In 2005, the Onion reported that a group of scientists, philosophers and mathematicians were close to completing a list of everything that can go wrong. In tribute to this noble effort, and due to the incredible number of insanely bad things about Birdemic 2: The Resurrection, here's a review in the same style: … [Read more...]
World War Z (2013) review by That Film Guy
The zombie apocalypse has been the one of the most popular forms of world-ending cataclysm for some time. In fact it's now so embedded in the public consciousness that if it turns out to be a rogue asteroid or the arrival of aliens that ends our rule on the planet, a lot of people are going to be very disappointed. It is surprising then that Hollywood has taken so long to catch … [Read more...]
Warm Bodies (2013) review by That Film Guy
The zombie genre has been one of the most prolific sub-genres in horror film-making in recent years. After the advent of mainstream walking dead in George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead we've seen numerous interpretations of the standard narrative from road trip horrors like 28 Days Later¦ to romantic comedies like Shaun of the Dead via Zombieland. The key to a successful … [Read more...]
Cockneys vs Zombies (2012) review by That Film Guy
Despite the B-Movie title and fresh memories of the terrible Strippers vs Werewolves, the British zombie comedy film Cockneys vs Zombies is something of a pleasant surprise. Pitching itself in the Shaun of the Dead arena of horror comedy it unites a cast of young British talent including former Bionic Woman and Eastenders star Michelle Ryan with a host of famous older actors … [Read more...]
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) review by That Film Geek
Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth film in the video game spin-off series which again follows Alice (Milla Jovovich) as she battles against the evil Umbrella corporation. Again directed Paul W. S. Anderson, this film picks up right where Resident Evil Afterlife left off, on a ship full of freed human test subjects, being approached by umbrella attack helicopters led by a … [Read more...]
Day of the Dead (1985) review by That Film Guy
Completing the original trilogy of George A Romero's Dead Series is the 1985 film Day of the Dead. Originally he had planned for Day of the Dead to be a sweeping epic zombie film, described as "the Gone with the Wind of zombie films," unfortunately budget limitations forced him to reconsider and eventually scale back production and script. It was released to an excellent … [Read more...]
Dawn of the Dead (1978) review by That Film Guy
Director and zombie aficionado George A. Romero is credited with bringing zombies into the mainstream of horror films. Sure there were some films released previous to his seminal work, such as the original zombie film White Zombie in 1932, but it was Night of the Living Dead that catapulted the shuffling re-animated corpses of loved ones right into the mainstream. Since then … [Read more...]
Dawn of the Dead (2004) review by That Film Punk
To the undiscerning zombie fanatic Zack Snyder's Dawn Of The Dead remake could be easily dismissed as just another ill-advised remake of a cult classic. After all, in the intervening years since this effort, studios such as Platinum Dunes have wreaked havoc on the canon of horror classics, results varying between passable and downright insulting. From Friday the 13th (2009) to … [Read more...]
ParaNorman (2012) review by That Film Guy
Following on from the success of Coraline, Laika Studios have released an original film directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell entitled ParaNorman. Using the same stop-motion methods of its predecessor, ParaNorman is a pastiche, satire and homage to 1960s horror films and the John Hughes films of the 1980s. Originally pitched to Disney as an idea, it was eventually created by … [Read more...]
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) review by That Film Brat
After the ridiculous success of Resident Evil at the box office, the studio green-lit a sequel and injected a bit more money into it this time ($45 million versus Resident Evil's $30 million). Paul W. S. Anderson decided not to stay on as director, but instead wrote the script and produced the film. And thank god. Resident Evil: Apocalypse improves on the first film in almost … [Read more...]