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- 1980
- R
- Blue Underground
- 1 h 31 m
- 1980
- R
- Blue Underground
- 1 h 31 m
Summary Strangers searching for a young woman's missing father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately seeks the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.
Directed By: Lucio Fulci
Written By: Elisa Briganti, Dardano Sacchetti
- 1980
- R
- Blue Underground
- 1 h 31 m
- 1980
- R
- Blue Underground
- 1 h 31 m
Zombie
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7.1
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Summary Strangers searching for a young woman's missing father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately seeks the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.
Directed By: Lucio Fulci
Written By: Elisa Briganti, Dardano Sacchetti
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
54
50% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
There’s something especially primordial, even biblical, about director Lucio Fulci’s grisly spectacle.
Beneath the video nasty hysteria lies a horror of substantial craft and skill. Its iconic synth theme is on a par with the work of Goblin, whilst its rich cinematography makes the very most of the film’s luscious locales.
Taken on its own terms, it works quite agreeably as a visceral blow to the breadbasket, with one of the most outrageous and apocalyptic final scenes in the entirety of the subgenre.
Eventually the action leads to an uncharted island, where the film devolves into an explicit but unoriginal gorefest. [28 May 2009, p.30]
The lack of suspense amid the Technicolor carnage disappoints. Subtle it ain't, but the title alone should keep art lovers away.
Though the effects work of Giannetto De Rossi is generally excellent and certainly stomach-churning, most of Zombie is slow and unintentionally funny. Fulci's work has its champions, but his films are mostly dim-witted and hold little interest for anyone other than hard-core gore fans.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
7.1
67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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