Exploring I Sell the Dead - The Grave Robbing Horror Comedy

[@xingcat]

So many great little stories about this. Ron Pearlman giving feedback on the script, then accepting it after some rewrites. The violin story, the fact that they shot in 2 chunks to accommodate schedules. Just love this channel and all the info we get on underappreciated films.

[@thematman92]

xingcat Same here dude. He does a good job explaining why movies are the way they are.

[@jrdeborja0000]

True!

[@icp7201]

Yes! This was my favorite video from GBF, and I was cheering for the production and hoping that the movie was a success the whole way through. I'm definitely gonna search for the bluray for this movie and buy it!

[@commentcopbadge6665]

LOL!! I bought the dvd of this film over five years ago and it has been in the mix of my collection untouched, unopened with the shrinkwrap still tightly sealed. I literally stopped this video 30 seconds in to go open and watch the dvd. I'm done watching it and yep, it's a great movie. Thanks for finally getting me to open it, Cecil.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

This is why I love your channel, you bring us Gems that you unearthed and give it the attention it deserves.

[@nathanchalmers9857]

Ah man I Sell the Dead is awesome and never spoken about.

[@erichr1539]

This movie looks great. Strange I Never even realized it existed until now. Any movie with Angus Scrim is gold. And playing the violin too. I’ll search for it. Thanks Cecil.

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

Y'know...I feel like this is what's missing from the video rental store era. Back then, I remember walking into a store and just grabbing anything that looked interesting. It didn't matter if it was something nobody had ever heard of, all films were presented on the shelf equally. Now? I never hear about these little gems, I never see them anywhere, if not for shows like yours it wouldn't even exist. It's hard to find something like this without actively looking through Netflix for weird shit. It's harder for things to catch your eye. I feel like the death of rental stores damaged film. I mean...If something like Evil Dead were released today, would anyone even know?

[@chancepaladin]

I remember seeing this in the bargain bin, and I think we picked it up but never got to watch it before we had to sell our collection. :-( now I really regret it. The box art always looked great. I guess I was worried it would be one of those with awesome boxart but total garbo. :(

[@1212Artemis]

AkuTenshiiZero I absolutely agree with you. It's like now we're only allowed to watch what we are given (shitty blockbusters and the random indie). I wholeheartedly miss the days where you can go into your local video store and find a HUGE selection of movies that actually appeal to YOU. I loved going into blockbuster, it was such an enjoyable experience. I especially loved the horror, foreign and drama sections, with their random selection of movies that I would never have known of, had the video store not existed. I know there are two blockbuster stores still open in Texas, but that isn't doing me any good in Cali. I also miss Borders. But at least we have Barnes and Noble. Same can't be said for Blockbuster. It is such a shame. Hopefully one day, someone will open something for us again!!

[@sincitysinner9239]

I miss blockbuster too, it was so awesome. Every Friday night we would go to Blockbuster and rent a stack of movies as well as 2 video games for the weekend. Like you said, going to Blockbuster wasn't just going and getting movies, it was the experience. Waiting to go on Friday night and being able to hold a physical copy of a movie and read the description was a really fun time. People nowadays are sort of disconnected from the fun of discovering new and older movies. You can sit there and browse through thousands of movies on Netflix, but you tend to completely overlook movies because you have access to thousands of movies, so nobody knows what it's like anymore not being able to watch a movie because it was all checked out, so you appreciate movies more when you get the last copy on the shelf. Streaming services are definitely fucking amazing as having instant access to movies is great, but going to Blockbuster and finding movies and not getting to see a specific movie if it was all checked out made it all the more satisfying when you do eventually get a copy of it. I didn't know anywhere outside of Alaska had blockbusters still. There is a blockbuster in Alaska that is always super busy because the internet in Alaska is extremely spotty and there are huge areas with zero internet, so the blockbuster there is always fucking slammed with people renting movies because they can't watch Netflix.

[@1212Artemis]

SinCity Sinner I completely agree with you. I just loved Blockbuster!! But I am not a fan of Netflix or anything instant, they just don't do it for me, as I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Physically going there, personally choosing my movie, and holding a physical copy of it. It was a pleasure for the senses, lol. I was wrong in my post, I read last year that there was a store left in Texas. But apparently, there is only one store left here in America, and it is in Bend, Oregon. Does that mean the locations over there in Alaska have closed? Sucks if it is true.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Good point, but to play devil's advocate if you're looking on YT for indie trailers you can go a lot deeper down the rabbit hole than any mom & pop video store was ever going to do you. Plus, once Blockbuster came and murdered all the mom & pop shops they weren't exactly carrying all the esoteric shit. 8000 copies of Good Will Hunting, but if some douche never returned A Clockwork Orange they often never replaced it.

