Great special effects and a pretty good ending, but everything else is rather bland.

The only reason to see this is for the gore content, but I still wish they didn't ZOOM IN to every single gore effect: which was incredibly irritating and took away from the outstanding effects. Of course the "eyeball" and "shark" sequences were standouts, but that's really it. Surprisingly boring for gore horror which never amounts to the sum of its parts.

well, for the most part this is just a cheap cash-in on the zombie craze of the time, jam packed with weak characters and cliches, but you have to give it points just for audacity. the zombie vs shark scene is pretty amazing, and there are a few other impressive moments throughout. wouldn't call it essential though.

decent

The most popular of Fulci's barf-bag epics, this _Dawn of the Dead_ cash-in (originally titled _Zombie 2_ so as to appear to be a sequel to _Dawn_, which was released in Europe as _Zombie_) just may be the ultimate Neapolitan living dead gross-out of them all. With mounds o' maggots, ruptured arteries spewing like out-of-control firehoses, and one unforgettable shot of Karlatos's bulging eye pierced by an enormous shard of wood, this is definitely not recommended to those who like _Free Willy_

"The movie lumbers around a bit at the beginning but finds its legs toward the end."

My points go to the shark scene and the soundtrack, which is awesome. This is otherwise pretty boring.

Still one of the best zombie movies out there; gory, inventive, misanthropic and relentless.

The gore and effects are top notch. Not sure how they did the shark vs. zombie scene without getting killed. Setting the film on an island made it feel fresh, when it was just another zombie gorefest. Overall I really enjoyed it, definitely gotta find the time to watch it with a group of friends.

Despite being very slow in parts, this movie has lots of fun moments (zombie fights a shark) and some quality corpsefeasting. Plus there's the infamous "eyeball impaled on a huge splinter" scene.

fun zombie flick

The plot, dialogue, and acting are all pretty ho-hum and uninspired. But some of the effects and stunts are pretty good (the shark vs zombie scene is the clear highlight - that was pretty incredible).

Has some terribly gory parts and to be honest it's one of the better zombie films out there. It's not fantastic but it's worth seeing.

overrated, only worth seeing for the infamous eye splinter scene

A zombie fights a shark. That's about all that's great about this.

Lame disgusting bullshit