Zombie Flesh Eaters

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Zombie Flesh Eaters (Arrow Video Blu-ray SteelBook and separate Blu-ray and DVD sets)







THEY WILL RISE TO SUCK THE BLOOD OF THE LIVING!

From the sleazy video nasty vaults comes a movie so stained with controversy and moral indignation that the very mention of its name sends shudders down the spines of the weak stomached and censorious – Zombie Flesh Eaters. A gut-munching, shark wrestling, eye-gouging orgy of topless skin divers, mud-caked undead terror and Italian splatter from the dark imagination of horror genius Lucio Fulci (The Beyond, City of The Living Dead).

An abandoned boat in New York Harbour unleashes a deadly flesh crazed Zombie cargo... A Young American woman and a journalist investigate a tropical island where a deadly disease is making the dead walk... Soon, thoughts of getting to the bottom of the murderous curse will be forgotten, as Fulci’s walking corpses overwhelm the living and reports come in that the Big Apple is swarming with the living dead...

After over thirty years, Zombie Flesh Eaters still has the power to shock and offend the unwilling... Check out this classic ‘sadist video’ and revel in a wonderfully offensive movie that once helped usher in a moral panic!

STRONG UNCUT VERSION!

The Blu-ray will include seamlessly branched options to play the film three ways:

1. ‘Zombie Flesh-Eaters’: with the English opening and closing titles and the on screen title ‘Zombie Flesh-Eaters’ as it was originally seen in UK cinemas

2. ‘Zombie’: with the English opening and closing titles and the on screen title ‘Zombie’ as it was originally seen in US cinemas

3. ‘Zombi 2’ with Italian opening and closing titles with the on screen title ‘Zombi 2’ as it was originally seen in Italian cinemas

The DVD will not have this function as by doing so would have comprised the SD feature encode.

Finally, both sets are 2 disc sets (2 Blu-rays / 2 DVDs) the special features are as follows (all extras in HD with uncompressed audio on the Blu-rays):

- A brand new high definition restoration of the original negative

- Optional English SDH subtitles

- Audio commentary with screenwriter Elisa Briganti, moderated by Calum Waddell

- Audio commentary with Fulci biographer Stephen Thrower and horror expert Alan Jones

- UK exclusive introduction to the film from Ian McCulloch

- “ALIENS, CANNIBALS AND ZOMBIES: A TRILOGY OF ITALIAN TERROR” – Actor Ian McCulloch remembers his three classics of Latin horror lunacy - ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS, CONTAMINATION and ZOMBI HOLOCAUST

- “FROM ROMERO TO ROME: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ITALIAN ZOMBIE FILM” – Veteran Fulci screenwriters Dardano Sacchetti (THE BEYOND) and Antonio Tentori (CAT IN THE BRAIN), celebrated UK critic Kim Newman and filmmakers Luigi Cozzi (CONTAMINATION), Ruggero Deodato (CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST), Russ Streiner (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) plus many more share memories of the genesis of corpse-crunching cinema - from Romero's early templates to the gory glory days of Fulci and his many successors.

- “THE MEAT MUNCHING MOVIES OF GINO DE ROSSI” – The special effects magician behind many Italian splatter classics talks about his most famous gore-drenched greats - and shows props from many plasma-packed masterworks - including ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY, CANNIBAL FEROX, BURIAL GROUND and PIRANHA II.

- “ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS - FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN” – Dardano Sacchetti shows key pages from his original ISLAND OF THE LIVING DEAD screenplay.

- Trailers and TV spots

- Collector’s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by Fulci biographer Stephen Thrower, a new interview with star Olga Karlatos by Calum Waddell, a history of Zombie Flesh Eaters and the BBFC by Craig Lapper, one of the board’s senior examiners, and extracts of the original ‘Nightmare Island’ 1978 script including unfilmed, alternate, and more gory sequences as well as a Lucio Fulci CV compiled by Jay Slater.



Steeelbook includes Limited Edition Artworks by Graham Humphreys

Limited Edition Slipbox includes artwork by Graham Humphreys and 3 alternate artwork panels

ZFE SteelBook – 2 BD Discs [Artwork Exclusive] RRP £29.99
ZFE BD – 2 BD Discs RRP £24.99
ZFE DVD – 2 DVD Discs £19.99
BD Region FREE DVD Region FREE
Release Date 03/12/12

This additional bit of info comes straight from Arrow:

We are really chuffed to be using the excellent artwork from Death Waltz Recs OST of ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS. Created by Graham Humphreys, this artwork will now adorn both the OST and the DVD/BD. More information on the OST is available here: Death Waltz Recording Company

We have decided to do a limited run of Slipbox, 4 panel artwork version of ZFE on Blu-ray only. Available from our store only.

Zombie Flesh Eaters

ARROW VIDEO'S ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS IS OUT 3RD DECEMBER 2012. PRE-ORDER YOURS HERE!

[doolahrock]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

I heard back from Arrow, the Limited Edition isn't sold out yet, and they're puzzled as to why your transaction won't go through. The only thing they can suggest is to call them direct, with your details. I have the number if you or anyone else having problems, wants it.

I snapped and went for the limited version. Transaction went through fine. If you have another card it might be an idea to try that. I've had a few sites in the past be OK with one card but not another.

[darthelvis]

Going to keep my BU Blu Ray as it is signed by Fabio Frizzi from the GFT event. I have the steelbook and Ltd Edition version on order.

[Robert W]

Originally Posted by Sarah@Cult Labs

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere after Arrow put it on Facebook but, just in case, this has come in from Arrow:

It's things like this that keep the bootleggers in business.

[BAKA]

I see the booklet is going to be 40 pages! Pretty happy about that personally. I really do value the booklets, more than I expected I would. I've always hoped their booklets would get slightly weightier, and I hope this is not an exception, but an indication that we will see weightier booklets for future releases. Especially the two Bava releases in January.

They've posted photos of the Steelbook for those who don't frequent Facebook.

[Hawkmonger]

Originally Posted by BAKA

I see the booklet is going to be 40 pages! Pretty happy about that personally. I really do value the booklets, more than I expected I would. I've always hoped their booklets would get slightly weightier, and I hope this is not an exception, but an indication that we will see weightier booklets for future releases. Especially the two Bava releases in January.

They've posted photos of the Steelbook for those who don't frequent Facebook.

Yup. Comprehensive booklets on Black Sunday would be great.
So far the most chuncky booklets we have are in Battle Royale Limited Edition and Obssesion.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by keirarts

I thought the prospect of a zombie 3 (pardon my error!)

Easy mistake to make - Vipco retitled films faster than Ron Jeremy getting it on.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by Robert W

It's things like this that keep the bootleggers in business.

So that means that any film locked to region A is also a target for bootleggers?

[PaulD]

Originally Posted by Daemonia

So that means that any film locked to region A is also a target for bootleggers?

I don't really get this either. Surely the people interested in such things are more likely to be multi region than to want to buy bootlegs?

[robertzombie]

Buy?