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Summary: mass disappointment
Review: i can't believe that a movie like this actually got made. to put it plainly, the title is completly misleading. if a movie is going to imply zombies, there had better be some f*#%ing zombies in it! on the cover, it shows some zombies busting through the streat, but in all reality, those are the only ones in the entire flick. sure, there's something at the end that i can only guess is a zombie, but in the not even two minutes it has, it's hard to tell. the real title for this crap should be 'a guy gets a used typewriter and tries to find who had it before him'. this is the only movie i've ever watched in fast-forward mode. the only reason i gave this thing one star is because i had to give it something. it's not even worth that one. my advice to you, don't listen to those people who give this five stars, because i can garentee you they are the only ones who feel that way. if you don't want your money, burn it before getting this. you'll get more out of it.
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Summary: REVENGE OF THE 'this movie contains no' DEAD
Review: Look yeah this movie was horrible the first time I saw it-or should I say fast forwarded through it. NO Zombies! The cover art looks cool so I gave it a try. Then 2 years later in college I saw it again and forgot what crap it was and rented it again by mistake-still crap! Then I saw this on DVD 2 years after that and decided Whoa I remember this! Why is this on DVD, it's crap? I bought it and fell in love with it! It took like 3-4 try's for me to see that this was scary at points. Yes contrary to belief there is zombies in it but not many. When a man's grave is being video taped and you see his face on the monitor it is creepy as hell! Also Stephen King RIPPED OFF this movie for Pet Cemetery! Give this movie a chance! The DVD has a Theatrical Trailer, a few promotional items and a scene selection. The thing that bugged me is that the print used looks like crap! This is one of the worst DVD transfers I've seen.
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Summary: Five stars for the movie, but...
Review: The correct name of this wondeful film by Pupi Avati is "Zeder," and is also available on DVD under that title. I have that copy and it is horrible. By the previous review I take it this copy is just as terrible. Apparently there is a crystal clear copy available in Europe in the PAL format, Region 2, letterboxed, uncut, and all. Why does everyone want killing and zombies and action (and it does have these things)? "Rosemary's Baby," for example, is the most perfectly frightening and terrifying film. Not that "Zeder" is as superior, but the subtle things happening are what is important. Now, what needs to happen is someone with brains needs to release this film in its proper format on DVD in the States. Yes, "Pet Semetary" is very similar and was perhaps inspired by "Zeder," but otherwise, this is a truly original film.
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Summary: Five stars for the movie, but...
Review: The correct name of this wondeful film by Pupi Avati is "Zeder," and is also available on DVD under that title. I have that copy and it is horrible. By the previous review I take it this copy is just as terrible. Apparently there is a crystal clear copy available in Europe in the PAL format, Region 2, letterboxed, uncut, and all. Why does everyone want killing and zombies and action (and it does have these things)? "Rosemary's Baby," for example, is the most perfectly frightening and terrifying film. Not that "Zeder" is as superior, but the subtle things happening are what is important. Now, what needs to happen is someone with brains needs to release this film in its proper format on DVD in the States. Yes, "Pet Semetary" is very similar and was perhaps inspired by "Zeder," but otherwise, this is a truly original film.
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Summary: 5 stars for the movie, 1 star for this DVD.
Review: The movie 'Revenge of the Dead' was originally titled 'Zeder' and is unfortunately out of print in a US release under that title. There is a Region 2 PAL DVD of 'Zeder' which has excellent video quality unlike the US release. Philips DVD player models DVD726 and DVP642, among other Philips models, and the AMW S-99 DVD player can play the Region 2 PAL DVD with a simple 4 or 5 digit code entered from the remote (with the tray open) which can be found on videohelp.com . The Region 2 PAL DVD of 'Zeder' can be found with a froogle search (Amazon does not carry it). The DVD of 'Revenge of the Dead' listed on this page suffers from 2 issues: 1) poor video quality 2) it is missing ten minutes of the movie including two very important scenes (the same for the VHS version put out by Creature Features). Creature Features has a bad habit of cutting movies randomly to get them under 90 minutes and they slaughtered this movie. If you want a complete copy of 'Revenge of the Dead' and better quality than this DVD but for a low price, go to the VHS listing for 'Revenge of the Dead' and click on the used section (ignore the new one listed on the page, it is the same slaughtered version as this DVD). What you want to find is the Lightning Video release which is either listed as that or as 'different cover art'. The Lightning Video release has the same subject, a zombie coming out of the street, but the artwork is quite different and the background is blue. The Lightning Video release is complete and better quality, and you can probably get one for $8.00 or less. 'Revenge of the Dead'/'Zeder' is the story of a writer, Stefano, who is given a typewriter for an anniversary present which was purchased from a pawn shop. One night while working on his story, the ribbon gives out. Upon closer examination of the ribbon he finds some rather strange content apparently from the previous owner of the typewriter. He decides to investigate these writings about K-zones and bringing the dead back to life. He finds that the typewriter belonged to an ex-priest. As he delves further into this mystery, danger and conspiracy lurk around every corner. This is a movie that crosses several genres; gothic, giallo, conspiracy, and yes zombie movie. This is not a gory movie or even close to one. This is a well structured tale of mystery and horror brilliantly brought to the screen by director Pupi Avati. The American distributors of this film made a mistake when they retitled it 'Revenge of the Dead' and targeted the gore crowd. Several of them went to see a gory plotless movie and instead found a film with a story and this seemed alien to them (as evidenced by several reviews on this page). These same reviewers apparently never watched the movie as there are four on screen appearances and two off screen appearances of zombies in this film (the other reviewers claimed none). If you are looking for a zombie movie involving gut-munching gore, you will not find it here. If you like a horror movie that has a story to tell (and a unique one here) and develops its plot which is frought with conspiracy and an unnerving journey into the unknown, you may well like this movie; just not this DVD.-Bob
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Summary: BEWARE!!!!
Review: This film contains zero zombies. The artwork is a very feeble attempt to get you to buy this. If you're a zombie fan, you WILL be disappointed. There is no gore. No zombies. Nothin good here. If you want some boring horror movie w/ no blood n guts, this may be your ticket. BUYER BEWEARE!!!!
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