Survival of the Dead

Ok Zombies are Awesome. I know that a lot of people like to mock them by saying that they are too slow but you get 1000 of them together and then you have something to be scared of Now as for Zombie Movies we have some great ones like Zombieland and the current Resident Evil movies that are based on a popular series of video games. I admit that I killed quite a few zombies on my consoles but what can I say it’s fun.

Now as for the man that invented the modern day Zombie Flick is George A. Romero.
I’ve personally had the pleasure of sitting down with Mr. Romero and discuss the modern day Zombie epics and I also told him that I felt that Land of the Dead was the most underrated movie of 2005. Well recently Romero has gone back to the Zombie Genre with two different flicks the first was Diary of the Dead released in 2008 and now we have Survival of the Dead

For those of you that have seen Diary of the Dead and remember the scene where the main characters encounter a Military Team that robs them of food and supplies.

Well this flick follows that group when they decide to leave the mainland where they encounter a man that was driven out of a small island that was his home because he wanted to kill the zombies.

Upon arriving on the island they encounter that almost the entire island has been turned but they have been chained to their old posts and are forced to resume their daily activities that they had before they died.

Needless to say like the other Romero Zombie flicks the main antagonist of the film is not a zombie but in fact a human that has his own agenda and has to be defeated by the main characters with a little help from the zombies.

Another interesting thing about this flick is that it answers a long time question that I had.
You see we all know what happens when a human is bitten by a zombie but I have always wondered what will happen if a Zombie is bitten by a Human.

13 Dead Bodies
0 Breasts
Around 300 Zombies
1 Horse Back Zombie
1 Zombie Gunfight
10 Swimming Zombies
1 Mail Man Zombie

2 Stars
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2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

I love the Texas Frightmare weekend! Every year I have a blast at that show…Ooh for those of you that are interested the Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010 DVD is avalible at www.texasfrightmareweekend.com retail available for $30.00 plus shipping.

Many interesting things happen at this show. There are screenings, QnAs and you get autographs. One of the many screenings there was 2001 Maniacs Field of Screams

I had fun at that screening mostly because the Cast was there and they were sitting right behind me and I could hear them reacting to the scenes.

2001 Maniacs Field of Screams is the sequel to the 2005 film starring Robert Englund which was a remake of the Hershel Gordon Lewis Film 2000 Maniacs. The story was about a group of Yankees that get trapped in this town during their 100 year festival and realize that they are being killed because 100 years earlier the town was slaughtered by a rouge band of union soldiers and they need revenge so that their spirits can rest in piece.

That brings us to this flick where Yankee tourists are no longer coming in that vicinity so they take the show on the road where they encounter a film crew that is filming a version of the Simple Life. Filling in for Robert Englund is my friend Bill Moseley in the role as Mayor Buckman who has some scenes with Lynn Shaye that I would rather not remember.

Well Needless to say some interesting things happen

This is definitely a flick for the Die Hard Horror fans who will love it. Those of you wimps that can’t stand gratuitous gore boobs and violence pass on it because I don’t want to hear you complain. I know that some of you will be complaining about the language but bear in mind that these guys are from the deep south over a century ago.

11 Dead Bodies
18 Breasts
2001 Beasts
1 Hit and Run
1 Sawed Woman
1 face ripping
1 electrocution

And some other murders that are so gristly that I cant say here (actually I can but I don’t want to spoil the flick)

Kudos to Bill Moseley for his performance and on a personal note extra Kudos to Asa Hope mostly because of my bad luck shooting her at TFW every time I either ran out of tape or her audio was bad or other interesting things happened but she was a good sport and I thank her for that and for not thinking that I am some weirdo. Don’t worry guys she is on the QnA next to the director.

3 Stars
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Predators

Predators you know that term takes up many different meanings when you think about it.
I mean what really makes a predator? That question is explored in the new Sci-Fi Action flick titled Predators.

Cult and action director Robert Rodriguez has executive produced the latest installment of the popular franchise that includes 2 solo features starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover respectively. Two crossovers with the Alien Franchise, and many Video Game and Toys to name the least.

The flick follows a group of earth’s best killers that are parachuted onto a jungle that none of them recognize and no knowledge of how they got there. Soon they realize that they aren’t in Kansas or Earth for that matter anymore. They also realize that the planet that they are on is also a privet Game Preserve to the Predators.

This group has to contend with a lot on this planet that includes, surviving the elements, nor killing each other, Predator Dogs, other Game that is on the planet that is not human, and a new breed of Predator that has never been seen on screen before.

This flick was definitely enjoyable and is definitely a popcorn movie that guys and fans of the franchise will love. Nonstop action and great special effects by FX master Greg Nicotaro as well as a great cast that I found surprising of the actors in their roles.

7 Dead Humans
4 Dead Predators
0 Breasts
8 Beasts
1 Samari vs Predator battle
2 Explosions
2 decapitations
1 Skull and Spine Rip
1 exploding Human
1 Impaling

3 ½ Stars

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