Meantime, the Ministry of Agriculture is testing a pest control device on the fields, one that employs sonic radiation or something. A broken bike and chippy exchange leads them to carpool together into the hinterlands, with an aggrieved George at the wheel. Edna (Cristina Galbo) is gassing up on her way to visit her sister in the country when she accidentally backs into the motorcycle of George (Ray Lovelock) who is more-or-less heading the same way. Living Dead starts off in perfectly disorienting fashion, with scenes of busy Manchester traffic and pollution and naked ladies running through the streets, followed by a relatively implausible set-up that sets the stage well for the unbelievable events that follow.
That's a hell of a lot more than can be said about many modern zombie movies.
And you know what? It STILL doesn't feel like a 'real' zombie movie, but what it is, is a pretty great movie with zombies, instances of extreme gore, likable characters and a plot that is engaging throughout.
Now, with this reissue of a pretty recent release, (the same as the Limited Edition release from 2020, minus the steelbook packaging, collector's booklet, slipcover, and soundtrack CD) I have a chance to reassess it. Though it has all the requisite elements of a modern zombie film - dead people coming back to life and instances of extreme gore - it simply stands apart.
For whatever reason, The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue (also known as Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and Don't Open The Window) never seemed like a 'real' zombie movie to me.
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