Zombie

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Summary: uncensored version? u bet ur ass
Review: i'll keep this short and sweet as most of the previous reviews point out the obvious.this is unquestionably the uncensored version.back in the early ninties i obtained a vhs copy of this movie titled'zombie flesh eaters-strong uncut version',it wasn't the greatest of quality so i purchased numerous uk versions and found that they were heavily censored.so now that i've made my comparisons with that tape i can gladly announce this deluxe version from anchor bay is the shizzle and a snip at 12 usd!!

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Summary: Wormy And Rotten, In A Good Way...
Review: Let me start off by saying that I'm not the biggest gorehound in the world. I just like (ok, LOVE) good horror movies. ZOMBIE is a great horror movie! From the beginning shots of the derelict yacht in NY harbor to the end credits, this movie is scary. Fulci has a twisted / sadistic style all his own. I overlook most of the ultra-splatter and focus on the sheer terror of the story. Tisa Farrow and Ian McCulloch are excellent as the scientist's daughter and intrepid reporter, drawn ever deeper into the hideous gloom. Even as they head toward that tropical isle, we can feel the building dread. Richard Johnson plays the only doctor left on the island, still attempting to get to the bottom of the zombie plague through science. Unfortunately for him and everyone else, science has become meaningless. The rules no longer apply. Once the zombies start marching and munching, this movie is relentless! Of course, the true stars are the zombies themselves. These are some creepy folks! We've got rotting villagers meandering about, with flesh falling off, worms wiggling, and pieces missing. A spanish conquistador graveyard becomes a death-trap for our heroes, as 400 year old corpses start crawling out of their sacred soil. ZOMBIE is a suffocating fearfest! Fulci knows how to build tension as well as pop out eyeballs. Highly recommended...

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Summary: Uuuhhh...... THIS is the "classic" I've been hearing about?!
Review: I'm pretty open-minded about campy or gory movies. I feel that budget, script, plot, acting can all be beside the point if you just want to scare the audience. Unfortunately, director Lucio Fulci has no earthly idea how to frighten me with his silly zombies (I was equally disappointed by the utterly laughable "H.P. Lovecraft adaptation" HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY). Italy's answer to Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD (actually an unofficial sequel, as DAWN was released under the title "Zombie", and this one "Zombie 2", in Italy), this movie has absolutely nothing in common with Romero's classic. The acting in this movie is really inexcusably terrible. Again, I can look past that if the movie has some redeeming qualities. But the plot is so incredibly tame and cliched that it nearly defies belief. That anyone might favor this over DAWN (or any Romero movies) is mind-boggling. The much-hyped gore-strewn finale is really anticlimactic, and with such a short running time, no interesting story is given room to develop. The only scene in the movie that manages to generate any kind of suspense (as well as the film's one truly recognizable instance of intentional humor) is the "zombie vs. shark" sequence, which I must admit was a pretty witty idea, as it skewers DAWN and JAWS in one go. Too bad there are absolutely no other moments like that to be found here. Tisa Farrow has her sister's looks, but unfortunately NONE of her talent; Ian McCulloch, in addition to being one of the very blandest of movie heroes, is very unattractive, looking tired and middle-aged next to Farrow. I can't even bring myself to write down the plot, as it's so uselessly cliched... you've seen it a thousand times and in much better movies. Sure, the FX are great, when they crop up, but again, I didn't think the film was particularly gory. Another thing that strikes me is just how adamant this movie's fans are. They all but declare those who don't favor the film to be idiots, which is a dumb attitude to take about anything. It's just a movie, folks. I personally don't see how one looks at DAWN and then at this and says, "Oh, definitely, ZOMBIE is the superior of the two." To each his own. If it weren't for THE BEYOND and DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING, I might forget about Fulci altogether. If I only knew him based on this and HOUSE/CEMETERY I would be totally at a loss. Anyway, stick with the Romero films, or with WHITE ZOMBIE, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (one of Wes Craven's only good movies), or even the more recent 28 DAYS LATER for more hard-hitting zombie entertainment. And trust me, even Fulci has done better pictures than this. Sorry to be the party-pooper here, but if I think a movie stinks, that's what I think. I tried (and believe me, I tried REEEEALLLY HARD) to give this two stars, just because it seems to mean so much to a certain segment of the horror-film-going population, but I just couldn't. Except for some unintentional laughs and the admittedly impressive (but far-too-infrequent) FX (pretty cool music score too, by the way), this is truly a good-for-nothing movie. And now I've said my piece. Ciao.

