fjaye
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The only IMDb synopsis was written by "rhys", whom I suspect is the film's director, Rhys Davies. Not a good sign.
"Zombie Undead" is essentially an unnecessary and pointless remake of "Night of the Living Dead" -- insofar as radiation creates the zombies (at least, it appears so in ZU; it's never made clear); they eat humans and their remains; they shamble a lot; the protagonists are claustrophobically confined to a hospital; and one by one they're picked off. Later, there's some open-field gunplay, too, thanks to a sharpshooting rifleman.
But Romero's classic moved quickly and promoted a deep sense of dread, with characters in constant conflict; this one just plods along, with scene after talky scene of the heroes wandering through the hospital and trying to escape. And just when you think you're in the final reel, it continues to drag its feet to an ending that just...kind of...IS. I felt no sense of closure or resolution.
Another reviewer noted the obvious foul-up of staging a scene in an area that supposedly has no escape route, but where no-parking signs and a partly filled bicycle rack are clearly visible. It's compounded by the fact that you can also see a low-set railing that abuts a street. Ah well.
On the plus side, the exterior cinematography looks good. And there's a very subtle (and perhaps unintended) homage to "The Last Man on Earth" very late in the film.
But if you are still tempted to watch "Zombie Undead," just...DON'T.
"Zombie Undead" is essentially an unnecessary and pointless remake of "Night of the Living Dead" -- insofar as radiation creates the zombies (at least, it appears so in ZU; it's never made clear); they eat humans and their remains; they shamble a lot; the protagonists are claustrophobically confined to a hospital; and one by one they're picked off. Later, there's some open-field gunplay, too, thanks to a sharpshooting rifleman.
But Romero's classic moved quickly and promoted a deep sense of dread, with characters in constant conflict; this one just plods along, with scene after talky scene of the heroes wandering through the hospital and trying to escape. And just when you think you're in the final reel, it continues to drag its feet to an ending that just...kind of...IS. I felt no sense of closure or resolution.
Another reviewer noted the obvious foul-up of staging a scene in an area that supposedly has no escape route, but where no-parking signs and a partly filled bicycle rack are clearly visible. It's compounded by the fact that you can also see a low-set railing that abuts a street. Ah well.
On the plus side, the exterior cinematography looks good. And there's a very subtle (and perhaps unintended) homage to "The Last Man on Earth" very late in the film.
But if you are still tempted to watch "Zombie Undead," just...DON'T.