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post #361 of 396
4/9/09 at 5:21pm
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Sorry Todd, all the movies in that post are fake.

(At least the trailers and the book are real.)
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post #362 of 396
4/16/09 at 5:57am
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Watched Splinter last night. Not bad, but marginal as a zombie flick.
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post #363 of 396
4/22/09 at 10:45am

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Originally Posted by SteveGon
Sorry Todd, all the movies in that post are fake.

(At least the trailers and the book are real.)

[shaking fist angrily]Damn you Steve!!!!!! You had me excited.[/shaking fist angrily]



I'm finally going to get around to watching Fulci's Zombi 2 this weekend. Hope it lives up to the hype.
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post #364 of 396
4/27/09 at 4:54pm
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Anno Domini 3048 - One thousand years in the future, after a devastating nuclear war, the long-dormant church has regained its power and outlawed science. Church crusaders travel the land, destroying any vestige of science they can find, all the while battling mutants known as shifters (ostensibly zombies) and the mysterious (and paunchy) warrior known as the Druid. Some interesting themes in this one, but it's ultimately defeated by its super low budget, seeming more than anything a film concocted by well-meaning fantasy gamers acting out one of their role-playing adventures. R1 DVD.

*1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: * out of ****


Dark New World - Yet another "group of disparate types stuck in a house during a zombie outbreak" flick, this one ups the conceit that some of the refugees may be more dangerous than the living dead. Not without interest, but pretty cheap and it shows. R1 DVD.

*1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: **1/2 out of ****


Dead Snow - Ah, here we go! A group of medical students heads off to the mountains for a weekend of fun and runs afoul of Nazi zombies. Good, gory fun follows in this Norwegian slice of undead horror. R1 DVD.

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating: ***1/2 out of ****


The Lord of Zombie City - Mixed bag of a short has a gumshoe teaming up with an elf (!) to investigate why the local zombies are no longer docile. Meh.

Watch part one here, follow the links for parts 2 - 4

*1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: ** out of ****


The Passion of Zombie Jesus - Yet another Christ-themed zombie short has a resurrected and hungry-for-flesh Jesus infecting his disciples with a zombie plague. Will this herald the beginning of a new undead religion?

Watch it here

*1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: ** out of ****


Southern Fried Zombies - A high school student is questioned by police after the football coach is attacked by a zombified cheerleader. Misleading title aside, a nifty little short.

Watch it here

**1/2 out of ***

Splatometer rating: **1/2 out of ****


The Zombeatles: All You Need is Brains - One-joke mockumentary short chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most famous undead rock band. I chuckled a couple of times (Pall IcKartney is still alive!) and that's about it. R1 DVD.

*1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: ** out of ****


Xombie: Dead On Arrival - Flash animated online series (now collected on R1 DVD) about a sentient zombie who finds himself saddled with a still-living little girl. Can he get her to safety before she's devoured by his dumb but very hungry undead brethren? Entertaining and better than I'd thought it'd be.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: *** out of ****


Trailer Gallery:

Ninjas Vs. Zombies

Zombie Allegiance

Onechanbara: Vortex


Book news: hot on the undead heels of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an H.G. Wells' classic gets zombified:

The War of the Worlds: H.G. Wells's Classic Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies
Edited by SteveGon - 7/13/2009 at 02:58 pm GMT
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post #365 of 396
5/1/09 at 7:57pm

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OK, I am not a fan of zombie movies, but I just popped in here to post what I think is the funniest quote by a zombie movie fan. I'm sorry that I don't have the link, but a fan wrote an essay about zombie movies and when I got to the sentence "There's no such thing as a good zombie movie." I almost fell out of my chair laughing.

