MartinHafer The word "zombie" was added to the title to titillate--as was the presence of Rita Jenrette--as nymphet whose 15 minutes of fame came when talked publicly about her and her congressman husband's supposed tryst on the steps of the Capitol building. Normally, the adventures of a horny lady such as Jenrette would have quickly fizzled in the public's mind had she not subsequently posed for Playboy and starred in this cheap exploitation picture.Those looking for zombies will no doubt be disappointed, though if you are looking for horny tourists who take off their clothes with little provocation (especially Ms. Jenrette) you will no doubt be satisfied. Heck, the film should have been more appropriately titled "Horny Island Massacre" as indeed there is lots of gratuitous killing and there's something about that tropical air that turns people into horn-dogs! Of course, given the title, the fact it was made by Troma Films AND the sleazy advertising campaign that accompanied the movie's debut, none of this should come as much of a surprise. It's NOT to be mistaken for Shakespeare and you can hardly expect more than you get.The film has no stars (other than perhaps Jenrette--the Paris Hilton of her day) and has a rather low budget. The writing is pretty dim and there are only a few surprises along the way. One of the particularly silly bits is when the remaining five people wander into a mansion at night. It's totally dark outside, yet one of them almost instantly finds a small handgun hidden in the bushes!! He couldn't have found it faster if he'd had a map! There are also some really dumb people who act almost like they WANT to be killed they behaved so stupidly! I also loved the way Jenrette emoted when her movie husband was killed--it was so embarrassingly bad it gave me a chuckle.Overall, the film is worth seeing only for the first two minutes, as you get to see an awful lot of the lovely Mrs. Jenrette--an AWFUL lot! After that, it's all down hill! A film worth watching only for bad film fan and the curious who want to catch a glimpse of Jenrette naked. All others beware!

Michael_Elliott Zombie Island Massacre (1984) * (out of 4) Incredibly poor ultra low budget flick about a group on vacation who head to an island with voodoo rituals and of course they start getting knocked off one by one. The film features a Playboy Playmate who kindly gets naked three times during the opening moments and this here is clearly the highlight. The violence is obviously fake and the gore is kept very small and what we do see looks fake as well. The film borrows heavily from the 'Ten Little Indians' storyline but none of it ever makes too much sense. The score is from Harry Manfredini who also did the score for Friday the 13th. The score here rips that one off so you F13 nuts might want to check the film out to see how the two compare. The rest stay away.

NowDoINotLikeThat First off trading standards should be prosecuting the makers of this film. It clearly states the words "Zombie" and "Massacre" in it's title ! Where on earth are the zombies??? And as for a "massacre" -all we get is a group of instantly fogetable characters slowly waddling about an island ...well a crap set ..and later a house ...before being bumped off one by one by irate local natives ! Awful story which tries to have a drug-smuggling related twist at the end but frankly you couldn't give a toss by then . No gore , no zombies just an awful boring , tedious film with nothing of remote interest in it's plot or anything....there's nothing even ironically funny in its awfulness to redeem it. Awful poo film.

Paul Andrews Zombie Island Massacre starts as a group of American tourists on holiday in the Caribbean prepare for a guided tour of a local island named St. Marie. They all meet up outside their hotel & are welcomed by their tour guide Reginald Jones (Dennis Stephenson), they all board a bus to take them to a waiting boat at the local docks. Once aboard they set off for St. Marie where the guide takes them to see a real life Voodoo ceremony performed by the local tribe in which a dead body is seemingly brought back to life. Two newlyweds Donna (Deborah Jason) & Ed (Tom Fitzsimmons) sneak off into the dense jungle for a bit of lovin' but both are brutally murdered. Once the Voodoo ceremony ends everyone start to make their way back to the bus only to discover that the driver has disappeared, Reginald says he will find a phone & call for help but doesn't come back. Photographer Paul (David Broadnax in a role that Wesley Snipes was originally considered for), all round hero Steve (Tom Cantrell) & an artist named Connie (Diane Clayre Holub) take charge & decide that they must help themselves but they quickly discover that something is lurking on the island with the intent of killing everyone one-by-one...Edited & directed by John N. Carter Zombie Island Massacre wasn't anywhere near as bad as I had feared, that's not to say it's brilliant but I thought it was OK. Since this is another 'Troma Team Release' I didn't expect much so in that respect I wasn't disappointed. The script by star David Broadnax moves along at a fair pace & tries to throw a few twists & turns into the mix at the climax, it doesn't work all the time but at least some sort of effort was put into it. I don't like to blow my own trumpet but I have to say I saw EXACTLY where Zombie Island Massacre was going about half way through, I even spoke out loud my predictions & I was absolutely 100% right! Everyone was impressed I can tell ya! Maybe I've just seen too many of these things or maybe I just got lucky. The character's are the usual horror film clichés, the hero, the pretty woman, the black dude, the one who moans all the time, the selfish one, the ones who hold everyone else up etc. etc. Having said that at least they're not too annoying & most of them die. Unlike a lot of Tromas output this has no comedy elements at all despite the silly video artwork on the IMDb main page. The title is also rather misleading as there are no zombies in the film at all.Director Carter obviously had a low budget to work with & does a reasonable job with what he has, it's a hell of a lot better than the usual Troma crap & at least tries to maintain some credibility. The violence & gore is tame to say the least, the only really gory bit is when someone is decapitated, other than that there's a bit when a couple of people fall in a pit with spikes at the bottom, someone is hit over the head & some gunshot wounds.Technically Zombie Island Massacre is basic although better than the usual low Troma standard. It's not that well made & looks pretty rough. The acting isn't great, in fact it's poor. The film features Rita Jenrette was a former wife of SC Congressman John W. Jenrette Jr., so now you know!Zombie Island Massacre makes for a fairly entertaining 90 odd minutes, don't get me wrong it's far from brilliant but I think it's probably worth a watch if your not too demanding. Better than expected.