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Zombie (1979)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
12/07
12/07:
Lucio Fulci's Zombie is a straight up rip-off of
Night of the Living Dead.
His idea is the fleshier the eating scenes are, the better the film is...not. The plot is simple yet scanty which
renders Zombie pointless. Ultimately, the bottom line is: it's all about the flesh eating.
When Lucio Fulci applies a distinctive style which is nothing new, it comes off as heavy-handed. That's why this one fails to
be any different from the king of all zombie movies:
Night of the Living Dead. Worst of all, it's
slow. The acting is often theatrical in a soap operatic manner.
At least, there's a particular scene that needs to be seen to believe. It's when a zombie went after the naked female
scuba diver and then had a battle with the great (miniature?) white shark. Since when did zombies dwell underwater? On the
positive side, I like the makeup work, and it looks realistic which may be the only aspect that's superior to
Night of the Living Dead.
All in all, Zombie has made a zombie out of me, and I don't mean that in a good way.