Plaga zombie: Zona mutante

An enthusiastically splattery, low-budget comedy gore-fest from Argentina, Zombie Plague Mutant Zone sees three survivors of a zombie outbreak (caused by an alien virus) intercepted by the authorities and thrown straight back into the now quarantined town. The trio, an ex pro-wrestler named John West (Pablo Parés), medical student Bill (Pablo Parés), and a nerd called Max (Hernán Sáez), fend off the undead whilst trying to figure out a way to escape their predicament.

With a visual style very reminiscent of Peter Jackson's early horror classics, this ultra-bloody slice of cartoon-style splat-stick starts off very promisingly, featuring plenty of silly laughs and loads of cheap 'n' cheerful make-up and gore. Unfortunately, it soon becomes evident that silly laughs and loads of cheap 'n' cheerful make-up and gore is all the film does have to offer, and proceedings eventually become rather tiresome. There is zero plot development and the directors (stars Parés and Sáez) obviously don't know when to call it a day (even after the end credits have started rolling, they feel the need to throw in an unnecessary epilogue).

Still, if you don't mind the repetitiveness of the action (fight scene, followed by silly zombies, followed by fight scene, followed by silly zombies, followed by fight scene), there are definitely enough good moments to make staying for the duration worthwhile: an early three stooges style gag with a severed arm; a revolting bit in which a zombie clutches his lower bowel and releases a stream of feces into the hero's face; a kung fu fight using a torn, bloody appendage as a weapon; a climactic battle which includes some terrific and very inventive effects; and an enjoyably daft musical interlude (featuring the catchy John West theme tune).

If only the makers had added a bit more meat to the story, and shaved a little bit off the running time, then this one would've got a 7 out of 10 from me. As it stands, it gets a 6.

The people who send us "plaga zombie" are back with an extraordinary second chapter full of blood, gore and fun.This movie is totally awesome and enjoyable than the first. This is a good tribute to the platter genre and a milestone in the Argentinian movie story.

To say that this is a good film would be a lie, but to say that it is an entertaining film is an acceptable statement.

The budget in non existing, so is the acting, the story, the makeup, the script, the photography, the editing the directing, etc. But I already said this is not a good movie.

Neither is "Bad Taste", and yet I had fun with that one as well.

I honestly can't really explain why this movie in entertaining to me. I guess I just really admire people who make movies with no money whatsoever. But this flick has some cool stuff in it, it's that simple.

Of course it is an acquired taste. A great deal of people will absolutely despise this movie.

I think you can have a pretty good idea of what you are in for by checking out the cover, plot, trailer, etc, so if you are at all curious, I say give it a go.

The original Plaga Zombie was a surprisingly good little zombie film - especially good considering that it was made for about $120. It was short, sweet, fun and entertaining. For this follow up, made four years after the original, I'm guessing the filmmakers got a bigger budget to work with; and the result is a longer film. The plot is some nonsense about aliens, and basically just an excuse to have all the people from the first film going back into town to fight zombies again. What this film really proves is that bigger is not necessarily better. The extra runtime basically just means more scenes of zombies getting mashed up by various weapons, and while it was sort of fun in the first film; it soon gets tedious in this one. I guess that after a while (about forty minutes of screen time), the producers realised that they couldn't just have the main characters fighting zombies for an hour and a half, and so the plot is padded out with a whole load of bizarre stuff that isn't funny or interesting. The special effects are cheap and nasty too; which isn't surprising considering the obvious budget constraints. All in all, I really can't say I was impressed with this. I'd recommend the first film, but not this follow-up!

Now we are talking of a great B class movie. This guys really have what they need. The acting, in charge of the same who wrote and directed the movie, is unique. The FX are one of a kind for the cash used, the script is attractive at the same time that is very very funny and the cameras, WOW, it is obvius that there is talent in this movie!!! The only problem with this film, is that when it comes to the end, you want even more. We´ll have to wait for a sequel, and I hope to be in it someway or another!