[@iseemonkeys7190]

I MUST SEE THIS !!! I'm surprised I've never heard of it before. Great review, as usual. A perfect example of why Good Bad Flicks is the BEST channel for movie reviews on the internet. 10/10.

[@WrecklessEating]

Still one of my fav channels to this day!

[@Yiyex11]

Mine too

[@GoatPopsicle]

I only bought, and thoroughly enjoyed, this movie because I saw this review first. You’re doing a damn fine job in helping small filmmakers, in highlighting movies like these.

[@jba2048]

I rented this on Netflix on a whim back when they did the discs in the mail and loved it. This is the kind of film you just don't find in theaters these days and major studios would be scared to take a chance on. Since you reminded me about it I need to pick up this gem for my movie library. Thanks for the video.

[@zeratulcraft]

I loved this film and am stoked I got it for all of 8 dollars from a newsagent. Now knowing what went into the filming, I love it all the more, what an amazing story.

[@Goblin_Tank]

GBF, I love hearing about underdog directors and how underated movies come together. You really shine there in your videos. Thanks for being awesome.

[@davidsmith-jj4iq]

Saw this ,and liked it so much,Ron Pearlman ,who adds so much to it, an admirable effort,and obviously a talented director ,/artist.

[@WordUnheard]

Grammerly loves to post ads on your videos. I'd almost forgotten about this movie. It was even better than I thought it would be! Thank you for another "Exploring" video. I can't get enough of those!

[@blahlbinoa]

This is the reason I love this channel, I get these awesome recommendations for movies I've never seen!

[@VorpalDerringer]

That Glenn McQuaid was able to turn a short film into a much bigger project, and negotiate Pearlman, Monahan and Scrimm into the movie around their schedules is impressive for someone who's "only" tangentially involved in movies as a title animator for a smaller studio. Definitely checking this one out.

[@stevesmith1496]

This loooks bloody incredible!! Thanks for the heads up, sir!!

[@klintmaurer8198]

Just ordered it. Amazing how some can make solid movies for half mil, while others spend 20 times that with terrible results.

[@panzerraven4135]

Omg always so excited when you drop a video!!

[@RedJax69]

My friends and me love this film! I hope they do get to make the sequel.

[@Bl4ckD0g]

I legitimately love this movie. Everyone that I ask about it has never heard of it and usually will never watch it at my suggestion. It's such a fun and mostly original movie.

[@grumpygamer1]

Just want to say I absolutely love your channel!! So well researched, and so many hidden gems I never knew of! Well done!

[@tidepride86]

Exploring series is my favorite type of KZbin video. Thanks for uploading! : )

[@Copperskull1]

What the hell? I love the concept behind this movie and it's loaded with actors I like. How have I never heard of it before?

[@Transmission_Rory]

Now I know what I'm getting on my next Amazon order.

[@RavenPryde]

I actually have had I Sell The Dead for a couple of years as it came in a 4 movie zombie themed set that IFC released alongside Dead Snow, Pontypool and Doghouse (not all these are zombie movies obviously) for xXx-Mas. I always put off watching it as the brief blurb on the back of the case didn’t grab me and gave me the impression it might’ve been the weakest movie in the set. It wasn’t until this past October when I did my annual 31 Days, 31 Movies horror movie celebration that I finally watched it and immediately regretted that I held out on it for as long as I had. The movie is truly unique and deserves to be more known than it currently is.

[@andresmartin67]

RavenPryde that movie pack is awesome!!! Doghouse is a funny one

[@RavenPryde]

Andres Martin Doghouse is pretty good, I mean you got Mickey Smith and Kent Paul in the same movie... can’t go wrong 👍🏻

[@elijahoakes1768]

I love PONTYPOOL, great little film

[@werlost]

@@RavenPryde since you know noel clarke from doctor who, did you recognize the woman who drove them from the Shakespeare code?

[@spaidermenas2]

absolutely loved this movie, one of my favorites. Hope you could also review a 2001 Dagon, I think it also deserves more attention.

[@JasonHauser125]

Yes, this is one of the best movie review sites on all of KZbin. Great job! I always love seeing your stuff.

[@HelloKitty-ob1mx]

Anything with Ron Pearlman is gold

[@R-Lee-]

He's an average actor and he's an adulterous jerk

[@alexbristol4413]

I love all of these actors and horror comedy is my favorite genre. Now I 'may' have heard of this movie in passing before but never was it properly brought to my attention until now! I'll definitely check this out, my sister would probably love it too :)

[@AubreyTheKing]

Now this feels like MY kinda movie! I MUST check it out! KEEP UP THE BRILLIANT WORK, MAN!

[@prince-solomon]

That's what i love the second most about your videos (your ludicrous humor is 1st place!), getting to know about great movies i've never heard about before. I will definitely watch this movie! Thanks man.

