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Zombie Apocalypse (Special Edition with Comic Book)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

I made it through only 50 min of this movie and had to turn it off. The filming is horrible. The acting does not exist and worst of all the violence and gore is a joke. I love Zombie movies, and even some bad ones. But this was unwatchable.

This move is so bad it makes "Plan Nine from Outer Space" look like Avatar. I woud use it to torture terrorists.
For the love of God dont buy it.

If you like low low low low low budget films and find bad acting that is entirely head bashing bad then this movie is for you. Completely and utterly a waste of money in opinion. It is a total waste of 90 minutes and i wish i could erase it from my memory. If there was negative feature on the rating scale i would use it!

I may be the only reviewer who really liked "Zombie Apocalypse" - and needed no brew to help me form that opinion. It's a terrific movie. I've totally given up going by Amazon reviews for zombie movies - for other kinds of movies, especially sci-fi, the reviews are usually right on; but for zombie movies they're usually a million miles off the mark. This movie was well made - I could see that from the very first scene. It was dark, foreboding, dramatic and immediately piqued my interest. That opening scene introduced both the main character - the action hero who dominated the movie - and his mysterious nemesis, who only re-emerged briefly about half way through then, finally, came to dominate the wrap-up.

"Zombie Apocalypse" was in some ways a zombie comedy as well as a traditional fight and flight flick. But the comedy wasn't in your face funny; it was more subtle. The action hero, who looked and sounded Hispanic, was named Dwight Miller - about as far from an action hero's name as from an Hispanic name. The chick, named Raven, who eventually came to be the movie's heroine, started out as an airhead whose greatest concern was capturing the zombies on film - not the standard video film but regular point-and-shoot camera pictures, which she planned to work into a montage once this zombie attack was over. Of course, she didn't realize then that zombie attacks are never over. The two college guys, named Tom and Mark, were a kind of Felix and Oscar Odd Couple, the rational one always asking how doing such-and-such a stupid thing would help the situation. Eventually, Dwight, Raven and the two college guys worked their way to a haven of survivors - led, not by a tough military man named Bull or Rope or Sarge but by a kid named Kevin - the very college freshman, in fact, who stole Mark's girlfriend.

The climax of the movie was the inevitable fight to the death between Miller and his nemesis, named only Net. The fight sequence was well staged, if a bit over-drawn, with Net first running Miller through with his own machete then pulling out one of his eyes. But, not to worry, his wounds weren't fatal; but his fighting days, alas, were about over.

Another thing just right about the movie was the music; and, as mentioned, the atmosphere - dark, creepy and, of course, heavily wooded - was perfect for a zombie movie. And, as with any good zombie movie, the ending was ambiguous. I'm sorry reviewers, but this was a really good movie.

Please save yourself the pain I had to suffer watching this piece of tripe. Awful, just awful! The cover is the best bit!

This was a very creative, fast-paced film with some nice touches of humor among the gore. I'd recommend it to anyone who's interested in low-budget horror.

Don't confuse this movie with the Zombie Apocalypse starring Ving Rhames. This is literally the worse movie I've NEVER seen. I couldn't make it half way through the movie. Save your money & your time!

As this movie begins, you will find yourself overwhelmed with a sense of horror as the dreadful realization that you spent good money on this steaming, festering pile of cinemagraphic excrement sinks in. Thereafter, as the movie continues, you will alternately wish your brain was being eaten by zombies, a ninja was disemboweling you with a razor sharp samurai sword and you were simultaneously bursting into flames and burning to death as all this would be less painful than watching this amateurish home movie made by what could only be beginning film students. Avoid this one at all costs! This movie should only be sold in the bargain basement of a going out of business department store for a dime and, even then, the seller should beg your abject forgiveness for doing so while insisting that you sign an agreement not to come back and torch the place. Yes, it's that horrible! Please excuse me for holding back and not really plumbing the blackest depths of my utter contempt for this film. If one were to compare this film to dining out, this would be the equivalent of crawling into a dumpster behind a greasy spoon restaurant and feasting on the rotting remains of a moldy rat gnawed hamburger.

The movie opens with a snuff scene that appears it could have come from Sin City. A man in handcuffs is set upon by a group of zombies, which we later find out were produced by the government, unless you read the comic book. Meanwhile Tom and Mark decide they want to go out for a drink, but like a trip to White Castle they get detoured.

There is also Raven, "don't call me Jennifer" who is a punk-goth looking photographer. She joins the group. As fate would have it these 4 end up together. We find out the man in cuffs is some kind of government agent who was supposed to have been killed by the zombie attack. Mark has issues with his former roommate Kevin, who is sleeping with his gf, or ex-gf. Kevin looks like a young Val Kilmer.

The movie has some real bad acting, like the bouncer at the bar who has "SECURITY" on his t-shirt. Fortunately the worse actors get eaten early. There seems to be a serious lack of guns for rural Michigan. There is one scene with some comical Dr. Evil diabolical laughter. The zombies are of the slow moving variety with a lousy make-up job.

The DVD comes with a PREQUEL comic book. It would help if you read the comic book first. 3 1/2 stars.

F-bomb, no sex, no nudity (unless you count the comic book which has topless drawings).

Sure, this is a god awful film if you're expecting Romero quality zombie action.

But if you anticipate what was clearly below "low budget"...then you're going to enjoy it.

I've seen far, far worse zombie flicks than this with much greater budget backing them...worse plot, terrible acting, and far less convincing special effects. This particular film was a breath of fresh air, being as truly bad as it was while still being damn entertaining.

I'm just pleased that the distributor didn't attempt to promote a blu-ray release, because that would have been less than useless.