Plot: A pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate and they go on a rampage through Louisville, seeking their favorite food, brains.
This is another movie that shaped me in to what I am today. It is the perfect zombie movie. Each and every character is great and make the film what it is. Thom Mathews and James Karen are perfect in their roles as the bumbling duo who unleash the beasts. They are also slowly dying throughout the entire film. Special mention goes out to Don Calfa and Clu Gulager who both have smaller roles but steal every scene they are in.
How come his tounge hasn't rotted?
Once the gas is released all hell breaks loose. Throw in a group of punks, partying in the grave yard and you have a right old shindig. The punks are true eighties characters, full of attitude and dangling chains. Linnea Quigley turns up again, as the leader of the punks girlfriend, and yes, she spends most of the movie butt naked, but after her transformation she becomes truely scary.
Zombie Fluff Fluff!
It's the films ability to combine funny moments with truely nasty scenes which is it's biggest triumph. The zombies are really ferocious and fast, bloody fast. No bumbling around here. Packs of zombies sprinting towards you is much more scary then the usual slow moving shuffler.
Say Ahhhhhhhhh.
The pace is break neck and you start to hope that the main characters will make it even though you know they probably wont. This all sets up a funny yet brave ending which is sadly lacking in most Hollywood movies today.
Red hair, must be a punk.
All in all, the perfect zombie movie. Totally different to Romero's stuff and much better for it. Watch this, avoid the sequels ( 4 I think) and you'll have watched a near perfect horror movie. Ruddy marvalous.
Summary:
Great because:
- Zombies look fantastic
- Different to all other zombie films
- Great effects, great gore
- Actors do a spiffing job
Crap because:
- Don't be silly, this is great
Hamster Rating: 5
Gore: 4
Scares: 3
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