I walked into this film at it's last showing in The Atlanta Film Festival, not expecting much. It had gotten a little hype, and the Atlanta Journal seemed to like it, so I figured I'd give it a chance. What I got was a delightfully corny zombie film, on par with Shaun of the dead, except even more low-budget. Some of the characters were actually reasonably likable, a fair amount of witty dialogue, and slapstick violence, plus Large amounts of gore to satisfy true Zombie Film junkies. The film is exceedingly low budget, but in many parts that actually works to it's advantage, such as the nuclear power plants conveniently placed directly behind the cemetery, looking as though they were pasted in there with photoshop, and fairly corny zombies. Through much of it, the audience cackled and cheered, and it was greeted with much applause at it's finally, plus I recognized some of the locations, and many of the stars were in the theater. It has many unexpected touches, such as zombie frogs in the science lab, and some deaths twists. Overall, I really enjoyed this film, and if it ever gets wide release, I recommend seeing it.
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The Wolf Man
(1941)
A classic film that still holds up today
13 April 2008
The Wolf Man is a long considered classic horror film with classic actor Lon Cheney portraying the hideous creature. I watched the film with a couple of friends, expecting the film to be down right laughable, however, I was shocked to see that, while it aura of horror did not last, the film would have been considered revolutionary in its time, and the characters in their 1 hour and 10 minutes of time were reasonably well developed. We were not laughing, but actually enjoying this classic masterpiece. I honestly recommend it to anyone who enjoys classic monster films, because this will not disappoint despite a few corny aspects.
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