La Nuit des loosers vivants

Few horror-comedies out there, and most of them usually rely on gore and extremely bad language for the gags, but not this one, oh no, Night of the living dorks is a sure winner!

I won't go into details, cause they are better to be explored by the viewer and keep the fresh pace throughout the entire movie, but I can assure you, this dark comedic production will not make you gag, smile, or snort a little, but laugh out loud plenty of times! The script is wonderfully written, the actors do their work lovely and there will be a few surprises for you here and there, so keep your eyes opened and be ready to giggle! Other such great productions are: One eyed monsters, Grabbers, Botched, My name is Bruce! And after these recommendations, I'm gonna stop writing, as Night of the living dorks is a movie to be watched first, then discussed! Go, play it and have your fun!

Cheers!

OK, out of the previews I knew this was a pretty funny movie. The topic on it was obvious.

This movie is made in Germany, obviously out of the title and it probably won't ever come to the US. There are only German actors in it who fit their characters pretty well. The special actor in this movie is Collien Fernandes. It's not a usual movie for her to be in though she's looking veeeery nice, even in this movie.

'Die Nacht der lebenden Loser' is not a real Horror-Movie, rather a Horror-Comedy-Movie with more comedy in it than horror. There are no real scary scenes and just a few slightly shocking moments. So even your girl should be pretty amused by it.

I could imagine that it's related to the bunch of zombie movies which came out (more or less) recently, like Resident Evil 2 and 28 days later. Though without being like them at all. It has got a whole bunch of funny scenes in it like when parts are falling off of the characters, flat comments and dark humor. I really enjoyed watching it and laughed a lot at several moments. Though I need to mention that I really like this kind of humor.

The characters are done well and the zombieteenagers look really freaky as the movie goes on further.

The Plot outline describes all you need to know about the story of this movie.

This movie is not necessarily one of the top (comedy) movies you might have seen, though I still recommend watching it!

A lesser version of Idle Hands (1999) due to the pot references and a lesser version of Shaun of the Dead (2004) due to the zombie comedy. This would have been great if they were geeks or nerds but they were dorks and that was just annoying. There are plenty of stoner and drug references which could be a political stab against the brain-dead generation but I really doubt that. I didn't laugh very much and I found my attention slipping quite a lot. It was quite funny, quite entertaining, quite interesting and quite average on all levels. Good idea made without flair.

I recommend this movie to everyone from the age of 14 up to 66, who has a sense for black humor, sarcasm and persiflage. If your language is English, use subtitles, because the English dubbing would take down your rating from 8 to 3.

The movie has several well played and sympathetic characters, a nice story and good camera, actors and cut. It is obviously made like productions from America, but with an unique German approach, so it isn't a copy but a distinct work.

It is simply an enjoying movie, with funny dialogs, silly situations and some slapstick in a positive manner. Of course you can call the humor not very subtly, although it's sometimes almost black, but remember the target audience. And who would call Monty Python subtly ?

The youngster's acting is convincing, especially Thomas Schmieder as Konrad, but also Manuel Cortez as Wurst and Tino Mewes as Philip and the supporting actors.

It is a light-footed and fast comedy with some clichés, but obviously made with heart and soul. The clichés do their work and are not disturbing. The whole team is mastering the task with pleasure for them and for us. It is a shame that this movie didn't get the success it deserves in Germany.

The film's underlying connection is obviously the lot of zombie films which have filled the last decades since Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" (1968). Although its approach is rather a different one. Not horror or the paranoid feeling of being enclosed by undead is the theme, but the problems and boons that come with being transformed to an undead. So you get the feeling of what's like to be one of the "evil" kind. And in this it's pretty funny, because there are many scenes in which the teenage actors are reacting unexpected, but never miss the point to be what they are: a bunch of maturing youths, whose only interests are in women, booze and party! So you better won't expect to find any trace of subtile character-play or the tragic evaluation of one's unforgiving fate - what doesn't mean that there are no interesting story-bends in it. You bet they are! The cast is fine with me, with the special appearance of Sissi Perlinger, a more or less well known comedian, as way-to-cool mother. Moments of blood & gore are limited, for which it's not the film's intention to shock you out of your skin and also the brief nudity is way too normal nowadays. The German rating is 12+ (PG) and nothing to discuss about. Interestingly there this a similar film out now with the title "Shaun of the dead" which takes on the funny sides of zombie-films, too, although it has a better making and the puns are more precise than in this one. But hey, it's a German film, alright? What else should one expect from a small budget and trivial story? So lean back, enjoy the film ...and remember the horrid times when there were films with the name "Zwei Nasen tanken Super"!