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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great independent film Str8 to video, February 24, 2008
This review is from: Die and Let Live (DVD)
Wow! Didn't expect this to be so good. It reminds me a little of the film CHANCE by Amber Benson (Tara: From Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame)with a dash of CLERKS-ish humor with a few zombies thrown in!!
The quality of the film is great. Zombie effects could have been better but cudos to the first scene, where a zombie gets shot and smoke is oozing out the hole in its head! Another flaw is the character Bennie--His hair goes from short to buzz cut back and forth within scenes giving it a wierd feel. All the acting was really good--actually better and more believable than the "pretty" boys and girls found on network tv nowadays!
Otherwise, this is a funny modern zomedy film. Definately worth checking out. The maker of this flick surely has a promising film carrer.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Perfect But Still A Great Movie!, January 2, 2008
This review is from: Die and Let Live (DVD)
If you're a fan of horror comedies, then you'll like Die And Let Live. Justin Channell is definitely an up and coming filmmaker, his first film, Raising The Stakes is great and this one takes it to the next level! Mixing horror with Kevin Smith-esque dialogue, Justin manages to blend the two together beautifully. The story of two losers, one of whom desperately wants to date a long time crush, only to have everything thrown into a cocked hat by the rising of the dead, is both gory and funny...if you didn't think that was possible, then you have to check this out!
While it's a low budget movie, and not perfect, when you consider the budget, you'll be amazed at the quality of the feature. Justin, Josh Lively and Zane Crosby may be the next generation of Smith, Jay and Silent Bob for the horror genre!
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3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Please don't waste 75 minutes of your life., February 24, 2008
This review is from: Die and Let Live (DVD)
First I want to make sure I congratulate these guys for even making a movie. I love bad movies, especially ones of the horror comedy genre. It must have been fun to actually make one. HOWEVER....This is probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. The two or three offbeat jokes that were worthy of a chuckle, the obscure "Sandlot" references, and the fanny pack song on the end were the only decent parts of the entire feature. Saying that this was a low budget movie is a vast understatement. The other thing that really disappointed me was that there are some pictures on the cover which display some pretty promising zombie makeup. Don't be fooled like captain stupid here, because the effects are ridiculous looking, even for a lowbudget movie. Not even the blood looked real, which is so ridiculous because it really isn't hard to make realistic looking blood for real cheap. For whatever reason, the dvd itself seemed to be of pretty bad quality as well, as the brightness would frequently go dull on and off throughout the movie. Overall, I feel like an idiot for buying this movie, and I just pray someone else is stupid enough to buy it when I sell it online. Please save yourself the 75 odd minutes or so and crochet a sweater for your cat, or something equally exhilarating.
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