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Undead
2003
A town is struck by a hail of meteorites, which unleashes an horrific virus that re-animates the town's dead. Reincarnated as zombies, the undead will not be satisfied until they've had their fill of human flesh. Can Renee and a group of fellow survivors put a stop to the zombie plague? Read more
| Starring | Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins, Lisa Cunningham |
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| Director | Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig |
| Genres | Horror |
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Undead
A town is struck by a hail of meteorites, which unleashes an horrific virus that re-animates the town's dead. Reincarnated as zombies, the undead will not be satisfied until they've had their fill of human flesh. Can Renee and a group of fellow survivors put a stop to the zombie plague?
| Starring | Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins, Lisa Cunningham, Dirk Hunter |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS DISTRIBUTION LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Apr 2005 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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Every gory moment of note from the past four decades of zombie horror ends up present and politically incorrect in this low-budget feature debut from twins Peter and Michael Spierig. Set in rural Queensland, it begins with a meteor shower that soon has the effect of turning the population of a small fishing village into brain-munching zombies. While their main source of inspiration is clearly Bad Taste, the Spierigs don't have Peter Jackson's sense of narrative cohesion. Undead is a badly paced mess that gets increasingly repetitive and incomprehensible as it meanders on, even throwing aliens into the queasy conspiracy mix. The film is competently made and does have its moments, but this gross-out comedy just isn't as funny as it's trying so hard to be.
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16 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Neighbours meets Day of the dead.
A surprisingly enjoyable effort from Australia. Zombies, aliens, meteorites, guns and blood. Lots of it.
Anyone looking for genuine terror may want to look elsewhere, Undead definitely sticks to the more comical side of proceedings, and while some of the characters are just plain annoying there is always something just around the corner to put a great big smile back on your face. The special effects are excellent and help to give the movie a very accomplished look.
The final act is where most of the pleasure derives from though, the first hour of the movie moves from one splattery set piece to another without showing any signs of letting up, but the last half hour shows some signs of genuine originality which will make for a blood soaked, fun soaked night of entertainment. It's not as smart as Shaun of the Dead, it's not as dark as George Romero's efforts, but it's still a worthy addition to the zombie bandwagon. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not quite up to 'Shaun of the Dead' but still worth a bash ...
Apart from loving zombie flicks I'd seen this somewhere referred to 'Shaun Of The Dead Downunder' so my expectations were high.
Unfortunately this isn't up to those standards but is still a good movie. The initial part of the film has a great claustrophobic feel to it which makes the genre of films all the more scarey. I also found myself quite fond of the characters too and there was little of no stupidity of making yourself easy zombie fodder as there sometimes are in these films. It does take an aching amount of time for them to realise you have to 'shoot em in the head'. There's a major sub plot I won't spoil here and the cleverest ending I've seen in a zombie film yet - in conclusion it's not Shaun but you won't have wasted an hour and a half if you watch it. -
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