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Zombie Apocalypse (2011)
Just about watchable
Pretty standard zombie fare.
After a virus has wiped out most of the American population a group of survivors make a hazardous journey through a country teeming with zombie hordes seeking a rumoured sanctuary.
Being a Syfy presentation/Asylum production should tell you all you need to know about this movie-budget schlock aimed at capitalising on the success of the Walking Dead. Saying that I enjoyed it well enough. It was everything I was expecting with okay scripting, passable acting, tolerable directing and just enough action to keep things going at a fair old clip.
A few things however,
Ving Rhames has star billing and yet his character comes across as somewhat of an afterthought. His character, and the actor, are not served well at all in this movie. Which is bizarre considering his billing.
Why didn't the survivors take the sniper rifle? I mean you would think that you need all the hardware you can get your hands on, right? Pretty sure there was some ammo on the floor too (not just shell casings).
CGI blood and gore. Ugh. Always looks bad no matter how much you spend on it. And this being a budget movie? Yeah. Not good.
Lesley-Ann Brandt, who despite being a survivor on the run for months in a zombie infested dystopia, looks like she has come straight from the makeup trailer. She looks fabulous and continues to do so throughout the movie, despite going all Kill Bill whenever she runs into any zombies.
Zombies in this film set ambushes for the survivors. This happens about three times and I just find it bizarre. I mean, when i think of zombies I think of animated corpses incapable of cognitive thought just shuffling about mindlessly. I dunno. Maybe it's just me.
That CGI tiger. Absolutely horrendous. And not in a good (as in terrifying) way. Just plain bad, bad, bad.
All in all however I enjoyed this movie. It was pretty much what i was expecting it to be. I've seen better zombie movies to be sure. Seen a lot worse too.
Recommended if this is your thing.
Dead Trigger (2017)
Dead on Arrival
If ever a movie could be described as half-arsed it's Dead Trigger. From the acting, script, direction, plot and overall execution it just falls flat on its face. And while some films fall into the category of so bad it's good, Dead Trigger is just plain bad.
The plot is all over the place, stuff happens with little to no logic or explanation given. None of the protagonists make any sort of impact whatsoever. I've seen cereal boxes with more personality and when anyone dies the only thing you feel is indifference.
Dolph Lundgren spends the entire movie with a dish cloth round his neck. I don't know why.
The only scene that stands out is the one where a recruit, who was boasting about his shooting prowess, comes face to face with a zombie, freezes in terror and drops his shotgun, somehow blowing his head off.
If you like zombie movies avoid this like the plague.
If you like Dolph Lundgren movies go elsewhere. This is really not worth your time or money.