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Zombie Chronicles

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ZOMBIES CHRONICLES is a low budget flick from Brad Sykes ( CAMP BLOOD 1 and 2, DEATH FACTORY... )and the crew from STERLING ENTERTAINMENT. And yeah..., you also got the legendary GORE FX from JOE CASTRO involved.

Now,if you know a litle bit about the B.Movies world, You know what to expect : gore, nudity and a really cool campy movie. Yeah... it's shot on video and maybe all the actors are not that good. But who cares ? If you do, stay away from anything that looks like a B.Movie.

I mean, sure that's nothing like ROMERO's holy dead trilogy or even the RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD's. Hell, I even agree with the other rewiewer who says that REDNECK ZOMBIES is better than that flick. Still ZOMBIE CHRONICLES delivers the goodies.
You got great looking FLESH EATING ROTTEN ZOMBIES, NUDITY, BLOOD and GUTS. So if you're an GOREHOUND and a ZOMBIE fan like I am and don't mind the film being cheap, just spend a few bucks. Then, you'll say thanks to BRAD SYKES and JOE CASTRO for representing like that.

Meh. It's boring. The gore is weak, the zombies aren't impressive in the least, the acting is abominable even for B-movie fare, the stories aren't interesting at all. There's just nothing here. I saw the 3D version, and some of the interesting little 3D bits were the only good thing at all. But a few cool 3D shots are not near enough to save a movie. Not at all. Just avoid this one. The only reason my friend picked it up is because we're major zombie fans. And we were sorely disappointed. Sigh.

Even the most desperate of zombie fans will find this absurd. I mean jeez, a young girl living in the woods with her zombie parents? No, this isn't a comedy. A journalist runs into a local man in a town that she seeks a story. He tells two bogus tales of terror. A man does exercise for 15 minutes in the first story. BORING. The sound, editing, acting, and over all product is BAD. I am a big fan of gore and bloody zombie effects. This had nothing to offer me. I doubt you'll find anyhing for yourself either.

Ok, Where to begin... There are low budget movies and No budget movies. This is a NO budget movie. If you are not a true zombie movie fan, this is as far as you need to read. Get out now! Zombie fans, I'm going to sum it up quick. I'm rating this a 2, mostly for the effort.

The Zombies: Giving them a Rating of 1.5. Its there are only 2 zombies(At the very end there may be up to 5). These zombies arise from a curse...Nothing impressive.

The S.F.X: There are none. The gore is low. Gore rating 1.5. There is one or two decent effects... Nothing impressive.

The Story: A news reporter goes for a story. Finds and old drunk, who recalls a couple tales of various zombie hi-jinks. Rating of 1.5.

The Acting: The story teller is terrible!!! Everyone else does a decent enough job. Rating of 2.5.(If you don't hold the story teller against the rest of the cast.)

Nudity: None!!

VERDICT: This is nothing that you should go out of your way to get. If you are a zombie fan then you should at least consider this if you can get this cheap... Think I paid 2 dollars plus shipping. At that price this is an OK buy. I certainly wouldn't recommend this if its going to cost you 10 bucks. I have watched far worse movies. (Zombie Bloodbath comes to mind.)

I enjoy some of Brad Sykes' films, like GOTH, etc., so I knew what to expect from his ZOMBIE CHRONICLES. I knew it would be extremely low-budget, w/ gore and cheeeze. I wasn't disappointed! ZC is another Sykes opus, w/ a decent story (stories) in anthology form. A woman listens as an older man tells her the ghastly tales of horror and death. In the first story, a retired army sergeant is taught the true meaning of discipline. This one has a nice twist and a bloody-vengeance-from-the-grave finale, complete w/ skull-headed zombie and dangling eyeballs! Story number two involves some campers who find more than mosquitoes in the deep woods! They've awakened a dead guy and he's not happy! Lots of disgusting stuff in the finale of this one. The wrap-around story comes to a grisly end when the woman hearing these tales is given an attitude adjustment, zombie-style! Not bad at all for a cheap indie... P.S.- The 3D is pretty useless, unless a guy urinating at you is a thrill...

This movie is nice for your zombie collection, But dont buy it if you expect the high end quality of the classics. Im not sure if they were going with a comedy angle, But it sure plays out that way in the horrific acting, Bad special effects, And a total lack of a managable story line. This movie is an MST3K movie waiting to be made.