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Summary: A entertaining sequel for all the wrong reasons
Review: I loved Greoge Romero's Dawn of the Dead (aka Zombi) and Lucio Fulci's Zombie (aka Zombi 2), so I figured why not check out Zombi 3. I already knew the movie would be bad, so I bought it expecting just that. Of course its not a worthy sequel to the first two entries in the series, but its still enjoyable, for exactly the opposite of what made Zombi 1 & 2 so good. The acting, story, makeup, editing are all bad, but it just adds to the fun. This film has zombie birds, flying zombie heads, a zombie baby, and more off-the-wall outragousness. I found my self actually laughing aloud at some moments. Shriek Show Entertainment (a division of Media-Blasters) is only second to Anchor Bay Entertaiment to bringing these rare Italian gore gems to American DVD. They do a stupendous job restoring this movie to its full uncut format. For this, I applaud them. It's just awsome that these guys would go to so much work for such a bad movie. Finally, for those of you that loved Dawn Of The Dead and Zombie, just know what your buying here. This is NOT like those two films; it is almost a mockery of them. If you only like serious well-made horror flicks, avoid this film. If you like seeing rare gems like this to be entertained by the the outragousness and stupidity of them, pick this up today! As for me, I am going to pick up ZOMBIE 4: AFTER DEATH today!
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Summary: Glad I rented it first!
Review: I remember seeing this movie in a video store. So, I decided to rent it. All I can say is, I'm so glad I rented it, first. This movie was such a waste. Nothing at all what I expected. After I saw this movie, I kicked myself for even wasting the money to rent it. But, had I bought it. I would have been really mad. It's not even worth renting! Everything is bad in this movie. You name it. It was bad.
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Summary: TALKING ZOMBIES????????
Review: I've seen this movie at the store for quite a while but was afraid to buy it. The only reason why I bought was becasue it's a Lucio Fulci film. To be honest I was expecting a lot more. The one thing I hated was the fact that the zombies instead of eating people right away, they fight their victims!! (Kung Fu Zombies) by the way some of them talk too, actaully there is a DJ zombie! and there is hardly any gore. If you want good zombie action, stick to the basics: "Night, Dawn, Day of the Dead" and "Zombie"
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Summary: Worst Film Ever!
Review: If you don't believe that this piece of garbage is the worst film ever, then you should have your head examined. The acting is horrendous, the special effects could have been done better by a young Rick Baker and the location (the philipines) is very boring. There is nothing at all to watch in this film, I like zombie films just like the other guy but this is boring. The fight scenes between the zombies and the humans drags on, if you can imagine some scrawny little philipino wearing rubber slime on his face, that is the zombie. Predictable ending, everything is bad. Grade: F
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Summary: aka Zombie Flesh Eaters 2: A Missed Opportunity
Review: If you get to see the trailer for this film, it is likely that your first reaction will be 'Wow ! It looks really pacy and exciting if a little silly'. See the whole film and you'll doubtless soon realise that 'Zombi 3' was a real wasted opportunity.
Overall, it is a poor film and derivative even by 'Living dead' movie standards (and that's saying something), but has some excellent moments which frustrate the viewer by indicating how good the film could have been. So what is good ?
1) The lush tropical setting, reminiscent of 'Contamination' and 'Day of the Dead'.
2) The guys in the white decontamination suits, reminiscent of 'The Crazies' (and 'Contamination').
3) The first machette-wielding zombie who attacks Beatrice Ring with real vigour (now that's what I call action and aggression).
4) The flying head (yes, it's stupid but a moment of gonzoid genius)
5) The moment when the blond soldier pulls the girl out of the pond (you'll have to see it yourself)
6) The soundtrack -which Amazon.com don't sell even though it is available, but be warned the soundtrack CD does not contain the most exciting bit of uptempo music from the film.
7) Beatrice Ring, who plays an annoying insipid character, but is cute.What's bad ? The dialogue (is it badly translated or just very badly written), the dubbing (remember now that this is an Italian horror movie, so you should be prepared for this), the influence of 'Return of the Living Dead' and 'Day of the Dead' on the script and the fact that it was written by the guy who wrote 'hell of the Living Dead' (aka 'Zombie Creeping Flesh'). In fact, you could argue that 'Zombi 3' is a superior remake of the latter film. Finally, the silly DJ reminiscent of the DJ in 'Vanishing Point' whose dialogue belongs in a very poor seventies exploitation flick.
Now you're thinking 'he doesn't like it'. Wrong. This is a fun movie that all horror fans should enjoy: if you don't then you'll never understand what a missed opportunity is or how to have a good laugh at the more absurd moments in horror history...
