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Summary: a real low point in Italian horror
Review: I first saw this Spaghetti cheese-fest back in 1997 and thoroughly hated it. I rented it again recently (as I had gotten into Fulci and Argento) and hated it just as much. Umberto Lenzi's ham-fisted attempt at a horror/zombie movie falls flat on pretty much every account, basically because it's so lazy. The story centers around a reporter and his doctor wife on the run from a plague of mutant zombies (who can run around and brandish weapons, ha!) as the military attempts to combat the situation. Maybe if Lucio Fulci was directing and Giannetto De Rossi was doing the makeup, "City of the Walking Dead" might have actually been pretty good, but it isn't, and it really sucks. I never thought I'd have to see a movie where it looked like the actors needed lessons on "how to be a zombie." Even if you're a fan of Italian horror, you'd be better off skipping over this.
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Summary: Not what I thought
Review: I was under the impression that these were super zombies or something, but I didn't get that feeling watching this film. Though they did bradish weapons and move quicker than most zombies, I felt that the level of gore that something of this magnitude could generate was certainly lacking in this film. Promising start, yet it just falls flat towards the end. What a cop out of an ending also, but it's in stride with the direction the film was taking anyway. However, if you are a fan of zombie films, add this one to your collection. It's unique in a dumb kind of way. The interview with the director is very interesting.
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Summary: Not what I thought
Review: I was under the impression that these were super zombies or something, but I didn't get that feeling watching this film. Though they did bradish weapons and move quicker than most zombies, I felt that the level of gore that something of this magnitude could generate was certainly lacking in this film. Promising start, yet it just falls flat towards the end. What a cop out of an ending also, but it's in stride with the direction the film was taking anyway. However, if you are a fan of zombie films, add this one to your collection. It's unique in a dumb kind of way. The interview with the director is very interesting.
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Summary: A real piece of work
Review: Lenzi has created an exploitation film to remember. Random violence permeates this zombie epic. Simple plot, but much action for your little peepers to indulge. My main disappointments with this movie were: there were no intestines unravelled (one scene came close, but they cut out to the next scene before we could see the visceral victuals), the ending was one of those "OH,IT WAS ALL A DREAM" sort of cop-outs, and the neck slashing scenes were rather weak and unconvincing--a simple line of red just doesn't get me off anymore. The boobage was fair and supple. As a late adolescent man, I can still appreciate it. The zombies talked, but it didn't make the movie goofy like RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. This movie is best watched with a person who doesn't like zombie films--such as my girlfriend. True zombie fans, pay up and enjoy, those who like movies like RESIDENT EVIL, eat it and go somewhere else.
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Summary: only two stars but entertaining in its absurdity
Review: my sister saw mel ferrar was in this movie and thought it couldn't be ALL bad. i saw mel ferrar and figured he was desperate for a job. guess who was right? okay.....it's total cheese, but sometimes that's what makes these movies watchable. my favorite scene -- husband and wife are running from the zombies in a car....they realize they need gas.....they stop at a deserted gas station....and proceed to go inside to enjoy a cup of coffee! they actually took the time to make it AND comment on how it's not the best because it's only instant coffee. if that's not a "b" movie moment, i'm not sure what is.
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Summary: CITY OF THE WALKING DEAD suprising GOOD
Review: Nightmare City (aka City of the Walking Dead) is probably one of the worst zombie films EVER made. It induces unintentional laughter at times and provides much entertainment for the viewer trying to pick apart all the plot holes. The story begins with a mysterious C-130 with no identifying insignia (why the aircraft has none is never explained) that lands uninvited at an unnamed city airport. Soldiers and police surround the plane only to be attacked and dispatched rapidly by an army of living dead pouring off the transport aircraft. (At this point, one must give the film credit for making the zombies VERY fast and very intelligent. In fact, the zombies act smarter than the Civil Defense people in the city.) Departing from many zombie films, the zombies in Nightmare City survive by constant drinking of blood usually provided from a slashed throat. The film goes back to more traditional zombie film rules when it is learned that the only thing that can kill a zombie is a gunshot to the head. (In one of the film's many plot holes, a general is shown issuing orders for police and soldiers to shoot attacking zombies in the head but inexplicably hardly anyone does this.) The film then follows a reporter who desperately tries to rescue his wife from a hospital in danger of falling to the living dead. Then the pair try to flee the city.For gore fans, there's precious little in this film. Most throats "slashed" open by the zombies hardly bleed at all. Anyone wanting a good storyline will be disappointed. About the only ones who won't be disappointed with this film will be diehard zombie enthusiasts. Still, it's not as bad as the awful Zombie 4: The Afterdeath.
