Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!

For a low-budget "zom-com" (zombie-comedy), this film wasn't too bad. Essentially, a chemist is experimenting with a cure for cancer, and an acquaintance of his, who happens to be a drug dealer, picks it up thinking it is a form of meth. One thing leads to another, and soon he and some prostitutes become flesh-eating zombies trying to get into a strip club to satisfy their hunger. Naturally, the strippers and a few others try to fight them off as best they can. Anyway, having given a brief outline of the plot, allow me to say that there were a few humorous parts here and there. There was also quite a bit of gore, along with a more straightforward storyline than I expected. Additionally, there were some attractive women, most notably Lyanna Tumaneng (as "Dallas"), Jessica Barton ("Dakota"), and Juliet Reeves ("Pandora"). Essentially, what this film offers is a little humor, sexy women, and plentiful special effects. Unfortunately, the acting simply wasn't good enough to differentiate this film from a host of other low-budget zombie comedies that are currently flooding the market. Because of that, I have rated it as slightly below average.

No major surprises here; Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is a standard Z movie containing the predictable assortment of Z-list cleavages and jawlines that you'll never see again, chewing their way though a script sewn together from pieces torn from the corpses of dead movies.

There's (almost) nothing original about this movie, although it does at least make an attempt to develop some characters before the Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! mercifully appear and start chowing down on the protagonists. Unfortunately, the cast and writing are so anodyne and untalented that it's largely futile and wasted effort. The FX are what we've come to expect from straight to DVD films - token prosthetics and budget-bound CGI.

It's not all bad though. The strippers are attractive enough in a plastic casting couch kind of way, and they get their funbags out and jiggle them around a contractual once each during the movie. While the cast don't seem to be having much fun making it, they're not actively annoying, and there are a few - a very few - genuinely well realised moments. The cinematography and score are also competent, although the lighting is very basic.

If "strippers vs zombies" is your thing, then you'll get what you came for. With a few beers, you might even enjoy it.

Okay, okay... For those zombie movie purists appalled by this film, what did you expect with a tag line of "strippers vs. zombies"? Do you read the box BEFORE you rent movies? I'll bet you also pour out a glass of clotted milk after having noticed that it was expired, drink it, and then complain that it was bad.

As far a plots go, this movie had a hell of a lot better plot than a lot of classic cult films. The characters were as well developed as you could expect and the actors performed admirably. Poor special effects are to be expected with a plot line like this and I would have been disappointed if the FX were outstanding.

This is movie is great for those who appreciate cheesy movies. My final unsolicited advice to those who delight in expressing their distaste would be to RTFB before you rent. In so doing, you will protect your finely honed sensibilities and we won't have to read your whining, mewling reviews.

I'll make this short and sweet.

People that gave this 1 star need to watch more movies.

That being said, this is an average low-budget flick. The special effects are below par, relying heavily on very poor CGI, especially towards the end. There are some decent "low-tech" effects scattered throughout.

Also, it is shot in HD and not on film, which only makes it look cheaper.

The acting is a mixed bag with some really good acting and some really bad acting, but mostly the acting is average.

The writing is quite good, which is refreshing for a low-budget zombie movie. It seems like the writers actually bothered to come up with some plot twists of their own, which is uncommon for the ridiculously derivative zombie genre. Even if some of their ideas didn't pan out so well in the film, they still get points for not just puking out the same mind-numbing crap you usually get with these kind of movies.

The characters are well-developed and actually seem like real people.

Overall, worth a rent if you have some time to kill, but I wouldn't buy it.

Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is newcomer Jason Murphy's debut film, and taking that into account, it is not too bad. However, amidst the recent slew of low-budget horror (and especially low-budget zombie horror), this is rather weak for a number of reasons. For one, this is a case of not knowing how to balance two different genres in the one movie. This is no doubt a difficult task to master, but when done right, can make for an immensely entertaining experience. The Evil Dead, Shaun of the Dead and Re-Animator both blended horror and comedy very well into the one movie. This film also tries this, but fails rather miserable. Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is not at all scary, and only amusing thanks to the surprisingly good acting from a mostly unknown cast.

The story behind the zombie outbreak in this film is quickly explained and rather funny. Simply, a scientist is in the process of experimenting with regenerating cells, when a dopey pothead comes around to get some quality drug. For some reason, this guy mixes the scientist's concoctions and creates some new drug which turns people into zombies. Eventually, a group of strippers, prostitutes, their friends and a pimp are all holed up in a strip club fending off against a horde of the undead.

No, the plot is not award winning, but it suits this no-budget movie. The script is rather funny, but lacks a fast pace or any good shock moments. There is not a lot of gore on offer surprisingly for a zombie flick, although there are some neat gags. The use of CGI is rather dodgy, as none of it looks convincing. Also, oddly enough, for a movie set in a strip club and whose main characters are strippers, there is very little nudity.

Anyway, this is a decent enough effort that is marred by a few glaring issues. 2/5