Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!

I had read a few negative reviews about this movie, so maybe I wasn't expecting much...but I liked it. From reading the Horror sites, I already knew that this was made by some first-time filmmakers, horror fans, who had funded the entire movie on their personal credit cards...so i was interested to see how bad it was going to be.

To my surprise, I actually thought they did a pretty good job considering the ultra-low budget. It is slow to get started, it's shot on HD not film, some of the acting is a little stiff, and a lot of the fx are kinda cheesy...but I have seen some really craptastic low-budget movies in my day, and this one actually comes out as much more professional than most.

The budget is apparent with things like fx and production quality, but the filmmakers seemed to really put a lot of thought and work into the story and characters. The girls are smoking hot playboy models, and the comedy is...well, actually pretty funny, which is rare in most self proclaimed horror-comedy movies.

Anyway, to sum it up...if you are expecting a Hollywood grade movie...you will be sadly disappointed, and probably hate the movie. But, if you are a fan of low-budget horror, get the jokes, and support horror fans that have the guts to risk their own money to make a movie...then this may be a treat for you. And if you are a wanna-be filmmaker, you will definitely enjoy the making of stuff in the special features...maybe even more than the movie itself.

Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is newcomer Jason Murphy's debut film, and taking that into account, it is not too bad. However, amidst the recent slew of low-budget horror (and especially low-budget zombie horror), this is rather weak for a number of reasons. For one, this is a case of not knowing how to balance two different genres in the one movie. This is no doubt a difficult task to master, but when done right, can make for an immensely entertaining experience. The Evil Dead, Shaun of the Dead and Re-Animator both blended horror and comedy very well into the one movie. This film also tries this, but fails rather miserable. Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is not at all scary, and only amusing thanks to the surprisingly good acting from a mostly unknown cast.

The story behind the zombie outbreak in this film is quickly explained and rather funny. Simply, a scientist is in the process of experimenting with regenerating cells, when a dopey pothead comes around to get some quality drug. For some reason, this guy mixes the scientist's concoctions and creates some new drug which turns people into zombies. Eventually, a group of strippers, prostitutes, their friends and a pimp are all holed up in a strip club fending off against a horde of the undead.

No, the plot is not award winning, but it suits this no-budget movie. The script is rather funny, but lacks a fast pace or any good shock moments. There is not a lot of gore on offer surprisingly for a zombie flick, although there are some neat gags. The use of CGI is rather dodgy, as none of it looks convincing. Also, oddly enough, for a movie set in a strip club and whose main characters are strippers, there is very little nudity.

Anyway, this is a decent enough effort that is marred by a few glaring issues. 2/5

No major surprises here; Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is a standard Z movie containing the predictable assortment of Z-list cleavages and jawlines that you'll never see again, chewing their way though a script sewn together from pieces torn from the corpses of dead movies.

There's (almost) nothing original about this movie, although it does at least make an attempt to develop some characters before the Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! mercifully appear and start chowing down on the protagonists. Unfortunately, the cast and writing are so anodyne and untalented that it's largely futile and wasted effort. The FX are what we've come to expect from straight to DVD films - token prosthetics and budget-bound CGI.

It's not all bad though. The strippers are attractive enough in a plastic casting couch kind of way, and they get their funbags out and jiggle them around a contractual once each during the movie. While the cast don't seem to be having much fun making it, they're not actively annoying, and there are a few - a very few - genuinely well realised moments. The cinematography and score are also competent, although the lighting is very basic.

If "strippers vs zombies" is your thing, then you'll get what you came for. With a few beers, you might even enjoy it.

I'll make this short and sweet.

People that gave this 1 star need to watch more movies.

That being said, this is an average low-budget flick. The special effects are below par, relying heavily on very poor CGI, especially towards the end. There are some decent "low-tech" effects scattered throughout.

Also, it is shot in HD and not on film, which only makes it look cheaper.

The acting is a mixed bag with some really good acting and some really bad acting, but mostly the acting is average.

The writing is quite good, which is refreshing for a low-budget zombie movie. It seems like the writers actually bothered to come up with some plot twists of their own, which is uncommon for the ridiculously derivative zombie genre. Even if some of their ideas didn't pan out so well in the film, they still get points for not just puking out the same mind-numbing crap you usually get with these kind of movies.

The characters are well-developed and actually seem like real people.

Overall, worth a rent if you have some time to kill, but I wouldn't buy it.

Yep, there are a lot of zombies for a "Z" movie of this nature.

There is a nice start to the movie, which I liked and I was impressed with the fact the movie does not take itself seriously. At all. Also an interesting mid-credit scene at the end.

The effects are okay (without being spectacular), as is the humour.

The acting is variable, going from "just about okay" to "eh?" This does remove most of the spook effect from the "jump" scenes. But overall the acting didn't destroy the movie.

Recommended for aficionados of "infection" movies.