Hell of the Living Dead
by Bruno Mattei
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Actor: Frank Garfield, Margit Evelyn Newton, Robert O'Neil, Selan KarayDirector: Bruno Mattei
Brand: Koch
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Blue Underground
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- An accident at a chemical plant unleashes a horrific virus, and an elite SWAT team is sent to New Guinea to investigate. But when they arrive on the hellish island, they discover a plague of flesh-eating zombies as well as a beautiful female reporter who practices nude anthropology. Can the commandos survive this cannibal rampage, uncover a shocking government secret, and still find time for the o
Movie Reviews of Hell of the Living Dead
Movie Review: "What kind of meat do you like?"...
Summary: 4 Stars
I first saw this on a pay-channel back when I was about fourteen...I loved it then, so when I saw it here on DVD, I just had to have it. Reading some of the reviews, however, I was worried that perhaps my youthful mind made it better in my memory than it actually was, but being a completist (and that it wasn't expensive), I ordered it anyways.
I'm glad that I did:)
Now I wouldn't presume to sit here and say that this is a "good" film; I certainly won't perjure myself by saying it's "well-made", "well-written", or "well-acted"...none of the above would be true.
I WILL say that if you're even looking at this title, then you should KNOW what you're in for, and for what this movie IS, it's GREAT.
Yes, it is an obvious attempt at a European "Dawn of the Dead" clone, following Argento's version of DotD and Fulci's "Zombi"...yes, it rips off the costumes, music, plot elements, and even LINES from Romero flicks (but what zombie film of the last thirty years HASN'T ripped off Romero on SOME level?)...yes, the acting is amatuerish at best and the dubbing is atrocious...
And yes, it's AWESOME for those of us who sift through the detritus of the horror genre looking for that little gem that makes us retch and laugh at the same time.
The intercut stock footage and weak storyline contribute to this entry as a great 'bad' horror film; sure, it's nice to see a horror flick with genuine social commentary or important backstory to make it relate to us as real live people, but it's JUST as great sometimes to just watch a horror movie to be horrified...and this one delivers. The gore scenes are inspired; sure, some of it's obviously folks 'noshing on raw meat, but how is that worse than watching actors chewing on latex appliances? I've watched many many many many (ad nauseum) horror films, and THIS particular entry is in my top ten for original splatter scenes, particularly for that famous scene near the end. Do all of these make sense (the infamous 'cat in the corpse' scene)? Heck no! But it's things like that that make this little movie memorable!
If you're looking for Oscar-winning story, directing, or acting, you're looking in the wrong place...if you're wanting a Romero film, then watch a Romero film...but if you're like me, and occasionally enjoy an old-fashioned, 'bad' splatter-flick, I recommend you at LEAST rent this one for a screening...I myself had to have it for my 'zombie' rack...
...you just might, too.
Summary of Hell of the Living Dead
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