The Dead

Ok, so reading the good reviews I downloaded this instead of another film I'd already seen (The Mist). I was kind of expecting some sort of generic Zombie post apocalyptic film with the usual scares and suspense etc. This provides none of them! The characters and plot are boring as hell. The story and the way it unfolds is truly dire. The zombies are absolutely rubbish! I like my zombies to be fast and aggressive like 28 days later or Dawn of the dead. Most encounters are really hammy and eeked out for far too long. If you've seen Austin powers and can remember the steam roller moment, that's exactly what you can expect with every zombie scene. ZZZZzzzz snorefest!

This is the first African zombie film I've seen and it was a good one. The zombies were well done and the plot reasonable. The ending was almost "typical" but had a nice twist. One thing I like to see in a zombie flick is adherence to the standard zombie science (biting, feeding habits, killing them, etc.). Movies that go outside the standard are less enjoyable. The zombies in "The Dead" fit the standard to the letter. I didn't see any violations of the zombie laws. The only negatives were the driving scenes. They're supposed to be on a road. I don't think roads generally are covered with shrubs.

If you judge this movie against only zombie movies it's not bad. It has a decent story and a recognizable couple of actors that try to make lemonade from lemons. If you still had a video store this would be a rental for the average zombie fan or maybe a buy when it falls into the extreme value bin at Walmart.... Just my opinion.