ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

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Well, if you are into the genre there basically is no reason why you shouldn't watch this movie. It's definitely better than the average low-budget zombie-flick. But this obviously is not a movie without it flaws. I can tell what this movie tried to achieve and how but I can't exactly say that they succeeded with it. They tried to make this a comedy, more than a straight-forward gory shocker, which is in my opinion also the right direction to head in when you have such a small budget to spend. No way people are going to take your movie serious when you are trying to create a creepy, realistic and shocking horror movie with zombies in it when you only have a couple of thousands of dollars to spend. This movie seems to realize that and it doesn't take itself too seriously. It makes the movie entertaining but I wish I could also say that it works out for the best of the movie. Problem is that the writing just isn't very clever or funny. The movie of course has a very simply concept and a standard main premise of a small town being overrun by a sudden zombie plague. They tried spicing things up by adding in some quirky characters, that are however doing such unlikely things in the movie that they rather work out as stupid than funny really. Their responses to all of the situations don't even work out in a comical way, though you can tell that they were really supposed to. One persons mother gets turned into a zombie, another person sees her boyfriend being teared up and eaten alive, another one looses both parents but they all seem to be cool with that and don't seem to be too worried about the whole situation. And this is not spoiling much really, since none of it seems relevant for the movie its story or any of its characters at all. What the movie also tried to add in was some social satire. The Iraq war and gays are the two elements that the writers decided to write a social commentary around. But again, the writing just isn't very clever or witty so it all falls kind of flat and just doesn't seem to add enough. It certainly doesn't make the movie any more believable to watch and rather makes it more silly, in a bad way, instead. But oh well, if you are into this genre there really certainly are far more worse movies to watch. At least this movie was still good looking with its visual style and didn't seem all that cheap, though no doubt that this was a cheap movie to make. It has some good gore, that is mostly being used for its comical effect though. It therefore shouldn't shock anyone too much, most definitely not the most hardened genre fans. For this sort of movie it also definitely featured some good acting, which is all the more an accomplishment due to its simplistic script and dialog and the fact that basically all actors in this movie had never appeared in anything else before. It's not a great or even funny movie to watch but nevertheless the movie remains entertaining throughout. 6/10 http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

One of the worst movies i have ever seen, how can they even call it a movie. not to forget one of the most racist crap out there, Talking about the story, which didn't even existed, they don't tell you how it got started, what happened and how it ended 29 weeks later, its a shame to the zombie genre, horror genre and the horror comedy genre. Not even a good kill to show for all the money that went down the drain on this thing. Even * movies have better stories. Those who have already seen this thing, my condolences, those who haven't stay away, save your money and save your time.

This movie does a great job building up throughout and makes great jokes along the way. I absolutely love this movie. From the closeted gay man with his totally out and about lover having to play it straight for the crazy church goers. I never would have thought to take out a zombie with a weed-whacker. Frida, what can I say, excellent character, very funny way of dealing with other Americans confusing her background. Her father, the Iranian, too funny on his search for Frida. He is totally bad-ass about it too. And the stereotypical American family, classic crazy father. This is a movie that can really suck you in. Definitely give this move a chance, and I am sure you will not be disappointed.

A potentially great old school zombie movie with a clever twist that is squandered by shoddy production values. I saw the trailer for this film and I was absolutely stoked. An old-school Romero-esquire zombie movie blended with comedy and satire sounded like a sure thing. With the success of other zomedies like Shaun of the Dead, Dead and Breakfast and ZOmbieland, there's no reason why this should have failed, but sadly it does... to some degree at least. It's got it a decent amount of laughs and gore scenes. It's post-911 terrorism paranoia twist works excellently and is so refreshing for a genre that is getting stale. The film just isn't any good on a technical standpoint. The editing is really bizarre and during some of the intense scenes, everything looks warped and choppy. Poor editing aside, the worst thing is the horrendously bad sound design. Everything sounds awful. Everything. When anybody raise there voices, the levels peak and the quality is distorted. this combined with the poor editing makes any sort of action scene almost unbearable to watch. A really good idea and a good attempt but next time, more talent and experience might produce a better movie.

ZMD is about an Iranian-American girl named Frida, who is always thought of as being iraqie and who is being forced a deli job by her dad. Also, you have Tom, who comes back to Port Gamble (the conservative setting for the film) to tell his mother that he is gay. Then, all of a sudden, a zombie outbreak occurs! And those three people have to fend off the zombie apocalypse while trying to get out of Port Gamble. The greatest thing about ZMD is it's comedy. The director and writer, Kevin Hamedani, is great at comedy and shows it well through the political satire in the film. There are great jokes in this film, like jokes about gays, Iranian culture, American culture, religion, rights, and, of course, zombies. The biggest complaint is that the film does get a bit TOO preachy. There is a preacher in this who believes that he can cure homosexuality. And this would be a good minor joke for the film IF they played it that way. But the film overplays the joke too much. Also, the acting does get a bit cheesy at times (even though it maybe the film's intent). But, if you love zombies and if you love political satire, ZMD is the film for you. It's a funny,smart, and overall fun time. I suggest you watch this film with a group of friends, because this is a great film to hang out and have fun with. And that's how I think the After Dark Horrorfest is supposed to be about: to watch these films with a bunch of friends. Sure, some of them aren't always fun, but they're a good time. Like this film.

In the past ten years or so, we've been served more lame and pseudo- original zombie movies than regular TV commercials, but only a very small number of them are actually worth watching. Just to think that this "Zombies of Mass Destruction" is quite often labeled as the best zombie film since "Shaun of the Dead" is totally preposterous. This particular so-called "zomedy" (zombie-comedy … they're so copious they even have an own slang name) nearly isn't as funny or clever as it aims to be. In fact, you can't even compare this movie with "Shaun of the Dead". Writer/director Kevin Hamedani is obviously a fanatic admirer of George A. Romero and desperately dreams of impersonating him. I bet Hamedami watched Romero's classic zombie films countless of times and based his screenplay on those viewings. The only thing he hasn't studied profoundly enough in the Romero film, however, is the art of subtlety. "ZMB" is an outrageous and often offensive denouncement of homophobia, xenophobia, post 9/11 paranoia and lower social class persuasions. When the small fisherman island town of Port Gamble is suddenly overrun with flesh-eating zombies, the self-centered community members immediately blame it on Al-Quada. Logical, of course, because the daughter of the Iranian restaurant owner just returned to town and during her absence she probably attended some sort of Arab school for new terrorist attack methods. Another explanation for the zombie outbreak might be the visit of the homosexual Tom to his mother. He lives together with his boyfriend in New York and they probably brought all sorts of filthy diseases along to the peaceful island with them. As you can tell, the social criticism and metaphors are not exactly what we call delicate or sophisticated, so I guess Hamedani didn't understood George A. Romero's modus operandi after all. On top of having to deal with the embarrassing and not at all funny script, "ZMB" is also inexplicably dull and derivative. Instead of the supposedly entertaining gay and racial slur, Hamedani should have put some more effort in creative zombie kills and/or make-up effects. Undoubtedly this movie will have its share of enthusiast fans, but basically "ZMB" is a substantially void and grotesque imitation of the almighty George A. Romero.

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction