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Jun '18 *
I don't really like those movies too much. I figure Zombie 4 After Death might be a bit underrated, but I hated 3 and Killing Birds, and am not overly fond of the shark vs. zombie one, but I recently came across a list of what's supposedly the complete Zombi(e) series, and what I found was pretty surprising. So, yeah. I didn't write this.

1. Dawn Of The Dead (1978) - "Dario Argento was an admirer of George A. Romero's work, and vica versa. When Argento heard that Romero was contemplating a sequel to Night of the Living Dead (1968) he insisted that Romero come out to Argento's native Rome to write the script without distractions. Romero knocked out the script in 3 weeks and, though Argento read the script as it came out, he left all the writing to Romero. Argento later assisted in raising funds for the film, provided most of the film's soundtrack and edited a slightly shortened cut of the film to be shown in non-English-speaking countries." The title was changed to Zombi and the rest is history.

2. Zombi 2 (1979) - Despite being called 'Zombi 2', the film is not a sequel to anything. When 'Dawn of the Dead (1978)' was released under the title 'Zombi' in Italy, this film was retitled 'Zombi 2' to cash in on the success of the American film." "The film was written before Dawn of the Dead (1978) was released in Italy, as an action/adventure thriller with no link to George A. Romero's films. The opening and closing scenes (which take place in New York) were added to the script later when the producers wanted to cash-in on the success of Dawn."

3. Zombi 3 (1988) - "Zombi 3 (known as Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 in the UK) is the in-name-only 1988 followup to Zombi 2, itself an unofficial sequel to 1978's Dawn of the Dead (released in Italy as Zombi). Beyond its title, Zombi 3 has little to no relation with the characters or plotlines of Zombi, Zombi 2 or in fact any subsequent "Zombi" films." "Lucio Fulci is asked to film a script for the sequel to Zombi 2. Fulci reportedly completed 70-or-so minutes of film before leaving due to health problems. Writer Fragasso's friend Bruno Mattei was brought on board to do reshoots, and to finish the film. The result was released to Italian theatres in July, and later to home video internationally."

4. Zombie 4 (1988) - "After Death is an Italian zombie movie made during the height of the zombie craze. Released in the United States under the title Zombie 4: After Death and in the United Kingdom as Zombie Flesh Eaters 3, the movie has no connections to the other official or unofficial Zombi films. It was directed by frequent zombie writer/director Claudio Fragasso under the pseudonym Clyde Anderson."

5. Zombie 5 (1987) - "Killing Birds (Italian: Uccelli assassini) is an Italian horror movie released in the United States under the title Zombie 5: Killing Birds. It was released in 1987, while After Death (Called Zombie 4: After Death in the United States) was released in 1988."

6. Day Of The Dead (1985) - In Germany this film is called "Zombie 2 - Das letzte Kapitel" and then it is followed by the Italian "Zombi 3

7. The Hanging Woman (1973) - In the late 90s in America this film was released by T-Z Video (aka Edde Entertainment) as "Zombie 3: Return of the Zombies." The first two in the series remained the same, however.

8. A Virgin Among The Living Dead (1973) - The was the follow-up released by T-Z, called "Zombie 4: A Virgin Among the Living Dead."

9. Revenge in the House of Usher (1983) - Released by T-Z as "Zombie 5: Revenge In the House of Usher."

10. Monster Hunter (1981) - Released by T-Z as "Zombie 6: Monster Hunter." The funny thing about this being that this is actually D'Amato's sequel to Antropophagus [Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper], so it's a sequel to two completely different films.

11. Zombie Holocaust (1980) "Zombie Holocaust, also known as Doctor Butcher, M.D. has also been released as Zombie 3, and it stars Ian McCulloch, who appeared in Zombi 2."

12. Hell of The Living Dead (1980) AKA Virus. Funny thing about this film is it's been called "Zombi 4" in Italy and "Zombi 5: Ultimate Nightmare" in America. It also steals the Goblin score from "Zombi."

13. Burial Ground (1981) This film has also been released under the titled "Zombie 3."

14. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) - This is also known as "Zombi 3 - Da dove vieni?" in Italian and Greek territories.

15. Nightmare City (1981) - This too has been called "Zombi 3."

(I also noticed IMDb has Zombie '90 listed as aka Zombi 7. Guess they missed that one.)

Thoughts on the Zombi(e) series?

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Znep27 says:
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Jun '18
Those Italians will call anything anything if they think it will help them make a few more bucks. Monster Hunter, or Absurd, as I saw it, doesn't even have a zombie in it. I never saw The Hanging Woman or Revenge in the House of Usher. The Romero films are the only ones I really like.


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Tromafreak says:
#24, Reply to #1

Jun '18
Monster Hunter wasn't too bad. Still unclear on it's connection to Anthrophphagus, too.


