I watched this movie with a clean slate. I had absolutely no idea what it was about except that a film crew follows a fire crew for one night.
As the realization of 'zombie movie' hit (fairly early) I was already let down. I was expecting something a little more believable. It still held my interest with not being shy with blood nor death, but the meat of this movie is really just a 'BOO' movie with shaky cam that quite frankly was getting on my nerves in a headache way not a horror tension way. There's constant yelling and chaos that is never logical, running upstairs then back downstairs then back upstairs then back downstairs then back upstairs that never really has a reason other than that there really is not a lot of plot here. The only saving grace is that it's only about an hour and ten minutes not including credits. So by the time you've had enough and really want it to be over (or shortly after that point), the (weak) climax kicks in and credits roll.
There are a few really great parts to this film but not enough to ever make me want to see it again or suggest it to another horror film fan. I can only imagine how poor the sequel is. I doubt it has any MORE charm than this film does. The zombies were just like all the rest, except for 28Days'/28Weeks' zombies or Zach's Dawn of the Dead zombies (more my type) I just didn't really feel or care for any of these victims at all. They don't try very hard to survive and even after seeing a dead person come to life, they don't ever think of dismembering the body of other zombies. Come on, this is 2009. Zombie dismemberment is common knowledge! Even in Spain! Just slightly more annoying than likable, I gave this film a 5.
As the realization of 'zombie movie' hit (fairly early) I was already let down. I was expecting something a little more believable. It still held my interest with not being shy with blood nor death, but the meat of this movie is really just a 'BOO' movie with shaky cam that quite frankly was getting on my nerves in a headache way not a horror tension way. There's constant yelling and chaos that is never logical, running upstairs then back downstairs then back upstairs then back downstairs then back upstairs that never really has a reason other than that there really is not a lot of plot here. The only saving grace is that it's only about an hour and ten minutes not including credits. So by the time you've had enough and really want it to be over (or shortly after that point), the (weak) climax kicks in and credits roll.
There are a few really great parts to this film but not enough to ever make me want to see it again or suggest it to another horror film fan. I can only imagine how poor the sequel is. I doubt it has any MORE charm than this film does. The zombies were just like all the rest, except for 28Days'/28Weeks' zombies or Zach's Dawn of the Dead zombies (more my type) I just didn't really feel or care for any of these victims at all. They don't try very hard to survive and even after seeing a dead person come to life, they don't ever think of dismembering the body of other zombies. Come on, this is 2009. Zombie dismemberment is common knowledge! Even in Spain! Just slightly more annoying than likable, I gave this film a 5.