Zomblogalypse

Although many things can be forgiven in low-budget horror films, poor writing cannot. While there are some funny moments throughout the film they are few and far between. The movie really becomes quite the chore to continue watching beyond a certain point. Campy and irreverent can be quite successful in this genre but this fails to deliver on any level. I recommend avoiding this one.

Zomblogalypse started as a web series. Now it has spawned a movie spin off.

After the Zombie apocalypse. Some years later, Hannah, Tony and Miles decide to make a movie about surviving the Zombie apocalypse.

However they turn out to be inept filmmakers. Health and safety is lax, having real Zombies in the film set mean that the production crew start to whittle down.

This is a labour of love for the filmmakers. An absurd Zombie comedy that is part Shaun of the Dead and part Monty Python. Eventually the silliness starts to win you over but this is no Spinal Tap.

It does look a lot like an ultra budget home movie shot on an Iphone. Making movies is boring and so is this at the beginning.

It gets splatter heavy and gore crazy later on, but it is a little too late by then.

If you stitched 9 episodes of the Zomblogalypse web series together, it wouldn't be as great as this. This has all the ridiculousness of that, but with a feature-length plot, and slightly better camera work.

For me, the film has a handful of laugh-out-loud moments of comedy gold.

The film could probably use a tighter edit, but for the most part it's fine, and there's a faster overall pace than many episodes of the web series.

I advise those unfamiliar with the show to watch a few episodes before seeing the film, to get to know the lead characters better.

This movie was made on a tight small budget, yes you can tell but don't let them put you off. These folks have done an excellent job creating something with so little.

I'm not going to bore about plot.

There's reviews with meanings and interpretation of ZomBlog so rate it low, just sit back, play the movie, open some popcorn, have a snuggle, watch it to make up your own mind. Movies can just be enjoyed for what they are and this is one of them. Its nothing flash, not a CGI spectacular, Oscar worthy, it's a low budget horror comedy made by people passionate about the genre. Support these filmmakers and British film industry.

This sounded good on paper, sadly it failed to deliver so completely that I laughed harder at the reviews giving it 10/10 than I did at the movie itself.

I just didn't find any of it funny, I was bored within the first few minutes and that boredom persisted through to the end. I don't remember coming close to laughing even once, though I admit I did miss a few moments while my mind wandered elsewhere in a desperate search for something more stimulating.

The writing was terrible, the attempted jokes fell flat, and the overall look and sound of the movie was on par with an average 'Asylum' film... without the special effects budget.

The movie did one thing very well though. I really felt as though I were watching a 90 minute VLOG. A really, really boring one. I was acutely aware of the precious seconds of my life trickling away.