Zombie
Jugendfilm-Verleih | Release Date: July 18, 1980 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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83
IndieWireStaff (Not Credited)
There’s something especially primordial, even biblical, about director Lucio Fulci’s grisly spectacle. Read full review
80
CineVueDaniel Green
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. Read full review
75
Chicago ReaderDrew Hunt
It's still the best film in which a zombie and a shark have an underwater fight. Throw in the director's nightmarish style and experimental narrative structure and you have one delightfully weird and genuinely chilling film. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineBudd Wilkins
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. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Eventually the action leads to an uncharted island, where the film devolves into an explicit but unoriginal gorefest. [28 May 2009, p.30]
40
EmpireKim Newman
A few memorable scenes but this doesn't keep up the pace or plausability sufficiently. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The lack of suspense amid the Technicolor carnage disappoints. Subtle it ain't, but the title alone should keep art lovers away. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
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. Read full review
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