Review of City of the Living Dead (1980) by Gordon T — 09 Mar 2010
THE weakest of the three or four LUCIO FULCI ZOMBIE FILMS (ZOMBI 2, THE GATES OF HELL, THE BEYOND) (House By the Cemetery is sometimes called a zombie film--see STARBURST MAGAZINE #48)).
(aka) THE GATES OF HELL annoys people because it doesn't make a lot of coherent sense and the ending doesn't make sense . . .
The Ending:
Rosemary Woodhouse (KATROINA MACALL) (sort of) DIES during a seance and is (quasi) restored to life and then "dies" (shatters and or dematerializes) at the end as part of some-kind of fate.
Also there must have been something cut from the film because when STEVE BELL (CHRISTOPHER GEORGE) and Rosemary are chatting during the ride-up to DUNWICH the conversation includes reference to a meeting with ADRIEN DeNIRO and there's no ADRIEN DeNIRO mentioned in the film up to this point.
I'm sure "they" cut scenes out of classic ZOMBIE movies and have outtake reels and things just as "they" do with films here.
Its a really weak 100% though and earns a 100% only because of its CLASSIC STATUS.
I love the music by FABIO FRIZZI.
CHAS. BALUN was the first guy to take the original BEATs Lp records of the Italian soundtracks and make bootleg cds.
The best CHAS. BALUN disc is the one with the Japanese-issue ZOMBIE 45rpm record. When that cd came in the mail, I flipped with excitement.
FINALLY the "soundtrack" to ZOMBIE.
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Now there are 5 ZOMBIE soundtracks.
--each one is better than the previous issuance.
CHAS. BALUN will never be forgotten!!!!!
Neither will SHAWN SMITH and BLACKESTHEART MEDIA!!!!! ever be forgotten.
This review of City of the Living Dead (1980) was written by Gordon T on 09 Mar 2010.
City of the Living Dead has generally received mixed reviews.
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