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Special Features
- Never-before-released, uncut version of the film, fully remastered
- Exclusive 98-minute featurette including testimonials from SFX artist Giannetto De Rossi, cinematographer Sergio Salvati, and screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti
- Cast and crew interviews
- The Zombi Gallery: Production stills, posters, and lobby cards
- Assorted zombie trailers
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In Lucio Fulci's genre classic Zombi 2, the dead rise once again to terrorize and consume the flesh of the living, this time Caribbean style! Those new to Fulci should note Island of the Flesh-Eaters, Zombi 2, and the more commonly known Zombie all refer to the same film. Though there is no Zombi 1, Fulci's film was titled Zombi 2 to capitalize on the commercial success of Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Though marketed as a sequel in Italy, the only similarities to Romero's classic are the title and the fact that the dead rise to eat the flesh of the living. Instead of being a metaphor for consumerism, Zombi 2 is a straight-out adventure story that ends in a horrific, apocalyptic nightmare. The plot is fairly straightforward, and more or less exists simply as a structure to hang scenes of extreme gore and terror on. Dr. Bowles's boat floats into New York Harbor missing its crew and carrying an undead passenger. The doctor's daughter (Tisa Farrow), dead set on finding out what happened to her father, teams up with journalist Peter West (Ian McCulloch) and heads to the cursed island of Matool, where a zombie epidemic is growing and Dr. Bowles's friend, Dr. Menard (Richard Johnson), is desperately trying to find a cure. Will Anne find her father? Will Dr. Menard find a cure? Will our heroes escape? In all honesty, who really cares? Because those in the "know" already know you don't come to a Fulci film looking for Shakespeare. What Zombi 2 lacks in plot development and continuity, it more than makes up for in atmosphere, intensity, and of course the trademark Fulci gore. Some of the unique high points are the never-duplicated zombie-versus-shark vignette, the rising of the Spanish zombie conquistadores, and Fulci's trademark eye shot. Fans of Italian/apocalyptic/cannibal/zombie films should not miss Zombi 2. Along with The Beyond, it defines the genre. --Rob Bracco
Product Description
Tisa Farrow, Ian McCullough. Scientific researchers visit a remote island and discover its horrifying secret-it's inhabited by bloodthirsty zombies that survive by eating human flesh. This graphically gory film is an update of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead . 2 DVDs. 1979/color/90 min/R/fullscreen.
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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful
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Originally perceived by critics as a Dawn of the Dead rip off, Lucio Fulci's Zombie is an over the top gorefest that has become a classic among fans over the years. Featuring some of the most realistic looking zombies ever to be seen on film (they're rotting and decomposing and look brilliantly disgusting) and plenty of memorable scenes (including the infamous splinter in the eye scene and the beautifully shot underwater battle between a shark and a resiliant zombie), Zombie is a gorehounds' dream. The story is simple, a few inhabitants of a cursed island all become chow for a horde of zombies, but it works for the film as it is simple, unsettling gorey horror Fulci style. There's no social commentary or dark humor like in Romero's Dead trilogy or Dead Alive, just pure horror all the way; and while it may not be as profound as Fulci's The Beyond, Zombie is still a more than solid horror flick worth seeing if you have the stomach for it. Anchor Bay has assembled a solid DVD for the film (they always do great jobs for cult horror films on DVD) with enough extras to satisfy most fans of the film.
145 of 168 people found the following review helpful
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"Zombi 2" is the same film as Zombie. That much we've figured out. There's also a "Zombi 3" and a "Zombi 4." What some reviewers have asked is where is the missing chapter? So here goes.
When George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" was released in Italy, it was released under the name "Zombi." "Zombi 2" was written before Dawn, but was slightly changed to cash in on Romero's success. Thus, rather than call it "Zombi" again, they stuck on a "2," making it seem like a sequel.
When "Zombi 2" was released in the U.S., the name was changed once again, this time to "Zombie."
And the confusion ends.
When George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" was released in Italy, it was released under the name "Zombi." "Zombi 2" was written before Dawn, but was slightly changed to cash in on Romero's success. Thus, rather than call it "Zombi" again, they stuck on a "2," making it seem like a sequel.
When "Zombi 2" was released in the U.S., the name was changed once again, this time to "Zombie."
And the confusion ends.
57 of 65 people found the following review helpful
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A boat on a New York City coast is discovered by the coast guards as abandoned but only with a literally undead creature on board but gets destroyed, leaving the coast guards puzzled. A reporter with a young woman in search of her missing father try to investigate by going to the caribbean islands with the help of some friends, but a terrible voodoo curse or virus is causing the dead to come up from the graves of the island to devour the flesh of the living as the reporter and company must struggle together to survive the island of the dead.
