good back-story, and good acting

Did you people see the same film I saw?

Absolutely Fantastic

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Zombi 2 has nothing to do with Dawn of the Dead, which was re-edited by co-producer Dario Argento, rescored by Goblin and released in Italy as Zombi. It was a huge success and nothing succeeds like more, more and more. As Italian copyright law allows any film to be marketed as a sequel to another work, producer Fabrizio De Angelis quickly decided that it was time to make that sequel.Originally, Enzo G. Castellari (1990: The Bronx Warriors, Warriors of the Wasteland) was asked to direct, but he didn't feel like he was the right director. The second choice was Lucio Fulci, who had handled violence so well in Don't Torture a Duckling, and screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti, who had worked with Fulci on The Psychic (and would go on to write nearly all of Fulci's most famous films).Under the working title of Nightmare Island, the story was intended to be a mix of The Island of Dr. Moreau and classic zombie movies such as I Walked with a Zombie. What emerged was a frightful force of nature that takes Romero's film, jettisons the political undercurrents and gives viewers exactly what they want: more zombies, more gore, more blasts of pure insanity. In short: more, more, more.The film begins a zombie being shot in the head, letting you instantly know that this film is not going to wait around and take prisoners. That's followed by an effective on location New York shot, as an abandoned sailboat bumps and drifts before being boarded by harbor police, who discover that only one somewhat living creature remains: a zombie who kills one officer before being shot and falling overboard.The owner of the boat, Anne Bowles (Tisa Farrow, The Initiation of Sarah), is questioned by the police about the whereabouts of her father, who she hasn't seen in months. Meanwhile, at the morgue, the dead cop begins to stir.Upon meeting Peter West (Ian McCulloch, Doctor Butcher, M.D.) she decides to follow her father to his last known location: the Caribbean island of Matul, sailing there with Brian (Al Cliver, The Beyond, Endgame) and Susan. This is where the movie goes from slow first gear to pure menacing rollercoaster. It's also where sanity leaves the production, as a zombie battles a shark, an effect achieved by feeding shark tranquilizers and having shark trainer Ramón Bravo play the zombie. This scene was created by producer Ugo Tucci and shot without Fulci's approval by Giannetto De Rossi.On Matul, Dr. David Menard (Richard Johnson, Beyond the Door, The Comeback) is running a hospital but also researching voodoo, leading to his wife Paola (Olga Karlatos, Murder Rock and Prince's mother in Purple Rain) flipping out on him. But don't get too attached to Paola, as she soon is snuffed out by a zombie in what is this film's most celebrated and reviled scene, as a zombie sneaks up on her and smashes through a door, jamming a wooden splinter into her eye. Any other film would show this in shadow or off camera. Here, Fulci descends to his basest form and takes the window of the soul and pierces it for all to see.Menard soon tells Anne that her father is dead before asking everyone to check in on his wife. Of course, she's dead. But even worse, zombies are eating her corpse, a scene rendered in loving detail that seems to go on forever. They escape to a graveyard of ancient conquistadors who rise from the ground in another astounding sequence. Susan's throat is torn out and the three survivors battle their way to a hospital where they face off against a zombie horde -- a scene insisted upon by the producers.Only Anne and Peter escape, locking the zombified form of Brian below deck. As they approach New York, they learn that the city has been overcome by the undead. We see zombies slowly walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, effectively bringing us back to Dawn of the Dead all over again.Zombi didn't just make money. It made more than the film that inspired it and led to a wave of 1980's Italian gore shockers, as well as giving Fulci the cachet of the goriest director of them all.Even the music in this film stands out, thanks to the work of Fabio Frizzi, who was influenced by Carribean music and the Beatle's "A Day in the Life."I can't be objective about this film. I realize Fulci's shortcomings but it's such an effective shocker, unafraid to punch you repeatedly in the face. Loud, bombastic, brutal and ridiculous -- that's why it's a movie that gets played in my blu ray player every few months. Just look at that ad campaign -- WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU! -- and know that this is a movie made to entertain on all levels.

A boat sails into New York but the only person onboard happens to be a morbidly obese zombie who seems to be p*ssed off and hungry. The daughter of the boat's owner decides to venture to where her father had been, a Caribbean island called Matul. She takes along with her a journalist who smells a story.This film was butchered by the BBFC on its initial release. The distributors decided to release a stronger version that then lead to the film being banned and placed on the DPP video nasties list.This film is renowned for going the extra mile. Ever wondered what would happen if a zombie took on a shark? Of course you have! This film features it. Add to the mix a revolutionary eye-gouging scene, a great score by Fabio Frizzi and one of the most iconic ending scenes in horror history. Oh, and some of the most annoyed zombies with especially bad attitudes and you have a great movie.This Italian shocker directed by maestro Lucio Fulci actually billed itself as a sequel to the Argento cut of Dawn of the Dead in Italy. Is it a masterpiece like Dawn? No. But its still one hell of a ride.

Lucio Fulchi's "masterpiece" about a zombie outbreak on a Caribbean island that may be making its way to New York. It's one of the better non-Romero zombie movies ever made. No it doesn't have the social commentary in George Romero's films that critics love so much but it does have lots of cool gross-out scenes and plenty of atmosphere and scares that most zombie flicks today lack entirely. The makeup effects are great and the zombie scenes are done with quite a bit of creativity. The opening and closing scenes are very memorable. Some of my other favorite scenes include the one in the Conquistador cemetery and the one where a zombie fights a shark! The direction is good, as is the music score. The cast, led by Ian McCulloch and Tisa Farrow (less talented sister of Mia), does a solid job. Yes, there's dubbing but it doesn't detract much from this kind of movie. If anything it adds to the experience. I'm sure most spaghetti fans will understand what I mean. This is about as good as it gets for me as far as Italian splatter movies go. I'm not the biggest fan, especially as I get older and less interested in the gore and guts stuff. But this one is so well done I still find it fun to watch.

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.