Lucio Fulci's Manhattan Baby

Ok so this one is not for everyone. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit, but its an acquired taste for sure. Ya see I love Fulci's zombie films, several times a year I re-visit Zombie, City Of The Living Dead, House By The Cemetery, The Beyond & Zombie 3.  Every time I watch his other films I find my self hoping for zombies to pop out.. I still like stuff like The New York Ripper & Cat In The Brain , but I dont love those films like his gothic trilogy. So I sort of slept on Fulci after going threw his zombie films. But after reading somewhere that many people bracket Manhattan Baby with his gothic films, I ran right to Movie Madness and rented it. What you get is kind of a Fulci stew, with plenty of steamy chunks of what could be deleted scenes from The Beyond... except with no zombies of course..although one could make the case that the reanimated flesh eating taxidermy birds count as zombies. In short, its worth a watch if your a Fulci dork.

Junk (Asian Zombie Series pt 2)

Ive heard Junk (aka Shiryo-gari) referred to as a poor man's Versus. I understand the comparison but Junk is a pretty fun lil film in its own right. I originally bought this on VHS from Reckless 4 or 5 years ago but the tape was broken. I was thrilled when I ended up getting it on DVD from my fiance for Valentines day. Jam packed with homages to a plethora of american & italian genre films including Zombie,Re-animator,Aliens,Dawn of the Dead, & Reservoir dogs, Junk brings plenty of gore & explosions to the screen. Filled with undead shuffling out of Lucio Fulci's Zombie brought to life by the glowing green liquid from Re-animator vs the military and the mafia imitating scenes out of Aliens, Atsushi Muroga truly brings the rock! So screw all the negative ish you heard bout this title. If your a genre fan, asian zombies in particular, give this flick a chance...dont be an asshole.

-recommended