Wednesday 9 November 2011

Angry Movie Lurker Honest Review 56: The Dead 2010 (3 STARS)


When the last evacuation flight out of war torn Africa crashes just off the coast, an American air force engineer Lieutenant Brian Murphy (Rob Freeman) is left to survive in a land where the dead are returning to life and attacking and eating the living.

This movie is like a video game at the start where you start off with very little including information and must find food, water, shelter, supplies etc......, this is where it's strongest in the case of what any of us could do in the same situation, the landscape and environment are beautiful but ultimately deadly, the zombies are everywhere (the nice slow types) and are relentless, you don't don't know where you are and there is literally nothing out there but wide open terrain and the odd village but always zombies.

Our lieutenant meets up with a soldier who is searching for his son after his village erupts in violence and zombies and they journey together initially reluctantly and head towards where the soldier believes his son has been taken by locals, the journey is the story but the environment is the killer here (you actually feel hot just watching the movie), the effects and gore are quite well done, the movie is grim, could have been better but I believe it's a zombie movie you need to see but will leave you feeling cold unlike the location.

The main character is quite likeable and acts exactly like anybody probably would and if you're wondering where you saw him before he played the old Ryan in Saving Private Ryan.

Would I watch it again like some other zombies movies I would have to say no but I'm glad I saw it though. Grim. 

28 comments:

  1. Hmmmm this could be worth having a look!

    Thanks for the review.

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  2. Sounds like an interesting film.

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  3. I haven't seen this and I doubt I plan to. Zombie movies for me are overdone, they should try something else and then go back to the zombies. Though this does sound well made.

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  4. This isn't one I was interested in and I don't think the kids would like it. They're picky about movies anyway and zombies wouldn't be fun without them. I'll pass on this one, but I'm still planning on seeing the new Captain America.

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  5. Whoa whoa, this one totally caught me by surprise. An Indie zombie movie? Me likey.

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  6. I've read nothing but good reviews about this film. Definitely a one to buy.

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  7. Haven't heard about this movie until now. I think I should watch it.

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  8. Cheers for the review, I might check it out if I come across it.

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  9. Thanks for the review. Might be worth looking into.

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  10. I've heard good things about this. Thanks for the review.

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  11. Surprisingly one zombie movie I have yet to see. lol.

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  12. never heard of this one, Lurk, but that poster is extremely scary and creepy!

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  13. I So I am an army the friend of the good old zombie's films of Romero and Lucio Fulci. I cannot make friends personally with the films of the "new zombie's wave" all the same from which country these come then.

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  14. hahah oh man at first i was like "thats one ugly gorilla" then i realized it was a black person. and my place isnt that big only a 4bdrm

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  15. i would have given 2, but you must be right thou

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  16. I'll check it out, Cheers Angry L

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  17. Sounds interesting! I'll try and catch it.

    Christopher

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  18. Saw this in Asda yesterday and was wondering. Will have to give it a looksy thanks Fran

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  19. "The Dead" has got to be the laziest zombie movie title ever haha.

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  20. Does sound good. And it has Old Ryan. I haven't seen him in anything since House of 1000 corpses (I think)

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  21. Now you see I'm just going to have to go and watch this now! Thanks for the review Fran.

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  22. Nice one Fran, another one from your collection that I'm gonna have to pinch!

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  23. Ha, I'll have to check it out. It sounds like a fun movie to watch after a few beers!

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  24. First of all, I was stunned that me of all people could make YOU blush!! (yay me!!) Second, perhaps I may check this one out...it couldn't be worse than that new Howling movie my husband made me watch...

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  25. Sounds like the kind of movie that would look good in a comic book form too.

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  26. Hmmm, ok nice review, this one goes in the 'If there is nothing else to watch basket'

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  27. Sounds cool enough. Haven't watched any decent zombie apocalypse movies in a while.

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