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The Mad (2007)
Surprisingly funny take on the zombie genre
I'm not sure what the fate of The Mad is but lovers of zombie films should give it a go whenever and however it becomes available for public consumption. The Mad is a surprisingly funny and twisted addition to the zombie genre. I laughed really hard at a few moments in the film and I am usually immune to laughter. But the script is very funny.
Billy Zane is pitch perfect, as is the actress who plays his daughter, Maggie Castle. The rest of the cast is admirable but the real standouts are this father and daughter duo.
It took too long to get going and lost a bit of it's steam throughout the second half. And only because it could have used more zombie action and less meaningless effects segues have I rated it as such.
Family bickering during a zombie crisis was never this good.
The Room (2006)
Tripe. Absolute Tripe.
Giles Daoust's film is boring, stale and troubling. Troubling because somehow he got to write, produce and direct this film with no outside guidance. That is a bad thing. This film feels like a cheap knock-off of classic thrillers rather than the intended homage that Daoust had anticipated when creating this awful thriller. Stay away. Stay clear away. Social issues of abandonment and abuse are seen miles away and the climax of the film is boring, needless and predicted from the first frame. Despite any allusion to horror and/or violence by the DVD cover the film is sorely lacking in any. It is a clearly misleading image used to sell a horrible film to an unknowing audience. Buyers and Renters beware.