The_Void 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.

jay_bondrock I just read the other user comment saying this film was not easily forgotten and I felt compelled to comment. I too saw this movie when I was young.. about ten years old... and here I am thirty years later and I suddenly felt compelled to Google it out of the blue. It really did haunt me and obviously still crosses my mind from time to time. I would not watch it again, either - there was something very sickening about it. I guess if I watched it now, used to the modern age of special effects and film techniques I would not be terribly impressed... but at the time it left it's mark. For that I give it positive rating even though I wish I'd never seen it in the first place.

ClassixFan OK, so this isn't the greatest of horror films and perhaps there are moments when the film slows to a crawl, but it also has some truly chilling moments! I first saw this film on late-night TV as a young one and I'll always remember the creepy ending and the decapitated head pleading to be killed. Dana Andrews heads the cast and does a nice job as the Nazi Dr trying to bring the frozen soldiers of the Third Reich back to life. I was thrilled to find this film on DVD as part of a double-feature with the truly horrid film, 'They Saved Hitler's Brain'. If you have an opportunity to watch this film, you really should give it a try.....it's not nearly as bad as some would have you believe!

Athanatos The Nazis' finest (who, in my opinion, couldn't possibly be all that fine) are corpsicled in preparation for the future, apparently a couple of decades downstream. Dana Andrews, a top German scientist, is now trying to thaw them out, but he just gets one basket case after another; brain damage seems to be a major problem. His henchman, knowing that Andrews wants a fresh head with which to work, kills the visiting friend of his daughter, who becomes the head-in-the-box. Naturally, she's a bit angry about this state of affairs. Naturally, all the Nazis end up dead. At the end of the movie, there's the problem of what do do with the head-in-a-box. No one suggests grad school. Instead, sans lungs, she says "Bury me!" Well, that probably is better than grad school. Actually, though it's easy to make fun of this movie, it's not a bad flick.