Re: ***Official 8th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge***
Kicked off the challenge with, what else, a buncha zombie flicks!
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Viewed 10/1/2007
Revisited Wes Craven's voodoo thriller that has an American
anthropologist investigating zombies in Haiti. But the undead turn
out to be the least of his worries as he's targeted by an evil
government official! Okay, but nothing special.
out of
Living Dead Lock Up 2: March of the Dead (2006)
Viewed 10/1/2007 (first viewing)
Sequel finds our escaped convict hero holed up in a hospital along
with other zombie apocalypse survivors. Can they find a cure for the
undead plague? Completely low rent and damn near incomprehensible.
out of
Feast of the Dead (2007)
Viewed 10/1/2007 (first viewing)
Five buddies try to figure out what to do in a zombie attack.
Watchable, but hardly distinguishable from the zillion other shorts
like it.
out of
Night of the Bums (2007)
Viewed 10/1/2007 (first viewing)
Big slice of cheese from indie auteur Charles Cullen (not the serial
killer). Three witches concoct a brew that turns the local bums into
flesh-eating ghouls. Can the chainsmoking mayor and the mysterious
Texas Hangman put a stop to their rampage? Somewhat endearing and
filled with chintzy effects, but there's also a bit too much filler.
out of
Meat Market 3 (2006)
Viewed 10/1/2007 (first viewing)
A husband and wife hole up in a house after zombies have taken over the world. But are the undead hordes real or has the wife simply gone mad? Best entry in the series leaves out the goofier aspects from the first two films and blends in elements of the psychological thriller (only at the end are connections with its predecessors made clear). A bit more polish and they might really have had something here.
out of
Deadhunter: Sevillian Zombies (2003)
Viewed 10/1/2007 (first viewing)
Guerrilla zombie flick from Spain follows the titular Deadhunters as they to stop an undead invasion. Obviously wants to be another
Bad Taste, but lacks the charm. Gotta give 'em credit for making a movie like this without having the budget for blank cartridges (the actors just shake their guns!).
out of
Zombie Xtreme (2004)
Viewed 10/1/2007 (first viewing)
Short sequel to
Deadhunter has two Deadhunters playing the hottest new game in town: Zombie Extreme (a funhouse filled with the undead)! Pretty much on par with its big brother.
out of
Evil Night (2002)
Viewed 10/1/2007 (first viewing)
Short from the director of
Deadhunter has four friends on a camping trip attacked by the living dead. Forgettable fare excepting the cheap gore.
out of
Anyways, that said, I got in this baby that I haven't seen in a while...