A shocking and excellent Italian horror thriller from Lucio Fulci whom was fresh off of doing comedies, westerns and thrillers gives us one of the most repulsive and scariest cult classics of all time. There is a creepy tropical atmosphere to give the movie's feel a tender eerieness with it's groovy music score by Fabio Frizzi and graphic gore effects such as the memorable if absolutely horrifying scene involving a woman getting her eyeball stabbed through a large splinter of wood.
The 2-Disc anniversary edition is certainly an improvement over the Anchor Bay version with better picture and digital sound quality that also contains the original Italian language track with English subtitles. It's extras are terrific, it's got featurettes on the history and behind the scenes of how this movie got made with it's success around the world, it's original european theatrical trailer, other trailers to zombie movies avalible from Media Blasters DVD, interviews with the actors & filmmakers and a photo, poster-and-still gallery.
This movie belongs in every horror lover's DVD collection, i highly recommend it but not for light sleepers or the squeamish.
Also recommended: From Dusk Till Dawn, The Evil Dead, Night of the Living Dead ( 1968 and 1990), Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 and 2004), Day of the Dead, City of the Living Dead, House By The Cemetery, Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror, Bio-Zombie, Demons, Suspiria, Tenebre, Cannibal Ferox, Jungle Holocaust, Cannibal Holocaust, Blood Feast, Battle Royale, The New York Ripper, Scanners, Maniac ( 1980), Freddy Vs. Jason, Nightmare City, Cannibal Apocalypse, 28 Days Later.., Return of the Living Dead Trilogy, Re-Animator and The Beyond.
A shocking and excellent Italian horror thriller from Lucio Fulci whom was fresh off of doing comedies, westerns and thrillers gives us one of the most repulsive and scariest cult classics of all time. There is a creepy tropical atmosphere to give the movie's feel a tender eerieness with it's groovy music score by Fabio Frizzi and graphic gore effects such as the memorable if absolutely horrifying scene involving a woman getting her eyeball stabbed through a large splinter of wood.
The 2-Disc anniversary edition is certainly an improvement over the Anchor Bay version with better picture and digital sound quality that also contains the original Italian language track with English subtitles. It's extras are terrific, it's got featurettes on the history and behind the scenes of how this movie got made with it's success around the world, it's original european theatrical trailer, other trailers to zombie movies avalible from Media Blasters DVD, interviews with the actors & filmmakers and a photo, poster-and-still gallery.
This movie belongs in every horror lover's DVD collection, i highly recommend it but not for light sleepers or the squeamish.
Also recommended: From Dusk Till Dawn, The Evil Dead, Night of the Living Dead ( 1968 and 1990), Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 and 2004), Day of the Dead, City of the Living Dead, House By The Cemetery, Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror, Bio-Zombie, Demons, Suspiria, Tenebre, Cannibal Ferox, Jungle Holocaust, Cannibal Holocaust, Blood Feast, Battle Royale, The New York Ripper, Scanners, Maniac ( 1980), Freddy Vs. Jason, Nightmare City, Cannibal Apocalypse, 28 Days Later.., Return of the Living Dead Trilogy, Re-Animator and The Beyond.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
No need to ever buy another copy again, a definitive edition
Stephen Thrower and Alan Jones along with many others have written all there needs to be said about this, one of the better horror films by the master of the genre, the late Lucio... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Matthew H. Janovic
5.0 out of 5 stars
Blast from the Past
I remember going to downtown Chicago to see these movies at obscure movie theatres in the 1980's. They were very fun then and even more so now when I am in the comfort of my own... Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. Sasso
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!!!
Robert Kirkman said this was one of the movies that inspired The Walking Dead comics and you can definitly tell! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Steven Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars
Happy Horror
My husband love horror movies and collects them. He has wanted this movie for awhile. He was very excited to get this for Xmas. He hopes to collect many more....
Published 1 month ago by smileycat
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Total 80s stand in place and scream while you get your face chewed off zombie film. Fun to watch and I'm glad it's in my collection.
Published 1 month ago by Hubby
5.0 out of 5 stars
zombie
The first time I saw this movie I had 2 be 18 or 19 keep in mind I had seen dame near almost every CREEPY movie made. But this one gave me the creeps 4 years 2 come. Read more
Published 1 month ago by spartan
5.0 out of 5 stars
the horror masterpiece shines here.
This is considered a horror masterpiece by most critics of the genre. In fact even regular critics rate this one pretty highly as a film for it's heavy atmosphere and interesting... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Michael Dobey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CLASSIC FULCI GORE!
What can I say? I've always liked this film. Ever since I first viewed it back in the mid 90's as a kid.
I grew up on horror. Read more
I grew up on horror. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Shawn Donovan
3.0 out of 5 stars
Doesn't have the slipcase !
The product doesn't have the slipcase !!! You should specify it, when the first print is replaced with another kind of package.
Published 2 months ago by Andrea Baleani
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Son Loved It
Purchased this at the request of my teenage fun. He's a horror movie fan, & he couldn't have been happier to receive this movie. He liked it so much, he made me watch it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by cheapherk
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