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This audaciously disgusting spectacle from the late master of gruesome horror, Lucio Fulci, was posited as a semi-sequel to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, which was released in Italy as Zombi. Tisa... read more read more... Farrow and a group of vacationing tourists travel to an island where they find a doctor (Richard Johnson) who is attempting to cure a condition that reanimates the dead. Things quickly get out of control as undead Spanish conquistadors crawl from their graves hungry for human flesh. The nauseatingly graphic set-pieces by Gianetto de Rossi include a close-up of a woman's eye being pierced by a large shard of wood and a zombie fighting a Great White shark underwater. This relatively well-made shocker was enormously popular worldwide and led to the zombie-gore film becoming the dominant motif of 1980s Italian horror. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Directed by: Lucio Fulci

Release Date: July 18, 1980

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  • SirPant
    November 16, 2011
    SirPant
    Call it what you will, Zombi, Zombi 2, Zombie Flesh Eaters. I call it the latter personally, because as cheeky as Lucio Fulci was by proclaiming it as the sequel to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, it really stands on it own two feet as a fantastic Zombie film. The opening scene... read more of a crew-less ship sailing into New York harbour is unforgettable, need I mention the Zombie vs. Shark scene? Absolute brilliance.
  • fb500439213
    October 24, 2011
    fb500439213
    For extended periods, the viewers are actually expected to endure excursive discussions on the voodoo origins of zombies and a doltish mystery around the disappearance of a boating enthusiast. Granted, the dropsical gore is astonishingly revolting and the makeup of the decaying z... read moreombies (with maggot-infested skulls and shredded flesh) is effectively decomposing. What should the centerpiece is an underwater scuffle between a shark and zombie is not particularly epic mostly due to the languid pacing and soft soundtrack. The solitary chilling scene is the excruciating buildup of a zombie stalking a woman through the a tropical-paradise hotel room until he effortlessly breaks through a door and slowly wrenches her eyeballs into a wooden splinter. Other than the fact that is an Italian production and set on a beach, the mayhem is a rehashed dish of Romero.
  • FilmFanatik
    October 1, 2011
    FilmFanatik
    Zombie (AKA Zombi 2 or Zombie Flesh Eaters) is considered to be one of the best zombie movies ever made while at the same time it branded Lucio Fulci as the Italian king of splatter. The film is very gritty and extremely unpleasant in places, even by today's standards. The eye-go... read moreuging scene and underwater zombie vs. shark scene are particularly memorable, as is the film's opening bit which has been imitated in both films and video games. The score for the film is extremely good. A sort of dark and depressing funeral dirge mixed with shock cues and themes make it very haunting. The make-up for the film is also very impressive, particularly the zombie make-up. I rather like the zombies in this film more than any of the others only because they seem completely void of humanity. They remind me much more of the zombies from the films of Jacques Tourneur (perhaps it's the voodoo). They move slowly, make little to no noise and the only major movement that they make is to lunge out and devour. I find that to be very effective and unique - almost like an animal of some sort. The movie is also very-well photographed and framed and the desaturation of the color palette only adds to the grittyness and dark feel. The film went on to spawn several sequels and spin-offs (none directly related to this film's storyline), while at the same time being a sequel to Romero's Dawn of the Dead in Italy. It went critically unnoticed for years because of this but has gained a cult status and gotten much more attention by film fans, gore hounds and just horror film fans in general, and for good reason. Zombie is one of the elite quintessential zombie movies and faithfully follows throuogh on its tag line: "We are going to eat you!"
  • kiriyamakazou
    May 6, 2011
    kiriyamakazou
    One of the zombie greats. Zombie certainly starts and ends well. The beginning sees a boat sailing by itself. Shortly a zombie is found on board and a journalist investigates its origins. Nice to see a zombie film with a bit of mystery, even if the mystery isn't that intriguing. ... read morePeople will look at the dubbing and probably cry foul, but who cares. It's very well done, even when the lips don't sync. At least all the emotion in the voice matched what the actors were portraying. The zombies themselves are very well deisgned. They look like they have dug themselves up from the earth, caked in dirt and soil, making their decomposed forms eerie and disgusting. The violence is still pretty harsh. With a particular eye scene making me gag a few times. Anything to do with eyes and I'm shuddering. The best part of all is the zombie vs. shark match. Not just because of how awesome it is, but because it's from a time when they used an actual real shark and a human. Just to see these two together is impressive in a CGI dominated world. It had many an emotional part, but it's all fairly familiar. Luckily, when someone makes a film with this much passion, you're going to notice the differences no matter how small.
