Category: zombies

Severed: Forest of the Dead (2005)

Directed by Carl Bessai.  Written by Bessai, Julian Clarke and Travis McDonald.  Starring Paul Campbell, Sarah Lind, J.R. Bourne, Patrick Gallagher and Julian Christopher. Plot: environmental activists, lumberjacks and members of a big corporation must work together after an enhanced form of tree sap turns people into zombies In this little indie feature, lumberjacks have … Continue reading Severed: Forest of the Dead (2005) →

Train to Busan (2016)

Written and Directed by Sang-ho Yeon Starring Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Yu-mi Jung, Dong-Seok Ma, Woo-sik Choi and Sohee Plot: When a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, a trainfull of passengers try to survive a trip from Seoul to Busan. These zombies are fast rage-like zombies, think World War Z and 28 Days … Continue reading Train to Busan (2016) →

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)

Directed by Kevin Munroe.  Written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer.  Starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Taye Diggs, and Kurt Angle. Plot: based on the comic book, PI Dylan Dog and his zombie sidekick, Marcus, investigate the supernatural Part crime noir, part horror comedy, this movie is much better than we expected.  We usually … Continue reading Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010) →

Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)

Written and directed by John Pogue.  Starring Mercedes Mason, Josh Cooke, Mattie Liptak, Ignacio Serricchio and Bre Blair. Plot: a man goes berserk on a plane and when the plane lands it is immediately quarantined and then more people go berserk This sequel is pretty good.  Not as good as the original, but pretty good.  … Continue reading Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011) →

Quarantine (2008)

Directed by John Erick Dowdle.  Written by John and Drew Dowdle.  Starring Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Johnathan Schaech, Greg Germann, Steve Harris, Joey King, and Doug Jones. Plot: a news crew and some fireman get quarantined in an apartment building after a routine call turns into a nightmare This remake of [REC] stays pretty true … Continue reading Quarantine (2008) →

Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2018)

Directed by Hector Hernandez Vicens.  Written by Mark Tonderai and Lars Jacobson.  Starring Sophie Skelton, Marcus Vanco and Johnathon Schaech. Plot: this is supposed to be more like the original, and it is, but no This movie is all over the place.  This is more of a reimagining than a straight remake, but the differences … Continue reading Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2018) →

Day of the Dead (2008)

Directed by Steve Miner.  Written by Jeffrey Reddick.  Starring Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon, Ving Rhames, Michael Welch and Annalyne McCord. Plot: zombies start eating people in a small Colorado town This movie is not a remake.  I repeat, this movie is NOT a remake.  It's a totally different mess that just happens to be titled … Continue reading Day of the Dead (2008) →

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Directed by Zack Snyder.  Written by James Gunn.  Starring Sarah Polley, Jake Weber, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Kevin Zegers, Lindy Booth and Matt Frewer. Plot: during the zombie apocalypse, a group of survivors hole up in a mall to wait for help This remake of the 1978 classic is almost nothing like the … Continue reading Dawn of the Dead (2004) →

Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Directed by Tom Savini.  Screenplay written by George A. Romero, based on his earlier screenplay with John Russo.  Starring Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles, McKee Anderson, William Butler, Katie Finneran, Bill Moseley and Heather Mazur. Plot: the living dead attack a farmhouse full of people This remake is mostly like the original except that … Continue reading Night of the Living Dead (1990) →

Survival of the Dead (2010)

Written and directed by George A. Romero.  Starring Shawn Roberts, Joshua Close, Alan van Sprang, Kenneth Walsh, Kathleen Munroe and Devon Bostick. Plot: a whole lot of stupid people want to run an island their own way, but it ain't gonna happen... cause zombies Ok so this is not Romero's best work. We didn't like … Continue reading Survival of the Dead (2010) →