It's one thing to hear such a sentiment from someone who doesn't like zombie movies, quite another to hear it from someone who does.
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post #366 of 396
5/3/09 at 4:36am

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I just joined, and I grew up on zombie movies as a child. I can still hear voodoo drums.
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post #367 of 396
5/4/09 at 4:50am
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Welcome to the zombie club, Arletty!
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post #368 of 396
5/4/09 at 1:21pm

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Thank you for making me welcome. People my way (Cairns) are often taken for Zombies, but it's just Tropical Torpor.
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post #369 of 396
5/29/09 at 8:51am
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Cemetery of Terror - Stupid teenagers steal the corpse of a serial killer only to have the murderer come back from the dead thanks to some nasty black magic. Before you can say Jason, he's hackin' and choppin' 'em to pieces. Gory slice of Mexi-horror also features a zombie-laden finale. R1 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: *** out of ****


Brokeback Zombie - Brief feature illustrates that people will still want sex after a zombie apocalypse. In fact, some even want sex with zombies! In this undead future, three not-so-hotties run a successful bordello where the living can have their way with the living dead. But can they survive a mad preacher's scheme to bring down their seamy enterprise? Not an uninteresting premise, but rather poorly done with no gay cowboys to be seen. R1 DVD.

* out of ****

Splatometer rating: ** out of ****


2 - Better than average indie effort follows two survivors of a zombie uprising as they hole up in an abandoned factory to await...what? With little indication that help is on the way and supplies dangerous to get, how long can they last? R1 DVD.

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating: *** out of ****


Come Get Some More! - Unreleased sequel to Come Get Some! finds the Last Resort Man once again called back into action to battle zombies. But can he convince (beg, really) his one-time allies (a trio of ass-kicking beauties) to lend him a hand? And who is the mysterious, bat-wielding black man in black? Come Get Some! was flawed but fun, this follow-up is muddled and slapdash. Only lead Steven Grainger - here taking over the directorial reins and once again playing the Last Resort Man - shows any life. More than anything he seems like a poor man's Bruce Campbell (he was also kind enough to send me a free copy of his film so I feel kinda bad about slamming it).

*1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: *** out of ****


Street of the Dead - Fun little zombie comedy has a stoner trying to survive an outbreak of the living dead (thanks to an ancient, mold-encrusted sandwich!). But the only help he finds is from a nutty assassin who just happens to be his neighbor! Despite its nil budget, this actually features some (mostly) decent acting and quite a few laughs. R1 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: **1/2 out of ****


Bubba's Chili Parlor - More mad cow-induced living dead madness as a city girl finds herself holed up with the titular redneck (along with two of his gun-totin' buddies) after contaminated beef causes an outbreak of zombies in the boondocks. Wannabe grindhouse flick (complete with fake drive-in intermissions) is no-frills zombie fun. R1 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating: *** out of ****
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post #370 of 396
5/29/09 at 4:57pm

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Originally Posted by SteveGon
Dead Snow - Ah, here we go! A group of medical students heads off to the mountains for a weekend of fun and runs afoul of Nazi zombies. Good, gory fun follows in this Norwegian slice of undead horror. R1 DVD.

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating: ***1/2 out of ****

I've been waiting for this one and did not realize it was out. Keep up the good work, Steve.
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post #371 of 396
7/13/09 at 7:40am
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Melvin - Or, A Tale of Two Nerds With Zombies.  Two nerds, one living, one living dead, figure into this tale of zombies, bullies and unrequited love.  College geek Norton decapitates living dead dork Melvin, killed by bullies in a prank gone awry but resurrected during a zombie outbreak.   He's then plagued by Melvin's ghost, a geeky spectre who guides him through an odyssey of undead revenge.  Can he survive a night of living dead horror?  And more importantly, when will he realize that Melvin's hot sister carries a torch for him?  R1 DVD.
 
** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 
 
The Resurrection Game - An embittered police detective turned private eye is hired to find the cause of a zombie plague in this odd blend of noir and living dead horror.  Harboring a grudge over the loss of his wife to the undead hordes, he tracks down a disgraced scientist familiar with the roots of the zombie outbreak.  But they and two squabbling zombie killers find themselves caught in a web of deceit that proves more deadly than the hungry dead!  A good try though not completely successful.  R1 DVD.
 
