Having actually suffered through the fairly horrible 2012 movie "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead" and the even worse 2013 sequel "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 2", I actually don't know why I opted to return to watch this 2013 third movie in the franchise. Perhaps on the notion that writers Yûko Momochi and Naoyuki Tomomatsu might have taken this movie in a whole new direction.
They had not. "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 3" is a continuation of the ludicrous rubbish that started out in the previous two movies. The concept is the same, but by this third movie the material has been milked dry already, and it was quite an ordeal to suffer through the movie, despite the fact that it only ran for 68 minutes.
Granted, when you sit down to watch "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 3", you know you're not in for any award winning storytelling or movie-making. But the concept of exploiting women in various stages of undress has worn thin already in this franchise.
The acting performances in "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 3" were as you would expect. So yeah, you're not in for an evening of Shakespearian theater here. The only performer on the cast list that I was familiar with was Asami. And you know when a performer just have one name to go by, then it is usually a dubious affair. And Asami is by no means a grand actress.
Sure, if you enjoyed the first two movies in this absurd franchise, then you will definitely also enjoy this third movie from director Naoyuki Tomomatsu. I, however, wasn't particularly entertained or impressed with the sheer garbage and sexploitation that "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 3" is.
My rating of "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 3" lands on a two out of ten stars.
