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Summary: GAG ME WITH A SPOON!!
Review: I LOVE A GOOD "LIVING DEAD" FLICK. HOWEVER, THIS ISN'T ONE OF THEM. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAD WITH THIS ULTRA BOMB IS THAT THE TASTY ZOMBIE ON THE FRONT OF THE DVD PACKAGING DID NOT EVEN HAVE A CAMEO APPEARANCE. ANOTHER THING IS, IF THIS IS THE UNCUT & UNCENSORED VERSION I GUESS THE EDITED VERSION WAS ON A PG-13ISH LEVEL. CUZ THIS WASN'T FAR FROM BEING TAME. ALSO THE SPECIAL ZOMBIE F/X AREN'T THAT SPECIAL AT ALL. TRUTHFULLY THEY APPEAR TO BE THROWN TOGETHER AND CHEAP. FOR EXAMPLE ONE COULD COME UP WITH THE SAME F/X WITH A $1.99 ZOMBIE HALLOWEEN MAKE-UP KIT FROM A DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORE. IT'S ASHAME THAT THE RIGAMORTOUS STARTED TO SET IN WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF THIS DEAD POORLY DUBBED, POINTLESS AND EASILY FORGETTABLE ITAILIAN HORROR.
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Summary: Better than people say it is!
Review: I must start off by saying that I am a fan of zombie movies, so my opinion is somewhat biased. However, because I am such a fan, I can compare this movie to many others, and I think it does quite well. The plot is nothing extraordinary; there is a SWAT team that is sent to an island laboratory to see what is the matter (there has been no contact since an accident at the lab, and the mainland is not aware of the accident). Once they get to the island, they meet up with several other people who have seen the zombies. Soon the group is trying to escape, but realizes that they will have to go to the lab in order to find a way out.
The movie has a scene early in with the SWAT team attacking a group of terrorists, and the entire thing feels just like the opening of Dawn of the Dead. Also, several songs were ripped from the Goblin's music for Day of the Dead, and possibly from some of Fulci's movies. However, these details don't hurt the movie, they almost make the movie seem more credible.
Now, if you are watching a zombie movie, chances are it is because you like the gore. If so, don't worry - there is plenty of gore to go around in this movie. It has some very funny zombie deaths, and that alone justifies buying it.
The transfer on the disk is very clean for a movie of this caliber, which is another plus.
Overall, this is a movie that I recommend to anyone interested in zombie - or just horror - movies.
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Summary: Not as bad as you think-even worse
Review: If you're looking for a good, cheesy eurotrash zombie movie, look elsewhere. Hackmeister extraordinare Bruno Mattei, who would have had a hard time directing traffic in Mayberry,... It has his usual clumsy touches-Kodak instamatic photography, stolen music score, blunt object editing. The worst part is, Mattei regularly gives his utmost least in blatant contempt for the very audience he panders to. Save your money! ...
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Summary: NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIES is a cooler name
Review: Movie starts off when a factory filled with toxins is let loose and everyone in the factory is killed and turned into zombies. Meanwhile a Swat team, a chick and a camera dude go to an island to investigate bizarre stuff there, and eventually run into zombies. Later on they find out that the natives there are turning into zombies which later reveals that the factory with the toxic [stuff] polluted their water supply. So it goes on to the end with the battle between the living and the dead.I love this movie alot, but I felt that 3 stars was a fair enough score for it for this reason. The picture was really bad. There are some scenes in the movie where you can't figure out what's going on in the movie cuz it was way too dark. The acting was a bit annoying to where one guy tells the others about a thousand times to shoot the zombies in the head and the others act dumb and don't shoot them in the head. All in all, the gore was creepy and sick and the plot is actually not that bad. If it had better picture it would of been a classic film.
(plenty of zombies)
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Summary: Hell of the Living Dead
Review: Oh,Good! Nice zombie movie! I like it.
