What caught my attention to this movie, aside from being a zombie movie of course, was the text brandished on the front of the cover: "a mad rollicking mash of Shaun of the Dead and Lock Stock". Well... That statement turned out to be true to a certain extend.
While funny, this movie was actually nowhere near the level of "Shaun of the Dead". There were some great enough moments in the movie, but hardly any that will cause you to laugh out loud. The comedy in the dialogue was good though, but visually there wasn't all that much comedy to the movie.
One thing that the movie did have working for it was the amounts of gore. Although not soaked in it or over-done, then they made good use of enough gore to keep most zombie aficionado and gore-hounds interested. And the effects in the movie were working out quite well enough too.
Another thing that the movie had working for it in its favor was the comedy. There is just something wonderfully absurd to that unique British humor. You got to love that.
Story-wise, then the movie was original, but not as funny as "Shaun of the Dead". It was a great idea to include a group of elderly people in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, because that did add a whole different flavor to the movie that what we're used to in zombie movies.
As for the people cast for the various roles, well then it was refreshing to see a heap of new faces, and a couple of familiar ones as well in a movie like this. And people actually did good enough jobs with their roles and in bringing their characters to life on the screen.
"Cockneys vs Zombies" is a nice enough addition to any zombie aficionado's DVD collection. However, for me personally, then this isn't particularly a movie that I have any plans to make a second watching of, it just didn't have that impact on me.
While funny, this movie was actually nowhere near the level of "Shaun of the Dead". There were some great enough moments in the movie, but hardly any that will cause you to laugh out loud. The comedy in the dialogue was good though, but visually there wasn't all that much comedy to the movie.
One thing that the movie did have working for it was the amounts of gore. Although not soaked in it or over-done, then they made good use of enough gore to keep most zombie aficionado and gore-hounds interested. And the effects in the movie were working out quite well enough too.
Another thing that the movie had working for it in its favor was the comedy. There is just something wonderfully absurd to that unique British humor. You got to love that.
Story-wise, then the movie was original, but not as funny as "Shaun of the Dead". It was a great idea to include a group of elderly people in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, because that did add a whole different flavor to the movie that what we're used to in zombie movies.
As for the people cast for the various roles, well then it was refreshing to see a heap of new faces, and a couple of familiar ones as well in a movie like this. And people actually did good enough jobs with their roles and in bringing their characters to life on the screen.
"Cockneys vs Zombies" is a nice enough addition to any zombie aficionado's DVD collection. However, for me personally, then this isn't particularly a movie that I have any plans to make a second watching of, it just didn't have that impact on me.