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Of course I was compelled to sit down and watch the 2018 movie "Dead Squad: Temple of the Undead" because it is a zombie movie. Anything zombiesque, and I am there.

However, I hadn't even heard about this movie prior to finding it, so I didn't really know what to expect. However, the tendency of such unknown zombie movies tend to be bad. But still, I sat down to watch this movie from writers Dominik Hauser and Nancy Thornhill.

Well, turns out that I might as well just have skipped the movie and found something better to watch. While this was a zombie movie, of sorts, then it was hardly an entertaining movie. And it most definitely wasn't a movie that brought anything new to the zombie genre.

The storyline started out fairly okay and had some interesting enough things to present to the audience. But then as the young protagonists came to the old temple in the forest, everything just fell to the ground and the movie slipped so far down a slippery slope that it never had a snowball's chance in Hell of getting back on track.

The acting in the movie was adequate. Well, you must take into consideration the severe limitations imposed on the acting talents by the lack of a proper script and storyline.

The zombie make-up and special effects were adequate. Sure, this wasn't among the top of the line, but there are far worse special effects seen in zombie movies on the market. So that, at least, counted for something. However, it just wasn't enough to make up for all the other shortcomings that the movie had.

I am rating "Dead Squad: Temple of the Undead" a mere three out of ten stars, because the movie failed to entertain or captivate and hold my attention, despite of it being a zombie movie.

It's not good. It's not funny bad. It's that middle of the road, generic zombie, movie thar you will forger about as you watch it.

Nothing it good. I love bad horror movies, and there was nothing for me here.

Did kind of enjoy the fact that they ADRed 2 or 3 of the teens to hide their british/audtrailan/new Zealand accents and try to pretend like this movie is set in North America??? Seems more likely that it is set in south America judging by the jungle and Mayanesque temple. This movie establishes nothing.

Didn't even know the two scrawny dork boys were brothers until about 30 minutes in.

Lazy production. Do not give them money.

Short and sweet. No synopsis or spoilers.

Dead Squad is the epitome, the height, the very definition of zombie b-flick cheese. Super campy with tons of b-flick blood & gore, and a script straight out of the sewer.

There is NOTHING about Dead Squad that makes it worthy of being called a film. A movie? I guess technically, but it's really more of a flick. That doesn't mean it's without its merits or wasn't worthy of watch, 'cause it totally was!

Some quick notes:

• The sets are pretty darn good! Considering this is low budget schmaltz, they're REALLY good. The majority of the movie takes place in these underground bunkers beneath an old temple in the rainforest, and the entire time I was watching I kept telling myself that it is remeniscent of the old TV show 'Land Of the Lost' - not the show, but the Sleestack lair. You know...those killer reptile humanoids that walked around hissing? Yep...that's what the bunker beneath the temple reminds me of, and it looks really cool.
• The direction and writing was actually quite solid. Any zombie movie that invokes empathy toward a zombie is clever. Crazy & kookie, but clever. The acting was EXACTLY what you would expect from a cheesy b-flick zombie movie with lots of over-the-top, wooden dialog, although the lead (her name escapes me, but she is a young black girl who happens to be some kind of martial arts guru) did a pretty convincing job. Everything else was exactly what you wokld expect from a cheesy zombie flick.

Now, a few notes on parental content:

• PROFANITY: Yeh, there's some, but not a ton. Just a few places here and there.
• INTENSE/SCARY SCENES: Come on...it's a cheesy zombie b-flick.
• NUDITY/SEXUAL SITUATIONS: Now we're getting somewhere. While it's not loaded with hardcore nudity, there are the token b-flick "boob shots" several times, along with some scantily clad women (and zombies) and a few scenes of a sexual nature. Beyond the token few, however, it's not sex overload, or rampant through the film.

-VIOLENCE/GORE: This is the fun part. There is a fairly significant amount of blood and gore during the last 2/3 of the film...maybe closer to the last 1/2. While the fx were actually pretty decent for a super-camp production, there was nothing so disgustingly gross that would make a horror fan cringe, as it's hard to get a queesy stomach when you're laughing. But in all seriousness, people looking for gore should have their boats floated with this, and it looks pretty good.

All in all, this is a fun little romp. It's a little slow in a couple of places, but that doesn't last too long. If you like zombies and you like camp, with a bit of gore and a couple of boobs, this'll be right up your alley.

I dont know where to start with this.... just dont bother

terrible acting, terrible set, terrible costumes, terrible effects

I started watching this and within 5mins I know it was a lemon,, within 15 i was cringing.... turned it off after 30.

Dubbed in english over english because of the poor acting. Dont waste your time.