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Summary: Laughably Bad Zombie Film
Review: Nightmare City (aka City of the Walking Dead) is probably one of the worst zombie films EVER made. It induces unintentional laughter at times and provides much entertainment for the viewer trying to pick apart all the plot holes. The story begins with a mysterious C-130 with no identifying insignia (why the aircraft has none is never explained) that lands uninvited at an unnamed city airport. Soldiers and police surround the plane only to be attacked and dispatched rapidly by an army of living dead pouring off the transport aircraft. (At this point, one must give the film credit for making the zombies VERY fast and very intelligent. In fact, the zombies act smarter than the Civil Defense people in the city.) Departing from many zombie films, the zombies in Nightmare City survive by constant drinking of blood usually provided from a slashed throat. The film goes back to more traditional zombie film rules when it is learned that the only thing that can kill a zombie is a gunshot to the head. (In one of the film's many plot holes, a general is shown issuing orders for police and soldiers to shoot attacking zombies in the head but inexplicably hardly anyone does this.) The film then follows a reporter who desperately tries to rescue his wife from a hospital in danger of falling to the living dead. Then the pair try to flee the city. For gore fans, there's precious little in this film. Most throats "slashed" open by the zombies hardly bleed at all. Anyone wanting a good storyline will be disappointed. About the only ones who won't be disappointed with this film will be diehard zombie enthusiasts. Still, it's not as bad as the awful Zombie 4: The Afterdeath.
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Summary: only one thing missing from this movie. plot.
Review: Nothing but mindless violence and extravagant nudity. i would never watch it again.
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Summary: LENZI'S zombie's are original!! GREAT little zombie flick!!!
Review: SOME PEOPLE TRY TO SAY THIS ISN'T A TRUE ZOMBIE FLICK,because the zombie's in this movie arn't really dead they are living people who have been exposed to some type of toxic chemical that kills there blood cell's and makes them crave more blood.kind of like vampire/zombie but leaning way more towards the zombie genre.the makeup & style of LENZI'S zombies are much different than ROMERO'S OR FULCI'S zombies(which is somthing he did on purpose) thats one of the main reasons this movie is good because its original,NOT a carbon copy!!!no disrespect to the great FULCI or ROMERO they are geniuses(..)! its just that its nice and refreshing to see a different view of the zombie genre especialy when it was made back in the early 80's ("the hieght of zombie mania")anyway there is no BLUE PRINT for zombies no one ever said that zombies have to be dead(..)!my opinion is if you have got mass amounts of vicious blood thirsty mutated people that will only die from a bullet to the head or fire and there chasing you down and killing everything in its path,ID SAY YOU GOT YOUR SELF QUITE A ZOMBIE PROBLEM(..)!YES THIS IS A REAL ZOMBIE FLICK(..)!not your normal average everyday zombie flick but a great little zombie flick none the less(..)! saying this isn't a zombie flick is like saying that "SHOCK WAVES" & "28 DAYS LATER" isn't a zombie flick(..)!ZOMBIE FANS HURRY UP AND GET THIS AWESOME DVD IT HAS A COUPLE OF REAL COOL EXTRA'S GET IT BECAUSE GREAT LITTLE B ZOMBIE FLICKS LIKE THIS MAY NOT BE EASY TO FIND ONE DAY(..)!P.S.thanks for such a goofy cool and original zombie movie Mr Lenzi(..)!
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Summary: Not for zombie fans.........
Review: The cover of this movie really got to me, I thought it was one of the coolest looking covers I ever saw. When I found out this was a "zombie" movie, I had to see it. It turned out to be a big dissapointment, and alot of times I had to press fast forward or it would be too boring. What bothered me most besides the very cheap special effects (not including the eye gouge or the head shots), were probably the zombies themselves. These zombies are not really zombies, think of them as cannibals who only die when hit in the brain, that's basically what they are. Most of them don't look like zombies, and alot look too human to be zombies, which is why this movie was not fun to watch, they moved way too fast, and were way too smart to be zombies. They also felt pain and fear, which isn't realistic because zombies shouldn't feel pain considering their nerves are dead, they broke almost ever rule there is and that's the reason why I didn't really enjoy this. Some scenes were ok and some were just stupid, like zombies that aren't close to explosions being thrown away by the little blasts. There are alot of cliches in this, and if you seen Cannibal Ferox you know what will happen when the woman starts to lose it in front of the reporter. The ending was cool but you expected the reporter to actually do something, I'm not going to say what but watch it and you'll see that it was a dissapointment. Good to watch if you have nothing else to do, and maybe good for people that aren't fans of typical zombie films, but if you're a die-hard zombie fan you will be upset at what it did to the monsters.
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