Rising Dead

This is the worst movie I have ever seen! Sure, the story would have been good, had any of them been able to ACT! The one with the least talent is the lead character, that Blake guy. Unfortunately he also narrated, so his lifeless, bland, monotone voice goes on and on. It looked like it had been filmed at home, by amateurs, to be put on YouTube as a joke. They also added some kind of annoying filter to it when they edited it that made it look like it was almost in slow motion, which looked really crappy. I don't know how it ever got on a DVD collection of movies, but it did. I'm sorry I wasted my time trying to watch this thing, and if it wasn't for my boyfriend leaving it play, I would have shut it off! Don't watch this thing without a puke bucket!

First things first, it pains me to this day that I actually shelled out 16 € for this abomination when I idly browsed the rows of newly released films at my local store. The cover looked like it was made well enough and I had my paycheck cashed in hours earlier. I took it with me to my friends as we wanted to make a movie night that day.

This movie is just an all-around catastrophe. Grainy picture, sounds as if recorded in a bathroom or empty hallway, green-screen effects of a supposed shotgun blast to the head where you can actually SEE that guy pulling a green mask over his head. Sadly, it's not even /comically/ bad, especially if you bought it at the price of a AAA-Title.

I've seen 3 or 4 Uwe Boll flicks - they are like The Lord of the Rings compared to this Z-movie.

This movie was really funny, i should have been completely wasted at the time, me and my friends were laughing hysterically throughout the dumb things that the people did. In fact that this movie is so bad, I could literally grab a bunch of my friends, a video camera, and some fake guns and make a better movie. And yes, I really wanted to beat the crap out of them for being so stupid.

Over all I give it 2 out of 10, the 2 points because of how stupid it was funny. If any of you laugh at the dumbest things while getting high you would like this movie. If you want to just sit down and have a good time, you will most likely be smart and turn it off within the first 10 seconds.

From the first scene you can tell this was paid for by a wealthy person that has absolutely nothing else to do. The acting is terrible along with the storyline and script. The special effects are laughable even for that time period. The name of a major video game franchise called Dead Rising was taking off at the time this was made. So even the name isn't original like the plot. I watched their YouTube channel a few times with the UFOs and they did some horrible short film. I had never seen anything so cringeworthy, from there I looked them up and watched it on TUBI. I made sure I vaped plenty of weed and i did laugh at how horrible this things is. The severed arm dragging the girl by the hair was so ridiculous I busted a gut.

Synopsis: In a brief opening narration, we're told the story of what was thought to be a virus which has turned the world's population into the walking dead. There are, however, known shelters around the world which are keeping the healthy safe. It's the journey to rescue that's the problem. . . After a plane crashes in the middle of the tropics, a group of idiotic survivors (which includes the First Lady and her crippled son) must fight against some (rather tame) zombies to reach safety. . .

Review: I went into this low-budget, straight-to-video horror knowing nothing about it except the title. You can't be disappointed if you don't have expectations. . . right? That's what I thought. I don't think there was a single good thing about this film to be honest. Well, unless you love unintentional comedy and laughably bad everything. The script was horrendous, including some ridiculous narration (which sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom) and some of the worst dialogue I've ever heard in my life. The direction and editing were just insanely terrible. . . like a music video made by a group of retarded chimps. I kid you not when I tell you that in some of the black screenblanks, you can actually see 'Cousins Brothers' written from the original production slide. The acting reminded me of a production of a Porno Soap Opera put on by the residents at a local psych ward. There were more continuity errors than 'Plan 9 from Outer Space.' I don't mean to be so rough on it, but seriously. . . other than the laughs you'll get at the filmmakers' expense and the interesting and seldom-used setting, there's barely a single positive thing about it.

Zombie Action: Well, it's there. But the zombies barely do a damn thing. Most of it is the lead character pushing the undead around and hitting them with random things that he finds lying around. The effects are awful, mostly cheap CGI which mixes horribly with the poor editing. The makeup isn't bad, but it's nothing that can save the film.

Final Verdict: 2/10. It only gets that for the laughs and that one cute actress. Be grateful!

Recommended? No. Unless you're well equipped with a case of your favourite ale and a roomful of your favourite MST3k buddies.

-AP3-