Nightmare City

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Summary: A different kind of zombie movie that totally succeeds!
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An airplane full of passengers heading into a city airport is contaminated with radioactive waste that transforms them into fast moving weapon weilding mutant vampire-esque zombies that begins to attack the living in the big city, the only way to destroy these unstoppable creatures is to destroy their brain. Soon a journalists ( Mel Ferrer) and his wife must flee the city from the running horrors that are pleaging everywhere in the big town.

What really makes the film successful is that it's the first zombie movie of it's kind to feature running zombies but also zombies that have weapons and suck blood ( just like vampires). Umberto Lenzi ( of "Cannibal Ferox" and "Deep River Savages" fame) really wanted to create something to the zombie genre that no one has really done before, instead of using the same old cliches of slow zombies shown in Lucio Fulci's and George A. Romero's movies. This movie is a wild, violent and action packed horror/Science Fiction action flick from Italy/Spain/Mexico filled with gore, exploding heads, cool looking zombies, nudity, a twist in the end, non-stop excitment and an awesome music score but too bad the soundtrack isn't on CD.

The DVD has a clear and perfect transfer with quality sound, an interview with the director Umberto Lenzi on the film with a bio of him and a trailer, this movie is a must have for zombie movie fans who want something different in the genre.

Also recommended: " Dawn of the Dead ( 1978)", " Day of the Dead", "Dawn of the Dead ( 2004 remake)", " 28 Days Later", " The Return of the Living Dead", " Hell of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. Night of the Zombies, Zombie Creeping Flesh, and Virus)", " Resident Evil", " Resident Evil Apocalypse", " Lifeforce", " Shaun of the Dead", " Return of the Living Dead part II", " Return of the Living Dead 3", " The Stuff", " Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky", " Battle Royale", " Black Hawk Down", " Die Hard 1 & 2", " Lethal Weapon", " Zombi 3", "Zombi 2", " Hulk", " Class of Nuke'Em High", "Akira", "Scanners", " The Omega Man", " Dead Heat ( 1988)", " From Dusk Till Dawn", " Cannibal Apocalypse", " House of the Dead", " Night of the Living Dead ( 1968 and 1990 versions)", " Versus", " Bio-Zombie", " Zombi 4: After Life", " City of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. The Gates of Hell)", " Total Recall", " Let sleeping Corpses Lie", " The China Syndrome", and " The Beyond" ( a.k.a. 7 Doors of Death).

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Summary: what happend?
Review: A movie with a strong beginning and then goes to sleep with no plot and mindless voilence and nudity

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Summary: Heckle City
Review: Ah, yes, Nightmare city. If you're reading this review, you have most likely been exposed to the whole Italian horror genre. Therefore, I'm sure you know what to expect of this film. There are practically no ways to defend this film in any sense, but I thought it was quite fun. Anyway, most film snobs will never understand why we like these movies, and it's impossible to explain why we do. It's like that Apple Jacks commercial: "Then why do you like them?" "Well, we just do". I think it's a worthy addition to that Italian horror dvd collection you must have going. The featurette with Lenzi is interesting. He really goes all out on explaining the "message" behind this movie. Message? I don't think we watch mutated undead zombie-like things hack people into hamburger for any kind of reason or message other than amusement. Oh, well, I guess it could be me that's missing the point.

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Summary: My second favorite zombie film
Review: Dawn of the Dead is my first favorite in case you're wondering (which you probably aren't). This film is my second favorite for one reason. It's fun. Very fun in fact. It's also mindless. Lenzi knew when he started the project that it was a mess. But he turned it into an enjoyable mess at that. This is miles above that inane drivel he made known as Cannibal Ferox. As for the DVD, the transfer is practically flawless, the menu is fun to watch in itself, and the extras of a trailer, bio, and interview with Lenzi himself are all quite entertaining. Kudos to Anchor Bay for this release, I've been waiting some time for it.

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Summary: A Solid Horror Film
Review: First off, let me say that this is as solid of an 80's Italian Horror flick as you can find. I will skip the synopsis as i'm sure that is already the easiest info to find on this page. Basically, this is not your typical 'zombie' flick. It actually at times feels more like an action/horror flick than a 'zombie' one. Initially, these are victims of a radioactive spill who go on a killing/cannibalistic rampage, rather than people who have died and come back to life to feast on the living. Yes they do eat people and Yes those people come back to life to kill more. These 'zombies' do run and carry on enough intelligence to use knives, guns, etc...to kill their victims.

