Sam Panico Have you ever paused a movie and yelled aloud, "I LOVE THIS MOVIE!" and you're all alone in the room? If you've answered in the affirmative, you understand the pure joy that I felt while watching this movie.Dean Miller, an American reporter, is waiting to interview a nuclear scientist when a military plane lands and mutated men emerge, killing everyone in their path. Even the worst wounds only slow them down as they hack their way through their victims, pausing to drink the blood of those they kill.General Murchison (Mel Ferrer, The Visitor) shuts down any news stories about the attack. Meanwhile, the city is overrun with the killers and their victims, who soon join their ranks. Miller saves his wife at the hospital where she works as the city's power is shut down.It turns out that they're fighting humans who have been contaminated by a leak in the nuclear power plant (that's why the scientist was meeting with Miller in the beginning) and now they have strength, speed and reflexes beyond the range of normal humans. However, because they can't regenerate red blood cells, they must consume blood. There's only one way to kill them, which will be familiar to zombie movie fans: shoot them in the head.No one is safe - the general is looking for his daughter and her husband, but by the time they are discovered, they are infected and must be killed. And Major Holmes warns his artist wife to stay in the house when two infected men break in and kill her friend and almost murder her. By the time he gets to the house to save her she's been infected and he must kill his wife.That's the theme of this movie - everyone gets turned into something horrible, even a priest at the church where Miller and Anna try to hide. Finally, they make a last stand in an amusement park, using submachine guns and grenades to keep the attacking horde at bay. Major Holmes tries to save them, but Anna can't hold the rope and falls to her death. This being an Italian movie, we see every moment of her demise.Miller then wakes up. It was all a dream, except he goes back to the airport and the movie starts all over again!Known as City of the Walking Dead in the U.S., this is a fast-moving, down and dirty gore packed film. Directed by Umberto Lenzi (Eaten Alive!, Cannibal Ferox), this film feels like it's out of control from the first scene. Once that plane opens and the mutated fiends emerge, it's an orgy of heads being opened up, breasts being eaten, gunshots galore and eyes being ripped from their sockets. In short, this is. a true crowd pleaser. How can you not love a movie where a studio full of disco dancers are mauled and murdered by an army of mutated killers?

Platypuschow Once upon a time Italy was infamous for it's zombie movies, they became the stuff of legends and generally were of the highest quality especially considering the age. Sadly the 90's hit and they rapidly faded away.Nightmare City is an odd one because the creatures featured aren't actually zombies, in fact it never truly establishes what they are.With a zombie appearance but vampire thirst and a clear consciousness and desire for the use of weapons they weren't very appealing.Thankfully the usual Italian tropes were there including the fitting soundtrack, but these creatures just didn't make entertaining antagonists.Nightmare City is watchable but is highly anti-climatic next to the greats. Only to be viewed with the realisation this is not a zombie film.The Good: Soundtrack The Bad: Standard 60's-80's red paint blood Simply not very likable Awful finale, just why would they do that? Things I Learnt From This Movie: When thrown television monitors will explode alike a grenade If you inexplicably find your lawnmower on and moving by itself don't stop it or turn it off just let it ride off into the sunset. If you love something let it free.A womanise role in horror prior to the 90's tended to be to scream and little else All surgeons are professional knife throwers

George Taylor First of all, the terrible special effects and horrible acting, as well as the silly story with it's silly (and done far too many times) ending, gives this a 1. I really wish IMDb would add a zero rating. Basically there's a warning of a radiation outbreak that the government claims has been contained. A plane that doesn't answer the tower lands and horribly scarred, running and using weapons, radioactive men clamber out of it, killing everyone in sight and occasionally drinking their blood. The make up on these invaders is simply horrible. It looks like the make up artist simply threw clay at their faces and left it there. Another big error, is this is not a zombie movie. These creatures use weapons, feel pain (watch when one gets a door slammed on his hand or the cries of pain when another gets set afire). They also show a propensity for committing vile deeds on nubile young women. So, is it worth seeing? Yes, for a laugh, but if it's on anyone's top ten list, they likely haven't seen any good zombie movies, like the original Night of the living Dead, or Shaun of the Dead, to name a few.

ManBehindTheMask63 Italian zombie films are a mixed bag. Films like "Zombi" and "The Beyond" are classics in the zombie genre. But films like "Burial Ground" and "Zombie 3" are painfully bad. "Nightmare City" is somewhere in the middle."Nightmare City" was released as "City of the Walking Dead" in America. A rather misleading title because the zombies actually run. They also attack with weapons (bats, knifes, chains, guns) before drinking their victims blood. So the film gets points for originality and the attack sequences are frantic and exhilarating. But the appearance of the zombies leave something to be desired. Most of them just have charred faces or look like they dipped their heads in oatmeal.The plot is absent and dismal. It revolves around Hugo Stiglitz running around the city trying to survive the epidemic while some military personnel discuss the situation in a command post. Several characters are introduced and then dispatched quickly by the zombies.The nudity is on overload in "Nightmare City". Many of the walking dead have a knack for tearing off the blouses of females before killing them. Several zombies even fondle these unlucky victims breasts. One poor gal gets one of her breasts cut off completely. Speaking of the gore, it ranges from decent to bad. A scene with hatchet is memorable and there are some good head-shots.Overall, "Nightmare City" lacks plot and acting but has a fun and kinetic energy about it. Far better than most Italian zombie flicks."Nightmare City" features plenty of breasts, "aerobicide", a zombie priest, eye gouging, a carnival shootout, and a really lame "twist" ending.Till next time horror hounds and fright fanatics, beware the darkness