Tag: Zombie
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State of Emergency (2011) Review
Synopsis: Chaos consumes a small town when a chemical facility explodes releasing a deadly toxin. Moments after the leak, the town’s residents show signs of mutation, causing the military to quarantine the area leaving any survivors helpless and trapped inside. The story follows Jim, a young man isolated within the red zone, as he eludes flesh…
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The Battery (2012) Review
Synopsis: The personalities of two former baseball players clash as they traverse the rural back roads of a post-plague New England teeming with the undead. My Quick Review: The Battery is a slow burn that will grow on you after a while. I have to admit that after half an hour or so I was starting…
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World War Z (2013) Review
Synopsis: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. Quick Review: Since I did not have the time to go check World War Z when it was out (moving to another country will do…
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V/H/S/2 Review
Synopsis (from IMDb) : Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student’s disappearance. My Review: After a stretch of really bad movies, it seems I’m on a roll again.…
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28 Days Later Review
Synopsis: (from IMDb) Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. Neoli’s Review: Ask me to recommend a good zombie-themed horror film and I’ll recommend 28 Days Later in a heartbeat. Danny Boyle directed this film which we might expect to feature the same hip and cool…
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The Colony Review
Year: 2013 Directed by: Jeff Renfroe Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Kevin Zegers Neoli’s Review: I’m sure The Colony, the zombie horror film starring Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton, is nice and all, but the thing is I saw the trailer to World War Z weeks earlier (very nice), which clearly trumps whatever icy post-apocalyptic…
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Cargo Short Review
Year: 2013 Director: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke Synopsis (official): Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter. My Short Review: Cargo was a finalist in Tropfest Australia 2013, a short movie festival and had a very high rating…
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Warm Bodies Review
Year: 2013 Director: Jonathan Levine FHR4X9TW3M9W Synopsis: (from IMDb) After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world. My Short Review: Warm Bodies Left me with mixed feelings. On one hand I could not…