Bunker of the Dead

OK...this film isn't a MASTERPIECE...but it really isn't THAT BAD either. It's funny at times,and I've seen much MUCH worse acting in other "B grade" zombie movies. Don't get me wrong,the acting isn't GREAT but going into this you KNOW you're not going to get Oscar winning performances. If you're a gamer,or even are a fan of "Hardcore Henry" you MAY enjoy this little zombie romp. On the PLUS side,it has a fairly short runtime because ANY more would have been TOO MUCH. Overall...I liked it.

I expected something really bad, but it was surprisingly good, yes its cheesy, but for people who are into gaming too its quite enjoyable, the entire movie follows a FPS pattern, even the story unfolds like a game. There's the dumb NPC s , the cannon fodder, the big bad villain in the end, and some surprises in between for the conspiracy nuts... it even pays homage to some games, like at one point the protagonist picks up a crowbar and says hes gonna go freeman on the zombies ass... and at many points it reminded me of Castle Wolfenstein... All in all it was a good time pass movie provided you are looking for pure mindless violence and fun.

When I stumbled upon this 2015 movie here in 2025, by random chance, and seeing the movie's cover, of course I opted to give the movie a chance. I am a huge fan of horror movies and zombie movies in particular. And with "Bunker of the Dead" being a movie that I had neither seen nor heard about, it had to be watched. And I didn't know what I was in for, which meant that director Matthias Olof Eich had every opportunity to entertain and impress me.

Well, the storyline in "Bunker of the Dead" is pretty straightforward, though somewhat heavy on the simplistic side. This was just like sitting through someone playing a dubious first person shooter game with zombies. Yeah, that whole aspect of the movie being filmed by a GoPro camera strapped to Markus (played by Patrick Jahns) just didn't really do much to impress me. So writers Matthias Olof Eich and Bernd Strack didn't really impress me with their storyline and script. This was a type of movie where you just entirely disconnect your brain, lean back and ride along on a make-believe first person shooter.

The acting performances in the movie were okay for the type of movie that it was. It wasn't as it heavy acting performances were required in order to run through dark corridors with a GoPro camera strapped on you and shooting or swinging at zombies rushing at you. It was funny, though, to have American soldiers speak with thick German accents; that just didn't come off so well. Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list.

Something that the movie had working for it, was the locations, wardrobes and props. I liked the uniforms and the props, and most of the zombie make-up and prosthetics were good too. And that definitely counted for something, since the narrative was a pretty watered down bowl of soup.

"Bunker of the Dead" looked and felt like a home movie project concocted by two gamers.

Watchable a single time, but "Bunker of the Dead" hardly left a lasting impression on me. And as for it cementing a place in the zombie cinema? No, not really.

My rating of director Matthias Olof Eich's 2015 movie "Bunker of the Dead" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.

Found footage are not easy to kill. They are indeed a bit like zombies one may say. So why not combine them then? Depending on your thresshold and your ability to keep it together when you see a movie that runs almost 80 minutes and all of it being found footage ... not an easy task. Although it's not always "shaky cam" throughout to be fair.

Also consider this being a low budget german horror movie. There are things you have to take into account - or rather into your rating if you can dig them. So as someone else already stated, this is far from a masterpiece, but there have been worse movies too. Special effects are ok - that's at least something. Especially again considering the budget this was made on. Not everyones cup of tea - but those who like it, will enjoy it more than I gave it credit for

saw it on the premier screening at a festival a few days ago. but what can I say... no suspense, incredibly bad actors (bad English too), boring story, lame 3D. typical trash coming from Germany. after 10 minutes it just gets plain boring and repetitive.

2 points for the nice locations and a few splatter moments. but calling this a film is actually pretty weird. if you are fan of amateur trash in 3D you might want to give it a try, but don't waste more than a dollar or two for it. but there are much better ego-shooter films or even fun splatter films out there.

too bad... the director seemed pretty sympathetic on the q&a. :(