"Erotic Nights of the Living Dead" is a somewhat entertaining zombie/porn mixture.**SPOILERS**Heading out on a trip, Larry O'Hara, (George Eastman) has his boat hired out by John Wilson, (Mark Shannon) an American businessman for a trip to a nearby island. Taking along companion Fiona, (Dirce Funari) they seem initially weary of the journey due to local legends about a race of zombies controlled by an evil cat creature, they land on the island and find that it would make an excellent high-end resort. Even though warned away from the place by local Luna, (Laura Gemser) they decide to stay there and use the island for their original intent. Despite more warnings, a horde of the living dead arise from the grounds and stalk them through the island, forcing them to realize the reason for the zombie rampage and set out to stop it before they all become prey to the shuffling creatures.The Good News: This one had some rather good qualities to it when it tried to. The biggest plus to it is the fact that there's some rather good stuff to come from the film's inclusion of hardcore porn into the zombie film genre. Along with the usual Euro-sleaze standard of showing off full nudity from the females involved, this one goes the extra mile and uses it to insert male nudity into the mix with a variety of different options. The main one is a full-on, extended and extremely graphic threesome that starts off with an explicit shower scene, then moves on into the hardcore sex scene that includes oral, penetration and more. That it goes so far in presenting everything makes it standout, and the other sex scenes presented throughout aren't as bad either. These are also packed into the beginning of the film, giving this part of the film a sleazy taste that, along with copious amounts of nudity from non-sexual encounters presented, leave a really sleazy feel to these scenes. Most of them fail, though, when compared to a bottle trick accompanied by a stripper's stage show that is easily one of the most dirty and disgusting scenes imaginable for these films. Even a lesbian romp, kept to a soft-core focus due to the extremity of the previous entries, is a delight and somewhat fun. The zombie footage mixed in, what little there is, is also really nice and manages to get a creepy feeling or two from the scenes, as it comes with the grossly-designed, long-dead and rotting look that really sums up the term zombie in great order, looking quite unique and really great. The scenes of them emerging out of the sand is a sight to behold, with the heaving earth giving way to the creatures in a long, extended sequence that gives the chills, and the resulting action scenes provide plenty of life to the film. The last plus is the moody cinematography on display, giving the island scenes a really beautiful look and the cemetery scenes an eerie air that sets up what's to come nicely. These here are what help the film along.The Bad News: This one here did have a few problems with it. One of the biggest here is the simple fact of the inclusion of so much hardcore footage into the film. This is the kind of stuff that can appear to turn off or morally offend the more prudish out there that merely want to see zombies ripping corpses apart and have no desire to see such kind of scenes. The fact that it goes into the hardcore realm with it's sex and nudity, even so much as doing it often as well, is going to be a struggle for those with these values, plus it also manages to bring up the film's other big problem in that, the inclusion of all that footage results in the film just dragging out for no reason. This is easily a good half-hour too long, most of which is the hardcore footage boosting the length as the film stops in it's tracks and indulges in them for no purpose other than it can, forcing everything else to come after it and making it feel way too long. That also affects the zombie scenes in here, as they're rarely given any screen time other than the very end, which is a sad fact that they're reduced to a cameo role in their own movie. The last flaw in here is the rather unusual manner of the ghost inserted into the film, which has very little sense to it and is overall sloppily done. These here are the film's problems.The Final Verdict: A weird conundrum, as it mixes together the extremes of everything yet not really doing much with them. This one could be worthwhile if you've got a strong stomach and don't mind over-bearing amounts of Euro-sleaze or fans of zombie films, but those with prudish values are advised to seek out a censored version or ignore altogether.Rated UR/X: Continuous Full Male and Female Nudity, hardcore Sex Scenes, Graphic Violence and Language

Anyone who has seen Porno Holocaust will know exactly what to expect from Erotic Nights of the Living Dead, as the two films feature basically the same cast and plot lines. Joe D'Amato is often held in high regard by cult horror fans, and he has made some excellent classics in the genre; but to be honest, I really don't know where he's coming from with the whole porn/zombies thing. Last time I checked, the living dead aren't sexy and mixing an average zombie film with a load of porn isn't exactly a guaranteed recipe for success. As mentioned, the plot is basically the same as the one in Porno Holocaust and focuses on an isolated island. A group of sex starved (or not) people travel to the island for some reason or another, but naturally the island is infested with zombies. This doesn't stop the travellers having sex with each other every five minutes, the zombies do prove to be a bit of a nuisance. That's about the long and short of the plot really...This film is slightly better than Porno Holocaust, but only slightly. The two films suffer from the same main problems: Erotic Nights of the Living Dead is also far too long, and it takes too long for anything to happen too. The sex is mostly quite boring too, which obviously does the film no favours. The film features two of exploitation cinema's biggest stars in George Eastman (also the writer) and Laura Gemser. Gemser, however, doesn't turn up until we get over the halfway point. There's a fair bit of gore in the film, some of it quite hardcore, but it's clear that the sex is the main focus. The zombies themselves are the typical Italian style crusty looking things; not very convincing! As mentioned, the film is far too long and the plot really drags on numerous occasions, which is a shame. There really isn't much to this film; it's very much what you'd expect, so if you're looking for something substantial then look elsewhere! I can't really say that I found Erotic Nights of the Living Dead all that enjoyable so I won't be recommending it, but I guess some sleaze fans may get a kick out of it.

Oh yea this is a exploitation/zombie/euro trash classic I was wanting this on DVD for years alas I got it yesterday at the amazing Rasputin records in Berkley,CA anyway lots and lots of sex and sleaze I'm talking hardcore sex I have the rated x DVD lets say there is a scene that must be seen a chick has sex with a champaign bottle and uncorks it!Now lets talk about the zombies real quick their cool oldfashiond slow zombi 2 like zombies there is a good amount of zombi action.Also its dubbed so bad that you will be chuckling a lot so I am done talking about it now its time for you to find this and see it you wont forget it!!

An American businessman wants to build a hotel on a remote island, so he has someone sail him and his girlfriend there to check it out. The zombie scenes seem tacked on as an afterthought, so as a horror film this doesn't really work that well. However due to the ridiculous dialog and the hardcore sex scenes the film MIGHT be worth it for drunken party type viewing, but even that is stretching it (pardon the pun) Feel free to skip this one, as it's only remote interesting as a curiosity. That being said the way champagne is uncorked in the film is ingenious.Eye Candy: more than you can shake a decaying limb at My Grade: D DVD Extras: 27 minutes of Alternate footage; Production stills & Laura Gemser stills gallery; X-rated Trailer; and trailers for "Zombi 2", "Emanuelle And The Last Cannibals", "Nightmares Come at Night", & "Slaughter Hotel" Easter Egg: In the main menu, highlight scene access and press down to get to a hidden skull, click on it for the French opening credits