Zombie

This is another one of those movies from my childhood with memorable box art that I never watched. And like most of them, it wasn’t very good. What makes it disappointing is something that isn’t even its fault: time. We’ve come so far in zombie movies from when this came out. Whether its horror-comedy like Eat Brains Love, rom-com-horror like Shaun Of The Dead, or a straight horror like Train To Busan, the zombie sub-genre has evolved.  Zombi 2 (or Zombie, or Zombie Flesh Eaters) is of a time where you just had some people, some zombies, and that was enough. If I watched this in 1985, it probably would’ve been a four star classic. But I’ve seen too many zombie movies and shows for a movie so reliant on the genre’s tropes to be anything but background noise. I’ll give credit to the different location of a tropical island. That’s novel. And the practical effects and gore do live up to their reputation. If all you want is carnage, by all means, look no further. As a basic (and I do mean BASIC) pure zombie horror movie, this’ll scratch an itch. But if you want character development, a story, a fast pace, or just anything different from the standard, you’re not gonna find it here. You get the basics and nothing more.