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Kill all humans.
Review: I enjoyed Lucio Fulci's, Zombi 2, but this sequel is way
too frustrating. In fact, the frustration factor is so high, I had a
difficult time enjoying any aspect of the film. Almost every
character is a moron and repeatedly takes idiotic actions. How many
times must a person walk backwards into a flesh-eating zombie before
they learn to look where they're going? C'mon.
Some of the action sequences are laughably bad. For example, when
a protagonist, armed with an M-16, opens fire on a group of zombies,
all of the zombies drop to the ground at the same time even though
the gun was aimed at only one or two of the undead.
And zombies jumping from ceilings? What the hell are zombies
doing all over the rafters in the first place? There's no warm flesh
up there.
The filmmakers never got me to care about any of the characters.
They were all so annoying, I wanted all of them to become zombie
food. The worst was Patricia (Beatrice Ring) who severely
injures her leg from just hopping out of a convertible and hobbles
and whines for the rest of the movie. I told you this film was
frustrating.
With all that said I can forgive one aspect that I usually find
annoying in zombie flicks. The fast-moving and athletic nature of
the zombies are acceptable in this case because the cause is known
(and I won't ruin it for you).
All in all, Zombi 3 is a goofy
zombie movie that tries to have some outlandish fun with the genre.
Although I prefer zombie films that take the matter seriously, I
know that such serious fare are few and far between. Zombi 3 may
not be a worthy sequel, but it is an acceptable sequel. It's by no
means a
great film, but I am glad I saw it only because it's a zombie flick.
Recommended as a good candidate to be watched with friends and
goofed on.
Learn more: IMDb
DVD version viewed: Zombi 3
(Shriek Show, UPC 631595022094)
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