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Summary: zombie master here
Review: Ok first off i have to give them credit for the count less hours they spent thinking of the name lol. I seen this movie back in 86
and i thought it was a laugh fest i am not going to give this a low rating because they were trying to make a serious zombie movie.I mean how many people could pull off what they did large black trash bags and gas masks as cemical suits the ever noticeable nature stock footage i mean how can anyone take a zombie movie seriously exploiting bambi lol and the always great sexual references and overt nudity . IF your not a hard core zombie freak i would not suggest buying this but if you are get it for those who are looking for great blood and gore and beening a laugh fest at the same time i would suggest dead alive
uncut are return of the living dead 2 but for the serious zombie fan pick this little jewel up simply for the fact they were stuiped enough to try and make this to be in the same family as the Romero films but atleast it makes you laugh this movie also goes under the name The Living Dead Flesh Eaters Of Hell Night lol
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Summary: Excellent treatment of not-so-excellent film
Review: Prior to purchasing this DVD, I had a very bad copy that was made back in 1988 of the VHS rental (under the title "Night of the Zombies"), not in widescreen. Frankly, the picture quality is almost TOO good for this movie, as I was so used to seeing it very grainy and at times incoherrent. The "native village" scene is a prime example: when "Santoro" is kissing the woman, I never even knew what caused her to scream (the zombie that appeared on the right to bite her which I'd never seen before); also a cut from one SWAT guy shooting to a closeup of a zombie getting hit in the head, wincing and falling out of the frame, very dark and hard to make out in my old copy, was very bright and clear on the DVD. And, of course, the most "eye popping" effect of all is more satisfying on the widerr frame :) Overall, the effects seem a little bit better on this print, as Anchor Bay seems to take careful steps in presenting their releases in the best possible light ("Dawn of the Dead" is another excellent example). I would've liked to have seen some actor bios or even interviews with some of them, in spite of their obviously meager careers...would be interesting! Bumbling para-SWAT goofballs, incredible wastes of gunshots, nice ... shot and enough cheesy lines for a dozen schlocky films, if you have any interest in this laughable but oddly significant installment in the zombie genre, snap it up, as it will certainly be OOP a year from now
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Summary: "Why the long face, something eating you?"
Review: So far most people reviewing this film are pretty much picking out its flaws, which are many indeed, so I won't bother re-listing them. I will say this though; Bruno Mattei's blatant and shameless ripping off of Goblin's Dawn of the Dead and Alien Contamination soundtracks would have certainly made Edward D. Wood Jr. proud. From reading the reviews I was prepared for the worst when I purchased this dvd. I was actually surprised that it was better than most people seem to give it credit for! Sure it has an amazingly inept "Ed Wood-ian" sort of quality... ok yes, it IS in fact a terrible film, but it does have a lot going for it. #1 - The entertainment value. Like Ed Wood's "classics" this film remains totally enjoyable and even has a certain lovable quality despite the fact that it's such an awful film. It's lots of fun and there's never a dull moment.
#2 - There are some truly effective Zombie sequences. The scenes involving the zombie priest at the mission, the zombie kid coming to life in his fathers arms, the dead native coming to life after his "funeral ceremony". Also the zombie hag with a cat inexplicably ripping out through her stomach made me laugh. It made no sense, but it was still cool. #3 - Last but not least, the gore. As the producers said, without blood and entrails, a film like this would be pointless. This film will make your stomach turn. It goes far beyond Dawn of the Dead as far as blood and guts. Even farther than Lucio Fulci's Zombie. The gore is probably not as disturbing as in Day of the Dead because Tom Savini's fx were just so realistic in that one. However the use of real raw meat and pig guts definitely helped "Hell" live up to the splatter genre and then some. The extreme close-ups of maggots crawling through rotting flesh and a native picking them off and eating them were absolutely nasty! Also there are some well done exploding zombie heads. The zombie attack and gut munching scenes are hit or miss. Sometimes they come off as startlingly realistic, other times they are obviously fake. But this film doesn't skimp on the blood and guts. Also towards the end, there's a facial "violation" scene that rivals Fulci's "splinter through the eye" sequence.
Overall, if you're looking for Zombie crème de la crème, stick to Romero and Fulci, but if you're just in the mood for something gross and fun, check "Hell" out.
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Summary: Great Cheese, Great Gore, Stupid but Good and Fun!!!!!
Review: The acting is bad, There is alot of stock footage that ruin a bit the movie, we get lost sometime in the movie, but its still funny, the Zombie make up is great, the Gore is excellent but well done, its fun to watch..
Sure its stupid and cheesy but gore and Zombie fans should enjoy this one, the ending gore scene is very nice, well done but good...I think i`m too much of a zombie fan i like every zombie movie just because its gore, sometimes if the story is bad it doesnt matter as long as there is gore and good looking Zombie..But this movie is still a cheesy, stupid, gory, classic Zombie movie..
You should enjoy this one if your an hardcore Zombie movie, but if you want a good horror movie with a good story and with great actor, just pass this one!!
4/5.
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Summary: Comical
Review: This is a classic B-grade zombie movie. The dubbing into English is as bad as I've ever seen, the plot is borderline incoherent, and the actual film footage makes plan 9 from outer space look decent. The key actors comprise a commando unit who look and act more like a 70's heavy metal band. Then there are two reporters, including the female lead, (who takes her top off in order to get in sync with the natives). The movie has most of its action set in New Guinea but the location is simulated with the constant inter-splicing of safari/nature movie scenes. These cut shots are just so different from the main part of the film that they do not work at all and just seem laughable. The horror is pretty gore-filled without being over the top. The soundtrack by Goblin is somewhat of a highlight in terms of professionalism and ads value to this film. Overall this is worth a look and a laugh, but it does not have enough shock or horror value to keep you riveted. Worth having if you collect these sort of films, but not one of the top shelf examples.
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