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Sure, you've seen dozens, maybe hundreds, of zombie movies, but have you seen a zombie movie set during the Spanish Civil War?

The first thing you're likely to notice about this movie is that it looks competently made. Sadly, this is a rarity among horror movies on Netflix, so it's worth mentioning.

The movie is a little more lighthearted than I would have expected given the subject matter, but it never quite becomes a horror comedy. It also doesn't take strong sides on the Spanish Civil War. There are protagonists and antagonists from both sides of the conflict, and Nazis are portrayed as the true villains.

This is probably one of the better aspects of the movie. The characters spend much more time fighting zombies than ranting at each other. Quite a few arguments ended with pistols being drawn, of course, but I remember most scenes being more like civil debate than the traditional screaming matches you find in low budget zombie movies.

Unfortunately, we have to get past the tedious "that's not your father any more" and "aim for the head!" scenes before the action really starts. Once it starts, though, it's pretty good. They really, really loved their blood sprays. There are squibs exploding all over the place. Besides that, though, there weren't a large amount of really showy special effects. Gore was fairly minimal for a zombie movie.

If you don't have high expectations, and you're looking for an action movie that will pass the time, this is a good choice. The characters are likeable, the dubbing was quite good, and the movie rarely gets bogged down in exposition at the cost of action.

Although that's a very low bar to clear. The movie does have game-like stages. Good writing although probably more rewarding to Spanish speakers. And also there're a few deus-ex conveniences and you can pretty much guess who'll make it to the end bar one but that one person is for the usual wokeness brigade/cancel culture.

High production value given how cheap the last RE movie that costs 20 million dollars (after tax break) looks. Although the stretching of the budget is visible now and then. And Frank Darabont won't be happy with the zombie make-up but hey who cares, the movie is fast-paced and will end before you know it. That's entertainment!

Overall it's a decent watch and all of us zombie-genre lovers can breathe easier that this is not junk.

And please avoid the new Netflix Resident Evil series. 8 hours of my life I never get back.

Being set during the Spanish civil war a group of people from different sides must bound together to stop the dead from rising. This one of the few zombie movies I have see that actually show how it all starts which is the first good point. The cast were all fun and I felt the story was well directed. There isn't really much wrong with this film. Maybe just add more zombies but no really it was a fun watch and a film worthy of a sequel.

Valley of the Dead: Set during Spanish Civil War this is a Zombie film very much in the Z Nation style but there's enough dark stuff to make the laughs choke in your throat at times. SS members of the Condor Legion (Fighting for Franco) create zombies through experiments on the dead and dying. Naturally the experiment gets out of control. These Undead spring back into action, eating people alive before thy can turn, one charging along on his stumps like the Knight from Monty Python, there's a great shot of a Zombie horde on the skyline. Francoites link up with Republicans against the common enemy. Everything from a partisan band, to ordinary fascists, a Nun (with a big gun), a young woman called Priest Killer, atheists, communists and muslims unite to do battle with the walking dead. The squabbling between the assorted characters gets a tad tiresome at times, maybe ten minutes of this excised from the movie would have made it a better film. Still, the individual characters are interesting, especially Priest Killer and Brodsky who identifies as a Russian (he reckons he was brought to Spain as a baby). Homage is paid to Night of the Living Dead with a Zombie attack on a farmhouse and a train scene which is straight out of Train to Busan. Along with other Undead epics. A dark comedy Zombie thriller which delivers the goods. Directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and Alberto de Toro. Written by Jaime Marques Olarreaga, Alberto Fernández Arregui and Cristian Conti. On Netflix. 7/10.

I am quite surprised with this little Nazi Zombie movie. English dubbing is the best I've ever seen.

Some things could have been done better, but not sure with this budget though.

Dialogues are well written, acting is enjoyable. Interesting characters, easy to remember. It's almost a dark comedy but carefuly done so it never really goes into a real comedy or parody. It just makes it light-hearted enough, like there is a bit of Belini/Felini influence there. Definitely worth a watch, especially if you are tired of same old hollywood zombie movies. Oh and if you are tired of partisan/nationalists post-war tension going into the 21st century, you will find this movie quite enjoyable, like a third "possible" outcome of the war. Cute.