Finally, the DVD quality. This 'Shriek Show' edition is very good, including as it does a 5 minute pre-credit introduction previously only available on Japanese versions. This extra material is taken from a 1" video master (the only surving source|) so is low quality compared to the rest of the film, which looks great, much better than the UK edition. BUT several of the gore scenes seem to be lifted from a similarly poor video master, which is unforgivable - the UK edition is better in this repsect. This is bizarre, as the Trailer (which included, and is as I've said one of the most exciting trailers I've ever seen) contains some of these scenes in a pristine transfer) , but overall the film looks miles better than other versions, despite the white haloes around many of the characters in bright scenes, presumably the result of poor lighting/shading control due to the low budget. Also included are trailers for other nasty Italian horrors like 'Beyond the Darkness'(which looks as perverse as you's expect) 'Spasmo' (which looks like a typically silly low quality giallo) and 'House of Clocks' (which just looks like garbage). The package is rounded off with 40 minutes of interviews with some of the stars, second unit director Bruno Mattei and screenwriter Claudio Fragrasso, all basically about Lucio Fulci, clearing up the issue of which bits of the film he directed (sadly no interview with Beatrice Ring) - basically, the 'Contamination' suited guys, the crap scientists and even stupider military men were pretty much all shot by Mattei, Fragrasso using elements of his own 'Zombie Creeping Flesh'/'Hell of the Living Dead' and 'Return of the Living Dead'. Perhaps a true Fulci cut, minus this stuff will emerge one day - it will only be about 50 minutes long, will need the gore scenes restored from a pristine source and contain a Beatrice Ring interview (plus new, more effectively written dialogue would be something) all in DTS sound. Any Fulci purist labels out there willing to take this on ?
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Summary: What happens when morons take over for a Master
Review: Lucio fulci left the set of Zombi 3 for 2 reasons, he was working with complete idiots and he was still suffering from Hepetitis. Very sick and upset at the way the film was turning out he left and the production was taken over by a former house painter. No wonder Fulci called this film "Complete #@%@!" Fulci himself is only responsible for about 20 minutes of screen time and boy can you tell the difference. The film begins good enough with an exploding Zombie, a gunfight and a man escaping after being "infected" with some sort of ooze that turns him into a crazy murderer who enjoys pushing poor hotel maids faces into mirror's. From then on the movie takes a silly turn for the worst. The acting is horrid, the effects get worse and the cinematography is mind blowingly bad. At one point a Zombi attacks our "actors?" at a garage and for some odd reason the film is speeded up and gives the whole shot a comical, kung fu movie on speed look. Put it this way, I havent even finshed it yet it was that bad. I have about 30 minutes to go and if it all of a sudden redeems itself I will come back and beg forgiveness. I have a strong feeling no begging will be in order. I am anxiously awaiting the New Release of Fulci's Zombi, being released as Zombi 2 in a special uncut collectors DVD. I cant wait!
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Summary: Zombi 3 : Something to hvae fun with
Review: Many people enjoy ripping on this film... and hell, I dont blame them at all. It definetly is one of the worst zombie films ever made. It is something to laugh at and have fun with, though. I like this movie solely for entertainment value and how laughable and silly it really is. Dawn of The Dead is my all time favorite film... I love fulci's Zombie and I currently own about 20 zombie films. Im a gigantic fan of the sub-genre... and I still find this to be sub-par. I dont think anyone should really take it seriously. I dont blame Fulci for walking out on it. I still reccomend this film and Zombie 4 if you want an entertaining, low-budget zombie film that you can laugh at.
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Summary: They'll put anything on dvd these days.
Review: Obviously, Fulci was dragged kicking and screaming to direct this film. He has since disowned it and for good reason. If you think Fulci's movies are bad, just check this out! This is yet another Zombi film that you're bound to pick up after you have already purchased every good one out there. This is basically scraping the bottom of the barrel. Actually, this lies somewhere beneath the barrel. Similar to Hell Of The Living Dead(how ironic, the same director of Hell.. is also the guy who completed this one after Fulci did most of it!), this title is one that you ask yourself, "What in God's name is this doing in my dvd collection?" At least Hell... has a cheese value that makes it entertaining, this just doesn't. This movie could have been good, it's got all the fixins for an entertaining, cheap zombie flick, but something went horribly wrong along the way. You know something's rotten in Denmark when another director is called in to shoot more scenes. Usually I tell people to just buy a certain title, but for Zombi 3, I strongly suggest renting it before doing something you may regret later.
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Summary: FUNNY AS HELL AND A BIT SCARY
Review: sweet this movie is funny as hell and for the price wow a must buy for zombie fans oh and heres a tip this movie is zombie 2 name just changed and zombi 2 is zombie.
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Summary: Energetic
Review: The first 15 minutes of Zombi 3 are pretty bad, but once the zombie mayhem starts up, the film develops into a pretty energetic horror flick. As with Lenzi's Nightmare City, the zombies here can run, jump, and wield machetes. A must for an serious zombie fan.
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