I had to check this out considering all of the raving reviews about the gore factor and the insane zombie action. With movies like this, where the sole intention is to freak you out a bit and make your stomach churn, gore is quite necessary and some films don't give you enough. Today's movies are especially guilty of this mainly because they're more concerned with pleasing a bigger audience. They've got their priorities messed up. We want to see zombies playing volleyball with babies for crying out loud. Or baby baseball using a chainsaw for a bat. What gives?
During my viewing however, I found that I disagree with most of the reviews here. The story, while not grand by any means, is much more present than I was expecting. The gore, while fairly vile, was not even close to what I was expecting. Sure, there are some moments that are pretty satisfying, particularly the way heads are split apart and bullet damage, but ultimately it failed to gross me out...which was the goal here. I wasn't expecting to be scared. There are really only two scenes that go beyond most other movies, one of them being the eyeball scene. I can think of a few films off the top of my head that have easily grossed me out more, or at least equally. I thought this was supposed to be the end-all-be-all of gory flicks? The famous eyeball scene is nothing special, even when taking aged effects into consideration. I will say that the shark scene is pretty impressive. Unless my eyes fooled me, it looks like they used a real live shark for that sequence. If so, I have no earthly idea how they pulled that off. I will say that the make up effects of the zombies are probably the best I've seen. These things look pretty damn real. Very impressive.
Some have praised it for its cinematography. Decent, but nothing spectacular. All in all, I think my opinion comes from the fact that I was expecting too much, mainly because of the reviews here. So, I must say, do not expect to puke bile or anything and you should be satisfied. For me, overall it was average, although I wanted to like it more. It needed more gore and more action in my opinion. On a side note, there are quite a few beautiful women that love to take their clothes off for the camera which is always a plus.
In the end, while entertaining, I think it has a better reputation than it deserves although many will disagree with me.
7/10
During my viewing however, I found that I disagree with most of the reviews here. The story, while not grand by any means, is much more present than I was expecting. The gore, while fairly vile, was not even close to what I was expecting. Sure, there are some moments that are pretty satisfying, particularly the way heads are split apart and bullet damage, but ultimately it failed to gross me out...which was the goal here. I wasn't expecting to be scared. There are really only two scenes that go beyond most other movies, one of them being the eyeball scene. I can think of a few films off the top of my head that have easily grossed me out more, or at least equally. I thought this was supposed to be the end-all-be-all of gory flicks? The famous eyeball scene is nothing special, even when taking aged effects into consideration. I will say that the shark scene is pretty impressive. Unless my eyes fooled me, it looks like they used a real live shark for that sequence. If so, I have no earthly idea how they pulled that off. I will say that the make up effects of the zombies are probably the best I've seen. These things look pretty damn real. Very impressive.
Some have praised it for its cinematography. Decent, but nothing spectacular. All in all, I think my opinion comes from the fact that I was expecting too much, mainly because of the reviews here. So, I must say, do not expect to puke bile or anything and you should be satisfied. For me, overall it was average, although I wanted to like it more. It needed more gore and more action in my opinion. On a side note, there are quite a few beautiful women that love to take their clothes off for the camera which is always a plus.
In the end, while entertaining, I think it has a better reputation than it deserves although many will disagree with me.
7/10