![]() This isn't an exaggeration - if you have a projector, go big, because this new 4K remaster delivers all sorts of new nuances and tiny details that are either difficult to spot or missing on the Region-B release that we reviewed in 2012. I think that it is the best work that the folks at Blue Underground have done to date, surpassing even the excellent 4K remasters that they prepared for Maniac Cop 2 and Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence in 2013.ĭensity levels are astonishing and really provide the film with an entirely new type of organic theatrical fluidity that has never been present on a home video release. The release is sourced from an exclusive new 4K restoration that is simply a thing of beauty. ![]() Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.40:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Lucio Fulci's Zombie arrives on Bluray courtesy Blue Underground. *In 1981, Zombie Flesh Eaters was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Make-Up (Giannetto De Rossi) by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Simply beautiful music, arguably some of the very best ever composed for a horror film. Their roots are in classic Italian psychedelica (Franco Bixio, Berto Pisano, Piero Piccioni) but the modern edge of progressive rock can also be felt in them. The music themes are simple yet incredibly lush, dark and seductive. The key ingredient that gives Zombie Flesh Eaters so much depth is Fabio Frizzi and Giorgio Tucci's soundtrack. Considering the film's budget, what the great special effects and make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi (Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, Fellini's Casanova) and his team managed to accomplish is also impossible not to admire.Įven by modern standards, the close-ups of the zombies reveal astonishing emphasis on detail. Even the truly odd material, such as the famous underwater footage, looks very good. Despite some rough transitions, Sergio Salvati's lensing is surprisingly elegant. ![]() Second, the atmosphere in the film is quite fantastic. The film has a very good buildup and while it attempts to impress with plenty of gore it never looks kitschy (rent Marino Girolami Zombie Holocaust to see how bad these genre films could look). First, it is the purest and best balanced of Fulci's horror films. There are three key reasons why Zombie Flesh Eaters has obtained a cult status as one of the greatest European genre pictures ever filmed. In Italy, it was released as Zombi 2 (an obvious attempt by its producers to link it to George Romero's legendary Dawn of the Dead, which was released locally as Zombi), while in the United States it was retitled Zombie. To this day, it remains the director's most successful film. Soon after, the travelers are attacked by hordes of zombies and forced to run for their lives.Ĭompleted in 1979, Zombie Flesh Eaters was cult Italian director Lucio Fulci's first horror film. He warns them to stay away from the village where the old man used to work because a strange disease has started bringing the dead back amongst the living. David Menard (Richard Johnson, The Night Child, The Comeback), a researcher who knew well Anne's father and his work. When they reach Matool, the four travelers meet Dr. They also hire Brian Hull (Al Cliver, Jess Franco's Devil Hunter, The Black Cat) and Susan Barrett (Auretta Gay) to assist them during their journey. They agree to help each other get to the bottom of the mystery, for different reasons, and then decide to travel to Matool. The authorities then contact his daughter, Anne Bowles (Tisa Farrow, Antropophagus), who reveals to them that he was last seen on the remote island of Matool, and seal the yacht.ĭetermined to find out what might have happened to her father, Anne returns to the yacht and meets Peter West (Ian McCulloch, Contamination, TV's The Professionals), a local journalist also looking for answers. Later on, the owner (Ugo Bologna) of the yacht is officially reported missing. One of them is attacked and killed by a zombie. When Hell is full, the dead will walk the EarthĪ ghost yacht enters the New York City harbor and two cops are quickly dispatched to examine it. In English or Italian, with optional English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Russian, Swedish, and Thai subtitles for the main feature. The release also arrives with a CD copy of Fabio Frizzi's soundtrack and 22-page illustrated booklet. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by author Troy Howarth exclusive new interview with author with Stephen Thrower vintage promotional materials vintage cast and crew interviews various featurettes and more. "Zombie Flesh Eaters" (1979) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Blue Underground. Italian director Lucio Fulci's "Zombie" a.k.a.
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