The muddled production history of this sloppy horror film was so convoluted that for years it was assumed that schlockmeister bruno mattei. Its the most original, poetic riff on the zombie concept ever made a movie that suggests, with a surprising degree of subtlety, that were all a. Zombie flesh eaters is one of the most infamous and notorious zombie film ever made, and i got dvd in january 2015 as well. Zfe, really was the bench mark in gore and shock stakes for many inferior copies. Zombi 3 zombie flesh eaters 2 1988 rotten tomatoes. View all photos 6 zombi 3 zombie flesh eaters 2 quotes.
There is something sinister about, the sailingboat drifting slowly in hudson bay, upon boarding the coastguard police, are confronted with a terr. Zombie flesh eaters was released in the uk by vipco. This audaciously disgusting spectacle from the late master of gruesome horror, lucio fulci, was posited as a semisequel to george romeros dawn of the dead, which was released in italy as zombi. Known as zombi, zombi 2 in order to capitalise, rather cheekily, on romeros shoppingmall killing spree that was known as zombi in italy or zombie flesh eaters, as we see it here, in this glorious uncut 2disc ultimate edition from arrow, this was a gorehounds delight that came from perhaps the greatest exponent of grand guignol. It would be tough for me to definitely choose between zombie flesh eaters 2 and hell of the living dead as my absolute favourite bad z movie, so all i will do is recommend it to all fans of bad dubbing, shamelessly derivative italian ripoffs and doom laden heroes shooting from the hip, or at least pretending to in movies that lack the budget. The film featured multiple taglines aimed at the grindhouse crowd. Zombie 1979 captain haggerty in zombie 1979 lucio fulci and ian. Zombie flesh eaters, also known as zombi 2 was directed by lucio fulci, is widely regarding as a classic from the late 70s early 80s video nasty era. Main theme from movie zombi 2 zombie flesh eaters 1979 directed by lucio fulci music by fabio frizzi. The bestknown of lucio fulcis films, zombi 2 also known as zombie, island of the living dead, zombie island, zombie flesh eaters, and woodoo sparked an obsession with zombie films across europe and made lucio fulci a horror icon. And having not one but two moments in a zombie movie where the undead crowd around somebody and seem about to feed but the camera then cuts away is just the equivalent of, to use a terrible and probably unpc expression, a prick tease. Initially presented as a sequel to romeros superior dawn of the dead there is actually no connection between the two, and is best regarded as a stand alone horror movie. High quality zombie flesh eaters gifts and merchandise. What movies are in the dead series and which arent.
Zombie is not the best zombie movie ever hell, it isnt the best italian zombie film from the late seventies. There are many great scenes and the gore is everywhere. Zombie wars full movie best hollywood horror duration. Promoters thrived on the publicity, arranging for theaters to distribute barf bags to filmgoers about to see the movie their friends warned them about.
This scene is included in the japanese releases by tokuma japan video and magnet dvd. Comparison between the cut uk vhs by vipco bbfc 18 and the uncut german dvd by cmv laservision. After a zombie reaches new york on an abandoned boat that drifts into the harbour, a small team set out to track its origin and end up on a remote island where they find an epidemic of reanimated corpses. A total of 2 minutes and 7 seconds are missing in 15 scenes in the uk, the zombie classic by lucio fulci was released in three different versions. A fast moving gas station zombie attacking the blonde chick with a machette looked really good and a shotgun blast makes a zombies head explode. This film does actually offer a proper explanation as to why the dead are rising unlike lucio fulcis film which remains vague about the whole.
Its a bit like zombie flesh eaters 2 with its two groups of people trying to survive who eventually meet up, but even more like zombie flesh eaters in structure and pacing and the voodoo element. The film by no means gets close to the entertainment level of the movie it draws inspiration from, night of the living dead, but is still entertaining to a degree despite being highly predictable. Produced on a small budget of 410 million italian lira, the film earned several times its production costs back in international gross. A tough female reporter and her cameraman boyfriend team up with a fourman commando unit in the new guinea jungle who are fighting flesheating zombies. Zombi 3 zombie flesh eaters 2 photos view all photos 6 movie info. While sprinting zombies were briefly exciting back in the early 2000s, the shuffle zombie will always reign supreme and this is a shining example of the genre. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Ah, the mighty zombie flesh eaters aka zombie, aka zombi 2, and apparently aka woodoo.
