06-14-2020, 12:01 PM
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Zombi 3 (1988)
Lucio Fulci's 'Zombi 3' (aka 'Zombie Fleash Eaters 2'/'Zombie 3') is the belated and unrelated sequel to Fulci's own 1979 film. Due to illness and/or creative differences Fulci left after about 50-60% was complete and the film was handed over to Director Bruno Mattei and writer Claudio Fragasso (Fragasso wrote/directed the infamously terrible 'Troll 2'). This is definitely a case of so bad it's good, very, very good. The English dubbing is gloriously bad, to the point where characters are walking over surfaces which make the wrong sounds, or the rhythm of their footsteps aren't even close. The script that the dubbing actors are reading from is like it's written by an alien trying to replicate human speech patterns and almost getting it right. It's set in that little known "America" which has palm trees, jungles and where all the people are Filipino.
The story is some nonsense about the military trying to regain control of a virus they've let loose called "Death1", which turns your blood green and makes people into Zombies. New characters are continually introduced at a slightly faster rate than they can be killed off, what that approach lacks in plot structure, it makes up for in shear forward momentum. The gore splatter FX are as amazingly inventive, as they are nonsensical. There are machete attack zombies, invisible piranha zombies, full grown adult baby zombies, ninja attack zombies and best of all, a flying decapitated head zombie. The fun is all from laughing at the movie because it actually takes itself pretty seriously (improbable as that is). Stefano Mainetti's Goblin-esque synth score is really fantastic too. I'll definitely be watching this one again!
Lucio Fulci's 'Zombi 3' (aka 'Zombie Fleash Eaters 2'/'Zombie 3') is the belated and unrelated sequel to Fulci's own 1979 film. Due to illness and/or creative differences Fulci left after about 50-60% was complete and the film was handed over to Director Bruno Mattei and writer Claudio Fragasso (Fragasso wrote/directed the infamously terrible 'Troll 2'). This is definitely a case of so bad it's good, very, very good. The English dubbing is gloriously bad, to the point where characters are walking over surfaces which make the wrong sounds, or the rhythm of their footsteps aren't even close. The script that the dubbing actors are reading from is like it's written by an alien trying to replicate human speech patterns and almost getting it right. It's set in that little known "America" which has palm trees, jungles and where all the people are Filipino.
The story is some nonsense about the military trying to regain control of a virus they've let loose called "Death1", which turns your blood green and makes people into Zombies. New characters are continually introduced at a slightly faster rate than they can be killed off, what that approach lacks in plot structure, it makes up for in shear forward momentum. The gore splatter FX are as amazingly inventive, as they are nonsensical. There are machete attack zombies, invisible piranha zombies, full grown adult baby zombies, ninja attack zombies and best of all, a flying decapitated head zombie. The fun is all from laughing at the movie because it actually takes itself pretty seriously (improbable as that is). Stefano Mainetti's Goblin-esque synth score is really fantastic too. I'll definitely be watching this one again!
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