**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


Platoon of the Dead - Three National Guardsmen hole up in a secluded house after surviving an ambush by zombiefied army troops.  There they discover three mysterious women who may have something to do with the origins of the living dead warriors.  But before any secrets are revealed, the six must survive the inevitable assault by the platoon of the dead!  Overplotted nonsense throws in demons, laser beams and bad acting to inconsequential effect, though the Billy Bob Thornton wannabe is a hoot.  R1 DVD.

* out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****


Last of the Living - In a world overrun by zombies three pals decide to live it up by lounging around in abandoned mansions.  But their days of post-apocalyptic luxury come to an end when they run across a hot little scientist who may have a cure for the living dead.  Unfortunately they first have to road trip it through a landscape infested with the hungry dead!  Comic-tinged zombie horror from New Zealand is fun if a bit on the sketchy side.  R2 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****


Dead Girl - Two high school outcasts discover a living dead girl in the bowels of an abandoned psychiatric hospital.  One of them then decides to pimp her out to his horny classmates to grisly effect.  Sick little number is most definitely not for everyone.  R2 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****


Waking Up to Hell - Okay short features intersecting stories of FBI agents, scientists and average folks caught up in a zombie outbreak.  Another good try that ultimately leads to nothing.
 
www.youtube.com/watch

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****

 
Zombie trailers:

Zombieland:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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post #372 of 396
8/31/09 at 8:33am
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Night of the Living Dead: Rifftrax - The guys from Mystery Science Theater 3000 take on George Romero's classic chiller!  Actually there's not much here to get excited about.  There are some laughs but I guess it's hard to make too much fun of a movie that's actually good.  R1 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ***1/2 out of ****


The Grandmother's Mushroom Soup - Finnish no-budgeter has a drug dealer teaming up with two backwoods brothers to battle zombies spawned from the titular concoction.  Watchable but not very good, with lots of geysering blood substituted for gore shots.  R2 DVD.

* out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****


Pontypool - Canadian-lensed infected thriller about a fired shock jock who takes a job at a radio station in the small town of Pontypool.  Things go from bad to worse after he and his co-workers are trapped at the station by a bizarre viral outbreak that turns those infected into murderous, gibberish-spewing fiends.  Tense shocker features the most unusal virus vector yet seen in a zombie/infected flick.  R1 (Canadian) DVD.

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


Life Room - Routine zombie chiller about a group of people trapped in a church "life room" during a zombie outbreak.  Will they give in to their base instincts in order to survive?  The John Carpenter-ish score helps.  R1 DVD.

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****



Zombedy - Comic short has two buddies bickering incessantly before and after they're turned into the living dead.  Tries too hard and ends abruptly.  R1 DVD.

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


The Ties That Bind - A husband must figure out what to do after his wife is bitten by a zombie and subsequently possessed by a demon.  Overrated short features little zombie action.  R1 DVD.

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****


Bonus Zombie Trailer:

theeaters.com
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post #373 of 396
8/31/09 at 9:29am
I have been waiting on an update to this thread - thanks!  Looks like Pontypool is the winner here....
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post #374 of 396
8/31/09 at 11:53am
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Yep, definitely check out Pontypool.  It's available from Amazon's Canadian outlet.  Sorry to be taking so long between posts, but my new family life eats up lots of time!  Lots of new zombie releases coming up in the next few months so keep looking! 
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post #375 of 396
9/1/09 at 10:54am
Pontypool is definitely a good zombie film, especially since it takes place mostly in one setting (the basement of a church where the radio station resides). It's bit of a return to form for director Bruce McDonald (Highway 61, Hard Core Logo) and another example why Canadian cinema doesn't need huge budgets to entertain audiences. The book the film's based on, Pontypool Changes Everything (written by Tony Burgess, who wrote the screenplay), is very different from the film, but it's an amazing piece of literary fiction, especially when it was published in 1998, when zombies weren't popular like they are today!
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post #376 of 396
9/2/09 at 9:06pm
Good to see so much love for zombies on a "serious" film forum.

