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The Dead Hate the Living

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(24)

 

 

Well, they did it. Full Moon actually released a good movie besides The Puppet Master series and a couple of others. This one is a masterful horror video that focuses on about ten teens that go to an abandoned hospital to shoot their first horror movie. But when the kids find a real body, they want to use it in the movie. The figure, "Whoa, a real corpse! How cool!" How wrong they are. Excellent in the scare factor and gore. This is my second favorite zombie movie next to Return of the Living Dead. Any horror fan will eat up the nods to other horror movies ( Like the bumper sticker that says "FULCI LIVES!" ) Buy this immediately, any true horror fan will not be disappointed.

If you are a horror movie buff you'll enjoy this, as they're are clever references to Fulci and other classic gore films. The interviews at the end of the movie pretty much say it all...they(director, writer, etc.) are horror fans and wanted to do a movie that was reminiscent of the old Italian masterpieces. The plot is better than average (at least it tries to be creative) as it goes that a group of students are trying to film a horror movie in an abandoned hospital but end of opening a portal to an alternate world of the dead though, as they soon discover, they did more than just open the doorway. As expected, the rest of the movie is the film students trying to escape a gory death. The actors themselves are amusing and give the film a corny, evil dead type feel. Had they tried to be serious... the film just wouldn't have worked. Storyline and characters have been covered and now for the all important factor: gore. The opening sequence is a mixture of gore and eroticism (little bit of undead love) that starts the flick off on the creative right foot. I'd explain it but that would take away from your experience if you ever choose to watch this movie. After that things build up for some time and then, once they open the doorway, there is some more zombie action. A good scene that comes to mind is when one of the students gets a zombie arm punched through his stomach and then his limp corpse is dragged down the hall by his intestines. Quite colorful! Overall the movie, though possessing some plot holes and the occassional bad effect, is one of the better zombie efforts to come out in recent years. Definitely worth your time if you enjoy this genre.

Why so many glum reviews on this film?

I was lucky enough to find a copy of this movie in a bargin bin in Australia for $10 (to you rich Americans- that's about 6 of your dollars!), anyway- I had seen positive reviews on various horror sites across the internet and decided to check it out.

Now, just to clarify- I'm not usually one to like 'new' low budget horror films if ya know what I mean. They always seem to urke me and loose any kind of 'fun' or 'atmosphere' which was so present in their counterparts from the early 80's through early 90's. I'm sick of zombie movies with no gore and vampire movies being reduced to the same old S#$T about 'Daywalkers' and 'the hunter who passes the book down from generation to generation' and .....BlEH. But this movie is not one of 'those' films.

The director actually has talent. He knows how to tell a story! The film doesn't get bogged down in tired genre tidings or wallow in it's under-develped characters, it gets straight down into the zombie fun in the way that good old Lucio would have done back in the day (which isn't surprising because this film basically pays as a giant homage to the great Mr Fulci). The gore is tops, the good old 'make-up' variety instead of this cg crap.

If you would put of seeing this film because you don't like other full moon offerings, think again! I don't really like Charles Band's films in particular either, but hey, this film wasn't directed by him.

For all of you aspiring film makers out there who are occassionally willing to turn a blind eye to some of the budgetary ristrictions (yes at one point there is some terrible looking superimposed fire), you will find an enjoyable film here. If you have ever made a low budget horror film you will enjoy how true some of the scenes play out, for example, a woman goes to a store to buy some materials for a 'gore' scene and is required to buy packets upon packets of condoms, KY jelly etc. lol- been in the same situations many a time and had many a strange look preping effects on my films!

Anyway- good film. Maybe hire it first (if you can find it).

Being a Full Moon Movie, I was alittle skeptic about getting it as first. Although, I had seen Puppetmaster, and loved it, they don't exactly put out the best movies, in my opinion. But being a zombie movie fan, I knew I had to see it. I'm glad I did...

Starting out alittle slow, the movie follows a group of friends filming a horror movie in an old hospital late at night, that they're not exactly supposed to be in. About 40 minutes into the movie, one of them ventures into the basement of the hospital, and finds an odd looking coffin. Upon opening the coffin they find a dead body (who by the way, resembles Rob Zombie abit), and decide to use it in their movie. During the filming, they unknowingly bring him back to life along with the rest of the dead. The hospital is soon overrun with zombies and one by one they become victims and come back as the walking dead themselves...there's a few fresh ideas in this film that sets it apart from other zombie movies.

