City of the Living Dead

Definitely NOT my first (probably not my last, either!) time to watch this; I think I've watched it three other times already but this is my first time commenting on it here on Trakt. _City of the Living Dead_ has to rank up there as one of my favorite (if not my favorite) zombie movie and it's certainly my favorite Lucio Fulci movie (although Fulci has some good ones out there). Watched this again today just for the fun of it (it was a slow day at work) and laughed at how completely cheesy and lame the acting is. And the eyes... oh god, if you've watched one Lucio Fulci movie, you KNOW he's going to do the ultra-closeup zoom-in on the eyes in at least ONE scene and this was no exception. The "Bob" character was great, and the leering grin he throws in the direction of the inflatable doll still makes me laugh. It's definitely dated by today's standards but _City of the Living Dead_ (released in the US as _The Gates of Hell_ ) is **still** great fun to watch!

“City” isn’t a masterpiece and doesn’t bring a ton of novelty to the horror field, but it has its memorable moments. Like a Stephen King novel, the film intersperses scenes that’ll stick with you (if only because of their ridiculousness) into an otherwise snails-pace story-arc (consider: several irrelevant characters and multiple tight-framed staring contents). Don’t seek “City” out, but if the movie pops up on the television, it won’t disappoint. Be aware of some gross scenes (though nothing realistic). You might also find the epilogue-of-an-ending frustrating!