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I went into this film with open arms and with no expectations. This film pays homage to some of the greats...Evil Dead, Night of the Living Dead and many others. The tongue and cheek comedy, the over-the-top gore, and the sturdy acting make this at its worst a fun film to watch.
When comparing this film with the other REC films, one can quickly become thrown off and feel rigged of seeing another rehashed 3rd installment, but the Director didn't do that--he did something much braver--he went on and developed a film with a different tone, built onto the history of the outbreak and even invented his own set of zombie rules. This was a leap off faith for the director and his team. And to me this was nothing but net.
If you're expecting to see the same movie as REC 1 and 2 then this movie isn't for you. But if you want to see a fun, gore-fest ridden with superb special effects then you will have a blast.
Speaking of special effects, I have to give a shout out to the make up artists who worked on this film. Not only were the make up effects amazingly realistic, but they were also creative and scary. The make up work is even up their with The Walking Dead and even some of the other newer blockbuster Zombie flicks. Also, worthy to mention is that there was hardly any usage of CGI throughout this flick, which to me is a great plus when making a zombie movie. Most of the blood in the movie is actually there and not digitally put in later, which is a big plus in my book.
The acting was great and I thought the characters were various and balanced. My favorite character was Sponge-John who was a Sponge-Bob look-a-like entertainment performer for parties and weddings--so funny. The character development was great. You get a background of how the outbreak affected the wedding guests but still left us with questions as to how exactly it began. The husband and wife were a great duet, both believable yet also at times understandably insane. The addition of the romance element was also a breath of fresh air and quite affective as well, bringing the audience closer to the characters, and even as much as wanting to root for the couple to hopefully make it out alive.
The setting for this movie is a refreshing take on the zombie motif. Having it set during a wedding is quite clever and intriguing as well. I mean, how many horror movies take place during a wedding? It's great! I would have liked the movie to branch out a little to other locations, but I think the director was keeping in spirits with his other two previous installments and wanted to create a very claustrophobic atmosphere to bring tension to the audience.
As an avid movie enthusiasts and a hardcore zombie film lover, I am going to have to say that this film has a lot more positive aspects to it than negative. The appeal and intrigue of this movie comes not merely from one aspect of the film, but from a very well thought out and balanced execution from all departments.
Haters will hate because of their longing desire for a succinct and concise pattern that feeds on their insecurities for familiarity, but if you sincerely enjoy experiencing movies and aren't always having high expectations you will find that you will like more about this movie than dislike.
I give this movie 9/10.
When comparing this film with the other REC films, one can quickly become thrown off and feel rigged of seeing another rehashed 3rd installment, but the Director didn't do that--he did something much braver--he went on and developed a film with a different tone, built onto the history of the outbreak and even invented his own set of zombie rules. This was a leap off faith for the director and his team. And to me this was nothing but net.
If you're expecting to see the same movie as REC 1 and 2 then this movie isn't for you. But if you want to see a fun, gore-fest ridden with superb special effects then you will have a blast.
Speaking of special effects, I have to give a shout out to the make up artists who worked on this film. Not only were the make up effects amazingly realistic, but they were also creative and scary. The make up work is even up their with The Walking Dead and even some of the other newer blockbuster Zombie flicks. Also, worthy to mention is that there was hardly any usage of CGI throughout this flick, which to me is a great plus when making a zombie movie. Most of the blood in the movie is actually there and not digitally put in later, which is a big plus in my book.
The acting was great and I thought the characters were various and balanced. My favorite character was Sponge-John who was a Sponge-Bob look-a-like entertainment performer for parties and weddings--so funny. The character development was great. You get a background of how the outbreak affected the wedding guests but still left us with questions as to how exactly it began. The husband and wife were a great duet, both believable yet also at times understandably insane. The addition of the romance element was also a breath of fresh air and quite affective as well, bringing the audience closer to the characters, and even as much as wanting to root for the couple to hopefully make it out alive.
The setting for this movie is a refreshing take on the zombie motif. Having it set during a wedding is quite clever and intriguing as well. I mean, how many horror movies take place during a wedding? It's great! I would have liked the movie to branch out a little to other locations, but I think the director was keeping in spirits with his other two previous installments and wanted to create a very claustrophobic atmosphere to bring tension to the audience.
As an avid movie enthusiasts and a hardcore zombie film lover, I am going to have to say that this film has a lot more positive aspects to it than negative. The appeal and intrigue of this movie comes not merely from one aspect of the film, but from a very well thought out and balanced execution from all departments.
Haters will hate because of their longing desire for a succinct and concise pattern that feeds on their insecurities for familiarity, but if you sincerely enjoy experiencing movies and aren't always having high expectations you will find that you will like more about this movie than dislike.
I give this movie 9/10.