Review by Roger Carpenter
After George Romero’s remarkable international success with Dawn of the Dead (entitled Zombi in Italy), the Italians, always ready to hop on the celluloid bandwagon, rushed to churn out tons of unofficial sequels to the film as well as their own originals, just so long as “zombie,” “living dead,” or something similar was featured in the title. Thus, we have films such as Hell of the Living Dead, Burial Ground, and Zombi Holocaust, as well as the “sort-of” zombie film, Nightmare City, along with many others. But the first of the zombie films to hit theaters after Dawn of the Dead was Zombie.
Though the title certainly was a blatant ploy to ride the coattails of Dawn of the Dead, director Lucio Fulci always chafed at the notion the film itself was a rip-off of Romero’s smash hit. I won’t go into the arguments here because frankly,...
After George Romero’s remarkable international success with Dawn of the Dead (entitled Zombi in Italy), the Italians, always ready to hop on the celluloid bandwagon, rushed to churn out tons of unofficial sequels to the film as well as their own originals, just so long as “zombie,” “living dead,” or something similar was featured in the title. Thus, we have films such as Hell of the Living Dead, Burial Ground, and Zombi Holocaust, as well as the “sort-of” zombie film, Nightmare City, along with many others. But the first of the zombie films to hit theaters after Dawn of the Dead was Zombie.
Though the title certainly was a blatant ploy to ride the coattails of Dawn of the Dead, director Lucio Fulci always chafed at the notion the film itself was a rip-off of Romero’s smash hit. I won’t go into the arguments here because frankly,...
- 1/12/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
So, I’ll be the first to admit that I have never seen this film, nor have I ever heard it mentioned, even on the corners of the internet where friends are obsessed with Italian cinema. However, this is a Raro Video Blu-ray, which means it will be part of my collection. I don’t know if you that are reading have ever purchased a Raro Blu-ray before, but they are fantastic releases, and serve a great purpose of exposing us to some of the best of the criminally ignored entries into the Italian genre film scene. On August 5th, Raro Video, in partnership with Kino Lorber will release the new Raro Video Blu-ray release of Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair, and if you’re a fan of what Raro and Kino do, then you should probably hit this link and pre-order a copy for yourself. Check out the press release below.
- 7/26/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
For all the talk of our declining values and increasing permissiveness in our society, it's hard not to feel downright prudish watching Waves Of Lust, an early effort from Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust). Even if you can chalk up some of that dissonance to it being an import, Waves challenges even the most sexually charged modern feature films for sheer prurience, without even trying to disguise its intentions behind a curtain of respectability (we're looking at you, Shame). Unfortunately, it ignores nearly every other quality of film production to do it, but that doesn't mean you won't have a darn good time.
If Last House on the Left was a remake of The Virgin Spring, then this could similarly be called a callback to Knife in the Water, Polanski's early thriller. Rich, demented industrialist Giorgio (John Steiner) invites the young couple Irem (Al Cliver) and Barbara (Silvia Dionisio) aboard his yacht for the weekend,...
If Last House on the Left was a remake of The Virgin Spring, then this could similarly be called a callback to Knife in the Water, Polanski's early thriller. Rich, demented industrialist Giorgio (John Steiner) invites the young couple Irem (Al Cliver) and Barbara (Silvia Dionisio) aboard his yacht for the weekend,...
- 8/8/2012
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
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