Repost: Zombie (October 10th at the Nightlight Cinema)

[ZOMBIE screens Saturday October 9th at 11:30 pm at the Nightlight Cinema.]

Review by Bob Ignizio

Right from its opening scene, Lucio Fulci's ZOMBIE announces its intent to be a completely unrepentant gore fest. Dr. Renard (Richard Johnson, Dr. Markway in THE HAUNTING) shoots a man wrapped in a white sheet in the head. The camera immediately zooms in to give us a nice, long, unflinching look at the various hunks of bloody flesh and bone exploding from the wound, and Renard informs someone offscreen, “The boat can leave now. Tell the crew.”


The action then moves to New York City as said boat drifts into the harbor, no one at the helm. When a couple of harbor patrolmen investigate, they soon learn that the reason Renard shot the guy in the head is that he was a zombie. They also learn that Renard must not have been too thorough, as another zombie on board (presumably the one who ate the crew) attacks and kills one of the patrolmen.

31 Days of Halloween 2013: Zombie

Review by Bob Ignizio

Right from its opening scene, Lucio Fulci's ZOMBIE announces its intent to be a completely unrepentant gore fest. Dr. Renard (Richard Johnson, Dr. Markway in THE HAUNTING) shoots a man wrapped in a white sheet in the head. The camera immediately zooms in to give us a nice, long, unflinching look at the various hunks of bloody flesh and bone exploding from the wound, and Renard informs someone offscreen, “The boat can leave now. Tell the crew.”


The action then moves to New York City as said boat drifts into the harbor, no one at the helm. When a couple of harbor patrolmen investigate, they soon learn that the reason Renard shot the guy in the head is that he was a zombie. They also learn that Renard must not have been too thorough, as another zombie on board (presumably the one who ate the crew) attacks and kills one of the patrolmen.