  • matertenebraum
    April 14, 2011
    matertenebraum
    Now this is how a zombie film should be made! Whilst Lucio Fuci never had the creative genius of Dario Argento in Profondo Rosso, Tenebrae and Suspiria, he certainly knew how to make a good old fashioned zombie/gore movie. In Zombi 2 or Zombie Flesh Eaters (what a title!) as it w... read moreas known in the UK, a ship drifts into New York with a very large, hungry zombie on board. This leads to two investigative journalists, including gore stalwart Ian McCulloch, with two holiday makers going to the Island of Matul. After meeting a shark wrestling zombie en route, they arrive at Matul where things are not going well. The hospital run by Dr. Menard has turned into a morgue where daily zombie killing has become the routine. Things go from bad to worse as the zombies grow in number and various dismemberment, eye gouging, jugular bites etc ensue. What makes this film so good are various factors. Apart from being one of the first gore films I ever saw, it has no social commentary or hidden meaning and does not try to be a comedy (although some may argue with this). It is a good, honest gore film. The special effects are nice and gruesome, with fantastic zombie make up, great zombie attacks and loads of maggots and worms. The crazy underwater battle between zombie and shark is totally original and not surprisingly has never been tried since. The infamous eye scene whilst a bit creaky still makes the viewer cringe. The acting and dubbing are dodgy but don't detract from the zombie mayhem, the music is great with calypso music to greet the heroes and throbbing effects to welcome the zombies. I cannot recommend this highly enough for good old fashioned zombie related thrills. Also look out for The Beyond and City of the Living Dead in a similar vein.
  • MidnightMadwoman
    February 11, 2011
    MidnightMadwoman
    I take back everything I said about only being impressed by contemporary horror movies. Lucio Fulci is one sick puppy, but we all get to enjoy his oeuvre! I am so glad I didn't see this when I was any younger, because it would have given me the worst nightmares imaginable. I thin... read morek the tagline of this movie is both poetically apt and ingeniously elegant: We are going to eat you. Fulci totally nails the single-minded certainty of a zombie's goal and motivation, and rightly identifies it as the most frightening thing about them. This is a perfect movie about the encroaching dead: they have all the time in the world, you don't, and they will eventually rip down your fence, knock down the walls of your house and devour you mouthful by agonizing mouthful. The pressing dread conveyed in this movie ia like watching a disaster in slow motion, and being powerless to stop it. That's some stone-cold shit, yo. It's also extremely impressive how Fulci goes about creating this black nebulous cloud of dread that permeates Zombi. The gore effects are absolutely flawless, and shot with a sickeningly unflinching lens. One moment sticks out in my mind: a woman is about to... sustain an injury... to the face... and the pace at which is happens is so slow, it's painful. You can feel her dread, and right at the moment where it's the worst, the camera doesn't cut away. WHO THE HELL DOES THAT? I'm so used to gore effects being "left to the imagination" that when a director actually lets you see everything, the effect is really jarring. Hoo. This movie is not for the faint of heart.
  • animegirlaya
    November 17, 2010
    animegirlaya
    Slightly above average Lucio Fulci's zombie proved to be very gruesome and sick for its time no doubt my people would have loved it though. I just got it on DVD along with zombie 3 and I have to put zombie 3 as my favorite so far the reason being zombie 3 doesn't bore me this how... read more ere there are so Meany lengthy scenes and the movie has an extremely slow pace to it we don't see zombies till ages into the film.

    A Zombie is found aboard a boat off the New York coast which belongs to do a famous scientist. Peter West,a journalist, travels to the Antilles with Ann, the daughter of the scientist. On the way, they meet with with Brian, a ethnologist, and Susan. When they arrive at Matul Island, they find Dr. Menard, and discover a terrifying diease which is turning the Islanders into horrifying Zombies which devour human flesh and seem indestructible.

    The story was good but very slow one of my favourite scenes is when the zombie fights the shark under the water ridicules but cool.

    60% for story slightly above average slow and cool.

