Critical Reception
Originally released as a straight-to-VHS video, the film first gained attention when critic Rob Firsching, writing for The Amazing World of Cult Movies, dubbed the production “the worst piece of garbage I have ever seen.” Other Internet critics took up the chant, knocking Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras for its artistic and technical shortcomings. The most notable slam may have come from James Berardinelli when he proclaimed it “the worst professionally produced film I have had the displeasure of sitting through.” Berardinelli goes on to mention that after "enduring Zombie! Vs. Mardi Gras, you will have a clear appreciation of which films are truly bad and which ones are just unimaginative and lifeless." However, David Sterritt of the Christian Science Monitor noted that "Fans of unregenerate underground moviemaking will have a ball, and there's a creepy charm to the picture's proudly homemade quality". Later reviews were tinged with grudging admiration; T.L. Bugg describes the film as "trash on the highest order, but it is some damn entertaining trash" and further opines that "Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras comes across like an art film that’s been invaded by a dime store Val Lewton...."
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