Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Year: 2013
Country: Japan
Alternate Titles: Reipu Zombie: Lust of the Dead 3
Genre: Zombie, Exploitation
Plot:
With the country still under attack, the few survivors of the gangs' attempts to propel the zombies forward find their latest efforts to keep them at bay interrupted by the arrival of another force in the war between the two sides, and must sort out their alliances.
This was an enjoyable effort in the series. Much like the other sequels, this is based on exploiting rather sleazy and depraved themes. This means most of the time focusing on softcore rubbing and fondling with each other in close-up detail, which comes off far more erotic than expected considering the situation of being in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Likewise, all the community showers, topless beatdowns, and self-love sequences add even more nude scenes. This still has the rape issue to deal with, as there are plenty of those scenes within the film, as the horde attacks with more frequency, creating some intense scenes here.
Another big factor is the increased number of zombie scenes, resulting in a more action-packed film than expected considering its length. Most of this action is the main finale, which is filled with zombies swarming the various barricades of the fort. This ends up causing them to ravage the group, as the horde begins engaging in their usual rape antics with all kinds of fun mini-encounters throughout the facility. Moreover, there's even a truly sleazy finale, with all the different rape sessions being indulged in here for a long section, which borders on hardcore pornographic, such are the intensity and frequency of these encounters. Along with all the gory kills provided here and solid-if-unremarkable acting performances, there's plenty to like alongside the few problems displayed.
One of the few problems is that there's no need to recap the previous entries in the series. These take up so much time detailing the history of the outbreak, by replaying the scenes from the previous films in order to pad out the running time for a film that doesn't need it. Being as brief as it is already, wasting that time on a recap highlights the weak story and it could've used another pass to add in more elements. Consequently, it's rather tough to get into the concept of the storyline as the misogynistic plot doesn't make for the easiest work to get into, due to the extreme subject matter being seen in this light. The only other issue for this one is the film's rather quizzical inclusion of the idol singer and her inane song that's played during the rally meeting, which just drags the pacing down even further along with the tempo-based issues from the recap and stock footage within here.
Overview: ***/5
In the end, there's not much to really say here. The film provides a more action-oriented segment to complement all the plot advances put forth in the previous film and delivers on that front. The zombie scenes are more frequent and get far more extreme in their ideas which makes these two films feel like true compliments to each other, and really causes this entry in the series to be a must for fans of the earlier entries or fans of the extreme exploitation scene in Japan.
This review was originally published on Asian Movie Pulse and is gratefully reprinted with their cooperation.
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