Apart from the backdrop of the Spanish civil war, which drew my attention a little bit, the movie was so predictable in every aspect. Honestly I broke the movie into 2 halves to watch (yeah give me a break!). It's boring for me. I finished it just because I wanted to see something different at the end of the movie. But no, it's just mediocre.

Don't expect it to be another REC.

Pro: Its a Zombie Nazi War Movie. Watch it for fun. After a tiring day at work. Grab and Beer and chips and Just watch it.

Cons: Bit long, lack of plot and I had to fast forward many times.

I give it a 7 as I just wanted to relax for before going to bed.

As a native spanish, I didn't like the actors in general, some of them were terribly bad, specially the kid , the girl and some other characters... I guess the good reviews come from non native speakers, if you take away feeling how ankward Spanish actors sounds to us, the movie looks better. It's very common in Spain to see this kind of "theatre" acting that looks absolutely fake.

About the movie... It's well made, hence the rating. But for the plot and dialogs, I've seen everything already. All cliches. Nothing new. Not very funny, not very gory, weird puffs of blood all the time... I don't know. Not interesting. Bland.

Valley of the Dead is a Spanish zombie war film that blends action, horror, and interesting plot.

Set during the Spanish Civil War, it follows soldiers from opposing sides who must unite against Nazi-created undead. The film delivers good combat and eerie atmosphere, though its plot follows familiar zombie tropes.

Beyond the horror, the movie highlights the cruelty of war, particularly the devastating use of biological weapons. The idea of unleashing such horrors on soldiers and civilians is deeply unsettling, making the film not just a supernatural thriller but a grim reminder of real-world atrocities.

Do you like horror movies? Is blood and violence an issue? Depending on your answers, you may want to rethink wanting to watch this or not. Though to be honest, I would be surprised if you made it here and you were not sure - on the other hand: better safe than sorry! No pun intended - especially considering what the characters here have to go through.

It may not always make sense, but the movie is still more than decent. Especially considering the low budget this has. I wouldn't compare it to the Resident Evil, but if you feel that way, I fully support it. Especially if that made you have a good time with this right here :)

Zombie films only work when the script works. That means story, dialogue, action. This film is the living dead, not the zombies. This translation of the Spanish original is so awful and cringing I was hoping the zombies would end it by the second act If indeed this dialogue was close in translation to the original, then that writer needs to write bad greeting cards with bad one liners. He'd be better suited. As for the characters, every woke trope and stereotype is included to blatant effect. Muslim, gay, fascist, Republican, SS, communist.. it's all included in a preposterous setting of the Spanish Civil War. Major disappointment (and that should be one of the soldier's name... It fits them). The only thing I will give merit to is the setting and the essence of what could have been a good zombie story if not for all this horrible dialogue and characters.

A zombie movie, set during The Spanish civil war, a film dogged by Covid 19 production problems, sounds like a recipe for disaster, right?

Well, it should have been one of those 2 star movies, where everyone says we've had a million zombie movies, and this is just another, but....this was an absolute riot, definitely worth the wait, it seemed at one stage that it would never hit our screens, but I'm so glad it has.

The first thing you'll notice, the fantastic production values, a lot of time and money has gone into this, it looks incredible. It has a strain of humour, and some decent spills and thrills.

Don't just assume that this is yet another zombie movie, this really does have something to offer. The story is pretty wild, bit this really was ninety minutes of zombie entertainment.

8/10.

I was somewhat thrilled as I stumbled upon this Spanish zombie movie titled "Malnazidos" (aka "Valley of the Dead"). Why? Well, because I am a big fan of all things zombie, and stumbling upon a zombie movie that I haven't heard of is grounds for sitting down to watch it without knowing anything about it.

However, I have to say that writers Jaime Marques and Cristian Conti only managed to churn out a somewhat generic storyline and plot for the movie, which meant that directors Alberto de Toro and Javier Ruiz Caldera didn't have all that much to impress the audience with.

Sure, "Malnazidos" was watchable, but that was just about all there was to it. Personally, then I can't claim that the storyline had much of a foothold in me, and thus I was only partially entertained by this Spanish zombie movie. I managed to sit through the entire movie, however I do doubt that I will ever be returning to watch "Malnazidos" a second time.

The acting performances in the movie was okay. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble here. However, it was a shame that the actors and actresses essentially had mostly bland, flaccid and generic characters and dialogue to work with. I honestly didn't really care one ounce about the characters or their motivations.

