GL84 Arriving in a small coastal community, the series of strange murders being committed drags the county sheriff into a strange battle with the denizens of the community taking out visiting tourists but soon after his job is complicated by an unexpected complication from the resulting corpses.This here was quite the decent if overall flawed effort. One of the few things it gets right is the atmosphere of the small, sleepy coastal town where this all takes place. The sense of everyone here being in on the whole ploy, taking steps to ensure that their secret remains hidden and generally acting without any sense of remorse or fear of punishment makes for a stellar time here, adding a genuinely haunting vibe to the majority of the film acting as a mystery over the cause of the disappearances. That this one still goes in for the rather fun idea of keeping the towns' actions a secret that needs to be revealed throughout here in the course of his investigation with all the bodies piling up around him and the clues to their actions slowly coming to light the more this goes on results in a somewhat chilling storyline here. Once it all becomes apparent what's going on here, the creepy, low-key finale gives this a solid touch which is helped along by the fine action that features the town out on their duties killing off the various interlopers that pass through the area, including the stellar opening turnaround that starts this off on a fine note or the chase through the abandoned house where the townspeople chase the lost family for some creepy, chilling moments. As well as the stellar twist ending that pops up, these here manage to hold this up over the few rather sizable flaws featured throughout here. The biggest issue facing this one is the utterly bland and boring pace that doesn't provide this with too many memorable experiences. The fact that the investigation features him running around into dead-ends or basically not doing anything around the town which renders this one completely dull and action-less for the majority of the time. Hardly anything happens here which really renders this one somewhat of a struggle to get through with only a few brief spurts of activity which is quite hard to understand the rationale behind as there's a few rather fun ideas tossed into the fray with a lot of blandness. The other big issue here is the lack of explanation of what's supposed to be going on with the mad doctor, as there's nothing given here about what he's trying to accomplish with replicating and turning the town into his minions. There's a perfect opportunity to do something for his reasoning with the starting point given yet done nothing else with it, and it just means nothing to have it go by. These big issues are all that really hold it back.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language and Brief Nudity.

Anonymous Andy (Minus_The_Beer) It can be tough living in a small town. The people are nosy and invasive. The faces seem at times too familiar. People you thought you were gone keep popping back into your life. Welcome to Potter's Bluff, a small sea-side village where they take the slogan "A New Way Of Life" just a little too seriously.In "Dead & Buried," the sheriff of a small town investigates a series of grisly murders that take him further and further down the rabbit hole. It seems some folks from out of town are taking too kindly to the area and, well, over-staying their welcome -- much like the townies that populate Potter's Bluff. It's a bizarre mystery flick with a whiff of the undead and a feel all-too similar to that of a classic "Twilight Zone" episode.Director Gary Sherman ("Death Line", "Poltergeist III") makes ample use of the small town setting to create a claustrophobic film that slowly tightens its grip around the viewer's neck. He is aided by some remarkable make-up and special effects, courtesy of none other than Stan Winston. Sure, some of it may look primitive by today's standards, but you can see Winston and company honing their craft, paving the way for the iconic work done in later films like "The Terminator" and "Aliens." The story, as crafted by "Alien" scribes Ron Shusett and Dan O'Bannon is, likewise, a cut above the average genre fare of the era. Smart and innovative, the film is only ever hampered by some thin characters and a few stiff performances. But then again, given the subject matter, maybe that's appropriate.While the film didn't quite catch on with audiences in its time, it's definitely worth the cult-classic status it seems to be inching towards with each passing year. Its high concepts and equally tight execution make it the sort of film that will still creep under your skin. "Dead & Buried" deserves to be unearthed by genre fans (especially those who love late '70s/early '80s fare). Truly ahead of its time, it's worth digging up by any means necessary.

Johan Louwet Surely in 1981 this was a quite original concept and I think it's still interesting and different than the living dead movies we see today. Still despite this the movie was for me a drag to sit through. Sure we have this mystery of why people get killed in such a violent way and how comes they suddenly show up again in exactly the same or even better state. Well the answer is somewhere before halfway that there is some kind of witchcraft involved that violent deaths can bring people back to life. Way too soon I knew though that the sheriff's wife was one of those living dead and it came as no surprise to me in the end that the protagonist himself apparently had forgotten he was one too. Of course if he knew that in advance there would be not much of a movie or story to tell. Can I really blame the movie for being predictable that way? I think it is because I have seen it already quite a few times before. However the movie didn't provide me with really interesting characters either except for the mortician. The others including the sheriff as protagonist were dull as dishwater to me.

PeterMitchell-506-564364 An original horror movie, with more story than horror. This one really works, it's story about a mob of townspeople, anti touriste, you could say. Visitors come, but never leave, like an unlucky photographer, taking snapshots of a blonde haired beauty in a red blouse, smiling and posing, invitingly, where the next instant he's set on fire, the body never recovered at the scene. Why? Because he's been brought back to life by masterful mortician, with some outside help I presume. There's little gore in this one, but it's the story that holds your attention. James Farentino is the town cop, of the wintery seaside location, a perfectly chosen place which is called Potters Bluff. Some of the crazies involved in this illegal activities are nurses, doctors, etc. Jack Albertson (Chiko And The Man) turned in such a commendable and worthy performance, where we see the real madness of his character in it's not so pretty end, where Farentino finds himself, in too deep on this one. I like Melody Anderson as Farantino's wife, a teacher and much more too, where she involves her class of kiddies in a lesson of witchcraft. Dead And Buried (love it's poster) is genuinely a chilling piece of cinema, due to it's disturbing story which was how I first judged it when seeing back in 86. It leads you to think if something like this could really happen too, if judging by the procedures shown in this movie, but really. One line has Farentino questioning a guy who answers "Yes", when Farentino asks him, "Is there any way to reanimate someone after they have died". In today's world of technology, maybe that is not so much of a stupid answer.