There's a pretty good amount of blood in the film, and for a low budget movie the acting isn't all that bad. Although it starts out slow, it's not boring, the atmosphere is relatively creepy and most of the characters are likable. The make up and effects are also very realistic looking, with the expection of the "Zombie Barbeque" scene with the fire. Overall, it's a creepy zombie flick worth checking out.

[....]I pride myself in watching low budget horror films , even really bad ones , but this is the WORST!Even people you really hate should not have to watch this turd of a video made by some awesomely confused people .If you are thinking Attack of the Killer Tomatoes bad , think again... at least that was some sort of funny ! [...]. Please , there has been enough bad things as of late, don't be a statistic to this rotter that the wost cable network ( remaining nameless ) wouldn't air ! If by any sense you happen to be as bored as I was , please , try THE RE-ANIMATOR or MANIAC or NIGHTWATCH or perhaps just go hang out with some people that care enough about you that you don't end up sitting at home watching this worse than TROMA video release . You could make a better movie , any of you ...the "story" is that of a film crew ( low budget ) lensing in an abandonded building , with a ... oh god if you are still reading this ...please... I warned you !!! Really , think about that person you dumped , much better time than this ! Go to the public library ... READ SOMEETHING ...ANYTHING ...JUST DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE ...PLEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSEEEEEEE... ITT NEARRLYY KILLED MEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

This movie was boring to me, people all said it to be scary. The zombies looked nice but were not scary at all. The whole movie made no sense. Don't get this.

Perhaps I became a victim of the hype. Perhaps I was expecting too much, who knows. I came away from this film with an empty, unfulfilled feeling.

There are some really cool, great scenes in here. One of them is a classic that I think I will always remember. But unfortunately the zombies never get too deadly and their leader (Dr. Eibon) never seems to get 'evil enough'. What I am trying to say, is that you never are too sickened, hate, or even get too disgusted with the zombies and Dr. Eibon (aside from one, possibly 2 scenes) in the film.

I really liked the storyline in this film though. The opening of a world of zombies is a great idea! The ending was so open ended, if reminds me of past Full Moon favorites like the Puppet Master, and Subspecies series whose first films weren't the greatest, but films following in the series get really great and create an excellent storyline.

The actors were not really too great, but you do get an exceptional performance by Jamie Donahue. Her acting was believable, and thrilling to watch. She was the best of the cast and I hope to see her in more!

I am looking forward to any sequels Full Moon may make. I'd love to see a Zombie world (but keep Ms. Donahue as the lead)!

Some people are being way too harsh on this movie. I'm giving it 5 starts becuase it deserves a better rating that it has. Sure the acting wasn't oscar material but so what. It's still alot better than children of the living dead and the god awful house of the dead. And to the comment one moron made about the main badguy being a rob zombie rip off: 1) they had originally wanted rob to play the part but he was busy and 2) i guess everybody else with long dark hair and a beard is a rob zombie rip off too. Get over yourself. The special effects were decent and the nods to horror fans were cool as well. The premise, people filming a zombie moving being attacked by the real thing, hasn't been done before either to my knowledge. Give this movie a chance and don't listen to these people giving it 1 star because it at least deserves a 2 1/2- 4.

If you are a fan of Italian Horror/Gore ,then this is a tongue in cheek hommage to what is best about it .The storyline is easily followed with lots of Horror injokes about Fulci ,Argento and many others . The f/x are rather well done for a low budget movie ,in the opening scene what appears to be a bad make-up job on the zombie's neck is actually a bad make up job for the movie that is being shot . And if that isn't enough then all the extras that they packed into the DVD should . Concept art,music video ,outtakes and much more .I was pleasantly surprised by this movie and would recomend it to others .

Sure this movie had a stupid plot and bad acting but that is what makes these kinds of horror movies fun.
I bought this movie expecting the worst and I was pleasantly surprised. This is a fun movie with good special effects and lots of gore. It is a must to have in your collection for true fans of the genre.