★ 7 / 10
This hilarious indiependent zombie film from **Argentina** is
Greigh Johanson
This hilarious indiependent zombie film from **Argentina** is a live-action cartoon, with enough story and characterization to string together its over-the-top…
This hilarious indiependent zombie film from **Argentina** is a live-action cartoon, with enough story and characterization to string together its over-the-top kills and gags with a very nice choreography. The video has been processed to give it more of a film-like appearance, and it's more convincing than a lot of other none-budget independent movies I've seen that have tried the same. We are going to see brains and spinal cord pulled out the back of a zombie skull. Hedgetrimmer blade used as a decapitation sword and zombie face ripped partially off so that it just flaps around in the air.
This isn't an ordinary zombie movie with regular zombies that rise from the earth to slip through. This is about an infection that Aliens have made to the village. The zombies can still talk and think and are like a pair of mutants like the creauters from **John Carpenter**'s "**Escape from New York**". The characters are hilarious, the effects are beautiful and there are NO CGI effects and the zombies make-up is unique. This is a fast-paced and sticky film that will not disappoint you.
This movie made me really excited and I want to see more of this, it has a predecessor from 1997 and also a sequel from 2011. The whole production is surprisingly good. So if you want to relive a movie that keeps the balance and contrast in same way as **Peter Jackson** and **Sam Raimi**'s previous films, this is the film for you!
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★ 6 / 10
Intentionally silly Argentinian zombie mayhem.
BA_Harrison
An enthusiastically splattery, low-budget comedy gore-fest from Argentina, Zombie Plague Mutant Zone sees three survivors of a zombie outbreak (caused by an…
An enthusiastically splattery, low-budget comedy gore-fest from Argentina, Zombie Plague Mutant Zone sees three survivors of a zombie outbreak (caused by an alien virus) intercepted by the authorities and thrown straight back into the now quarantined town. The trio, an ex pro-wrestler named John West (Pablo Parés), medical student Bill (Pablo Parés), and a nerd called Max (Hernán Sáez), fend off the undead whilst trying to figure out a way to escape their predicament.
With a visual style very reminiscent of Peter Jackson's early horror classics, this ultra-bloody slice of cartoon-style splat-stick starts off very promisingly, featuring plenty of silly laughs and loads of cheap 'n' cheerful make-up and gore. Unfortunately, it soon becomes evident that silly laughs and loads of cheap 'n' cheerful make-up and gore is all the film does have to offer, and proceedings eventually become rather tiresome. There is zero plot development and the directors (stars Parés and Sáez) obviously don't know when to call it a day (even after the end credits have started rolling, they feel the need to throw in an unnecessary epilogue).
Still, if you don't mind the repetitiveness of the action (fight scene, followed by silly zombies, followed by fight scene, followed by silly zombies, followed by fight scene), there are definitely enough good moments to make staying for the duration worthwhile: an early three stooges style gag with a severed arm; a revolting bit in which a zombie clutches his lower bowel and releases a stream of feces into the hero's face; a kung fu fight using a torn, bloody appendage as a weapon; a climactic battle which includes some terrific and very inventive effects; and an enjoyably daft musical interlude (featuring the catchy John West theme tune).
If only the makers had added a bit more meat to the story, and shaved a little bit off the running time, then this one would've got a 7 out of 10 from me. As it stands, it gets a 6.
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