My faves are:

Re-Animator
Evil Dead 2
Return of the Living Dead
Shaun of the Dead

I also don't really enjoy the original zombie movie Night of the Living Dead.
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post #377 of 396
9/3/09 at 3:49am
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I also don't really enjoy the original zombie movie Night of the Living Dead.



I am guessing that you saw the original NOTLD for the first time sometime in the last ten years and after you saw some of the othere movies you listed?
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post #378 of 396
9/3/09 at 9:41pm
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I am guessing that you saw the original NOTLD for the first time sometime in the last ten years and after you saw some of the othere movies you listed?

As it happens, those particular films I saw post-NOTLD, but you guess right that I'm young, and that I saw the Dawn of the Dead remake before I saw Night of the Living Dead, which may be shocking to some, but come on, that's the times, embrace the youngans.

The problem with NOTLD is it was so revolutionary it was shot on zero budget, so it can be quite a rough and muddy experience to watch, particularly if you don't watch it on a good print. I think I'll try again on blu ray.

 
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post #379 of 396
9/4/09 at 5:58am
no slam to your age, just looking for context.
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post #380 of 396
10/5/09 at 2:13pm
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Autopsy of the Dead - Lengthy documentary focusing on the lesser-known contributers to the original Night of the Living Dead.  Some good nuggets of information here, but at 144 minutes this one's strictly for NOTLD buffs.

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****


Grace - A woman loses her husband and unborn baby in a car accident but refuses to have the dead fetus removed from her womb.  And wouldn't ya know it, the lil' tyke pops out on schedule as a zombie baby!  Can she sate its appetite for blood and fend off her nosy mother-in-law?  And what about those pesky flies?  Sedate thriller boasts a queasy finale.

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


Red Victoria - A struggling screenwriter reluctantly agrees to write a horror movie script and is visited by his muse, a "spectral zombie" whose outer beauty belies her nasty intentions.  Will he survive her attempts to show him the true meaning of horror?  Made on the cheap, but a good try.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****


Zombieland - No need to say much about this one as it's pretty high profile.  I had a lot of fun with it, though I don't think it quite measures up to Shaun of the Dead (to which it's been compared).  Loved the star cameo that gives the film an unexpected touch of surrealistic humor - very funny!

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
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11/7/09 at 4:51pm
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Beast Within (aka Virus Undead) - A young doctor and his two buddies spend a weekend at the secluded country estate that belonged to his grandfather, a scientist who died under mysterious circumstances.  No sooner have they talked a couple of hotties into joining them for a party, then they're attacked by crazed ghouls, victims of a deadly avian virus.  Decent enough as far as German zombie movies go, but nothing to write home about either.  Filmed in English .  R1 DVD.
 
**1/2 out of **** 

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 
Redneck Carnage - The title sums it up.  Lots of carnage, lots of rednecks.  Unfortunately this no-budgeter is overlong and over-stuffed with zombies, aliens, bigfoots, chainsaw-wielding maniacs, cannibal serial killers, bikers, and chintzy make-up.  The only thing they left out were boobs, for gosh sakes!  Poorly-written and awfully-acted, but just watchable if you're used to this sort of thing.  R1 DVD.
 
* out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****
 
The Brass Ring - Documentary chronicle of the making of the no-budget zombie flick Dead Life.  There are some interesting nuggets of information here, but it's also sluggish and talky.  R1 DVD.
 
**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****
 
Dead Air - Another zombie film set in a radio station (see Pontypool).  This one has Islamic terrorists unleashing a U.S.-made bio-weapon in a large city, a nasty bit of work that turns its victims into raving cannibals.  Lacks the oddness that made Pontypool stand out, but not bad.  Nice to see Patricia Tallman again.  R1 DVD.
 