Visually then "Malnazidos" was actually adequate. There wasn't enough blood and gore in the movie, though, to fully make a life-long gorehound such as myself overly happy. Sure, the special effects in the movie were fair enough, but it lacked all that blood and guts that you usually have in zombie movies.

I would say that "Malnazidos" is a movie suitable for a newcomer to the zombie genre, for someone whom haven't yet been introduced to the works of George A. Romero or the pop culture phenomenon that is "The Walking Dead" for example.

My rating of "Malnazidos" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.

The movie is quite enjoyable, nothing special but fun (with zero gore, btw, and blood that is, ehm, dust).

Sure, the story is absolutely standard (ehi you will not find Shakespeare here😜...) and predictable, nothing new, but the characters are nice and the action decent enough. Maybe TOO MANY characters but I liked them all, honestly. Just the German guys were a bit too over the top and extremely flay, sadly.

If you want to watch an unpretentious zombie movie with a nice setting, this is the right movie for you.

Just bland, so very very bland. To call it "generic" is being way to nice. I was really bored when i watched this, still could not commit to the it. Started scrolling in my phone 10 min in, turned of the movie at 45 min.

I'm a sucker for zombie entertainment so I had to download this. It's not much to write home to about, but it was enough to say "not so bad, it might have some replay value". Did have some nice humor sprinkled in as well. Kind of gave me a little Shaun of the Dead / Life After Beth feels.

I love zombie movies but i hate when they are made into like an action horror comedy at the same time. Shaun of the dead is the lone exception. This had a lot of potential but it just got real boring. I finished it but They should have made it into a real war zombie horror movie. It would have been better that way.

I found this to be a pretty good zombie movie that I have watched. The story isn't the strongest point since it's generic, with enemies having to team up to fight against zombies. But I do think it's interesting how this takes place in the latter period of the Spanish Civil War, which shows way both sides don't trust each other. It does a good job of building up the characters' relationship and when the zombies first show up. The movie does a good job with its pacing on building the characters' trust to each other and them setting a plan to survive against the zombies. Also, the movie does have good action scenes to be found in it, which is suspenseful and fun to watch. The reveal on where the zombies come from is rather generic on who cause it. And the ending itself is fine, but nothing too big. The characters aren't the strongest point, but the movie does a good job of building up their relationship on how they first don't trust each other, but soon join forces in order to survive. The main character is Jan, who I found to be a pretty good character on how he managed to convince his enemies to join forces and come up with a good plan throughout the movie.

Valley of the Dead is a pretty good zombie movie that is both fun and enjoyable to watch.

Frankly, it's quite funny how more negative sided reviews gets downvoted here. The movie itself, to put it in a nice way, is somewhat mediocre at best. You can understand that for the Spanish people it may have a niuance with historical sentimentality, but that does not change anything in a value of the movie. Looks like it had a chance to be a decent war drama, until somebody just thought of putting zombies in it. The acting was okay, cinematography was also alright. But... Boy oh boy, the nowhere leading script, majorly awkward and rushed dalogues, chaotically incorporated intercaltural references, basic logical errors. So, all in all, we have some low-budget generic movie, which is not really an ideal option even for binge-watching.

Turning on Netflix today, I noticed this new addition, and as a lover of all things zombie & gore it was a natural viewing choice for me.

While there are certainly some plot holes, and some fairly implausible situations, without thinking too hard about such things makes this quite an enjoyable watch. As with most of my reviews, I won't comment on the plot, as the summary takes care of that. What I will comment on is the film itself. Short and sweet.

A Spanish film (ie from Spain), the production value is pretty top notch. The acting was good, the camera work was technically well above average (and professional), and fabulous scenery in some lesser known areas of Spain - beautiful panoramas, lush green forests, and an overall treat for the eyes.

Re: content Just like any zombie movie, there is a ton of bloodshed delivered via gunshots to the head. There are several bloody "bites" throughout the film, as well as severed limbs and death, literally everywhere. What the film is NOT, is gory. While I love zombie movies with excessive gore, this was not one of them. Lesser "experienced" viewers might consider some scenes to be gory, but if you're watching this solely for the gore, it likely won't measure up. That said, there was just enough to keep things interesting without being gratuitously nasty - a little bit of a bummer, but not so much that made viewing less enjoyable.

