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Summary: Effective Movie
Review: For people that say that this movie was a rip-off of Dawn of the Dead are hugely mistaken. This is not the best zombie movie in the world, but it is effective. Of course there are some loopholes in the plot (very obvious in alot of Italian horror movies), but it is very suspenseful. You ask why I gave this film 4 stars? Well, the plot full of loopholes is one and plus the lack of extras for this film. The commentary is OK and the trailers and commercial ads are OK too, but there should have been alot of more extras to go with this movie. If you want see another Fulci movie, check out The Beyond (which I wrote a review on also). This doesn't top the Beyond, but it is a very effective zombie movie.
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Summary: Do You Believe in Voodoo?
Review: I nearly gave up on this movie when it got to the underwater Zombie and shark scene. If you haven't seen this film, about 1/2 through, there is a hilarious scene. It starts with a topless female scuba diver going down into the ocean to take photos. Once down there, she is attacked by a shark and a zombie. The diver manages to get away. So the zombie decides to attack the shark. Is this suppose to be a comedic scene?
Beyond the horrible monotone acting and the annoying soundtrack, the film actually redeems itself once they get to the island. The zombie makeup is excellent. However why do some of the victims just stand there and let the zombies attack them? Why didn't the woman take her hand and move the jagged board before it jammed into her eyeball? Why do some zombies fall down after getting shot while others continue to walk towards their victims?
The scene with the zombie on the cover is excellent, it upgraded my review of this film. Plus, the DVD has awesome bonus features such as radio spots, TV commercials, theatrical trailer. Also, inside of the DVD box, is an alternate movie poster used for the film which I like much better than the one on the cover of the DVD. Also inside is an excellent sypnosis of the history of the film.
Everyone seems to think this film was a rip off of Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" ...although the script for Zombie was written first. In my opinion, Fulci did a much better job than Romero. Fulci's zombies were scarier and the makeup was better. Plus, the basis for the zombies in the films are different. There has been documentation of voodoo potions and voodoo doctors trying to create zombies for decades. This is the basis for "Zombie". Romero's zombies are based on a whole different idea.
Bottom line I give the film 2 1/2 stars and the DVD 3 stars.
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Summary: bloody awful transfer
Review: If this were the first DVD in existence, it would still be horrible. "Zombie" itself is one of the more influential Italian horror movies to come out of the late-70s/early-80s renaissance, but this transfer is the pits (yes, it's as bad as all those Shriek Show releases, and this is ANCHOR BAY ...!)--sections of characters faces shift around, as do things in the background, the camera lens seems to be shooting through a screen door, and there's considerable grain throughout. I braved 50 minutes of this ... transfer before giving up (I didn't want a migraine)--even the lackluster commentary didn't keep me hooked on this, because I was too busy being distracted by the ... poor mastering (and is it just me, or do the on-screen movements seem to be occuring at a fraction of their correct speed?). The only way to access specific scenes is through the main menu, otherwise from start to finish, the movie is just one long chapter. Surprisingly, the Anchor Bay VHS (which I owned before unwisely buying this), while still one of their rougher early efforts at remastering, looks and sounds 100% better than this. With the substandard Shriek Show company planning a two-disc release of this (under its Italian title, "Zombi 2"), I fear that American audiences will never get to see a truly good version of this Fulci classic (find the AB VHS before it goes out of print).
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Summary: Love them MAGGOTTY Fulci zombies!
Review: What can I say, I freakin' LOVE these zombies! Maggotty, slow moving, menacing zombies with "We are going to eat you" as their tag-line. You've heard of the infamous "eye/splinter" scene and the surreal "shark/zombie" underwater fight: These have got to be seen to be believed. Great italian zombie film with buckets of gore, beautiful slinky women and a crazy late 70s soundtrack. Zombie fans have to check out Fulci's ZOMBIE.
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Summary: great zombie flick
Review: this is a great zombie flick with some great gore scenes. it delivers the usual fulci goodness. this is a great dvd i think because the picture is good and its got some ok extras but the best part is the price which is usually low. ignore megative reviews becaus if ur lookin at this movie in the first place then u pretty much know what to expect. have fun wit this 1
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Summary: Typical Italian zombie: 3/4 boring, last 1/2 hour AWESOME!
Review: I give this movie, Zombie (aka Zombi 2, be warned, same movie!), 4 stars as a zombie flick. It is typical Italian zombie, very boring for 3/4 of the film, then a final half hour of slicing and dicing, shooting, burning and grenading zombie action at the end! Really great ending half hour, second only to "Premutos - Lord of the Living Dead" amongst those zombie movies I've seen, though I have a few more yet to see.Great music and awesome action for that final half hour. Keep that in mind when grinding through the first 1.5 hours. I do not regret owning this DVD. I have lots of worse zombie movies!
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Summary: A review? Not quite yet...
Review: In case you're wondering why there are already five stars there, it's for two things: One, my rating for the movie... and no I don't think it to be better than "Dawn of the Dead", so stay calm! Two, my prediction for this DVD as every zombie-related movie from this company have been given AMAZING restoration and DVD transfers. Not to mention a TON of extras... no matter how rare the film is. And now, for the first time ever for Shriek Show (I believe, I may be wrong) they are releasing a 2-disc DVD for a film... and they picked the best one. This was my introduction to Italian horror (as was for many others), and I haven't looked back since! I've had the Anchor Bay DVD for a long time, and while it was alright, I knew that Shriek Show could give this a more proper release... not to mention keeping my fingers crossed after finding the hidden trailer for it on their DVD for "Zombie 4". Well, all I can say is that August is the month of the zombies, with the release of this and the 2-disc release of "Day of the Dead" the week before... ironically both of them are sequels to "Dawn of the Dead"... one official and one unofficial. While you're waiting for those, pick up "Zombie Holocaust" (read my review on here!) and "Zombi 3"... you can get "Zombie 4" too if you want :-b Anyway, expect a full review for this 2-Disc special edition of "Zombi 2" on its release date in this section! See ya here in a month!!!
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Summary: Awsome!
Review: I love this movie! The story is somewhat basic, but effective. The zombies in this movie are some of my favorites that I've seen, excellent makeup! Cool gore, well paced and has a really cool ending in my opinion, not to mention that awsome zombie beat. This is a must for zombie movie fans, gore hounds, and all horror fiends. But not neccissarily for someone who's not into these kind of underground movies.
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Summary: Fun and inventive!
Review: This film is an inventive take on the "Zombie" film genre. if you loved "night of the living dead" "day and dawn of the dead" then this film is for you! it has decent production (unlike zombi 3 and zombi 4) and its gory if your a gorehound.....all in all its an entertaining zombiefest!
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Summary: Fulci's best
Review: "Fulci's best" may not be saying much but this film did have some of the best scenes in zombie movie history. Although it starts slow, you are awarded with the shark vs. zombie scene which is surprisingly well done, then the splinter in the eye as well as the zombies feast were all excellent. Yes, this movie will have you asking questions like, Just how many burning support beams can fall from a roof before it collapses? But as far as zombie movies go, I was quite pleased and for the price I ask, why not?
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