**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 
Dead Exit - Above average short has three people taking refuge in a school during a zombie outbreak.  Standard stuff, but well done.  R1 DVD.
 
*** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 
Maelstrom The Zombie Opera - A pregnant woman holds the key to stopping a zombie plague in this grim opera.  Picks up after a slow start, but suffers from a blah score and lyrics.   Worth a look for the curious.  R1 DVD.
 
** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


Coming up!  Deadlands 2: Trapped, Colin, After the Day 2: Before the Knight, Zombie Abomination and Zombie Atrocity (the Italian Zombie Movie Parts 1 and 2), Wasting Away and more!

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post #382 of 396
12/7/09 at 8:22am
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"Is that a zombie rabbit?"


Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated - George Romero's workhorse is trotted out once again for another redo.  This time a wealth of animation styles convey the action, with the film's original soundtrack used as a backdrop. From simple line drawings to the abstract, from puppetry and claymation to an inexplicable live action recreation (?), this novel approach nonetheless wears thin after awhile.  Still very much worth a look for NOTLD fans.  Not yet on DVD, but you can watch it for free online, this week only (12/7 - 12/13) at countgore.com. 
 
*** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****




Look ma!  We're in a Michael Bay movie! The living dead prowl the streets
in Deadlands 2: Trapped.
 
 
Deadlands 2: Trapped - The residents of a small Maryland town are used as guinea pigs in a government bioweapons experiment.  Wouldn't ya know it, the virus they're testing creates zombies!  Six immune people are then trapped in a movie theater and race the clock in an attempt to escape:  they know the government has come up with something big to cover up their zombie faux pas and you can pretty much guess what that is!  A big step up technically from its in-name-only predecessor Deadlands:  The Rising, with an effective score and restrained use of gore.  R1 DVD.
 
*** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****




"They're coming to get you, Ellie May!"
 
 
Hillbilly Bob Zombie - Tainted moonshine causes an outbreak of slackjawed zombies in this backwater cheapo.  Toss this one into the cement pond.  R1 DVD.
 
BOMB!
 
Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****
 
 
Delivery of the Dead - A dedicated pizza delivery guy must decide whether or not to deliver his pizzas during a zombie outbreak.  Silly trifle.  Can be viewed on the IMDB.

www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi2229797401/
 
** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****



 


After the Day 2: Before the Knight - Awkwardly titled sequel delves into the background of the post-apocalypse government warriors known as the knights, focusing on Giovanni Fish (seen in After the Day) as he struggles with his new life following the deaths of his wife and daughter.  Can he survive in a world of zombies and human treachery?  Surprisingly engrossing for the most part, though the climax is a confusing mess.  R1 DVD.
 
**1/2 out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****


 
 
"Not a classic!"
"Not unique!"
"My bits are still attached!"

Wasting Away - Zombie comedy about four friends who eat a special blend of soft serve ice cream that turns them into the living dead.  The joke here is that they don't see themselves as zombies while everyone else does.  Somewhat engaging, but also rather sloppily written.  R2 DVD.
 
** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 
 
Mainstream Massacre - Youtube short has a man and a woman battling zombies on a remote island.  Decent enough little satire (to say more would ruin the surprise).

www.youtube.com/watch
 
**1/2 out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****
 
 
Decadere - Another homegrown Youtube short about a man fighting off a zombie invasion in his home.  Grim, if not particularly distinguishable from others of its kind. 

www.youtube.com/watch
 
** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****
 
 
Zombie Dearest - An aspiring standup comedian convinces his wife to give their troubled marriage one more go as they move into her childhood home.  While fixing the place up, he uncovers a zombie, long-buried in the yard.  But will this convenient handyman be a help or a hindrance?  And what of its secrets?   Good try ambles to a jokey, dues ex machina conclusion.  R1 DVD.
 
**1/2 out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****




Quinto the zombie from Zombie Dearest.  You should look so good after being
buried over a septic tank for years!


