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Zombie Nightmare (1987) 1/2 (out of 4) As a young kid Tony saw his father murdered a couple punks after he tried to stop them from raping a girl. Flash forward several years and Tony breaks up a robbery but he's soon ran over by a group of five punks (including Tia Carrere). His mother can't believe she's lost a husband and now a son so she has a voodoo princess bring Tony back so he can seek revenge.ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE is yet another film from the 80's that was made for very little money and the results are pretty awful. There were countless zombies movies made during the decade and from what I've seen this here is the very worse. There really isn't anything good about this picture except for the Motorhead soundtrack and the brief appearance by Adam West, the original TV Batman.I watched this movie the same day news broke that West had passed away. As I was watching this movie it struck me that I had rented this on VHS as a kid but I remember turning it off half-way through because of how bad it was. I mean, you've got a sequence here where a horny couple get into a hot tub yet they both keep their clothes on including the woman pretty much being fully clothed! The death scenes are all extremely lame, pretty non-violent and there's certainly no gore.As far as the lead zombie goes, he's very non-threatening and there's certainly no drama or suspense to be found anywhere. THe performances are bad, the direction is bad and there's just not too much going on here entertainment wise. As I said, it's fascinating getting to see West in his brief role here but even he can't save this mess. The film's opening credits feature Motorhead's Ace of Spades and that's certainly the highlight of this watered-down and rather lame horror movie.

When "Tony Washington" (Jon Mikl Thor) is accidentally killed in an auto accident his mother goes to a voodoo priestess named "Molly Mokembe" (Manuska Rigaud) to avenge his death. Molly turns Tony into a zombie and he is given a mission to kill the five teenagers who were joy-riding in the car that night. So much for the plot. Now, initially I figured that with Adam West (as "Captain Tom Churchman") and Tia Carrere ("Amy") in this movie that they would lend some credibility to this picture. And while they did okay, the rest of the cast was awful. Additionally, the action scenes were terrible, the sets looked cheap and the special effects were just plain silly. Likewise, the music of "Motorhead" and the other bands featured in the soundtrack wasn't good enough to radically improve this film either. In short, this film is pretty bad. That said, I have rated it accordingly. Definitely below average.

This movie is bad...really bad. Did I say just how bad? Bad...This MUST have been a tax write-off for someone. The zombie rock tune at the beginning of the film (as bad as it is) is probably the highlight. A triumph of poorly made Canadian cinema.Adam West must have been really starved for work when he got involved in this. Growing up in Montreal, the scenes from the West Island were a real hoot. Let's stop for an ice cream at the Twist & Creme and then kill some teenagers.The plot is ridiculous and the acting is worse. I won't bother with a detailed synopsis. It would be pointless (and unbelievable).EVERYONE (I'd qualify that by saying maybe everyone aged 30 and older) should watch the MST3K version of this. One memorable line: "Hank Peters...Italian Grocer" (watch and you'll know) A rotten tomato for sure

After writing back-to-back negative reviews for Werewolf (1996) and Track of the Moon Beast (1976), I almost hate to make it three in a row with Zombie Nightmare. I've thought about raising one of the ratings because I really hate to seem so negative. But if you've seen this trifecta of cinematic crap, you'll understand that I really have no choice. Zombie Nightmare deserves the 1/10 – just like Werewolf and Track of the Moon Beast. It's pretty much bad in every way a movie can be. It's got it all – bad acting, poor special effects, ridiculous plot, weak technical aspects, and unlikable characters. I've used this expression several times recently, but Gawd awful also applies to Zombie Nightmare.Actually, I do have one positive thing to write about the movie. Somehow, the makers of this garbage were able to secure the rights to (or possibly just had the good sense to use) Motörhead's "Ace of Spades" for the opening credits. Lemmy rocks!