Plaga zombie: Zona mutante

Man o man I love zombie movies. If you do too, the chances are good that you'll like this little gem. Here are a few key facts: 1) It's Argentinian. And the DVD I got does not have a dubbed version, only subtitles. So if you're one of those wussies who can't handle reading and watching at the same time.....

2) It must have had a budget of about 7 Argentinian dollars. Rather than taking away from the film, I think it actually makes it better. The gore is fantastic for a low-budget foreign horror flick.

3) The actors are obviously having a blast. Two of the main characters also wrote and directed this. They have a lot of really good shots, some kick-a$$ action sequences, and many shots of "Bill" simply looking pi$$sed.

All in all, if you like gore/splatter flicks, zombie flicks, or just plain kick-a$$ flicks, go ahead and get this movie.

To say that this is a good film would be a lie, but to say that it is an entertaining film is an acceptable statement.

The budget in non existing, so is the acting, the story, the makeup, the script, the photography, the editing the directing, etc. But I already said this is not a good movie.

Neither is "Bad Taste", and yet I had fun with that one as well.

I honestly can't really explain why this movie in entertaining to me. I guess I just really admire people who make movies with no money whatsoever. But this flick has some cool stuff in it, it's that simple.

Of course it is an acquired taste. A great deal of people will absolutely despise this movie.

I think you can have a pretty good idea of what you are in for by checking out the cover, plot, trailer, etc, so if you are at all curious, I say give it a go.

I found this movie to be very funny and the gore was outstanding. A couple things I didn't enjoy so much was that the zombies make-up effects were a bit too fake and my copy has no subtitles! Mine is the Fangoria International release and claims to have subtitles, but due to some manufacturing flaw, there are none. Of course, this is no fault of the actual movie, just the company...However the fact that I still found the dialog's hilarious and had no idea what they were saying speaks in waves about the actors performances. The John West theme song still sticks in my head and I laugh every time I think about it. I recommend this movie to any fans of early Peter Jackson films like Braindead and Bad Taste, and also to zombie fans in general. Just make sure your copy has subtitles if you don't understand the language, of course. This is a massive step up from the original Plaga Zombie.

Now we are talking of a great B class movie. This guys really have what they need. The acting, in charge of the same who wrote and directed the movie, is unique. The FX are one of a kind for the cash used, the script is attractive at the same time that is very very funny and the cameras, WOW, it is obvius that there is talent in this movie!!! The only problem with this film, is that when it comes to the end, you want even more. We´ll have to wait for a sequel, and I hope to be in it someway or another!

The original Plaga Zombie was a surprisingly good little zombie film - especially good considering that it was made for about $120. It was short, sweet, fun and entertaining. For this follow up, made four years after the original, I'm guessing the filmmakers got a bigger budget to work with; and the result is a longer film. The plot is some nonsense about aliens, and basically just an excuse to have all the people from the first film going back into town to fight zombies again. What this film really proves is that bigger is not necessarily better. The extra runtime basically just means more scenes of zombies getting mashed up by various weapons, and while it was sort of fun in the first film; it soon gets tedious in this one. I guess that after a while (about forty minutes of screen time), the producers realised that they couldn't just have the main characters fighting zombies for an hour and a half, and so the plot is padded out with a whole load of bizarre stuff that isn't funny or interesting. The special effects are cheap and nasty too; which isn't surprising considering the obvious budget constraints. All in all, I really can't say I was impressed with this. I'd recommend the first film, but not this follow-up!