The uncut movie was released by anchor bay on dvd and on vhs by vipco, the latter, however, was put on the video nasties list. Its impact on horror cinema as a whole cannot be underestimated. Zombie flesh eaters 1979, aka zombi 2, comes from lucio fulci the italian film director who showed us all that gore could be some fans of zombie films regard this as a classic whether you agree with that or not, there is no denying that there is a lot of love for this film, and its reputation and durability shows no sign of dying anytime soonjust like its zombies. On the caribbean island of matul, white doctor david menard is trying to stem the tide of cannibal zombies that are returning from the dead. Zombie flesh eaters 1979 aka zombi 2 boat zombie attack. Although initially funded to be an intentional ripoff of dawn of the dead and indeed marketed as. Zombie flesh eaters 1979 123movies 123 movies watch. Its not a favourite with many, but i sometimes think i prefer zombie 3 over zombie flesh eaters aka zombies 2.
Zombie flesheaters is the movie that put lucio fulci on the map, after a career of over twenty years. Beatrice ring and ulli reinthaler in zombie 3 1988 deran sarafian in zombie 3. The muddled production history of this sloppy horror film was so convoluted that for years it was assumed that schlockmeister. Despite the fact that it purports to be a sequel to dawn of the dead 1978 whose italian title was zombi, the two films are unrelated. Daily grindhouse doin the nasties zombie flesh eaters. What movies are in the dead series and which aren t. Zombie flesh eaters tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and.
Id say that there was about 2 3 scenes that were really good. Zombi 2 is a 1979 italian zombie film directed by lucio fulci. Join mistress dandeli, master seth and their special guest, the sinister christian as we watch lucio fulcis epic zombie flesh eaters. Zombie flesh eaters trailer aka zombies 2 1979 youtube. Zombi 2 1979 is a zombie horror film directed by lucio fulci, which made fulci a horror icon. The movie has since been released on dvd and bluray several times in the uk and the world over. The uk release entitled zombie flesh eaters 2, along with several other european prints, miss out on a five minute precredit intro scene showing dr holder and his assistant trying to reanimate a corpse. Movies from the madhouse presents zombie flesh eaters. Zombie flesh eaters 2 1988 written by humanvulture. Vipco later reissued zombi 3 as part of their budget screamtime collection. Episode 6 is all about the 1979 zombie classic, zombie flesh eaters.
Despite the fact that the title alludes to the film being a sequel to zombi which is what romeros dawn of the dead was released as in europe, the films are not. Soon the infected populace mutate into fleshhungry zombies, and a trio of. Intended by its writer as a return to classic zombie tales, zombi 2 was filmed in italy, with further location shooting in new york and santo domingo. Deran sarafian, beatrice ring, ottaviano dell acqua, directed by lucio fulci the late, great lucio fulci with a little. The acting is up to par and does not go over board with the hysterics. The story starts in ny city usa and ends on a tropical island. A few memorable scenes but this doesnt keep up the pace or plausability. It would be tough for me to definitely choose between zombie flesh eaters 2 and hell of the living dead as my absolute favourite bad z movie, so all i will do is.
Arriving on the island are anne and reporter peter west who are looking for annes missing father. Zombie flesh eaters 2 bluray the italian collection 9 88 films. Luci fulcis zombie flesh eaters is really the movie that put him on the map. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Strangers searching for a young womans missing father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the living dead. No quotes approved yet for zombi 3 zombie flesh eaters 2. Zombie flesh eaters being one of the most infamous if this, it was re released, but in heavily censored forms, thankfully in the past decade, someone has seen sense and finally we are able to get the uncut uncensored versions again.
From the sleazy video nasty vaults comes a movie so stained with controversy and moral indignation that the very mention of its name sends shudders down the spines of the weak stomached and censorious. This scene is included in the japanese releases by. It, however, contains one of the most breathtaking scenes ever captured on film. In the united kingdom, the film was released under the title of zombie flesh eaters 2 as part of vipcos vault of horror collection.