Zombi 2 (1979) – English

AKA: Zombie; Zombie Flesh Eaters
Directed by: Lucio Fulci
Starring: Tisa Farrow (Anne Bowles), Ian McCulloch (Peter West), Auretta Gay (Susan), Al Cliver (Brian), Richard Johnson (Dr. Menard), Olga Karlatos (Menard’s wife), Stefania D’Amario (Nurse), Dakar (Lucas)
Country: Italy; Effed Up European Films
Language: English Dub (Optional Eng Subs)
Runtime: 01:31:29
Genres: Zombies, Gore-Gruesome

About:
In some ways, Zombie was another in the wave of movies about Western ideas being shocked, intrigued and repulsed by native practices. But it also was unique in setting the standard in gore – top Fulci’s Zombie, if you must, might well be something casually thrown around among filmmakers.

Dawn of the Dead was released in Italy as Zombi and though work on Fulci’s film had already begun by then, the producers chose to market it as a sequel. Hence Zombi 2.

The story is quite straightforward. On a Caribbean island, the dead are coming back to life. Locals think it’s voodoo. But a doctor living there, for the glory of science, is hellbent on uncovering a more palatable explanation. Even if it means his wife hates the place and is about to lose her shit. Eventually she loses one of her eyes, in one of the most iconic moments in cinema. The film is also renowned for an underwater shark sequence (that wasn’t shot by Fulci). Some also love the music.

It’s probably Fulci’s most renowned work internationally and must also be credited for paying close literal attention to, the dead are rising.