Zombie
Directed by Lucio Fulci
After making his name in the giallo subgenre, Lucio Fulci breathed new life into his career with this ultra-gory 1979 masterpiece about a group of unfortunate Americans who foolishly set sail for a remote Caribbean island that's crawling with worm-filled zombies. Thanks to its extraordinarily gruesome FX and that still-unbelievable zombie vs. shark-scene, ZOMBIE sparked a zombie-gore trend in Italy, and landed itself a permanent spot on the list of the greatest zombie movies in the history of the subgenre. Essential viewing for all Shudder-ers!
Lucio Fulci’s ultra-gory masterpiece is a must-see classic of zombie cinema.
Cast: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloh, Richard Johnson, Olga Karlatos
Member Reviews
Definitely influenced future zombie films and series, wouldn't be surprised if it also directly influenced the walking dead series. I'd suggest for anyone curious about critical depictions of zombies in earlier films.
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I thought it was incredible, and did some great things regarding making best use of effects of that time, and building tension. Even though it was filled with usual racist islander tropes of those times, still pretty disturbing in an effective way. Overall i'd recommend a watch for anyone curious about great esrly manifestations of zombie horror films. I wouldn't be surprised if yhe zombies of the walking dead series werent ibfluenced by these zombies in some ways.
Lucio Fulci's 'Zombie' (aka 'Zombi 2') is one of those horror films that gets better each time you watch it, and it leads to a great, gruesome climax that delivers the splatter that a Fulci film promises. While it does get a little dull between the action sometimes, the gore, the zombie effects, and a pretty badass Richard Johnson make it all worth it.
It was kinda boring, but the effects were impressive