Army of the Damned

If this movie just didn't try to force humor into it. The director could have created a creepy atmosphere instead it just went to "silly". The humor was not funny, say in such movies or shows as Shaun of the Dead (purposeful comedy/horror), Scream (send up of great slasher movies with well timed comedic lines), or even Supernatural (serious horror topic and legends blended with one liners and banter). The gore in this movie was an excellent throw back to the special effects gore of the 70's and 80's. That was a plus. Sully Erna acted way better than I expected, another plus. He even should attempt further serious roles in the future with better scripts. I also enjoyed the soundtrack which included Godsmack as well as Sully Erna with Staind guitarist Mike Mushok. Outside of those elements this movie is a pass unless you want to watch it as a Godsmack/Sully Erna fan. Otherwise plenty of other good gory horror films out there.

I rated "Army of the Damned" 5 Stars for a variety of reasons. I love horror movies but not with as much gore as this movie. The more it progressed the bloodier it got. If you love guts & gore, you'll like this movie. I thought the camera work was great; for a lower budget movie I was impressed. My primary reason for watching this movie was to check out the acting skills of Sully Erna, the frontman of the band Godsmack, in his first lead role. In his role as Bridge, he proved his talent as an actor. He played the role very well for a first-timer, with just the right combination of sexy likable hometown boy and bad-ass cop rolled into one. Some of his lines intended as "comic relief" were actually funny, instead of cheesy, as they often turn out in horror films like this. I hope to see Erna in higher budget films with better scripts in the future, to give him a better chance to show off his acting skills. He is hot and sex sells!

It was on TV. Nothing better to watch.

I really needed that movie. It said horror, but it is more horror comedy. At least I laughed more than I did in a long time. Not sure if at all so much during this damned year of C word.

Sure it is not big budget movie, nor it has class A acting, but the idea and the execution and just everything sort of works together. Not every movie is made to impress the critics. Sometimes you just need to unwind.

There's a lot to cringe over here, like the acting, the dialogue, the characterizations, the bravado of the S. W. A. T. team, the life-is-good happiness of the survivors, the sultry dance of a demon that was dancing for the camera and no other character, the unexplained horror, the very Supernatural Series familiarity of the black-eyed demon-possessed humans, etc. But I dare say, some of the intentional comedy, though nothing spectacular, had its entertainment value, and gave a little hope that the film could have went a way more comical route and been enjoyable. The film couldn't seem to decide between serious and funny. Bridge came in hard and got beat down every time. The drunk arrested in the beginning was just having a good time all night. S. W. A. T. Leader was vaping like a gangsta. Funny enough.

"Army of the Damned" was as uneventful as it was non-entertaining.

So what just went wrong here? Well, initially the storyline. Especially because it was lacking a greater coherent red thread throughout the entire course of the movie.

Then comes the fact that the characters and their dialogue was likewise something that you just didn't care about, care for, or could take serious. Which really did nothing to help lift up the movie one bit. It was because of Tony Todd that I sat down to watch this movie, but I had to give up not even halfway into the movie, and I still hadn't seen Tony Todd anywhere. But the prolonged suffering that the movie was exposing me to was just unbearable.

This is branded as a horror movie. Now, were they talking about the contents of the movie, or the actual movie itself. I am inclined to think the latter, especially since there weren't anything even remotely scary or thrilling to be found anywhere.

Sure, there are movies that just immediately are a swing and a miss in each genre, and "Army of the Damned" was just one such movie.

If I had to find something worth recommending that you watch this movie for, I would have to say that if you absolutely have nothing else, I am do literally mean nothing else, to watch, then sure, have a go at this movie. But otherwise, stay well clear of this trainwreck of a movie...