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     Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
I've been hearing things about this for quite some time, but I didn't know if it had been released or not. Well, here's the trailer. This has been rather unimaginatively called the African horror version of District 9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJVdqZww9aE | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.156.210.82 |
Now that really does look interesting. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
I'm very wary of trailers since the people who make them are con-artists of the highest order, but I think this has the look of something we used to see in the 80's, when zombies were this slow moving grotesque herd. (Apologies if that makes me sound like a Fangoria fan-boy). This looks more like vintage Romero and Fulci. | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 217.20.16.180 |
This was on at last year's Frightfest, and again at this year's, with cast and crew providing a live commentary. Frank - your expectations are spot on: it's a throwback to a very 70s style of zombie movie. No time is wasted on set-up/backstory; it's pretty much survival from start to finish. The leads are strong, the story solid, and the zombies the grim-faced shufflers we all know and love. It's arguably a bit too long, and I felt there were a few narrative mis-steps along the way. There are also a few too many scenes where the heroes' mode of transport conked out while they were surrounded with zombies, only for it to start again at the last minute. But as a whole it's a solid stab at the Romero recipe: zombies + small, divided cast x a smattering of social commentary = splat. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.66.23.11 |
I'm wary of trailers since one came off the back of a car and nearly hit hit my car while I was parked up behind my house. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
John - that's great to know. I'll definitely be up for this since a lot of the zombie movies of late have tired me out with their predictability (except The Dead Outside). |