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Redneck Zombies [VHS]

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(22)

 

 

This is one of the funniest movies evermade, it is also incredibly gory. I don't
know what the other viewers were expecting when they watched this fantastically horrible piece of garbage but if you go in watching with incredibly low expectations, like I did, you will be very happy. This movie is best viewed with a like minded friend so that someone is there to laugh when you make a third rate MST3K comment. If you like anything from Troma you must buy this movie.

First off, if you haven't seen REDNECK ZOMBIES and the title intrigues you, then this is a must see. Strangely, this movie really polarizes its audience - I've found people who love it and those who don't love it really, really hate it with a passion. Whatever it is, it's both smart and sophomoric at the same time. Oh yes, and ultra-gory too.

This DVD release improves immensely over Troma's original release. For one thing, this is a new master seemingly created by Ed Bishop (with some slight "improvements" here and there). This means that the "Where's a nice place to take a s---" line isn't truncated like on the original DVD. The psychedelic sequences also have some additional effects added to them. Aside from this, the disc comes with a bonus soundtrack CD, 45 minutes of interviews from 12 cast and crew members, a fun commentary track, original promo trailers, outtakes and deleted scenes from the R-rated video version of the film. Basically, if you're a fan of REDNECK ZOMBIES, you absolutely must own this release. And if you've never seen the film before, note that this is probably the best example of a 1980s shot-on-video film. It's hilarious, gory and an all-around good time.

This is def. a real "B" or Indie movie, shot on video. But as far as super low budget zombie movies, this is the best. Seems to be around the same budget as films like Flesh Freaks, and Dead Life for example and this blows them out of the water. Its funny and gory..holds true to TROMA Entertainment. Noticable influences from The Toxic Avenger, Zombie, and Day of The Dead. If your a zombie or troma fan, buy this dvd.

And some of you people who reviewed this movie call yourselves cheesy movie buffs! You're crazy. This movie is great and any cheesy horror fan in their right mind would love it. This movie has one of the best shots I have ever seen: The close up of the guy getting shot in the head against the wall. It was so real. The filmmakers are true genuises! This movie is a must for any true film fan's collection!

If you like bad acting combined with a whole lot of chicken blood, this movie is for you! THIS NEXT LINE WILL CONVINCE YOU TO SEE THIS MOVIE: You get to see a guy get stabbed in the eye with a corncob.

Normally a movie of such low budget and acting skills would not receive about 3 stars. There are a few reasons why I have given it 4 stars.

1. The ending of the film is great. Most low budget zombie films are good until the ending.
2. The scenes of the people running away from the zombies are creative and funny. This movie was made over 10 years ago and used the comedy part of a man acting like a zombie to avoid being lunch.
3. The strange rednecks bring characters to each of the zombies instead of random walking rotting corpses.
4. The guy drinking various alcohols in each scene is great.
5. Each time you watch it, you catch something new.
6. Zombies don't look like video game zombies like the ones in "House of the Dead" and other bad films like that. Zombies are bad but bad in a funny way.
7. Using the still to spread the zombie plague is great. Even how the moonshine is dropped off shows a few classic scenes.

Troma productions made this black comedy about stupid rednecks that find a barrel of toxic waste and mistake it for moonshine and then start stealing it and then the moonshine(a green liquid that looks like green Kool-aid) starts turning them into zombies and the only defense campers have are deodorant that zombies can't stand. The movie is low-budget and shot on video with an unknown cast and mediocre special effects. The special effects are mediocre but bloody with people being killed,a machete cutting off a zombie's head,and even a man being squeazed till his blood drains out. The acting is really bad and the character's are unlikable and the weird part was the man that dosen't talk and in every scene he drinks. Please rent but don't buy. the extra star is because the scene where the redneck is driving and then he picks up the hitchiker that cuts himself and the redneck. Redneck Zombies is a lot better than Rabid Grannies but not better than Toxic Avenger.

I just saw this title while searching Amazon. I own a bootleg copy that was given to me when the movie was put in print, so I can't comment on the tape quality. I was the zombie wearing the Air Force flight jacket and was cast only at the end; the sceens where we were grouped to stagger around in the field like in Night of the Living Dead. It was a once in a life time experience to be in the making of horror film classics. This movie combines qualities of a number of well known classics. See how many you can identify. The story line is profound and there is good theater in the main acting parts. I was never involved in anything but the simple shooting of the zombie attack in the field. Please do enjoy this classic. Bruce

people that don't like this movie just don't get it. i'm sure the people that made the film weren't trying to make a classic... but they did. this is one of the stupidest movies ever made, and that is what makes it so amazing. there are actually some pretty impressive special effects included too (although a lot of them are blatantly unrealistic). the acting is off too, but this gives the movie another reason to shine. buy this today if you like intentionally bad movies. this is one of the best.

This is definitely one of my favorite movies. It has bad acting. Bad script. Silly gags. Disgusting situations. Tons of gore. Nonsensical activity. It has everything that makes a great bad movie! Now, if you don't like movies that are campy, cheap, silly, over-the-top (or whatever other term you want to use), then you obviously won't like this one. You shouldn't even rent it. In fact, you shouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole--because this is one of the best bad movies ever made.

Yes, the acting is bad, but the key is that it's not boring. Yes, the script isn't going to win any awards, but it's not boring. Yes, the gags... well, I think you see the pattern. This isn't a sophisticated movie--it never pretends or tries to be. It's just a *fun* movie. What I really don't understand are the bad reviews here by people who say they like campy horror movies. I don't doubt their sincerity or honesty, I just don't understand how they couldn't at least give this movie a pass.

So, what is so good about this movie in my opinion? Let me count the ways! (a cheesy movie deserves a somewhat cheesy review) First, I loved the sound effects and music. I don't like country music, but the theme for this movie is just awesome, and much of the other sounds in the movie emphasise the campiness of the movie, but in a good way. Second, this movie has a lot of funny and memorable jokes. One of my favorites is when an illiterate farmer is looking at a barrel of nuclear waste, and in trying to read what is on the side of the container, points at it and says "Do not... open till... Christmas," with the last word being represented by a nuclear symbol. This movie is full of such silly jokes and campy dialogue.

Third, the movie gives you lots of things to think about, though because of the otherwise silly context, it never seems overbearing or condescending. Really, these situations just seem really wierd until you try to think about what is being said. One example of this involved a tied up girl on a couch, a really strange guy sitting next to her, and images of baby chickens being slaughtered on tv. It's freaky; it also makes you ask "what the hell is THAT about?"

Fourth, for such a campy movie, the characters are actually fairly well established early on, and developed nicely throughout the movie. In fact, there's a lot more characterization involved here than in most hollywood block busters. If you actually like this movie, you won't easily forget Ellie May, or the drunk mute guy, or the Tobacco man. The characters here are definitely not your cookie cutter horror movie kills-waiting-to-happen.

And the fifth reason that I love this movie... it's unabashedly consistent, fun cheesiness. It doesn't try to be your typical horror-comedy, it's just total silliness (e.g., the kills are gory, but not gruesome).

If you're a fan of horror-comedy and/or silly low-budget movies, then I'd definitely recommend this one. It's one of the best that I've seen.