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Ballz says:
#2

Jun '18
From what I've seen, the Romero movies are easily the best of the "series." While I enjoy some of the others (mainly Zombi 2 and Hell of the Living Dead), they're far from the same level of quality. I've never heard of T-Z Video or Edde Entertainment. They sound like a shitty company.


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sfpx says:
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Jun '18
Someone saw lots of $$$ affixing Zombie to everything?


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sfpx says:
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Jun '18
It's been a while (a while meaning, like 15 years) since I saw Zombi 3 (1988), but I never understood the flack it gets. It's pretty nuts. Non-stop, delirious pacing. Flying zombie heads. Zombies that literally pop up from outta nowhere, like underneath hay stacks. Plenty of gore. It's big, dumb, massively entertaining fun and certainly much better than most Italian horror from that time.


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Tromafreak says:
#6, Reply to #4

Jun '18
I hated it. emoticon


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Johan_WoW says:
#10, Reply to #4

Jun '18
Italian horror, wtf like 90% of the cast was Asian or is it another Zombi(e) 3 you are talking about as there is so many labeled Zombi 3.


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sfpx says:
#12, Reply to #10

Jun '18
I'm talking about the Zombi 3 with the release year of 1988. Like I said in my other post. Nineteen. Eighty. Eight. Zombi. With the 3 attached. From the year 1988. Zombi 3. 1988. Zombi threeeeeeee.

'88, yo.


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Johan_WoW says:
#13, Reply to #12

Jun '18
Well it seems that's the one I have seen indeed. And IIRC there were many Asian zombies in there. Filmed in the Philippines after all.


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Box_a_Hair says:
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Jun '18
It looks like most of them are named "Zombi" by video companies trying to cash in on stuff. It's pretty ridiculous that they give higher sequel numbers to movies that came out earlier, but whatever. There are the main entries in this "spin-off series" (Zombi 2 through Zombi 5), but then there are also the spin-offs of this spin-off series, which makes the idea very hard to follow. It's basically being dishonest to their audience.

I've grown rather fond of Zombi 2, and Zombi 3 is still pretty entertaining. Zombi 4 is a bit more dull, and Zombi 5 is a really stupid idea, but you know them Italian movies... somehow, they're still watchable.


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Tromafreak says:
#14, Reply to #5

Jun '18
It's basically being dishonest to their audience.


I feel like that's the case any time a movie was retitled and rereleased. I'd iagine a lot of people have felt jipped over the years after realizing they paid to watch a movie they already seen.


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Shadow-345 says:
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Jun '18
What's the deal with the missing E on Zombi?



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sfpx says:
#15, Reply to #7

Jun '18
Five letters was cheaper to print than six.


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Johan_WoW says:
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Jun '18
Very interesting, it must have led to many discussions which movies can be linked together while actually every movie on the list is pretty much stand alone. Even Romero's trilogy can just be seen as 3 separate movies with different story and characters.

I have not seen all of these. the ones I like are obviously Romero's 3 famous ones, but also Zombi 2, Burial Ground (can anyone hate this one, oh yeah Znep does...), Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (don't get why so few people know this one)

Entertaining still: Hell of The Living Dead, Zombie Holocaust, Monster Hunter

Pretty bad: Zombi 3, Zombi 5/Killing Birds. I see Antrophagus mentioned I think that was terrible too.

I don't think the ones I haven't seen are worth checking out.


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Znep27 says:
#11, Reply to #9

Jun '18
I don't hate Burial Ground.


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zed says:
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Jun '18
7/10 Dawn Of The Dead (1978) // lost a point with a recent rewatch
4/10 Zombi 2 (1979)
3/10 Zombi 3 (1988)
4/10 Zombie 4 (1988)
3/10 Zombie 5 (1987)
8/10 Day Of The Dead (1985)
5/10 The Hanging Woman (1973)
3/10 A Virgin Among The Living Dead (1973)
NS Revenge in the House of Usher (1983)
3/10 Monster Hunter (1981)
2/10 Zombie Holocaust (1980)
2/10 Hell of The Living Dead (1980)
5/10 Burial Ground (1981)
9/10 Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974)
3/10 Nightmare City (1981)


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Tromafreak says:
#18, Reply to #16

Jun '18
I watched Dawn Of The Dead recently too. Wasn't feeling it. Sure as fuck wouldn't rate it lower than Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, though. emoticon


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Johan_WoW says:
#19, Reply to #18

Jun '18
I rate Let Sleeping Corpses lie very high too. It doesn't really impress as Romero's movies but somehow it feels very refreshing compared to the usual zombie shooting and outrunning stuff.


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Johan_WoW says:
#20, Reply to #16

Jun '18
So little love for Zombi 2 and Burial Ground? Happy though you value Let Sleeping Corpses a lot. How would you rate Night of the Living Dead?




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