The
title makes you hope it is a comedy, at least if you are not
dissuaded by the umpteenth attempt at the same old tired horror
sub-genre of – zombies.
The
film’s IMDB lists it as a horror, but the only horror about this
film is the fact that the creators did not bother to do a single
original thing. Why do so many filmmakers still follow the
done-to-death scenario of some infection turning people into rabid
undead cannibals?
In
this case, there were countless opportunities to turn it into
something unique, but quite the opposite is at play here. I decided,
out of courtesy, to view this as a tongue-in-cheek
horror. It was the only way to make it bearable.
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| Helicopters are stupid anyways. |
Not
in years of pushing my way through endless, unoriginal zombie films
had I seen this many clichés in one place. The movie feels as if the
creators literally made a really bad pizza, using ingredients from
every single mainstream zombie film ever made. Yes, your assumptions
are correct! ALL of those!
The
first half hour consists of what proper films deliver in the way of
character establishment. However, in this case, each scene that is
supposed to introduce us to the people involved, jumps from one to
the other too quickly, leaving the viewer rushed and uncertain as to
who is who and where they fit in.
Forced
stereotypes in the name of political correctness portrayed by sub-par
acting made me cringe throughout the film and unrealistic scenarios
are a dime a dozen. Unnecessary romantic endeavors (except for the
two bikers at the end…you’ll see) make for clumsy flow to
establish character depth.
Badly
constructed attempts at subplots only make it worse while you wait
for the actual carnage to erupt and even then, it is so predictable
that you can set your watch by it. Certain scenes had me laughing out
loud, but not in the comedic sense.
Some
characters are almost interesting (the mayor), but it is not enough
to save this film from looking like it copied Creepshow’s homework
and still failed the test. The camera work is decent, the budget was
used pretty well by way of make-up and effects, but the film just
comes across as desperate and cliché without a single reason to
remember it after you’ve seen it.
Now,
I have to go and wash my eyes out with a Hammer film.
Score