Obviously the scores from the producer i would not give this is a 2 don,t bother wasting you time

The acting is terrible, the story makes no sense and many of the "jokes" are very cringeworthy. Some dialogue makes no sense and the special effects were poorly done. Do not waste your money on this film.

Lol. - just saying "lol" is too short. So, I thought I'd add this, what you're reading is better than any moment of the film.

This is a movie for zombie lovers. And its set as "Horror" only, not multiple genres like "Horror, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Comedy and Romance", even if it could been put in those genres too. The plot are somewhat common, young good looking people trapped with zombies and a monster, they need to fight their way out. The director, Dominik Hauser, have goon a good job giving the movie momentum and twists. he uses mostly "fresh" actors and I like that. Its easier to be positively suprized whit amateurs :)

The monster is played by Conan Stevens, and he never disappoints, he is huge and scary :) Alina Carson is another of the actors making a good performance as Aneesha, cant wait to see here in another movie, hopefully a action one.

The costumes and makeup are really good, for a B-movie. Same with the location and sets, well done.There are not much CGI here, which make it ok that its not "Avenger" quality over it.

This movie slide right in on my "Watch again" list as the best B-movie so far in 2018 10 thumbs up :)

Every now and then, I like to watch a randomly selected horror movie knowing absolutely nothing about it; most of the time, these 'blind watches' turn out to be junk, but occasionally I find a hidden gem, or at least a film that is dumb fun. Dead Squad is one such film: it's not a great film per se, but it is highly entertaining--a deliberately cheesy piece of schlock that delivers those staples of the genre, excessive gore and gratuitous nudity.

The directorial debut of movie musician Dominik Hauser, Dead Squad: Temple of the Dead (to give it it's full title) follows a group of backpackers who stray off the beaten path and discover an ancient temple where they decide to seek shelter for the night, unaware that the ruins are home to mutated flesh-eating zombie monsters, created by a Nazi scientist working for the C.I.A.

Hauser lays on the cheeze and the splatter from the word go, with a prologue set in 1958 that sees a man having his face pulled off. The action then moves to present day, but the craziness continues throughout, the bloody mayhem including an exploding stomach, mutant/zombie impalement, a jawbone ripped off, gut-munching, decapitation, and the hilarious sight of one of the backpackers having his skull pulled out of his abdomen! Busty Bianca Zouppas as sexy sightseer Tiffany provides most of the nudity, although a couple of female zombies also get flash their boobs. There's also a zombie-on-zombie blow-job and a dwarf zombie with his head buried in a female zombie's crotch!

The plot is formulaic, the acting is fairly diabolical, and the film has some of the worst scene transitions imaginable, but the plentiful blood and guts, the nekkidness, and some surprisingly effective set design all go to make Dead Squad an enjoyable time-waster--one of those rare times when taking pot luck actually payed off.

6.5/10 for the gore, rounded up to 7 for the flesh-eating dwarf (I'm a sucker for a horror film with a dwarf, even more-so if the little fellow is a zombie).

This is the kind of movie that you want to see with a group. I saw it in a theater with a bunch of people and while not very scary, it's just so full of laughs and amazing kills. It's pretty slow to get to the really good stuff, but once it starts it's nonstop "Ugh!, Wow!, I can't believe they just did that" etc.

Judged against "Silence of the Lambs," this would be terrible, but that's not what it's about. It's a campy, over-the-top zombie romp with ultra-gory kill scenes, some bad acting, some surprisingly good comedy acting and directing, a default B movie plot, and a bizarrely "human" society of zombies. I saw one of the people who gave this a rating of 1 turned it off after 30 minutes, and I get that: the stuff that makes this worth watching kicks in halfway through. If you don't like camp or horror-comedy, skip it. If you do, well worth watching.

Unlike most zombie movies, where the zombies are just there like NPC's, this movie brings a back story and shows their "family environment" and interaction amongst themselves. Funny and entertaining, Highly recommended for any fans of 80's era zombie movies

Swiss-born music composer makes his directing debut with a zombie movie that reminds us of classics from the 80's and 90's (RE-ANIMATOR, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE KEEP, plus Italian zombie films,-especially those of Bruno Mattei) and has plenty of practical FX and buckets of gore. It's light-hearted but doesn't follow the recent zomedy trends and has its heart in the right place, so zombie fans should give it a try.

Movie was great. The gory was phenomenal. Definately had some first for me in a zombie movie. A twist I didn't see coming.

This movie exceeded my expectations. It was very entertaining. The story moved along fairly quickly, and wasn't the usual drawn out 2-3 hours that movies tend to be nowadays. I'm not a huge horror/ scary movie fan but this was really fun. I'd love to see a sequal. Well done guys!

Man this thing is lame Lame LAME!!! But its worth a watch for however long you can stand it just for the humor factor.