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Dead Outside, The (2008, U.K.)

November 20, 2010 by at 3:02 pm Share Your Undead Thoughts
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A pandemic sweeps through the population leaving pockets of survivors across the globe. Attempts at a vaccine seem to have mutated the virus and turns its carriers into aggressive lunatics. Daniel (Alton Milne) runs out of fuel and makes his way to a farmhouse to find refuge where he meets April (Sandra Louise Douglas) who is hiding a dark past.  Daniel begins to wonder how April has survived for so long by herself and he begins to pursue April for the answers to try and discover her terrifying truth. If I had a one night stand with this movie I would chew my arm … [Read more...]

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Highschool of the Dead (2010 Manga) Review

November 9, 2010 by at 8:00 pm Share Your Undead Thoughts
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Young girls in revealing schoolgirl outfits, the undead, nail guns and wooden swords reads like a great Halloween Cosplay convention. Takashi Komuro leads a group of highschool students and a school nurse who survive the initial outbreak of the zombie apocalypse. As he half heartedly fends of the advances of the half dressed girls and the zombies he tries to keep his group alive. After surviving the schools outbreak they progress toward trying to make contact with family members. Slowly you begin to see the moral decay amongst them as they begin to cut down the … [Read more...]

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Scarlett Johansson: Leading Role in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?

October 31, 2010 by at 8:19 pm 2 Dark Comments
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Scarlett Johansson shows that when one actress is no longer up for a role in a film, there's always another in line. The Iron Man 2 and He's Just Not That Into You actress is rumored to be lined up to take the leading role of Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. With only The Avengers on Johansson’s plate right now (her only forthcoming project, in pre-production) she will have plenty of time for the Jane Austen spoof. Natalie Portman has been said to have declined the role which Johanssonn has then thrown her hand up for. There are talks that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Zombie Movie News, Zombie News Tagged With: johansen, preide, prejudice, scarlett, zombies

“La Horde” Film Review

October 26, 2010 by at 7:50 pm 2 Dark Comments
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The Movie opens with the death of Detective Mathias Rivoallan who was murdered by the rival gang led by Markudi (Eriq Ebouaney). A group of detectives decide to avenge their colleague’s death with the ‘bloodbath’ of Markudi and his gang. Detectives Tony (Antoine Oppenheim), Jimenez (Aurélien Recoing), Aurore (Claude Perron) & Ouessem (Jean-Pierre Martins) manage to infiltrate the gang’s hideout when things go horrendously awry as Markudi’s gang and the detectives find that the blood feud has to be put on hold. What ensues is the siege of literally a … [Read more...]

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Danger! 50,000 Zombies!

October 21, 2010 by at 9:00 pm 6 Dark Comments
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"Life, what a precious gift, like boobs or rockets" Nick Frost presents a special spoof edition of his documentary "Danger! 50,000 Volts!" purely on the subject of the living dead. Danger 50,000 Zombies is a low budget short film with the dynamic Shaun of the Dead duo Nick Frost as himself and Simon (you’ve got red on you) Peg who plays Dr Russell Fell, Zombie hunter from the Canberra Institute of Zombie Dynamics. Dr Fell shares his expertise regarding zombie survival and tactics gained in the field. This short film / mockumentary follows Dr Fell and Nick as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews & Analysis, Short Film Item, Short Films, Zombie Movie Reviews Tagged With: nick frost, short, simon peg, zombie