Directed by Lucio Fulci. Written by Elisa Briganti. Starring Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch and Richard Johnson.
Plot: a NY reporter follows a woman to an island where a doctor faces an epidemic of the zombie variety.
A boat comes into the New York harbor without anyone on it except one zombie who later kills a cop. The boat’s owner is nowhere to be found and his daughter wants to know where he is. So, the daughter and a newspaper reporter decide to go to this island after they find a note on the boat saying that her father was sick and that they weren’t going to let him leave said island alive. Once they arrive at the island though, it isn’t long before it turns into zombie mayhem.
There’s a great zombie vs. shark fight that kicks ass. There’s nice innovation. The movie followed rules and the ending was cool. But this movie about slower than slow zombies is dubbed very poorly and sometimes it’s hard to watch. And all of the zombies have their eyes closed and we didn’t understand that. I mean, how do they even see? It’s a classic. Maybe a mediocre classic, but one people should definitely watch.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all.
2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch.
3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself.
4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience.
5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection.
6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him.
7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together.
8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic.
9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic.
10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.
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