If you’re a fan of the zombie sub-genre, Lucio Fulci’s Zombie is a classic. Although it’s a little campy at times, its shortcomings are more than outweighed by its merits, including some beautiful cinematography, terrific action (including an underwater fight scene between a zombie and a shark!), and bloody good action.

Sure, the effects sometimes look a bit fake, like they just threw some dirt on a paper mache head, but I found that it doesn’t really detract from the experience. Mostly because of the overly dramatic and bland acting, coupled with the annoyingly distracting dubbing job. All of these give the film a B-movie kind of feel anyway, so cheesy effects can be overlooked.

Although not as engaging or captivating as George Romero’s zombie flicks, Zombie goes back to the roots of the sub-genre by looking at its voodoo origins. Sadly, I don’t seem to recall the film ever really explaining what causes the zombie outbreak. Ah, well.

Well worth the experience.