Nightmare City
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Movie Reviews of Nightmare City
Movie Review: Lenzi drops a stink bomb.
Summary: 1 Stars
Director Umberto Lenzi may be of a similiar lineage as other Italian exploitation/horror movie directors, but he is in no way in the same class as some of his brethern. Mario Bava, Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci are generally considered to be the best of the best, but on a level or three below them are Jess Franco, Joe D'Amato and Umberto Lenzi.
I own many of all of these directors movies, some are ecxellent (Zombi, Suspiria, Black Sunday), some are ok (Death of the Twitch Nerve, City of the Living Dead, Inferno) and some are complete crap. We must file Lenzi's "Nightmare City" under the latter category. I really didn't realize that you could actually pack a steaming pile of feces in a DVD case but "Nightmare City" proves that it can be done.
I am not even going to go into a plot synopsis, or character descriptions as there really is no reason to when a stinker like this is being reviewed. The acting is atrocious, the dubbing horrific (in a bad way), the make-up/special FX amateurish, the sound is awful, the story is ridiculous, and the ending is a total cop-out.
This movie is about an hour and a half of wasted time you will not be able to get back. Waste not your time or your money on this movie. Instead get a six-pack of Labbats and watch a Fulci movie, you'll have more fun and have a better value for your time and hard earned cash.
Movie Review: a generic zombie movie that essentially goes nowhere
Summary: 1 Stars
A radioactive spill contaminates people at some nuclear plant, somehow they all get on board some plane which lands in the city which then gets invaded by them. The rest of the story follows a reporter who's trying to escape from the city with his wife. There's almost no character development so you never really connect with these characters.
There's an interview with the director Umberto Lenzi, he comes across as conceited with a touch of inferiority complex. He gets all defensive and talks about how great his special effects are and how "Americans" are jealous of his creativity. He also complains about problems with his producer and then specifically mentions she was a woman, I don't know why he would do that other than for sexist reasons.
Nightmare City is just one of those movies that uses lots of gore to try to scare people, but imo its too fake looking to have that effect. If you want to watch zombie movies with better stories I suggest Night of the Living Dead and The Last Man On Earth.
Movie Review: what happend?
Summary: 1 Stars
A movie with a strong beginning and then goes to sleep with no plot and mindless voilence and nudity