For my first review, I'll start with a movie from my favorite sub-genre of Horror...Survival Horror. The movie is Lucio Fulci's Zombie. This is probably his most well known movie and one of his best. It's plot is a little more coherent than the rest of his movies. Most of his movies' plots fall apart about halfway through. And it also has some of the best scenes. The shark vs. zombie scene is classic. And arguably one of the best scenes in any zombie movie is the eye gouging scene...Gore Galore! It makes me happy just thinking about it. The zombie makeup is almost perfect. It's much more rich and original than just about any other zombie makeup. I could almost smell the rotting flesh. Mmm, delish.
So, the downside - the acting. Really, Tisa Farrow probably does the best in this one, but it's still not that great. And of course there is the dubbing. Oh how I hate the dubbing. It drives me crazy. There are also some slow parts that probably could have been edited. And again, the plot is a little lost by the end of the movie.
Overall, this is close to a zombie masterpiece and the second best Italian horror movie ever made. That's right, I went there. 8 out of 10.
We're Going to Eat You!!!
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