Zombies are always great fun, especially when you get into
the debate on whether they should be the slow, Romero mythos version or the 28
Days later, rage infused creatures. For me, I definitely fall on the Romero
side, but really zombies are just awesome! Last night, I decided to kick back
with some low budget rage infused zombies in the 2013 entry, The Demented.
Plot/ Six college friends unite for a weekend getaway where
they find themselves fighting for their lives after a terrorist attack turns
the local residents into rage infused zombies.
After watching The Lords of Salem Friday night, my Saturday
watching was destined to suffer and it did. The demented is not a terrible
flick by any means, in fact, it had a lot going for it with a decent cast, some
solid acting and an interesting premise. Unfortunately, it also did not offer
anything new to the rage zombie genre. Yes, it did have some tense moments and
some decent chases, but it was on such a small scale that it could not drive
the film. To top it off, the low budget flick featured almost zero gore and
most of the make-up effects did nothing to create an atmospheric zombie. The
real killer was the ending can you say head scratcher? All in all, this was not
a terrible low budget zombie flick, but it was not great either. For me, it was
a bit too tame and could have went so much further.
No comments:
Post a Comment