I saw it at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal on July 22nd 2009 and if i resume it in one word : BRILLIANT !!! Story During a real Zombie Plague, the team that made the worst Zombie Movies ever Zombie Night and Zombie Night 2 : Awakening see the incredible opportunity to make a Zombie movie with REAL Zombies and that will finally bring 'em recognition.
The plot is original. Makeups are decent. Actors are themselves, which is true and funny.
I really had a great time watching this one. I saw hundreds of Zombie movies so far, and it seems that Zombie-Comedy are being made over and over again. So there is a lot of 'em in the Zombie world. I mainly like my Zombie movies Serious. Because to me, Zombies are supposed to be SCARY. But when a Zombie Comedy is good ... It is good. So many that are so bad, and a handful that are great. REEL ZOMBIES is among that handful of great Zomedies.
The problem nowadays is that there is so many Backyard-Low-To-None-Budget-Indie Zombie movies made, that it really plagues the world. And what people say to defend their movies ? We had no budget for that movie. We made what we could ... Sometimes or often ? it's not enough. And believe me that i rarely have sympathy for a Bad movie because it had no budget. I agree sometimes, money can help. It's like in life. If money isn't the core of happiness, it helps a lot. But it's not the main thing.
So here is my point : Talent makes good movies. And David J, Francis got talent. All his team are dedicated to make the best movie possible. Like many other filmmakers. And you know what ? I don't care !!! They can be the best people in the world and it doesn't matter to me ... If a movie is bad : It's bad ! ...
But REEL ZOMBIES is totally brilliant !!! Not because they are great people. Not because they made the best they could with Shoe-String Budget. No. It's brilliant for it's innovation. There is so many few movies that are as original as REEL ZOMBIES. And i'll have to say, the last ones were 28 Days Later, Shaun Of The Dead and The Zombie Diaries. The problem here is that so many people hated Zombie Night and Zombie Night 2 : Awakening, that they will say REEL ZOMBIES is bad just based on the bad reputations of the first two movies, which i really enjoyed by the way. But REEL ZOMBIES deserve a chance. To me, it's ranked among the best Zomedy i saw.
It has classic slow moving Zombies. It's funny, gore, great characters, good story. Let's say it can be a mix between Rec and Shaun Of The Dead.
David J. Francis, Mike Masters, Stephen Papadimitriou and their team made a Brilliant movie. Why REEL ZOMBIES makes me say it's Brilliant ? It just transcend the Zombie Movie Genre. It goes beyond that. It makes you appreciate the world of Indie movies. Not amateur. Professionals. Real Proffessionals that worked with very little money, but with passion and great ideas.
If you like Zombie Night 1 and 2, you will like it. If you like Shaun Of The Dead, you will like it. If you like Zombie Diaries, Rec, or Diary Of The Dead, you will like it ! And if you hated Zombie Night ... I'm sorry for you guys but you will LOVE REEL ZOMBIES ... It's sad for you, but it's a great possibility !!!
~ZG.
The plot is original. Makeups are decent. Actors are themselves, which is true and funny.
I really had a great time watching this one. I saw hundreds of Zombie movies so far, and it seems that Zombie-Comedy are being made over and over again. So there is a lot of 'em in the Zombie world. I mainly like my Zombie movies Serious. Because to me, Zombies are supposed to be SCARY. But when a Zombie Comedy is good ... It is good. So many that are so bad, and a handful that are great. REEL ZOMBIES is among that handful of great Zomedies.
The problem nowadays is that there is so many Backyard-Low-To-None-Budget-Indie Zombie movies made, that it really plagues the world. And what people say to defend their movies ? We had no budget for that movie. We made what we could ... Sometimes or often ? it's not enough. And believe me that i rarely have sympathy for a Bad movie because it had no budget. I agree sometimes, money can help. It's like in life. If money isn't the core of happiness, it helps a lot. But it's not the main thing.
So here is my point : Talent makes good movies. And David J, Francis got talent. All his team are dedicated to make the best movie possible. Like many other filmmakers. And you know what ? I don't care !!! They can be the best people in the world and it doesn't matter to me ... If a movie is bad : It's bad ! ...
But REEL ZOMBIES is totally brilliant !!! Not because they are great people. Not because they made the best they could with Shoe-String Budget. No. It's brilliant for it's innovation. There is so many few movies that are as original as REEL ZOMBIES. And i'll have to say, the last ones were 28 Days Later, Shaun Of The Dead and The Zombie Diaries. The problem here is that so many people hated Zombie Night and Zombie Night 2 : Awakening, that they will say REEL ZOMBIES is bad just based on the bad reputations of the first two movies, which i really enjoyed by the way. But REEL ZOMBIES deserve a chance. To me, it's ranked among the best Zomedy i saw.
It has classic slow moving Zombies. It's funny, gore, great characters, good story. Let's say it can be a mix between Rec and Shaun Of The Dead.
David J. Francis, Mike Masters, Stephen Papadimitriou and their team made a Brilliant movie. Why REEL ZOMBIES makes me say it's Brilliant ? It just transcend the Zombie Movie Genre. It goes beyond that. It makes you appreciate the world of Indie movies. Not amateur. Professionals. Real Proffessionals that worked with very little money, but with passion and great ideas.
If you like Zombie Night 1 and 2, you will like it. If you like Shaun Of The Dead, you will like it. If you like Zombie Diaries, Rec, or Diary Of The Dead, you will like it ! And if you hated Zombie Night ... I'm sorry for you guys but you will LOVE REEL ZOMBIES ... It's sad for you, but it's a great possibility !!!
~ZG.