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On the continuum of low budget zombie films marketed direct to video during the time frame that this was released, it is ahead of the pack. The premise works and moves the zombie theme into a new environment nicely. The film has a nice atmosphere and truly has good acting. The makeup and effects will satisfy even the most decerning zombie film conesure. Where most direct to video zombie films couldn't even get an audience to sit through them, much less get a screening at even the most remote film festival, this film would more than likely draw a crowd and have gotten good reviews. It isn't of the kind of quality that would have justified a theatrical release, but it is at the high end of video releases in it's genre.

Zombie film fans will enjoy this one...

The DVD cover art somewhat suggests a Dawn of the Dead type story.

So if you look at the cover art and are somewhat interested in checking it out... go ahead. I'm not a fan of over the top, low budget gore, but this is one of those films that makes fans of horror wish they could get some kind of budget to make a movie with their friends.

Surprisingly creepy.

The plot is the standard infection loosed in a maximum security prison.

In a bare bones prison environment Dark, frenetic, fast motion scenes when zombies attack, and (I have to admit) pretty gruesome dismemberment scenes.

The Romero movies seem kind of sanitized compared to this.

So in a nutshell, if you like zombie horror movies and you pick this up and have to think "Should I take a chance"?, go ahead.

Sissy.

Well, this wasn't an abomination, but it was far from good. I didn't rent this with pre-conceptions of a Romero-esquire entry into the genre. While it did keep me watching throughout its entirety, it brought absolutely nothing interesting, though provoking, or even all too much entertaining to the table. No characters were interesting or endearing whatsoever. Even as a B-Movie, it fails. The only thing wresting it from a Sci-Fi channel original was the gore and violence. When the final credits roll, you wont feel moved at all, just the need to go eject the disc from the player. Sure, I've seen worse, but that's just about the best I can say from this low budget amateurish piece. Sure there are worse entries out there, but this is rubbing elbows with them.

I wouldn't either if I was laying on top of Bernadette Perez. There just wasn't anything going on that was more important at the time. I can't wait to see her again in Werewolf in a Women's Prison.

But you are not here for that. What about the movie? It seems to be a remake of Dawn of the Dead/Night of the Living Dead, except this time in a prison, where they hid someone who was infected. The whole prison goes down, including the favorites. Now, that is just a crying shame, as you have to root for Perez, Bay Bruner, and the cat-burglar. No tears for the dude who's "top of the food chain."

Maximum vomiting and entrails all over the place. If you like blood, you'll love this one.

Dead Men Walking...

Nope, not the Sean Penn film where he plays a killer with hair so fantastic it deserved it's own billing, but a play on the prison term used when someone walks the 'Green Mile'. (Oh gosh, I watch too many films). Y'see, after a 'bio-toxin' (YAWN!) infects a guy who gets sent down, he unintentionally spreads it, and before you know it, the whole place is crammed with zombies in denim.

I speak as someone who had a passion for zombie films a long time before 28 days later and Dawn Of The Dead 04 re-fired the collective film going interest in them, but for fuggs sake, it's getting a little tedious now. It seems that everyone with a camcorder and a pot of latex is trying to make their own un-dead classic.

Me included. Bugger.

The difference between most of them and this film, is that the script, at times, struggles bravely to throw in the odd good, or believable line. The gore is pretty fun, and the whole thing almost over comes its obvious budgetary restraints to turn into something quite worthy.

Well, I liked it.