Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:49 pm
Synopsis:
Cops and drug dealers are attempting to kill each other in a slummy high-rise when the zombie apocalypse randomly breaks out.
Review:
The horde in question consists of Boyles, not Romeros, i.e. they are speedy. They also seem stronger than a living human of their size ought to be. Transmission is by bite and takes anywhere from a couple minutes to a couple hours, depending what the plot calls for.
Everyone in the entire film is a prick, so you don't care when anyone's killed off. They proceed without much of a plan, though. For instance, they start on the roof and need a plan to get down what looks like 20 stories to the 4th floor, where the elevator starts to work. The plan?
"Avoid the trails of blood." Fuck you, lamest drug dealer in the world. It's your hideout. You don't have a secret back exit or something? Fortunately, a crazy 'Nam vet lives in the same building and he's got what appears to be a .50 calibre AA gun that doesn't run out of ammo until the last five minutes. It's never made clear if he knows the zombies are zombies or if he's having a severely intense flashback.
Their plan after exiting the building is worse. "Split up." The night sky is lit up by fires from downtown and the undead are streaming to the suburbs, where you're located. You've got no wheels, no wings, limited ammo, and there are a fuckload more zombies outside than inside. It's like L4D, except there's no chopper at the end.
There's never any reason given for why the dead rose from the grave at this specific moment. It just happens. Which is actually kind of refreshing.
Verdict:
Eh, C- if you're a genre fan, D if you ain't.
Cops and drug dealers are attempting to kill each other in a slummy high-rise when the zombie apocalypse randomly breaks out.
Review:
The horde in question consists of Boyles, not Romeros, i.e. they are speedy. They also seem stronger than a living human of their size ought to be. Transmission is by bite and takes anywhere from a couple minutes to a couple hours, depending what the plot calls for.
Everyone in the entire film is a prick, so you don't care when anyone's killed off. They proceed without much of a plan, though. For instance, they start on the roof and need a plan to get down what looks like 20 stories to the 4th floor, where the elevator starts to work. The plan?
"Avoid the trails of blood." Fuck you, lamest drug dealer in the world. It's your hideout. You don't have a secret back exit or something? Fortunately, a crazy 'Nam vet lives in the same building and he's got what appears to be a .50 calibre AA gun that doesn't run out of ammo until the last five minutes. It's never made clear if he knows the zombies are zombies or if he's having a severely intense flashback.
Their plan after exiting the building is worse. "Split up." The night sky is lit up by fires from downtown and the undead are streaming to the suburbs, where you're located. You've got no wheels, no wings, limited ammo, and there are a fuckload more zombies outside than inside. It's like L4D, except there's no chopper at the end.
There's never any reason given for why the dead rose from the grave at this specific moment. It just happens. Which is actually kind of refreshing.
Verdict:
Eh, C- if you're a genre fan, D if you ain't.