[@davidsmith-jj4iq]

Loved this film,a real surprise ,good effects,and a real EC comics atmosphere,Ron Pearman,is so underrated,and really added to the overall feel,why do such good films ,never get picked up for sequels?

[@snowmexican8558]

I loved this movie when I saw it and forgot what was called. Thats why you are the best!

[@sumyschick]

Memories! My mother’s father was involved in building the Verrazano bridge.

[@simien896]

I didn't realize I had actually watched this movie but as the video went I remembered just how fun and crazy it was

[@apexanomaly]

I was a PA on that movie.

[@NewAlchemychan]

Great to see a fellow Irish Lad direct a movie.

[@TheDiablowolf]

Watched this randomly on zone horror and fell in love immediately. The alien bit had me rolling on the floor and still does to this day

[@billyrattlesticks6949]

Never seen this one but I love Ron Perlman and seeing Angus Scrimm in a role where he's not bellowing out "BOYYYY!!!" would be a bonus, deffo putting on my to get list, it looks a lot of fun :)

[@kingdiamond554]

I had seen this movie ages ago and remember really enjoying it. Sounds like I should revisit it soon.

[@LockeWick]

Been waiting for someone to talk about this film!

[@caffeineadvocate]

Saw this once in 2010. Proooobably time for a rewatch, as it really left an impression.

[@onebaddayaway]

Finally got around to watching this tonight, and want to thank you so much for the recommendation. I loved it. I've been trying to work my way through the Glass Eye Pix catalogue, but it's much harder to get ahold of the Blu-rays here in the UK. Though am always looking for recommendations, so keep up the great work. Love your videos.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks! :)

[@swat6296]

Your review of the "Dark Song" movie made me watch it - I was very impressed with what they managed to achieve considering the budget, especially the earlier parts. Would you consider doing a video on horror movies that were (relatively) cheap to make, yet turned out impressive? At least the ones you would consider noteworthy. I find that lower budgets sometimes produce incredible results.

[@Nopperabou]

This channel is actually great.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@OneTyler2Many]

Oh man cecil i needed this today thank you.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Thanks for the review of this film. I had not heard of it before, but now I want to check it out.

[@nusproizvodjach]

One of my favorite movies. More people need to see it!

[@nykhlfc6times632]

With the mention of Hammer Horror Films it would be awesome if you did a few of them, all the greats that starred in them, Lee,Cushing, Price plus many future horror icons.

[@simonwoodthrillerwriter]

The BBC Horror Double Bill that ran through 70's into the mid 80's was awesome. A brilliant idea to run a classic then a contemporary feature. As a kid that was my horror education. Thanks for mentioning it.

[@BigZ7337]

I remember really liking this movie, thanks for the great Exploring video. :)

[@WrecklessEating]

I'll get the free trial on that Shudder service to watch this. Thanks for the video.

[@jaywunder13242]

Thanks for making me aware of this one. That's why I love this channel!

[@GatsuRage]

I love horror comedy / satire but I never was able to find something to came close to shaun of the dead, this looks pretty much very close to that! I will check it out this weekend for sure thanks so much for this video!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks for watching! Its a really good movie, hope you enjoy :)

[@bobmacabre6873]

We got the word: Mandatory Overtime. Notification for GoodBadFlicks: Looks like it's going to be a good day

[@Alfadrottning86]

Its always nice to see another movie review/exploration on that channel. Makes me watch movies i never heard of. Well, so far, most of them have been ... not an entire waste of time, some were even OKish - but still exciting to explore indie movies anyway and better than the average summer blockbuster.

[@andresmartin67]

I love this movie The cast the story thanks for making this video!!! Love the story of the zombies, the alien and how i like the scene when the kid pretende to cry to steal the corpse Your channel is the best

[@tcochu]

Saw it in Hamburg.... really lost track of it after that... THANK YOU for reminding me of it!

[@WolverBean]

Love this I Sell The Dead and love your channel.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

You mentioned "The Doctor and the Devils". That movie is actually based on the true story of Burke and Hare, two 19th criminals who provided a doctor in Edinburgh with the corpses of people they had murdered, so that he could dissect them. In 2010 John Landis also made a movie about Burke and Hare.

[@Taipan108]

Looks awesome. I’m definitely going to have to check this one out. Thanks for the exploratory video!

[@codywhite1585]

I saw that movie, and I thought it was totally awesome I never thought it could have been that cheaply made, it looks great. I hope they come up with a couple more

[@ivythetwisted6908]

I’ve seen this one couple of years ago. It was quite fun and definitely a good watch.

[@Bookworm-hu7vq]

Going to find and watch this right now, love this channel!!

