We Are Zombies

In a world where the dead have returned as zombies...that aren't out to eat your brains.

They just become a burden on their family's, and, well...society at large.

Which has opened the door for the multinational Coleman corporation, to step in, and offer the "living impaired" an afterlife with dignity.

At least that's their marketing pitch.

The reality, however, isn't so peachy.

So, when a rag tag group of down and out modern day body snatchers start to steal from them.

They just might be the ones to, unexpectedly, expose them as the, not-so-benevolent, profiteers they really are.

With hilarious consequences.

Sure, it's low budget...cheesy...sex-fueled comedy.

But you can't deny it's entertaining.

With some great creature makeup and special effects that give Nicotero and Savini a run for their money!

It's low budget, low brow, comedy horror at it's finest.

And comes as a fresh break from the, mostly, trash horror that 2023 had to offer.

Don't let the haters sway you.

Definitely give this film a shot.

You won't be disappointed you did.

I assure you.

7 out of 10.

In a zombie-infested town, where the living dead are a marginalized group of society, three lazy young people -Alexandre Nachi, Derek Johns, Megan Peta Hill- who work in the easy-money market must fight small-time crooks and are forced to battle an evil mega-corporation to save their kidnapped grandmother. Throughout the film there is a a large number of zombies appearing here and there, causing a criminal spree. The Road To Survival Could Be A Dead End!.

From the creators of cult classics "Turbo Kid" and the ultraviolent slasher "Wake Up," the RKSS collective directs this super-bloody and hilarious twist on Zombie movies. Here, the undead aren't aggressive; they're an oppressed group. The film is based on the comic book series drawn by Jerry Frissen, a graphic novel titled 'We are Zombies', dealing with a city infested with the living-impaired aka non-cannibal zombies - in which three slackers, after easy money, must fight small-time crooks and an evil mega corporation to save their kidnapped grandma. A creepy and eerie movie with humor, tongue-firmly-in-cheek, including thrills , chills, some very violent scenes, and lots of gore, blood and guts. This movie is strange, it pays tribute to old zombie horror flicks and goes off on its own direction. It gives amusing consideration to the violence created by the living dead, yet with humor, being nicely played by the Canadian trio Alexandre Nachi, Derek Johns, Megan Peta Hill.

The motion picture was mediocrely directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell (RKSS), getting little success at box office. They direct professionally and adequately all kinds of genres. They're working interchangeably for television or cinema. Their debut feature was ¨Turbo Kid¨, it is a post-apocalyptic film made in 2015, an anti-prophetic story with a lot of gore, which adds an eighties science fiction aesthetic and shows a past that has not come to fruition. And going on: ¨Summer of 84¨ an amusing mess made in Spielberg style, the goal was to pay homage to the movies of the '70s and 80s. And following the slasher ¨Wake up¨(2023), a disturbing survival story full of horrror, chiller and chases. And continuing this ¨We Are Zombies¨ (2023)¨. Rating: 6/10. An average but fun and entertaining movie, that's why it'll appeal to fans of Zombies genre with humor.

My expectations were high. I mean, this is from the people behind the fabulous Turbo Kid (which I recommend highly). So, ah, what the hell happened?

As other reviewers have stated, it LOOKS great. The review suggesting you view it with the sound off makes a worthwhile point (although why you'd do that when great movies with great characters could be watched with the sound on, instead, I don't know). The problem is the main characters, in particular the two guys. What's presumably supposed to be "funny" dialogue is relentless, annoying-AF bickering and stupidity. One stupid decision (that NOBODY would make, EVER) after another. It's excruciating. Why it's called 'We Are Zombies' is also baffling. At no point does the film even deliver on the title.

Is it one for "zombie completists"? Hmm, well, sure, why not. If you brace for the punchable male leads' dialogue and the illogical decisions and actions, I guess it's "okay". As I said, my expectations were high. Set them low.

Better still, track down Turbo Kid instead.

This movie is on par with its zero-brainer title.

Though it starts off with a decent idea; a different vision of zombies that don't eat people, etc. Zombies taking up a place in society - this could be read (this isn't a spoiler) like the people who work 80 hours a week in terrible working conditions just to get a job more than the next poor schlub, etc. This idea quickly falls out next to the cheapest "humor", bad dialogue and an apparent inability to build up plot and have some actual story telling.

The movie looks like it is partially Robot Chicken style inserts, within a mediocre plotline, and well... yea, it doesn't really come out like something you are interested in watching. They added cheap slapstick style gags and "bellow the belt, haha this is funny because it is making fun of political correctness" at every turn, either hoping it would cover up for the b-series acting, the dull set up, the... well, I suppose everything.

I really can't imagine anyone that isn't stuck in an "antisocial teenager" phase finding this movie either funny or entertaining - maybe that's the target audience? If it wasn't enough, the people who worked on the colors and lighting must have taken a bunch of b-series horror films as an example - everything is shot in the dark, unengaging, almost can't see sh** half the time. Yea, shooting in the dark may work sometimes, but not when you have no atmosphere, dull scenes, cheap comedy and less than desirable acting.

As a note though, for any writers out there, this movie is a great example of why "show don't tell" is a thing. Because you can't see sh**, but they sure do spell out EVERY plot element and detail for you.

The basic ideas in this movie deserve a rip off, but this film deserves to be forgotten.

Looked like my kind of film. But...

Unlikable characters due to a weakly written script. Tries to be funny more than charismatic but most of the jokes don't land so ends up being neither. Seems like a lot of the acting choices are more to do with direction than each actor's ability so will give the cast the benefit of the doubt. If the humour was sharper the over-acting would probably land.

Gains points for a nice synth score and occasional funny splatter gore. Moves along at the right pace and escalates a good amount in the final act. I like what it's going for.

It might not be for me but I believe there's an audience for every film. Recommended for fans of Necrotronic (2018), Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015), and The Night Sitter (2018).