I'm not a big fan of Fulci's but I love this one! Lucio Fulci's Zombie or Zombi 2, or even Zombie Flesheaters is notorious among horror film fans. Still unavailable in it's uncut form in the UK, gorehounds like myself import US copies to satisfy our blood lust and love of all things undead! Zombie was no mere hack's attempt to mimic Dawn, instead Fulci takes us to a voodoo fearing island where a mission is beginning to get overrun by examples of the dead returning to life. It's unclear as to what the cause is of the dead's return. it's up to the audience, really, to fill in the blanks. Could it be that hell is too full, or voodoo revenge on the white man? Was the mission a front for experiments that resulted in the dead returning? I'm still not entirely sure why the clipper ship was sent to the US. Somebody clear this up if I've missed something obvious!
a woman wants to find her father, and is thrown together with a reporter and two unlikely companions that they hire a boat from. Zombies and chaos ensue.
What i love about this film is the unapologetic use of extreme gore. The eyeball scene has to rank as one of the more disturbing scenes of horror of all time.
The zombies actually look dead too, something lacking in even the best movies. The low budget of the film adds to the unsettling atmosphere, especially towards the end and the journey of the walking dead to the heart of the village.
The actors aren't Royal Shakespeare Company material and who cares? Tia Farrow plays the kooky daughter well (she went on to be a New York taxi driver allegedly, according to the late Lucio Fulci). Although no David Warbeck, Ian McCulloch does a fair job.
Fulci went on to do three more movies of which would contain at least one living dead creature.
a woman wants to find her father, and is thrown together with a reporter and two unlikely companions that they hire a boat from. Zombies and chaos ensue.
What i love about this film is the unapologetic use of extreme gore. The eyeball scene has to rank as one of the more disturbing scenes of horror of all time.
The zombies actually look dead too, something lacking in even the best movies. The low budget of the film adds to the unsettling atmosphere, especially towards the end and the journey of the walking dead to the heart of the village.
The actors aren't Royal Shakespeare Company material and who cares? Tia Farrow plays the kooky daughter well (she went on to be a New York taxi driver allegedly, according to the late Lucio Fulci). Although no David Warbeck, Ian McCulloch does a fair job.
Fulci went on to do three more movies of which would contain at least one living dead creature.