Sunday, March 30, 2014

Platoon of The Dead (2009)



OK, I will start with the good things about this movie, what little there are. Well, the story, while kind of a mess, was kind of interesting, the zombie platoon leaders looked pretty cool... trying to think of something else... um... there's some gut munching here and there... uh.... err..... yah, I think that's it.

Now the bad, I personally felt the movie's biggest crime was just being downright boring. There is not a single memorable thing about this movie. You watch it, it passes you by, and that's it. There really weren't enough zombies, just people standing and talking and arguing.

That's not to say there isn't a fair amount of stupid stuff as well. You could tell all of the weapons were toys. There's one scene where a character named Sargent Butler (Tom Stedham) tries to rape a female character but is caught, the other characters beat him up a little and ask him to apologize... yah, sorry but I don't think I would want him in the house anymore, and the scene where Sargent Butler starts shootin' up some zombies in the garage, was just a joke.

Also, if you're getting your guts munched by zombies, please try not to smile.

Let's face it, this is an SOV movie, nine times out of ten the special effects are going to be bad, so I wasn't really bothered by that.

Bottom line: A dull, bland, boring, stale, unmemorable, mundane, tiring, insipid, stupid, trite, lifeless (pun intended) zombie movie with nothing to offer (thank goodness for the thesaurus). If you are bored and looking for something to watch, you will find no relief watching this. 

3 out of 10 garbage bags

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