Jason Voorhees Zombies with super powers, heads getting drilled, bleeding eyes, creepy synth music and much more. They don't make them like this anymore, if they're not running cannon fodder then its asking too much these days. By the end of the movie it did feel short, the speed of the movie certainly ramps up and keeps going pretty quickly. It is a video nasty imo mostly because of the head drilling. Definitely in this zombie movie fans top 10. Don't expect Dawn of the Dead, its closer to Cemetery Man (another zomg zombie movie). One last thing, it is a 1980 release but it feel like a 70's horror. Enjoy, go watch.

mpaulso I had almost watched The Beyond before I realized that it was part of the "Gates of Hell" Trilogy which had lead me to City of the Living Dead to start with the first film.Holy gore this movie has some great kills and practical effects for it's time. The scene with Rose & Tommy where they are in his Jeep and Father Thomas comes is amazing. The movie jumps around quite a bit between the characters into the city which is a little confusing at times and the score is a bit repetitive but that is part of it's charm.I will say I am relatively new to Fulci. This movie isn't the best work I have seen from Fulci but it is a great starting point for the Gates of Hell Trilogy and I can't wait to watch the next two films.

Johan Louwet Only have seen 2 Fulci movies so far, Zombi 2 and this one. Just like Zombi 2 it excels here in the visual horror department which I thought served as build-up for a strong finale. The finale however was rather a let down. And even though the living dead not being flesh eating zombies here, what they caused to their victims was quite disturbing and something I wouldn't want to get through. The most shocking scene however is when a man gets angry with a young guy (I guess he saw him as rapist and threat to his daughter) and drills the guy's head with a machine! The story and build-up are quite decent however the character development is quite poor. We have multiple story lines but some of them just run dead or are hardly elaborated on. Personally I think less characters or spend some more time on the protagonists surely would have helped me appreciating it a bit more. But it was nice to see the real protagonists come together towards the end. However the finale remains quite underwhelming and the ending where 2 of the protagonists seem scared of the joyful kid running towards him didn't make any sense to me. This really looked like some bad edit or nonsensical change last minute. I just found out this is part of a trilogy and at least it made me curious to see the other two.

TheBlueHairedLawyer City of the Living Dead is an excellent addition to the low-budget zombie genre, with surprisingly realistic special effects, a great storyline and decent acting. The soundtrack was excellent, definitely fits in with that synthesized 80's zombie movie soundtrack like in Hell of the Living Dead (1980), Warning Sign (1985) and Day of the Dead (1985). It's a soundtrack that's both melancholy and catchy all at once.Somehow COTLD got an Ages 16 and Up rating, but it has loads of gory moments. There's a maggot-covered body of a child, an old lady biting a guy's hand off, a graphic suicide, a nasty maggot scene and the seemingly favorite scene of most reviewers, a lady puking up her own internal organs, among others. How this film didn't get rated R is totally beyond me. Nevertheless it wouldn't be the same zombie movie without these scenes, that's what zombie movies are all about.I'd definitely recommend checking this one out if you're a fan of zombie/horror films. I also recommend Hell of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (the original 1978 version not the cruddy remake), and I Drink Your Blood.