You damn skippy; ask for this bad boy by name. One of the first zombie films I've ever seen and proudly own, this classic will always be one of the Captain's personal faves. Sold as the sequel to Romero's "Dawn of the Dead", this gem is worthy of the solid 9, not quite a 10, but solid where it is, you think any less and you're a damn idiot. Bukkid nekkidness, shark-fights, bazooka shots, explosions...and zombies! Well, there is your hammy acting as well. The eye gouge is clearly the money shot. Ha! Ha! Well, that and any scene with a clear mispronunciation of the word "Conquistadores". These brilliant minds pronounce it like a new item at Taco Bell, of course go figure the coincidence of finding clues of B.C. 475th century expeditional items in the tropics. Well regardless, Fulci is definitely the man, brilliant and shines gold with this one.

It's strange really, I will never understand how NYC manages with it's countless zombie invasions, apocalyptic explosions, super-heroes, and lizard invasions. Oh well, kick-ass movie nonetheless, but beware of the sequels.

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Don't use your brain, no one else in the movie has one. Nothing like being stranded on a tropical island with a group of zombie conquistadores. You've got to love the zombie - shark fight scene. Next time you're getting chased by a bunch of zombies remember not to break your ankle. There is much expected gore, little plot, horrible acting, beyond belief bad editing and an eye gouging scene. Definitly worthy of your extra time.

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Celebrated as one of the Kings of Cheese, Fulci's 'masterpiece' of zombie horror is just as goofy today as it was when I first saw it oh so long ago.

Made to be sort of a sequel to Romero's Dawn of the Dead, Fulci amped up everything the Italians loved at the moment: gore, no plot, no character development, and some more gore. I mean this move is brain dead folks.

There really isn't a plot to speak of: people go to the island, some people get eaten, the rest throw stock footage bombs and get off, only to hear some more bad news.

The characters? Mainly just food for the zombies.

Gore? There we go! Smashed zombie heads, eyeballs being ripped out (while the woman that belongs to the eyeball screams like a demon), bodies being eaten; Fulci really just takes the most shocking parts of Romero's work and amps up to 11, and for the sake of this site, it works!

The movie is a really great pop-in for a Saturday afternoon as well as being a good candidate for a night full of cheesy horror.

Recommended for purchase all the way.

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