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3.4/10 • 41

1984-11-201h 35m

Horror

HAVE A FUN-FILLED VACATION! Toe-Tapping Machete Head Dances! Glamourous Zombie-Style Cosmetic Surgery! Fabulous Air-Conditioned Tiger Pits!

Americans on vacation in the Caribbean take a tour of a nearby island at night and watch a local voodoo ritual. Soon after, they find themselves stranded on the island and under attack by unseen foes. One by one they meet violent ends.

Directors
John Carter
Editors
John Carter

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  1. David Broadnax

    David Broadnax

    Paul

  2. Rita Jenrette

    Rita Jenrette

    Sandy

  3. George Peters

    George Peters

    Whitney

  4. Debbie Ewing

    Debbie Ewing

    Helen

  5. Ralph Monaco

    Ralph Monaco

    Jerry

  6. Tom Fitzsimmons

    Tom Fitzsimmons

    Ed

  7. Tom Cantrell

    Tom Cantrell

    Steve

  8. Diane Clayre Holub

    Diane Clayre Holub

    Connie

  9. Ian McMillian

    Ian McMillian

    Joe

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Wuchak

Apr 18, 2020

4/10

Dull survival horror on a Caribbean island A tourist bus on the Jamaican island of San Maria (fictitious) takes a group of vacationers to a supposedly real-life voodoo ritual deep in the woods under the moonlight. When the bus fails to start they have to travel by foot to the nearest abode while each member is horrifyingly removed from the equation. Despite the horror elements, “Zombie Island Massacre” (1984) is, at heart, a survival venture akin to the comic Adventure Into Fear #18 with the Man-Thing (1973); the story by Steve Gerber was called “A Question of Survival” and, like this film, involved survivors of a bus mishap traversing the jungle at night for succor. The key difference is that Gerber made sure to include engrossing human interest in his yarn while this movie unfortunately doesn’t. As a result, it’s tedious despite the great plot, authentic locations and decent main cast. To be fair, the story does finally perk up in the last act. Someone criticized the film on the grounds that there are “no zombies, gore, sex, action, or acting,” but there’s a zombie resurrection ritual in the first 20 minutes with plenty of gore; later on two tourists are impaled in a jungle pit and someone else gets his head lopped off. As for sex, the movie opens with a naked couple in their hotel room who have further shenanigans in a boat cabin; another couple messin’ around in the nighttime forest is also featured. As far as action goes, there’s enough for this kind of flick. In regards to the acting, the actors playing the protagonists Sandy, Joe, Paul, Steve, Connie and Mr. Whitney are competent enough. The problem is the unimaginative script doesn’t give them much dimension. While she doesn’t do anything for me personally, Rita Jenrette (Sandy) is highlighted on the female front. Meanwhile Diane Clayre Holub (Connie) runs a distant second. There are a couple notable peripherals as well, but the director was unskilled in taking advantage of feminine resources (not talkin’ ’bout nudity or raunch). The movie runs 1 hour, 25 minutes, and was shot in Jamaica. GRADE: C/C-

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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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