Review of Night of the Zombies (1980) by John K — 09 Aug 2008
Obviously influenced by the success of Dawn of the Dead, HOTLD starts with a chemical accident caused by "rat attack" - this creates zombies throughout the region. A special forces team is dispatched to deal with the issue.
The plot skips around and gets quite confusing at times. (I can hear Tom Servo shouting: "It's just a simple matter of WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" At 75-80 minute running time, this would be a much better movie.
Unfortunately Mattei saw fit to drag this sucker to over 100 minutes, the greatest insult coming in the last 15 minutes when he introduces completely new characters, separate from the main ones. The Zombie makeup is excellent and the gore is plentiful, but over-the-top and painfully low budget at times.
It is laughable, and certainly not the Zombie epic Mattei was gunning for, but it's not a complete waste of time.
This review of Night of the Zombies (1980) was written by John K on 09 Aug 2008.
Night of the Zombies has generally received mixed reviews.
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