Night of the Living Deb

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Chompcrc here. This is actually a pretty good movie. It hits all the major plot points, and I laughed out loud on numerous occasions. The lead actress is a revelation, and should definitely be way more famous than she is. Sure, a bigger budget Hollywood production would have looked and felt better, but this is as good as anything Hollywood heavy hitters are doing in the genre. Good job folks.

This spoof movie actually hit the mark in its spoofing.

... a B movie that knows its a B movie, if only it had embraced it. The whole RomZomCom genre is so under-utilized....just sayin'. The fact that this could potentially fall into this slim category as a date movie with someone not into Zoms or gore actually raises its rating(at least for me). Over acted and under scripted with 2D characters and mediocre effects on a low budget. The somewhat recognizable actors provide some amusing moments and they at least seem to have a bit of fun with it. While this one is never going to be on anyone's "must see" list it was fine and is unlikely to offend. While I would never recommend paying to see it, grab a bowl of popcorn and watch away for free on Prime.

This is an adorable send up of both zombie films and rom-coms. it's really all Maria Thayer - I hadn't seen anything she's been in before and her cute snarkyness is great, full of jokes and asides that carry the film. Was also not familiar with the male lead, Michael Cassidy, but he was good too, if not quite as strong with the comedy. It's silly, it's fun, and well worth the screening.

I know this is a corny movie, but I love it!!!! Maria Thayer and Michael Cassidy are so great together I love the chemistry between the two. My other favorite character was Chris Marquette he was sooooo funny, I seen him in the movie with Ryan Reynolds just friends and I was hooked, he is absolutely great. I have never laughed to hard in my life!! Getting back to this movie, yes it is corny but very enjoyable sometimes it's good to see a zombie movie not so serious. This is how people probably would act in a real life zombie Apocalypse!!! Just give it a try if you want a real good laugh!!!!

In environmentally friendly Portland, Maine, shy Deb (Maria Thayer) throws herself at pretty boy Ryan (Michael Cassidy) while at a bar. Neither remembers anything about the night before and Ryan wants to give her the boot from his apartment. Deb, meanwhile, makes it difficult for him. The next thing you know there is a local zombie outbreak. This is a fun comedy romance with zombies. Maria Thayer nails it and I couldn't help think about how she was Emma Stone good. The comedy and one liners oozed sweetly during much of the film. The graffiti throughout the town was funny for those that bother to look at it. Original and fresh. Guide: 1-2 F-bombs. No sex or nudity. Syd Wilder spilling out of her top.

Night of the Living Deb (2015) ** (out of 4) Deb (Maria Thayer) wakes up after a night of drinking in the apartment of Ryan (MichaeL Cassidy). The two quickly try to play off their night but soon they're back together when they realize that a zombie apocalypse has broken out. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB isn't the greatest horror spoof ever created but there are a couple nice laughs that help keep it moving but there's really not enough here for a feature-length film. I think this here would have worked much better as a short film because there's really no plot here as we basically see Deb, a rather nerdy person, falling in love with the good looking Ryan and the majority of the film has her being mistreated or taken advantage of. Oh yeah, the other thing is that she is very sarcastic and this is where the majority of the laughs come from. Thankfully both Thayer and Cassidy are good in their roles and this certainly helps since we spend the majority of the running time with them. Thayer is the star here and she turns in a nice performance but I still felt that only twenty-percent or so of her jokes actually worked. The film could have benefited had there been something more going on. Perhaps more in-jokes or at least something more to hold the viewer's attention. As it stands, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB has a creative title but it's too bad the film itself wasn't more creative.

I didn't really know what this movie was about, nor did I have any real expectations to it. All that mattered was the fact that it was a zombie movie. Sure, I knew that it was going to be a comedy of sorts, but it had zombies in it. And anything with zombies in it, is worth a watch in my opinion. The story had some interesting and good aspects to it, that mostly being the story of socially awkward eb Clarington (played by Maria Thayer), which actually put the zombie outbreak in the background. The comedy elements to "Night of the Living Deb" were present all throughout the entire movie, with the majority of those moments actually bringing about laughs or a big smile. To that point, then director Kyle Rankin was certainly on to something. "Night of the Living Deb" was, however, not an impressive movie. And by that I mean that the storyline was a bit too forced and not all aspects of the storyline worked out in favor of the movie. And also the special effects were not overly impressive. Sure, this was not a zombie movie in the traditional sense, so one might debate whether or not it should have had more impressive zombie make-up or not. In my opinion, it should; you can't have a zombie movie and then cut back on the special effects department. Most of the zombies in "Night of the Living Deb" were just equipped with that low budget zombie make-up; you know, grayish skin foundation, blackened around the eyes and some theater blood sprayed here and there. It is just a blow to the movie when they don't go all the way with zombie make-up. I am not saying that they needed to show gruesome dismemberment and other such damage caused by zombies, but a proper zombie make-up on those portraying the zombies would have been nice. The acting in "Night of the Living Dead" was good. And it was especially Maria Thayer who carried the movie quite nicely. Michael Cassidy was also contributing a good amount to the movie. And it is always nice to see Ray Wise make an appearance in a movie. "Night of the Living Deb" is certainly entertaining enough for what it turned out to be, but it didn't impress me in any way. Nor was it a movie that brought anything overly new to the zombie genre.

Deb is a smart, socially awkward girl who is drinking with her friend one night at the bar. The next morning she wakes up in a guy's place after a one night stand. While she is leaving a zombie outbreak is taking place all around. She takes her car, grabs the one night stand and begins her zombie survival adventure. This was actually pretty good. It's a smart zomedy with good writing and several clichés avoided. Not really violent at all with maybe a bite or two and people get shot. Nobody is taking bats to their heads and the zombies aren't playing with intestines. Ray Wise does a good job as the evil company owner. I was surprised with this one for sure. You can even watch this one with the significant other as there is a love story as well.