I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Blistering performances.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Zombi 2 has nothing to do with Dawn of the Dead, which was re-edited by co-producer Dario Argento, rescored by Goblin and released in Italy as Zombi. It was a huge success and nothing succeeds like more, more and more. As Italian copyright law allows any film to be marketed as a sequel to another work, producer Fabrizio De Angelis quickly decided that it was time to make that sequel.Originally, Enzo G. Castellari (1990: The Bronx Warriors, Warriors of the Wasteland) was asked to direct, but he didn't feel like he was the right director. The second choice was Lucio Fulci, who had handled violence so well in Don't Torture a Duckling, and screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti, who had worked with Fulci on The Psychic (and would go on to write nearly all of Fulci's most famous films).Under the working title of Nightmare Island, the story was intended to be a mix of The Island of Dr. Moreau and classic zombie movies such as I Walked with a Zombie. What emerged was a frightful force of nature that takes Romero's film, jettisons the political undercurrents and gives viewers exactly what they want: more zombies, more gore, more blasts of pure insanity. In short: more, more, more.The film begins a zombie being shot in the head, letting you instantly know that this film is not going to wait around and take prisoners. That's followed by an effective on location New York shot, as an abandoned sailboat bumps and drifts before being boarded by harbor police, who discover that only one somewhat living creature remains: a zombie who kills one officer before being shot and falling overboard.The owner of the boat, Anne Bowles (Tisa Farrow, The Initiation of Sarah), is questioned by the police about the whereabouts of her father, who she hasn't seen in months. Meanwhile, at the morgue, the dead cop begins to stir.Upon meeting Peter West (Ian McCulloch, Doctor Butcher, M.D.) she decides to follow her father to his last known location: the Caribbean island of Matul, sailing there with Brian (Al Cliver, The Beyond, Endgame) and Susan. This is where the movie goes from slow first gear to pure menacing rollercoaster. It's also where sanity leaves the production, as a zombie battles a shark, an effect achieved by feeding shark tranquilizers and having shark trainer Ramón Bravo play the zombie. This scene was created by producer Ugo Tucci and shot without Fulci's approval by Giannetto De Rossi.On Matul, Dr. David Menard (Richard Johnson, Beyond the Door, The Comeback) is running a hospital but also researching voodoo, leading to his wife Paola (Olga Karlatos, Murder Rock and Prince's mother in Purple Rain) flipping out on him. But don't get too attached to Paola, as she soon is snuffed out by a zombie in what is this film's most celebrated and reviled scene, as a zombie sneaks up on her and smashes through a door, jamming a wooden splinter into her eye. Any other film would show this in shadow or off camera. Here, Fulci descends to his basest form and takes the window of the soul and pierces it for all to see.Menard soon tells Anne that her father is dead before asking everyone to check in on his wife. Of course, she's dead. But even worse, zombies are eating her corpse, a scene rendered in loving detail that seems to go on forever. They escape to a graveyard of ancient conquistadors who rise from the ground in another astounding sequence. Susan's throat is torn out and the three survivors battle their way to a hospital where they face off against a zombie horde -- a scene insisted upon by the producers.Only Anne and Peter escape, locking the zombified form of Brian below deck. As they approach New York, they learn that the city has been overcome by the undead. We see zombies slowly walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, effectively bringing us back to Dawn of the Dead all over again.Zombi didn't just make money. It made more than the film that inspired it and led to a wave of 1980's Italian gore shockers, as well as giving Fulci the cachet of the goriest director of them all.Even the music in this film stands out, thanks to the work of Fabio Frizzi, who was influenced by Carribean music and the Beatle's "A Day in the Life."I can't be objective about this film. I realize Fulci's shortcomings but it's such an effective shocker, unafraid to punch you repeatedly in the face. Loud, bombastic, brutal and ridiculous -- that's why it's a movie that gets played in my blu ray player every few months. Just look at that ad campaign -- WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU! -- and know that this is a movie made to entertain on all levels.

It's ridiculous that this film isn't rated higher. This is the film that set the stands for the decaying zombie... Fulci is one of the best directors that has ever lived.

In 1979 "The Grandfather of Gore" Lucio Fulci hit it out of the park (with a bullet) on this film. Zombi 2 has been one of my favorite zombie films for quite a few years now, and every time I watch it I like it more. Fulci oozes style in this one, displaying that, although he's known mostly as a gore-meister, he really knew how to ramp up the tension when he wanted to. The scene with the door and the broken wood (you know which one I mean), is not only exceptionally well paced and satisfying when that climax is reached, but it was also quite artistically photographed. One of the many highlights in this film, and a high watermark of Fulci's career as a whole. Hell, it's now an icon of Italian Horror in general...it's that good.Apart from Fulci's now iconic sequences (Zombie vs shark!), this film just wouldn't be the same without Fabio Frizzi's brilliant score! Frizzi does not get the praise he deserves for some of the incredible scores he provided in his day, and the work he did on this film is no exception. If you like Italian horror, watch it...immediately. If you like Zombie films--understand that you're in for a different flavor of entertainment, but definitely give it a shot. It's a film that has earned at least one viewing. Watch it!

Lucio Fulci was never the star of the show. He made very good films in the 70s and they are now renowned as some quality murder mysteries(The Psychic, Don't Torture a Duckling). But he was overshadowed by Argento. He then made Zombie Flesh Eaters, reportedly written before Romero's Dawn of the Dead (AKA Zombi in Italy). But Fulci's work was released as Zombi 2, despite no relation to Romero's classic. Poor Fulci was overshadowed again. It is sad because this is one of Fulci's most focused efforts. There is some cheese(Well this is an Italian splatter film) but it's surprisingly good in terms of suspense and some decent acting. Much of the film's decent acting comes from Richard Johnson who adds a lot of gravitas and sadness to his "mad" scientist role. This scientist is just fed up from all the mayhem and wants to rest. Johnson conveys that brilliantly with his eyes. He gets some ripe lines but he says them like Shakespeare. My second favorite character is Al Cliver's Brian who is a legit bad ass with an amazing beard.There is some nudity. The kills are gruesome and excellent. There is a shark vs zombie scene which is surprisingly suspenseful. On the whole, this is a classic. One of Fulci's best efforts before he cemented his legacy with the 'Gates of Hell' trilogy.