[@carbongraphite643]

I have this on Blu-ray but have been waiting for October to sit and watch it. There's a dollar store chain here in Ireland called Dealz. Anyway they usually have five copies of this on Blu-ray for €2. Great vid as always man. I'm so excited to watch this flick now.

[@csmigs87]

I really loved this film, and it definitely deserves a sequel or at least a continuation to the comic series.

[@philipslattery2883]

Loved the BBC horror films that played at like 2am on a Saturday night

[@Kevinacharles]

Yeah, I remember those days. I saw so many great horror gems.

[@davidlionheart2438]

An absolutely kick-ass little film! Everything about it works perfectly. Funny as hell, very effectively scary when it needs to be, and you can tell the amazing cast was having a fucking ball making it.

[@JSEvans-or5xe]

The castle at 8:28 looks like Prague castle which is extra creepy since I know that area well!

[@BarbadosBeerFestival]

My must watch today Edit- was a good watch. The “Area 51” part was a good laugh.

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

Every movie you talk about is fascinating.

[@DVincentW]

I wanna see Last Winter also. Great review. I found many of the movies you reference as I watch and can catch something I wouldve missed. Thanks!

[@Fedorevsky]

I got this on blu-ray back in the day in a collection with Bubba Ho-Tep and My Name is Bruce. I was looking for a blu-ray of Bubba Ho-tep and found this collection for the price of Bubba Ho-tep alone. A great bargain!

[@TygerFox]

Every time you post a new video I need to see a new movie I haven't heard of.

[@watchornothorror4385]

Another great video! Thanks for the hard work man🤘

[@krazytaxicabbie]

This is one of those movies i thought i would say meh! I only saw once but remember i lol at some scenes. I really wanna see this again cause i KNOW its a great movie.

[@JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw]

This movie was fantastic! I just saw it and it was refreshing and hilariously funny! Also had a great cast that made the movie along with the good writing and directing

[@JRKonungrinn]

I f***ing love this movie, it's brilliant!

[@andrewphillips8341]

I LOVED THIS FILM!!!! Thanks for reviewing it hopeful;;y more people will watch this great film!

[@lordvlygar2963]

If Larry Fessenden is involved, you know itls gonna be a movie... or video game worth your time.

[@dbsommers1]

Thanks for the tip off that this exists. Now I'll keep an eye open for it.

[@sickofthelies1627]

Great video and now I must see this little indie!

[@jomeke101]

Your video's are kinda short but I love how you pack so much information in such a short time...

[@jav3134]

Dude, this movie 🎥 looks and sounds amazing!?! It’s right up my alley. Where can I find this film to watch??? Also, awesome pick as usual

[@Sanbromi]

I loved this movie. With these facts I need to watch it again :)

[@OneColdMonkey]

I saw this a few years ago on NetFlix. It was great! I hope they do get that sequel made!

[@morrismarlboroni1009]

I also liked the movie very much. I bought the blu ray for just one euro in Germany and was really surprised by it. The Characters are charming as are the whole setting and mood. Thank you very much for this video. I would really like to see videos about some of Ti Wests work, like the mentioned The Roost. Another movie I would recommend is The Dark Country, directed by Thomas Jane. A very underrated homage to things like The Twillight Zone and David Lynch with a great visual style, even though it was made with a very limited budget. However Ron Perlman and Thomas Jane also star in it.

[@jmgmarcus808]

I liked this movie a lot. Really awesome. It's like a modern Hammer film with a bit more humor. Loved it.

[@burningmisery]

I loved this movie when it came out. Sad there aren't more movies like this.

[@sedevacante6591]

I loved this movie a decade ago. I love it still today. They use to show it on IFC.

[@TStyx]

Great review and I totally agree, a great film.

[@CmotDribbler]

Saw it in 2011. Fantastic movie!

[@Ikiya69]

This movie was included in an online streaming services in my country and I decided to watch it. It's a great movie and I love the alien scene so much.

[@PurposelessRabbitholes]

For some reason I thought Andy Serkis was in this movie. Either way I’m definitely gonna check it out soon, looks great!

[@occultplatypus]

Purposeless Rabbitholes he was in the other grave robbing movie, Burke and Hare in 2010

[@PurposelessRabbitholes]

Iam Omegon ah, there ya go. Thanks for making the connection for me haha

[@occultplatypus]

No worries! I thought the same, then I was all "wtf, where's gollum?"

[@yupitsjessbbyx3]

Larry Fessenden is a treasure

[@Bazzkorg]

I love I Sell the Dead. Such a great movie.

[@robertevans2949]

Funnily enough this isn't the only film called I Sell The Dead. I honestly thought it was a remake.

[@pandafresh]

this reminds me a ton of Cemetery Man, which is a movie everyone should check out

[@Psychocobrabilly]

Nice, love this movie. The comic came with the dvd aswell.