RobynBelfry

...but I can't imagine how...

This film is misguided, to say the least. I felt like I was watching a high-school produced video (as in VHS) presentation. Devoid of anything that makes cinema magical, this humourless train wreak of a film was painful in most parts and laugh-out-loud awful in the rest. And not even the fun kind of laugh... The so-bad-it's-great kind of laugh that we all love so much. This is a "this makes me angry" kind of bad.

I dare anyone out there to watch three minutes of this film without finding one major, fatal flaw in the scene. From the characters who appear and disappear at random, to the "Hey man, you've always wanted to act" casting, to the horrible camera work and lighting, this isn't even on par with second unit material from a porn shoot.

About the only saving grace is that every now and again you can see something, a faint hope... and I'm not sure if it's a glimmer of respect from one Zombie movie fan to another... a tip of the hat to the genre by stealing ideas from other, greater zombie films that shows through from the screen. Or is it a nugget of original thought that's actually somewhat provoking? Naw... It's probably ripped off from something else.

If you're thinking of renting Zombie Night, do yourself a favour. Skip the video store. Pick up your video camera. Grab some fake blood and old clothes. Find an old school or a garage or a field. Shoot your own movie. You'll have a far better time.

Just don't make the same mistake that they did and try and SHOW IT to anybody.

So much potential... and more of the EXACT SAME... Anti-Climactic, dull, forced, contrived... There was no element of suspense. It was like Burton was just pulling little tricks out of a bag. And like a grandfather who's pulled too many nickles out from behind my ear, the tricks are getting old.

The Danny Elfman score had some interesting elements... it's just a shame that it was difficult to make out any of the lyrics to the songs with all the effects placed on the Oompah-Loompah's voices.

All in all, I didn't have a bad time, but it could have been done a lot better. If anything, this was a middle of the road, uninspired adaptation with a few good moments. It's certainly nothing you haven't seen before. I think I'm finally done with Burton.