OVERALL: Draw

The R0 US 40th AE is features a 4K restoration and an exclusive featurette and an additional commentary.

The R2 edition from Arrow Video is mastered from a 2K scan of the 2-perf Techniscope negative and has exclusive extras.

The R0 US UE from Blue Underground features a new transfer, 6.1 DTS-ES track in both English and Italian, and the best set of extras.

2-disc SE R1 from Media Blasters/Shriek Show also has a great selection of extras.

R0 Holland has an isolated music track.

R2 Scandinavia from Another World Entertainment also has DTS and a couple of substantial documentaries.

R2 UK from Anchor Bay also has DTS tracks in both English and Italian with the "Box of the Banned" boxset having a couple of substantial documentaries. The set does have some cut films though.

This film is also known as:
- Island of the Flesh Eaters
- Island of the Living Dead
- Zombie 2: The Dead are Among Us
- Zombie 2

CUTS:

• R0 America- Blue Underground - No cuts (91:12 NTSC)
• R0 40th Anniversary Edition America- Blue Underground - No cuts (91:24 NTSC)
• R0 The Lucio Fulci Collection America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - Yes - Missing a few seconds (91:00 NTSC):
  - Opening frames / music, the scene with the professor holding up his gun, the phone booth sequence with Al Cliver and the shark attack sequence is missing footage.
• R0 Ultimate Edition America- Blue Underground - No cuts (91:12 NTSC)
• R0 Germany- Dragon Entertainment - No cuts (87:32 PAL)
• R0 Special Collector's Edition Holland- Italian Shock DVD Entertainment - No cuts (87:35 PAL)
• R0 Korea- Seil DVD - Yes - Missing a few seconds (91:01 NTSC):
  - Opening frames / music, the scene with the professor holding up his gun, the phone booth sequence with Al Cliver and the shark attack sequence is missing footage.
• R0 Extreme Version United Kingdom- Stonevision Entertainment - Yes - Cut by 0:23 by the BBFC, although 1:23 of previous cuts have been restored (87:31 PAL).
  The following has been cut:
  - At 44:00 shots of a splinter pushed through an eye.
  - At 59:00 shots of zombies feasting on human flesh.
• R1 25th Anniversary Special Edition America- Media Blasters / Shriek Show - No cuts (91:15 NTSC)
• R2 Japan- JVD - No cuts
• R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment - No cuts (91:20 NTSC-to-PAL)
• R2 Box of the Banned United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts (91:27 NTSC > PAL)
• R2 Strong Uncut Version United Kingdom- Arrow Video - No cuts (87:30 PAL)
• R4 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - Yes - Missing a few seconds (91:07 NTSC > PAL):
  - Opening frames/music, the scene with the professor holding up his gun, the phone booth sequence with Al Cliver and the shark attack sequence is missing footage.

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Comparison added by Craig on 11/07/01
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 06/10/23

UPDATE LOG:

25/10/11: Added additional note and audio option for R0 US UE.
25/10/11: Addition of the R0 US UE and clean-up.
25/11/12: Added Arrow Video release.
17/12/16: Addition of the Korean release.
18/06/17: Typo
18/12/19: Addition of the US 40th anniversary release.
19/03/20: added export title
22/02/21: Revised Dragon specs
02/03/21: Updated Scandinavian specs.
04/06/22: Dates.
06/10/23: Added back deleted detail specs.