Lots of profanity, in Spanish, some issues re: racial equality, and no nudity.

One aspect that some might overlook is that there is a red thread of dark comedy from start to finish. All examples are very subtle and mostly tongue in cheek, not to mention "dead pan." I LOVED this aspect, even as a non-Spanish speaker. The writing in combination with the acting made me laugh out loud a couple of times. I truly appreciated this aspect of subtlety.

All in all, it's a fun watch! Nothing ground breaking or terribly new for the genre, but adventure, horror, and zombie fans should get a good kick out of it. By the end of the film I was shocked at how quickly 1 hour & 40 minutes went. That's always a good sign to me.

Definitely worth a watch, especially if you're a fan of the genres I mentioned above!

Entertaining and laughable Spanish production about Zombies attacking military and locals during the Spanish Civil War. An attractive film with action, shootouts, pursuits, violence and creepy happenings when the Zombies attack, including gory scenes. Months after bloody combats leave behind thousands of dead in the trenches. Jan Lozano, Captain of the Fifth Brigade has fallen prisoner by an opponent's platoon along with a young driver while carrying out a mission that has been entrusted to him. A new revolution is about to begin , then a bunch of soldiers take on an army of zombies. They start to notice that citizens are "going crazy" , attacking locals and eating their flesh , and the recently deceased are going back to life. The Republican soldiers take prisoners to Jan and Decruz , but they decide to give a chance to survive and fight zombies along with them. Although the Soviet leader, Sargento (Luis Callejo), seems to take this decision easily, some of his comrades, including a young woman named Matacuras (Aura Garrido) and a man named Mecha (Álvaro Cervantes), do not agree with this plan initially. Despite their differences, the soldiers from the opposing camps now move together as a unit and reach a safe-house in the middle of the forest. Here they find another team already inside, and this team includes a Spanish Nationalist lieutenant, Jurel (Jesús Carroza), his sharpshooting private Rafir (referred to as Muslim during most of the film, because of the man's religion), and a nun named Sister Flor (María Botto). The possibility of dying executed will soon be overtaken when a new unknown enemy arises. Both rival sides must unite and set their mutual hate aside in order to survive..

In this terror/comedy picture there is action , tongue-in-cheek , irony , creepy atmosphere as well as gore, guts and blood .Funny and refreshing Spanish picture including lots of blood and gore . It's a fun and amusing Zombie movie filled with action , thrills , chills , humor and Zombie attacks . It results to be an outstanding horror with some elements of comed , it's realized in fast moving and neither boring , nor tiring , but entertaining . From start to finish the action pace is nonstop , including a lot of fights , attacks and twisted situations. The main issue is that National and Republican join forces creating a misfit squad , as they confront several Zombies starving of human meat and may soon find their own lives at risk . Spectacular frames when takes place a creepy slassing, head decapitating scenes, and breathtaking fights against the bloody Zombies with lots of blood and gore.

The main and support cast are pretty good, such as: Miki Esparbé as Jan Lozano, a captain of the Spanish army operational in the area, Aurora Garrido as the stubborn, brave Matacuras, Luís Calleja as a nasty Soviet leader, Álvaro Cervantes as intelligent Mecha, Sergio Torrrico as the hunk Brodski, Jesús Carroza as a Spanish Nationalist lieutenant named Jurel, María Botto as a valiant nun named Sister Flor, Manel Llunell as a young seventeen-year-old boy named Decruz who had been imprisoned for having disobeyed army orders, among others.

It contains a thrilling and atmospheric soundtrack by Javier Rodero, as well as colorful thugh dark cinematography by Kiko de la Rica. The picture was well directed by two notorious directors, Javier Ruiz Caldera (Anacleto: Agente secreto, Super López, 3 bodas de más, Promoción fantasma) y Alberto de Toro (Malnazidos, Colmillos) . Rating: 6/10.

"Valley of the Dead" is a good little zombie movie with a simple story, classic plot and basic development. The rhythm is well balanced between palavers and action scenes. The narrative is fluid and the narration is linear. The photography is pleasant, the music is pleasant and the editing is coherent. The distribution offers good performances overall, but does not avoid falling into certain clichés of the genre. The set fulfills its entertainment function, but will not be memorable in this regularly visited theme.