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Greetings Zombie Fans! Today we turn our attention to Undead or Alive. It seems as if I've been in a slump finding real "zombie films" to showcase. This is not for lack of trying, more like lack of correct descriptives and labeling on Netflix. This film stars Chris Kattan and James Denton. It rates 3.25 on Netflix and 5.1 on IMDB. you can view the trailer HERE .
This is exactly my point. I see Chris Kattan and I think Comedy. However, netflix ranks this as a action adventure, horror movie. So lets see which is correct. HELL even the title hints at a comedy. Damnit!
Set in the old west, we are treated to a comedic explanation of who Geronimo was and his final medicine known only as "the white man's curse". Personally, I find this to be fitting. After the chaos and destruction by the europeans during this time and epochs later. Maybe a white man's curse is still needed.
A zombie outbreak has just started to spread in a slapstick comedy manner. Starting with old ben who sucks the brains from his wife and kids then eats his own tongue. The sheriff (mr cocksure I'll call him) things that old Ben swinging and doing a gallows jig with remedy the situation. We shall see.
Jump scene to a stranger just coming in town and heading straight for the bar. Here he encounters Kattan's character . They cross words, then blows, then wind up in the cell next to ben. The two wind up breaking out and try to get Elmer's money back. they grab the dough and head off into the night. the sheriff comes to and grabs deputy "Fife" to hang old ben and then raise a posse. And it looks like the posse will have an easy job cause Elmer and Luke are shitty shots.
Jump scenes to the town waiting to see old ben swing and noone realizes that the plaque has already jumped to another victim. The sheriff. unbeknownst even to the sheriff and deputy fife who re really starting to look rough, our two heros have met up with a third person. A native american named Sue.
the sheriff and deputy Fife decide to make a meal of their posse. Meanwhile old ben gets cut down and starts to munch his way through town. The sheriff and his zombie posse closes in as Elmer, Luke and Sue set up an ambush. Now they realize something is amiss when the posse doesn't stay down. They hightale it outta there quick like. the only positive thing here is that the posse lost its horses. But now they are surrounded by towns of undead.
Turns out sue is the brightest one of the bunch as she went to NYU and accomplished a great deal. Now Elmer is captured by the same group that he desserted from.
In order to see how Luke, Elmer, and Sue get out of this one. You'll have to watch. It's quite surprising.
This movie has a funny moments. And its serious moments (few). The zombie gore is acceptable. And the love tones underneath could be done away with. This was not a bad movie. The fact that the zombies retain intelligence adds to the humour. being a typical zombie flick we cant get attached to one character.
I give this four severed thumbs for the decent movie and decent acting, story line, and execution of all things zombie. remember, I watch this shit so you dont have to.!
Greetings one and all! Normally I do low budget (or have up to this point) flicks. Today I'm going to discuss the movie "Dead Set" , this is not listed on Netflix so I'm assuming they could not buy the rights. IMDB however lists this as an 8.1 stars. This is a six part mini series. you can view the trailer HERE
By far one of the best made for TV movie I have stumbled on. Not only is this high budget casting but it is also decent quality gore. Allow me to set the stage if I may. "Big Brother", whether we hate it or love it we have all heard of it. This show places strangers in a house full of cameras and everyweek one person is voted off. This week however will be different. We see behind the scenes of what it takes to produce the show and what the cameras dont catch.
Here is where it gets good. On the eve of removing one cast member an unknown zombie outbreak occurs. the movie does not bother with the why and the how but simply sticks to viewing the 6 remaining cast members and their production staff. Who all eventually become Zombies. the interesting bit here is the fact that none of these contestants can stand each other while they are living together. NOW they are trapped in the Big Brother "house" cut off from society. They have no clue what is going on. they do not know what is real and what is fake.
Watching them fall one by one due to arrogance, or being thrown to the wolves by other cast members is what makes this movie all the more likable. it makes us question as any good zombie movie does, " Could I do that?" or " Could I survive this?" although it has been well over a year since I have been able to watch this I cant give a play by play as usual but I can highly suggest that you pick it up and take the time to watch it. If you are a big brother fan you will enjoy watching your favorite past cast members cameos become zombies. or if you you hate it, you can enjoy watching your least favorite cast member turned zombie.
This is not a feel good zombie movie, this is pure Zombie rampage; blood guts gore and taking the lives of the innocent. Good stuff, good stuff indeed.