Zone of the Dead trailer (not work safe!):




Nice to see Ken Foree back in zombie action! 
 

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12/9/09 at 6:12pm
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Afternoon of the Rat-Faced Zombies - The dead drunk walk the earth!  Brit short has the residents of Swindon turning into ghouls after imbibing the latest beer from their local brewery.  Starts out with a cool Peter Jackson/Bad Taste vibe but quickly degenerates into a series of half-assed zombie attacks.  And then it's over.  R2 DVD.
 
* out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****



 
 
Mass Acre Hill - Interminable cheapo about two pilots who crash an experimental plane into a wooded hill.  They survive the crash, but can they escape the legions of zombies that prowl the forest?   The plot also includes evil government agents, cult members and buckets of chintzy, computer-generated gore.  But hey, who's keeping track?  I kept dozing...zzzz....  R1 DVD.
 
BOMB!
 
Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of **** 


 
 
Zombie Abomination: The Italian Zombie Movie Part 1 - Homegrown homage to Italian ghoul cinema.  The anarchic fun includes a pretty psychic, a Navy Seal, a beautiful succubus, her misogynistic cop boyfriend, and the Michigan militia!  All these disparate forces converge in a hunt for a scientist who holds the key to a deadly zombie outbreak!  Incredily cheap and cheesy, but also hilarious in its sheer absurdity!  Ciao!  R1 DVD.

"This is even worse than our exaggerated environmental problems!"

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****



 
Zombie Atrocity:  The Italian Zombie Movie Part 2 - More of the same!  R1 DVD.

"My Intestine!  That's the key!"
 
** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****
 
 
Plague - Well done short about an ex-gunrunner turned illegal immigrant who arrives in London just in time for the zombie apocalypse.  Moody, contemplative film is a small winner.

 www.horror-movies.ca/horror_17098.html
 
*** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


 
 
Colin - Or, the 45 quid zombie flick!  English micro-budgeter follows zombified Colin - just your ordinary lad - on his 8 1/2-esque journey through a London overrun with the living dead and the vigilante living.  Assured (though not without a few shortcomings) undead outing is my pick for best zombie flick of the year.  R2 DVD.
 
***1/2 out of ****
 
Splatometer rating *** out of ****

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post #384 of 396
12/11/09 at 6:21am
I saw on twitter this morning that Natalie Portman signed up for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!
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1/5/10 at 4:21pm
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Zombie Hunter Rika gets ready to kick zombie ass!


Zombie Hunter Rika - Third in a loose trilogy that includes Zombie Self-Defense Force and The Girls Rebel Force of Competitive Swimmers, this bit of J-zombie silliness has schoolgirl Rika traveling to her grandfather's remote village, little knowing that it's been overrun by the living dead!  After losing an arm to the ghouls, Rika's grandpa replaces her severed appendage with that of a recently-killed (and very male) zombie hunter!   Rika is then transformed into an Olympic level zombie-slayer who must battle the zombie master Glorian (maybe there's something lost in translation) for the lost souls of the undead!  Oh my!  Has its moments but lacks the offbeat charm of its predecessors.  Import DVD.

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****



Onechanbara

Onechanbara: Vortex - Sequel to Onechanbara once again finds our bikini-clad heroine battling the living dead in a post-apocalyptic world.  Unfortunately this boring tripe offers nothing the first film delivered.  If anything Vortex makes you feel the need for familiarity with the source material (in this case a video game) as it really is an incomprehensible mess.  The flashy, over the top (but very cheap) effects only add to the air of desperation.  Import DVD.

