10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The stuff Cult Classics are made off, May 15, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Zombie Campout (DVD)
I hate to admit it, but sadly, I've seen this movie one to many times. I can't help it, it cracks me up every time I see it. By no means is it the best film ever made, in fact it's far from it. Cheesy acting, oddball story line, and very campy humor, yet it's a GREAT B-Movie. It doesn't have any "moral" or lesson to be learned, there's no deep back story, it's simply an entertaining comedy that does exactly what it was made to do, it makes you laugh, and some times, it makes you laugh really hard.
It starts off with a pretty decent pace. At times it slows down a bit and there are even moments when it seems nearly out of place. Though at times the pacing is a little slower than one would expect an action packed comedy/horror, it clearly makes up for it in the satirical comedy and in your face humor though out.
The first "effect," when zombies attack in the opening scene, doesn't really seem all that convincing. But by no means does it set the precedence for the film. Overall the effects are very impressive and at times surprisingly realistic.
Clearly a very low budget project, the acting is a little off, but this reviewer feels it really adds to the whole "B-Movie" experience. All in all, though the opening "effect" isn't exactly convincing the majority of them seem to go off with out a hitch and really make one glance away form the screen in disgust, only to look back and see something horrifically funny.
Though it's a hilarious campy B-Style Movie, Zombie Campout is not for everyone. Those who cannot appreciate the in your face style humor, those who faint at the site of blood, or folks who just don't know how to laugh, need to avoid this film. But I would highly recommend it to those who enjoy satirical humor as well as horror fans alike.
Zombie Campout, funny, somewhat stupid at times, and entertaining on a completely different level; it has all the makings of a cult classic and a little bit more.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Zombie Heaven!, May 15, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Zombie Campout (DVD)
I was hesitant at first when I ordered Zombie Campout, but being a fan of zombie cinema, I couldn't resist. When looking back with nostalgia to the era of when cheesy monster movies dominated mainstream cinema, one cannot help but think of poor special effects, terrible acting, and an overall poor quality of film in general - which makes them so great. Zombie Campout pays homage to this bygone time with a monster movie as entertaining today as it would have been 30 years ago. When four teenagers decide to go camping for a week of fun and relaxation, a freak meteor shower awakens the living dead from their supposedly eternal slumber, and they wreak havoc on the campsite. With amusing irreverence, the film jumps from one zombie feast to another while our heroes attempt to escape the peril that lies before them. Seemingly shockingly horrific in some scenes, Zombie Campout has its tounge planted firmly in cheek throughout the adventure and is well worth your time if you look back longingly at the days when zombie films were considered top-notch entertainment.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ed Wood would be proud!!, March 15, 2004
This review is from: Zombie Campout (DVD)
A bloody, gory, and very goofy entertaining B-Movie that has some pretty hot chicks in bikinis running around and being attacked by zombies!! It's great!! Of course I've seen Plan Nine from Outer Space and Bride of the Monster at least a dozen times... But this is WAY BETTER!!
First of all, if you're looking for acadamy quality, stay away!! You've been warned... But if you want goofy, silly, bold and bloody entertainment, that's really quite stupid, Zombie Campout is a funny movie. The acting is okay, the effects aren't half bad, (I love the arm ripping off scene!)the story works, and the plot is typical of a zombie genre movie.
Here's the deal, get a bunch of your buddies together, get a couple cases of really cheap beer, don't tell 'em too much about the film, (maybe show them the DVD case,) slowly get wasted!! Add in the movie, equals GOOD TIMES!!
Lots of Friends + Cheap Beer + Zombie Campout + More Cheap Beer = Great Times!!
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