine before come to life! Like what their voices sound like, and what Link and Zelda would say to each other and all that stuff. I really like these, though I think they should've put more shows on instead of those Sonic ones. I would love to see all the other episodes! So, if you are a true Zelda fan you will most probably enjoy this. I did!

Excuuuuse me princess!.......2005-02-22

I am a BIG fan of "The Legend of Zelda" video games and when I first saw this I had to buy it! So I did and I enjoyed it muchly. It's weird that they have voices since in the video games they don't, in the games Link doesn't even talk. But they did a pretty good job in that area. The very corny jokes make me laugh because they are so corny and it's so cool seeing it all come to life. These are very entertaining and I really like them! If you are a true Zelda fan you will like this no matter how corny it is at some parts! However they should have and could have had more shows on the DVD instead of those Sonic ones.

ZELDA SHOW.......2005-02-13

This show makes me feel like I am conquering the world. It is a wonderful rendition of what life is really like in the world of hyrule. Right after I finished watching it, (for the 87th time), I couldn't help but hook up my old NES and play the Legend of Zelda. I've beat it, along with all of the other Zelda games, multiple, (and I mean multiple), times.
This DVD would be made more complete if it had commentary by the directors. My friends and I thought it would be funny to add the commentary ourselves so on about our 46th time of watching it, we turned the volume on mute, and had a field day. We were hilarious. I hope this review is helpful. May the force be with you.
Grab some Doritios and watch this DVD. It's beautiful.

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Includes the following titles Curse of the VooDoo Inseminoid Horror Hospital Tower of Evil

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TOWER OF EVIL
The terror begins when a nude, crazed woman slaughters a sailor who visits Snape Island. She is taken back to civilization and an ancient relic is discovered. An expedition is mounted to solve the mystery of the island which leads to a series of psychosexual murders. Includes theatrical trailer.
Rated R / Color / Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 / Running Time: Approx. 89 min

INSEMINOID
All previous landings on the planet were either a fiasco or left men dead. A third attempt had so far found nothing but a lifeless world. Then they opened the underground chamber and discovered a sleeping life form that had been waiting, needing only a chance to breed before escaping into the universe. And to breed it needs the bodies of those who disturbed it. Includes theatrical trailer.
Rated R / Color / Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 / Running Time: Approx. 93 min.

HORROR HOSPITAL
Welcome to Brittlehouse Manor, a "health resort" where young people are cured of all their hang-ups in one stroke. One stroke, that is, of Doc Storm's scalpel. Doc Storm, a crippled, demented genius in a wheelchair, performs hideous brain surgery on his young patients - making them brainless zombies. Includes theatrical trailer.
Rated R / Color / Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 / Running Time: Approx. 91 min.

CURSE OF THE VOODOO
Big game hunter Mike Stacey leads a safari in the African jungle. After shooting and killing a lion, a tribe of lion worshippers places a curse on Stacey. The curse follows Mike back to London where it begins to take a terrible toll. Mike is told that only the death of the witchdoctor can lift the curse. So, he returns to the jungle in a desperate attempt to save his own life.
Unrated / B&W / Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 / Running Time: Approx. 77 min.

CONTENTS OF HALLOWEEN 2002.......2002-11-07

As per the distributor, Elite Entertainment, this DVD boxed set includes 4 classic horror movies: "Inseminoid", "Tower Of Evil", "Curse Of The Voodoo", and "Horror Hospital".

Halloween fan..........2002-11-05

I cecked a number of other web sites and supposedly this boxed set consists of Halloween, Halloween 2, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and Halloween H20. Either way, it is still a great buy based on the price it is running for. The Halloween series is one of the best horror frachises ever! H4L

yeah, ??????.......2002-11-03

Yes, what is on these discs? Is it a history on Halloween the "Holiday"? the Movie series? Its effect on society? The newest of the series?

?????.......2002-10-30

Can anyone tell me what is contained within this four disc box set please?

The British Horror Collection (Tower of Evil / Inseminoid / Horror Hospital / Curse of the Voodoo)

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Starring: Fredric Abbott , Robin Askwith , George Coulouris , Mark Edwards , and Derek Fowlds
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CONTENTS OF HALLOWEEN 2002.......2002-11-07

As per the distributor, Elite Entertainment, this DVD boxed set includes 4 classic horror movies: "Inseminoid", "Tower Of Evil", "Curse Of The Voodoo", and "Horror Hospital".

Halloween fan..........2002-11-05

yeah, ??????.......2002-11-03

Yes, what is on these discs? Is it a history on Halloween the "Holiday"? the Movie series? Its effect on society? The newest of the series?

?????.......2002-10-30

Can anyone tell me what is contained within this four disc box set please?

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