i am a major "b" film and horror fan and got introduced to "giallo" films with dario argento's deep red. i fell in love with the genere! it's right up my alley. i also started in on other great giallo directors like Lamberto Bava, Bruno Mattei, and Adalberto Albertini. i really dig lucio fulci's early works, but it seems that with this film he just wasn't all there (and after reading other comments about Mattei's editing and directing involvment it's even more clear).
it's choppy and slow at times. the zombies and effects are cool, but the plot's been done before and that's why i think that this is more a Mattei film than a fulci film. (Mattei loved doing zombi films i guess) fulci was more original in his early stories like 7 doors of death - my personal favorite - and house by the cemetary. of course the fact that the horror genere just exploded in the 70's and everyone had their two cents in didn't help in getting original stories out there. zombi 3 was done towards the end of the grand 70's era of horror and it shows.
it's choppy and slow at times. the zombies and effects are cool, but the plot's been done before and that's why i think that this is more a Mattei film than a fulci film. (Mattei loved doing zombi films i guess) fulci was more original in his early stories like 7 doors of death - my personal favorite - and house by the cemetary. of course the fact that the horror genere just exploded in the 70's and everyone had their two cents in didn't help in getting original stories out there. zombi 3 was done towards the end of the grand 70's era of horror and it shows.