    40% for acting most times they cant act for shit and just standing around when zombies are attacking but most of the American actors pull throw.

    70% for special effects they would have been shocking for its time including when the girl gets the splinter throw her eye.

    60% for characters' my favorite is peter the journalist he really wants the perfect story but it just came walking towards him with the maggots falling off its body down on him.

    80% for everything else some great setting, AMAZING HORROR SCORE!, etc

    Overall slightly above average but any horror fan like me would love it

    Keiko's score 69-100
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    September 22, 2010
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Ever since I became interested in Horror, I've been looking for the best, goriest and coolest Zombie film ever made. Aside from George Romero's classic zombie films, and Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead trilogy, Lucio Fulci's Zombie 2 is among the best the Zombie genre has to offer. Ful... read moreci's film is known as the unoffical sequel to George Romero's Dawn Of The Dead (the Italian Cut of this film was supervised by Dario Argento and renamed Zombi). Lucio Fulci has made some of the most memorable films in the Horror genre. Of All his films that I've seen, Zombie is among my favorites. The film features the traditional elements that make ever Fulci film so memorable, lots of blood & gore. In fact, of all the films of the late 70's and early 80's, this is one of the goriest. I think it's one of the best Zombie films for that reason alone, Fulci doesn't skip on the gore, and it makes the film more enjoyable in the process. Obviously, you shouldn't watch the film if you've got a weak stomach. The film features two memorable scenes, the Zombie vs Shark scene and the eye gouging sequence. Both scenes are very good, and in pure Lucio Fulci fashion, ooze with blood. On a side note, I love George Romero's films, love em. But this film is entirely different. The zombies in this one look way better than anything else that I have seen, these zombies look skull rotting spectacular on screen. I don't think I've seen better looking zombies in any other zombie flick. After finally seeing Zombie, I can now understand what all the fuss is about. I came to realize how great Fulci really was, I've already seen City Of The Living Dead and The House By The Cemetery, and I knew he was a great director in the Horror genre. But when I saw Zombie, I understood the magnitude of his genius. Fulci was a master of shock, he always seeked to gross out an audience and pulled it off with flying colors. Zombie 2 is one of his finest achievements and will definitely please gorehounds and Zombie fans alike. A film not to miss.
  • MeetMeinMontauk
    September 11, 2010
    MeetMeinMontauk
    Had to watch this at a party, slightly drunk. I didn't follow much of the story and even drunk was not convinced of the acting... but there were some pretty good cinematic techniques. Like the woman holding a door shut and instead of showing the door slowly open, it shows the lig... read moreht. Very cool.
    Very bloody and gruesome, so if you like that, then great!
  • flixsterman
    August 10, 2010
    flixsterman
    Let's be real. When you rent a low-budget cult-ish horror movie you can't expect Citizen Kane. It is what it is. And, for what it is, it isn't half bad. There are even a couple of scenes (i.e. Zombie vs. Shark and "There is something in my eye") that are downright almo... read morest nearly sorta good.

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Critic Reviews

Marty Mapes
March 22, 2012
Marty Mapes, Movie Habit

Zombies, voodoo, and victims with bad peripheral vision Full Review

Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton
October 29, 2011
Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

Blue Underground's release of Zombie is nothing short of a gift for fans. A time-capsule-worthy look at one of horror cinema's most infamous and fun movies. Full Review

Chuck O'Leary
August 21, 2008
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

A gore bore. "Barf bags" were handed out to people paying to see this in theaters. No-Doze would have been more appropriate.

Tim Brayton
April 6, 2008
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

For the zombie connoisseur, it's a treasure of invention and all-around solid filmmaking. Full Review

Rob Humanick
October 13, 2007
Rob Humanick, Projection Booth

Shamelessly trashy but all the better for it. Full Review

James Kendrick
November 8, 2006
James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

Fulci is a particularly tactile director with a specially attuned sense for what sends the audience's gag reflex into overdrive Full Review

Nick Schager
July 29, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Achieves a ghastly sort of brilliance. Full Review

Bill Chambers
September 30, 2004
Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central

For a renowned entry in the satire-compatible cinema of the undead, Zombie is egregiously synthetic Full Review

Ken Hanke
August 24, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Inane Fulci gorefest. Alternately boring and silly.

Alex Sandell
August 12, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

A pretty bad film that makes for an OK video rental.

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