ryan-10075 Lucio Fulci brings us perhaps his most famous horror film to wrap up the 1970s. And if I am wrong than that is just what I used to think before I had seen any of Fulci's films. This was the first Fulci movie I ever seen and I first saw this when I rented it with the equally as good 'House by the Cemetery' (also by Fulci) over a pizza. Right after the short intro the credits start rolling and we hear quite an amazing score from Fabio Frizzi. With the pounding bass drum and eerie keyboards. Great stuff! The story to the film though starts with zombies being found on an abandoned boat in the NY harbour. The daughter of the man who owns the boat Anne Bowles is played by the beautiful Tisa Farrow (sister of Mia Farrow). After she meets up with news reporter Peter West (Ian McCullough) they go in search of her father in Caribbean Island of Matul. Within I believe every one of Fulci movies I have seen to date (8 in total) there is some odd things going. Right to the point of it being ridiculous. He hits the high of ridiculousness here when a zombie (who incredibly comes out of nowhere) fights a shark in the ocean. You would think a moment like that would hurt a fight...badly. But not here. It actually goes along quite well with the film. The film is dripping with memorable gore, so if you are not into gory zombie movies steer clear. If so dive right in.

mpaulso This has been on my list for a while. I was happy I was finally able to check it out when I started my Shudder subscription. This movie is amazing. The opening scene, the city shots in New York, the shark vs zombie fight scene and the chaos when you get down to the Caribbean. The practical effects are incredible and the suspense /terror during the Zombie scenes are excellent. I can't believe this is a horror movie. It honestly feels like a big budget uncut James Bond movie. The island/Caribbean feel reminds of Dr. No. It's not until a zombie pushes a woman's head through a broken wooden shard that you remember you are watching a Horror movie again.

jackthehack Lucio Fulci was never the star of the show. He made very good films in the 70s and they are now renowned as some quality murder mysteries(The Psychic, Don't Torture a Duckling). But he was overshadowed by Argento. He then made Zombie Flesh Eaters, reportedly written before Romero's Dawn of the Dead (AKA Zombi in Italy). But Fulci's work was released as Zombi 2, despite no relation to Romero's classic. Poor Fulci was overshadowed again. It is sad because this is one of Fulci's most focused efforts. There is some cheese(Well this is an Italian splatter film) but it's surprisingly good in terms of suspense and some decent acting. Much of the film's decent acting comes from Richard Johnson who adds a lot of gravitas and sadness to his "mad" scientist role. This scientist is just fed up from all the mayhem and wants to rest. Johnson conveys that brilliantly with his eyes. He gets some ripe lines but he says them like Shakespeare. My second favorite character is Al Cliver's Brian who is a legit bad ass with an amazing beard.There is some nudity. The kills are gruesome and excellent. There is a shark vs zombie scene which is surprisingly suspenseful. On the whole, this is a classic. One of Fulci's best efforts before he cemented his legacy with the 'Gates of Hell' trilogy.

atinder I have seen this movie a few times but this was the first time I saw it on DVD, which I got for just 75p , I could not say no to that.I watched this early today and I was clued to the screen , the movie flowed really well.I actually like the zombies as they were actually kind of scary looking.The make up effects in this was outstanding and really like how they Came back from the dead, very slowly, which I found very creepy.There were some great gory moments, there is one scene that you will never forget as its now known for one of the best horror deaths of all time.That death scene will make you look away from the scene and hide behind your hands.The acting in this movie was great and the ending of the movie was The icing on the cake.