* out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****



Yoroi - the samurai zombie


Samurai Zombie - A vacationing family is kidnapped by a gangster couple and forced to enter a forbidden zone haunted by the titular warrior and his undead minions.  Eventually joined by two cops and a giggling madman, will any of them survive the bloodthirsty fiend's killing spree?  Goofy and surreal, with at least one cringe-inducing bit of gore and a plot twist copped from a certain Akira Kurosawa classic.  Import DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****


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1/7/10 at 9:17am
 Hi - I'm trying to identify an old zombie movie (b&W) where the opening scene takes place in a graveyard covered with fog... somebody hides in a dark crypt and I think manages to escape. 
That's about all I have, but I remember it was a good movie. Any idea what the title may have been? I could be wrong and it may be a werewolf movie. Sorry about the vagueness.
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1/8/10 at 9:33am
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Doghouse - Brit zomcom about a group of "lads" who take their depressed and soon-to-be-divorced buddy on a road trip to an isolated hamlet where the women outnumber the men.  But when they get there they discover not birds waiting to be plucked but slavering cannibals of the fairer sex variety - the result of a nasty government bioweapons experiment that's turned the female villagers into ghouls!  Gory slapstick ensues.  Entertaining up to a point, but it overdoes it a few too many times.  You know something is wrong when you spend more time wondering how such a tiny, out-of-the-way place could support a fully-stocked hobby shop!  R2 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****





Apocalypse of the Flesh Eaters - Typical no-budgeter about a young woman and her dunce of a martial artist boyfriend who are trapped in his dojo by the living dead.  Cue kung fu shenanigans - apparently not the most effective defense against zombies, mind you!  There's at least one decent idea here - that the dead are aware of their miserable existence and beg for help - but more often than not the film falls back on sloppy, lazy writing.  Still, the attractive, miniskirt-clad heroine makes this a worthwhile spin for undead enthusiasts.  R1 DVD.

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****




Zombie Gangbangers - Also known as Zombie Ninja Gangbangers (despite the lack of any ninja), this nasty bit of misognystic work chronicles the tale of a hooker who is repeatedly raped by a gang of zombies.  Not only do the police not believe her, they rape her too!   There's a mad scientist behind it all but by the time he showed up I was nodding off.  Yes, despite its premise the film is dreary and boring.  The acting is atrocious and the attack scenes aren't even graphic which disqualifies it from having any kind of sleazy appeal.  For zombie completists only. 

BOMB!

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****




Chemical 12-D - Well done but overrated short has a scientist kidnapping a zombiefied little boy in the hope of finding a cure for the undead plague that's swept the world.  The twist ending just doesn't have the effect it should have.  R1 DVD.

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


In A State Of - Earlier short from the creators of Chemical 12-D follows a group of foul-mouthed friends as they try to survive in a world being overrun by flesh-eating ghouls.  The director states his unhappiness with the film (based mainly on the rampant cursing) but I actually enjoyed this tense, exciting offering more than its follow-up.  On the Chemical 12-D DVD.

*** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  *** ot of ****
Edited by SteveGon - 1/8/10 at 5:49pm
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1/8/10 at 11:03am
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Sketch of the Dead - Humorous short about two best friends who discuss what to do in case one of them is bitten by a zombie.  Not bad, but the funniest thing about it is that one of the two looks like Dennis Miller.

www.atom.com/funny_videos/sketch_of_the_dead/

**1/2 out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****




Savaged - Not-so-surprising horror thriller stars Debbie Rochon as a woman who takes a housesitting job to get away from her abusive boyfriend.  But little does she know the family pet has special needs!  Before you can say "zombie dog" she's let the pooch out and unleashed a reign of terror...  A good try but the best thing about it are Debbie's boobs.  R1 DVD.

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****




Zombiegore - German zomcom (at least I think it's supposed to be a comedy) is more a series of dumb vignettes as a never-ending stream of characters battle zombies.  Has a certain bad movie charm at first but quickly grows tiresome.  The silly/cheesy effects can't save it.

* out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****





Reanimator Academy - Very cheap knockoff of the Reanimator films has a college student whipping up a reanimating agent in his frat house (his boozy roommates take it in stride when he introduces them to the reanimated head of a decapitated standup comic).  Meanwhile a gangster has just whacked his prostitute girlfriend in a fit of rage.  After the student goes public with his successful discovery he's coerced by the badguys into bringing the dead hooker back to life.  ...and you can see where this is going.  No frills nonsense barely entertains.