This edition of the DVD is the uncut version, so there are great gore scenes. I wouldn't say the gore is gratuitous when compared to other movies in this sub-genre, but it is a healthy amount. Sticklers to this genre, in other words, people who need thier zombies to be traditionally slow-moving and non-thinking, will not enjoy this movie. But if you have an open mind and are equally interested in a good mix of horror, action, and cheesy B-movie material, then this is a good buy for you.

I give it 4 stars because its a solid movie...it's not exactly BURIAL GROUND, but it carries it's own value. Surprisingly, the plot and story development is good material for a movie in this sub-genre. The ending is great, unexpected, and totally different from anything I have seen in movies like this, while at the same time being cliched in other films.

The reason this movie doesn't get the whole 5 from me, is that I feel it would have been alot better off as a more traditional Zombie flick. Not to be a stickler, I don't mind if the zombies can run and use weapons but these zombies were using weapons as if nothing was wrong with them. It's like they just have some kind of green algae on their face, and all of a sudden, they went psycho. They could have looked a little more 'zombied' up. I mean, I know that Umberto Lenzi didn't want to do stereotypical zombie makeup, but at least make them look more like that dead one on the military base with the worm coming out of it's eye. To sum it up: If you have about 20 bucks to spare and are in need of an interesting, reliable pick for when you have a few friends over to drink and poke fun at some good 80's Italian Zombie B-Movie CHEESE, then this movie is a necessity. I would, however, view some Romero, Fulci, Bava among others first to fully appreciate this one.

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Summary: Five stars for cheesy originality!
Review: How many zombie movies do you see where zombies use machine guns and signal each other to advance? Not many, except this classic from the italian horror genre. Not at all scary, but very enjoyable. More like a city of lunatics really. But like i said before, five stars for originality. Not bad at all, just not a real gore fest zombie tale, so zombie fans be warned. However if you want a good laugh and interesting story check it out! the VHS version is titled "City of the walking dead" but i haven't seen it so I don't know if it's an edited version. Stick with the DVD

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Summary: CITY OF THE WALKING DEAD suprising GOOD
Review: I did not expect the movie to be this good for the price. Many twists & turns throughout with an unexpected ending. Worth the cheap cost of the video!

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Summary: I grew up LOVING this movie
Review: I don't care what anyone says. I grew up Loving this movie! The FX were a little bit cheezy but lets face it, the concept is genious, it's an italian movie, and was made in the early 80's. OK, so the zombies start off running out of a plane and kill everyone, lame. But I was getting tired of seeing Zombies coming out of grave yards and science labs anyway :P Give this movie a chance for a remake, and it'll be a top rated horror film. These Zombies are actually intelligent, Quick, and look very unique. Heck, They even RUN after people for once. Instead of ... *scream* and have some dumb blond get eaten by a zombie, coming at a blazing 1 step per second.
If you watch this movie too critically, U'll hate it. But if you watch it from a realistic point of view, it's not a bad movie at all.
ps. The dumbest part of this movie is the Human reaction of some of the victims LMAO.Cheers

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Summary: Quite Unique
Review: I don't think this was intended to be another Zombie film. Lenzi wanted to get a little more creative with the whole zombie aspect, and this is what we got. This could have been a great classic. I mean, the idea is pretty cool. A super-human, radioactive, gun welding, bloodthirsty army of men that have a fuzzy growth on their faces. If you don't find that entertaining, you will at least find it humorous. That's the way I look at this one. I mostly watch it for laughs. I guess I'm just trying to say that Lenzi could have had a good thing going with this one, but he didn't quite hit the target. I think the only way folks can appreciate this is for laughs. Zombie fans will be disappointed from the strange make up and the overall energy of the "monsters," and gore fiends probably won't be too impressed, seeing as how the special effects are pretty bad compared to those of Fulci or Romero. I'd hate to say this, but if you like bad movies because they are so bad, you should definately check this out. That is the best way I can describe this movie to those who haven't seen it.

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Summary: New approach to the zombie genre
Review: I first heard about Nightmare City in Rue Morgue magazine, and was intrigued by the descriptions so I bought it. While not one of the best zombie movies, NC is quite entertaining and a break from the usual "stagger around aimlessly for brains" zombie protocol. These zombies run, shoot guns, and know kung-fu! They also seem to have covered their faces in week-old quiche, but that's not the point. As always, the dialogue is laughable and the dubbing is even worse, but fans of these movies know that already. Horror fans are also notoriously schizo about their movie collections, so Nightmare City has a good chance of being added to many.