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Summary: THE DEAD ARE AMONG US!
Review: With Dawn of the Dead, under the title Zombi, making bank in Europe, it comes as no surprise that enterprising companies would come up with ways to grab a piece of the pie. One such company was Variety Films, who grabbed a script by Elisa Briganti and Dardano Sacchetti, and hired journeyman director Lucio Fulci (prior to Zombie, Fulci was mostly known for directing several controversial giallo thrillers - Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Don't Torture a Duckling) to make it. The resulting movie was titled Zombi 2. I guess you could think of it as a prequel to Dawn of the Dead, maybe.

A derelict boat drifts into New York harbor. On board is a deranged man that attacks and kills one of the harbor patrol. The daughter of the boat's owner and an english newspaper reporter attempt to solve the mystery behind the attack. The clues take them to a Caribbean Island named Matu. There they learn the nightmarish answer to the blood curdling mystery.

Zombie is arguably the best of the Italian Dawn knock- offs. Fulci creates some memorable set pieces in as an atmospheric manner possible, given the low budget and lack of time. Gruesome fun for fans of zombies, Fulci, Italian shockers, or plain old gory horror movies, or all of the above. Recommended.

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Summary: A classic this is not
Review: A bought this expecting a good zombie movie (apparently this is in the top 10) and what I got was a very campy(not in the good way) and overrated piece of crap. Not only that the picture and the audio on this dvd is horrendus very poor quality colors are very washed out and blurry specially in the night scenes.The audio is just as bad and the lip sync is laughable it is like 4th graders did this movie. I will give some credit in the gore department but I bought this expecting a GOOD ZOMBIE movie not for gore. I am sorry if I am offending anyone but if you want to see a good zombie movie go see Dawn of the dead(1976) not only is that the best zombie movie but when compared to zombie,zombie is nothing but a pile of crap very overrated and not worth the 13$ one of the best lol one of the worst.

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Summary: Fulci's best since "The Beyond".
Review: "Zombie" is often cast in the same ring as George Romero's "Living Dead" trilogy, though the two are very different in both plot and subtext. Lucio Fulci was known as the Italian "king of splatter", and this movie cashed in on the zombie movie craze of the late 70's that Romero almost single-handedly developed. "Zombie" is not a great movie, but horror fans will find plenty to love in this gory and very campy flick.

"Zombie" has none of the social commentary and comedic undertones of "Dawn of the Dead", rather it explores the origins of zombie legend and is a straight-forward horror film. A boat belonging to a renown scientist washes up abandoned in New York harbor, abandoned except for a single Zombie that falls into the harbor after being shot. The daughter of the scientist (Tisa Farrow) teams up with a British reporter (Ian McCulloch) to find out what happened to her father. They travel to Matul, a supposedly cursed Caribbean island which is in the midst of a zombie epidemic. As you can predict, bloodshed is just around the corner. As far as horror movie plots go, this is above the average. As the DVD inset proudly contends, this is "One of the most graphically depraved shockers in horror history", so fans of splatter are in for a real treat. The violence is heavy and drawn out, with plenty of dismemberments and organs being spilled. The zombie themselves are more anatomically correct than those in "Dawn of the Dead". Many of them are rotten and falling apart, Fulci himself nicknamed them "Flower pots". Anyone who has delved into Fulci's other movies can appreciate his penchant for extreme gore and over-the-top music to accompany it. This is perhaps Fulci's best movie besides "The Beyond".

Anchor Bay DVDs have always been reliable in giving cult horror movies the respect that they deserve, and "Zombie" is treated with a modest, but quality DVD package. The big extra is the Audio Commentary by star Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine editor Jason Slater (who can provide little more than fan insight). It is entertaining for the most part, but it does have it's share of gaps. The rest of the extras are the usual promotional spots, including theatrical, TV, and radio spots. The one drawback is that it is only available in dubbed English, rather than the original Italian language version (which is not even an option). At times, the dubbing is terrible in this movie. But other than that, this is a solid DVD for horror fans to sink their teeth into.

Going into this movie expecting another "Dawn of the Dead" is not wise, since the movies are very different, but it is enjoyable on it's own level. As a long time fan of horror movies, I can easily say that "Zombie" is a cut above. The Anchor Bay DVD is an easy purchase for fans.