* out of ****

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****





Fear of the Living Dead - An axe-wielding heroine holds her own in a world of the living dead, but what of the mysterious man she encounters?    What is his agenda?  The twist ending of this short makes little sense, but otherwise it's a decent try.  R1 DVD.

** out of ****

Splatometer rating:  **1/2 out of ****


Drunk Vs. Zombie - "Award-winning" short (guess it had no competition) about an encounter between a staggering drunk and a staggering zombie.  Meh.  On the Fear of the Living Dead DVD.

* out of ****

Splatometer rating:  zero out of ****




Deader Country - Sequel to Dead Country finds a half alien/half zombie creature unleashing another plague of mind-numbing boredom...sorry, another plague of zombies hapless Aussies.  Very cheap and tinny-sounding film makes one pine for an Ed Wood flick.  I suppose Deadest Country is in the making.  Don't wake me. R1 DVD.

BOMB!

Splatometer rating:  ** out of ****
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4/1/10 at 4:57pm
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Mommy Doesn't Feel Good - Unnerving short about a newly-divorced mother who comes home from her hospital job feeling a bit....unwell.   Her two children sense that something isn't quite right with her.  Pretty accomplished for a first-time effort, with darkly comic homages to Night of the Living Dead and Hitchcock.  If you're put off by violence towards children, skip it, but this is a mini-masterpiece of zombie horror.   R1 DVD.
 
***1/2 out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 
 
Must Love Brains - A lonely zombie guy finally finds the zombie girl of his dreams but is horrified to find out she has an aversion to the grey matter he so loves.  One joke comedy would have worked better as a short.  R1 DVD.
 
*1/2 out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 
 
Commando Zombies - Tired tale of KIA soldiers reanimated as undead commandos and sent behind enemy lines in modern day New Jersey - I mean, Nazi Germany.  I could not abide this VERY cheap rip-off of Inglorious Basterds.  R1 DVD.
 
BOMB!
 
Splatometer rating:  * out of ****
 
 
The Dead Dwell Among Us - Curio purports to be a "lost" 90-year old documentary about a zombie outbreak in 1920s Florida.  Obviously not shot on authentic film stock but otherwise pretty effective - this movie is really creepy!  The evocative score is especially well done.  R1 DVD.
 
*** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  * out of ****
 
 

Destroy All Zombies! - Super cheesy Japanimated short riffs on J-monster movies.  Frustrated by an outbreak of zombies the mayor of Tokyo declares war on the living dead.  Comic carnage ensues as the citizenry destroys the undead in increasingly violent and creative ways.  Funny up to a point but it overplays its hand.  R3 DVD (part of the anthology disc Horrors from the Rising Sun).
 
**1/2 out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  **** out of ****
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4/27/10 at 3:51am
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Look ma!  We're in a Michael Bay movie! The living dead prowl the streets
in Deadlands 2: Trapped.
 
 
Deadlands 2: Trapped - The residents of a small Maryland town are used as guinea pigs in a government bioweapons experiment.  Wouldn't ya know it, the virus they're testing creates zombies!  Six immune people are then trapped in a movie theater and race the clock in an attempt to escape:  they know the government has come up with something big to cover up their zombie faux pas and you can pretty much guess what that is!  A big step up technically from its in-name-only predecessor Deadlands:  The Rising, with an effective score and restrained use of gore.  R1 DVD.
 
*** out of ****
 
Splatometer rating:  *** out of ****
 


Steve,

Thanks for Checking out my flick, Deadlands 2, I see by the 3 stars you gave it you seemed to have somewhat enjoyed it. I appreciate you taking the time to give an indie filmmaker a shot with your precious viewing time. It is much appreciated and I hope you'll check out Deadlands 3 when i get it done in 2012.

Thanks

Gary
Edited by Gary Ugarek - 4/28/10 at 3:31am
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