People say that death and taxes are the only two things you can rely on but, at DVDP, we think crappy zombie films are number 3. Zombies are everywhere in popular culture - SBS had a zombie festival, Australia has annual zombie marches, zombies are on the small screen in "Dead Set", and we've even see zombies in the white house. We like to trawl for zombies in their regular hiding place...the video store.
Day Of The Dead (2008)
The latest remake of a George A Romero zombie film is not really a remake at all. The original’s scenario, plus its claustrophobia, tension, and despair are replaced by the now standard storyline of people on the run, this time including trigger happy soldiers Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames. The only twist here is the zombies aren’t just fast and manic, but they can also climb walls and run across the ceiling. I guess they were bitten by a radioactive spider.
The latest remake of a George A Romero zombie film is not really a remake at all. The original’s scenario, plus its claustrophobia, tension, and despair are replaced by the now standard storyline of people on the run, this time including trigger happy soldiers Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames. The only twist here is the zombies aren’t just fast and manic, but they can also climb walls and run across the ceiling. I guess they were bitten by a radioactive spider.
Fido (2006)
In a picture perfect fifties style world, zombies wear control collars and exist as semi-useful members of society. When Dylan Baker (Happiness) brings home Fido (Billy Connolly), he doesn’t expect his wife, Carrie Ann Moss (Matrix) and son to grow quite so fond of him. It’s a quirky, intriguing, and rather charming story of a boy and his zombie.
In a picture perfect fifties style world, zombies wear control collars and exist as semi-useful members of society. When Dylan Baker (Happiness) brings home Fido (Billy Connolly), he doesn’t expect his wife, Carrie Ann Moss (Matrix) and son to grow quite so fond of him. It’s a quirky, intriguing, and rather charming story of a boy and his zombie.
Otto, or Up With The Dead People (2008)
Canadian writer/director Bruce La Bruce tries to do for disaffected, teenage, German zombies of today, what Heathers did for disaffected, teenage, American girls of the eighties. Except the movie Otto is like the character Otto, lifeless and uninteresting, despite the amusingly, deadpan narration and explicit gay sex.
Canadian writer/director Bruce La Bruce tries to do for disaffected, teenage, German zombies of today, what Heathers did for disaffected, teenage, American girls of the eighties. Except the movie Otto is like the character Otto, lifeless and uninteresting, despite the amusingly, deadpan narration and explicit gay sex.
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