Zombi: La creazione (2007) (V)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Bruno Mattei

Writers:

Giovanni Paolucci (screenplay)
Antonio Tentori (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 September 2008 (Czech Republic)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Pregnancy | Children | Living Dead | Violence

Cast

Yvette Yzon	...	Dr. Sharon Dimao
Alvin Anson	...	Mark Taylor
Paul Holme	...	Paul Barker
James Gregory Paolleli	...	Captain Jurgens
B.B. Johnson	...	Sgt. Zamora (as Robert B. Johnson)
Dyane Craystan	...	Kramer (as Diana Croyston)
Gerhard Acao	...	Thompson (as Gerhardo Acao)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ronny Boos	...	Berger
Sereno Cunial	...	Carter
Miguel Faustmann	...	Morris
Jim Gaines	...	Zombie leader
Sven Stefaniksen	...	Fox
Mike Vergel	...	Ludmann
Gene Zwahir	...	Young

Also Known As:

Zombies: The Beginning (International: English title)

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company:

Diamonds International Film

Trivia:

Uses some stock-shots from Crimson Tide (1995). Viggo Mortensen, Danny Nucci and 'Jaime Gomez' can be seen in those shots.

Movie Connections:

References Aliens (1986)

Thought they didn't make 'em like this anymore...!

Bruno Mattei's death really was a sad loss for lovers of exploitation. In the last few years of his life he churned out loads of shockers, including 'Snuff Trap' (which I really enjoyed) and that one that's a cross between Predator and Cannibal Holocaust...aye, 'Land Of Death', that's the one...

This one here, though, is an absolute cracker and easily as 'good' as his 80s classic, 'Hell Of The Living Dead'/'Zombie Creeping Flesh'. It takes half an hour or so before it kicks off, but when it does, you will be incredulous that a film like this could still be made in 2007. Dialogue and dubbing are reliably hilarious, there's shedloads of gore and some very nasty and distasteful set-pieces. Plot is vague and gets mighty confused at the end, but you'd expect nothing less really. Cinematography looks nice and whilst I'm pretty sure this is SOV, it looks a lot better than 'Land Of Death' (which looked really CHEAP, but not in a good way).

This movie gives you hope that this sort of thing can still be done - rip-roaring, action- packed brainless un-PC horror with not a shred of irony or post-modernism to be seen. All this needs is a score by Goblin or Fabio Frizzi and it would be pretty much perfect. Some brave director needs to pry the baton from Bruno's cold dead fingers and continue what he started...Highly Recommended!