Review of City of the Living Dead (1980) by Alex R — 03 Dec 2010

Lucio Fulci has crafted some extraordinary films over his career. City Of The Living is one of his last great films. City Of The Living Dead is another gore filled Horror fest and this is one of Fulci's finest films.

A horror classic and a definite must see for every horror fan, City Of The Living Dead features some of the most impressive gore sequences ever put on film. City Of The Living Dead does not disappoint in the gore department and the gore is downright disgusting.

The film is one of Fulci's most haunting and inventive Horror films, and is one of his most solid films along with The Beyond and The House By The Cemetery. Like every other Italian Horror film, City Of The Living Dead has a thin plot, but it more than makes up for it with it's horror elements.

Like I've previously said, this is a film that Fulci truly delivers some of sickest, most gross out gore of his career. An incredible film thats very underrated. Lucio Fulci has often been phased by Dario Argento, his rival, and thus Fulci never gets the credit he deserves.

City Of The Living Dead is one of his last great films before he slowly lost his touch. City Of The Living Dead is a fine first entry to Fulci's Gates Of Hell trilogy and he would ultimately craft his masterpiece with the second film in this trilogy, The Beyond.

A fun, intense ride for gore hounds, City Of The Living Dead is a definite classic of horror and is seriously underrated. Lucio Fulci is one of the greatest minds of the Horror genre, his vision is haunting, and unsparing, but thats what makes his films unique.

City Of The Living Dead is a masterful work by Fulci, and his talents culminated with his follow up film, The Beyond. City Of The Living Dead has a dark atmosphere of hell on earth that is equally terrifying as the man who conjured up this macabre tale of Horror.