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Summary: Zombie Flesh-Eaters
Review: Are you ready to be confused? Zombie (1980) is Fulci's 33rd film as director but this is his first Zombie movie. It is better known as Zombie 2, Island of the Flesh-Easters, Island of the Living Dead and Zombie Flesh-Eaters. Now there is also a film called Zombie 2, but this is in fact Zombie 1, the same movie. Confused? You should be. All these title problems date back to the day when distribution rights in the Western and Eastern hemispheres where totally out-of-sync, coupled with greedy distributors trying to get in on the tail-coats of some other popular movies. Bruce Lee films also suffer from this same mess. This film is originally called Island of the Flesh-Easters, but is probably best known as "Zombie Flesh-Eaters" and this title certainly sticks better than any other because there is only one "Zombie Flesh-Eaters"! When it was released in 1979 the distributors called it Zombie 2 in order to cash in on George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" also released in the same year (it pretended to be its sequel because Dawn of the Dead was also known under the title "Zombie"). This turned out to be a bit of a mess and so it got its US release under the title Zombie (1980) but is the same film as Zombie 2 (1979) and Zombie Flesh-Easters (1979). Unfortunately following in the heels of DOTD did nothing to help Fulci's little masterpiece and the critics panned it. They mostly called it a sick attempt to cash in on Romero's work. This unfairly branded Zombie Flesh-Eaters as a rip-off.

Zombie Flesh-Eaters is a film about a doctor (an unrecognizable Richard Johnson from The Haunting) who is experimenting with half-human zombies on a Caribbean island to find out what is causing the strange epidemic. In New York a drifting boat from the Caribbean turns up in the harbor with a nasty surprise. The owner of the boat has gone missing and his daughter teams up with a news reporter to investigate her father's disappearance only to end up traveling to the Caribbean to solve the mystery. There they meet a local boat driver and his girlfriend who take them to the strange island where the doctor is working on the zombie plague. The movie then picks up the pace and soon everyone on the island is in jeopardy. Apparently the reason for the Zombies is some form of voodoo that the islands inhabitants are up too; however this is never fully explained.

Needless to say this has all the hallmarks of Fulchi's style. There are many shots that go way past their sell-by-date and the film does seem to stall at times. However as soon as the group meet up on the island it is pretty much action packed from there on in. Zombie Flesh-Easters is mostly credited for the following items on display here.

- A very realistic battle between a zombie and a REAL shark underwater.
- The eye-piercing splinter sequence.
- The doctor blasting the heads of corpses wrapped in white sheets throughout this movie.
- The end stand-off which features lots of "spade meets zombie head" brain-bashing work.

As it stands this is a very good zombie flick which has all the grit and dirty feel that you can expect from something with a title like - Zombie Flesh-Easters. It does have a number of problems such as special effects that are slightly below standards for its time, a very long winded beginning and several plots that are not exactly explained. However when the zombie smashing gets going it really gets going and the gore is well up there with the best of the them. This film also boasts a surprise shock twist ending. In short this is a Fulci zombie masterpiece that should not be overlooked. It is grim with a medium effects budget and has that dirty feel but you get exactly what you paid for in aces.

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Summary: THIS MOVIE ROCKS
Review: Zombi 2 the dvd is going Rock I think this because I saw the old vhs of it and I loved it!The vhs had bad picture and none of those fun menus but the movie was awsome!The zombies Well scare but gross you out more so if your weak of the hart you should not Watch this movie.This movie is real good but zombie not zombi 1 is even better.

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Summary: A forerunner to Fulci's masterpieces.
Review: The commercial origin of Zombie was undeniably Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Fulci and screenwriter Dardano Sachetti (writing under the name Elisa Briganti) admitted as much. In Italy during this period, it was standard operating procedure to respond to American films and follow their lead. The good films succeeded in synthesizing the elements they took into a finished product that was distinct. The great films found their own vision entirely.

I can't agree that Zombie is as great as Dawn of the Dead. For that matter, I don't consider it as great as Fulci's subsequent zombie films either; it simply isn't good enough to be considered a great zombie movie. Ultimately it owes little to Romero's movie, so it is definitely not a rip-off; but Fulci still hadn't acquired a cogent, fully realized vision yet either. This would be achieved with City of the Living Dead, The House by the Cemetery, and, most of all, The Beyond, a masterpiece as great as Dawn of the Dead (if not greater) , although at the polar opposite end of the zombie film spectrum.

I have a soft spot for Zombie myself. It's certainly very good, a "pop classic" as Stephen Thrower has called it. But for true masterpieces, watch the other films I referenced.

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Summary: Good Idea ,but not very good realization
Review: I've saw this movie,because in the net in all website ,everybody raise this movie like this: "the woodsplinter in the eye scene is awesome!".Then i realise that Zombie is not a "bad movie", just another zombie flick with another average story.Too much dialouge ,ultra bad actors(in all Italian Horror),violent effects like :woodsplinter in eye,throat bite for twice,and so so so much very discusting zombie!That is Lucio fulci's Zombie!