distant_salem

I can't really grasp why it got such low reviews but I will just keep it brief and say that I am an 80s kid and it was fun. I think they accomplish just what they set out to accomplish, which is to make a fun summer movie. I wouldn't say this is really a kids movie so much as it is a throwback for those who loved kid adventure movies when they were growing up. Don't take it too seriously and I think you'll enjoy it!

This movie gets off to a good start with typical zombie fare done pretty well. It slows down a lot toward the middle of the movie (I skipped a good 10 minutes and missed nothing), but the ending made it all worthwhile. The ending was a specially well shot, and a fresh idea in this genre. For me it bumped the movie from a three out of 10 to a six out of 10, which is to say I think it is worth a look for those of you who love zombie movies but have watched every one that has ever been made me like I have. I also watched this for the lead actor who I met at a horror convention. He is in a lot of low-budget movies and was just generally nice guy so it's fun to see him take the lead: so there's my bias if you wanted to know!

But the Kirk Cameron version is way way better! I am an atheist with a bit of a Christian media fetish: I like it cheesy with low production values and terrible acting. Also love overwrought messages being shoved down my throat. I find it all hilarious. However, there is nothing funny about this film. It sucks!!

Incredibly boring and poorly acted in the worst way but it feels like nails on a chalkboard. 30 minutes of pointless boring exposition before anything actually happens, and Nicholas cage looks like he's about to collapse from alcoholism. He's leaving Las Vegas on a jet plane.

Avoid at all cost!