Tonight was busy (as most Wednesdays are) with both homework
deadlines and a Nightmares softball game. Yet, with this being the Halloween season,
there is always time for some horror. After some thought, I decided on a zombie
flick for the evening: Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2015).
Plot/ Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life
is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is
kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers and experimented on
by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road
to find her & teams up with Benny, a fellow survivor - together they must
arm themselves and prepare to battle their way through hordes of flesh-eating
monsters in a harsh Australian bush.
Recently, I have been staying far away from the zombie
genre, as many of the films that have been coming out lately seem tired and
played out. Fortunately, I am glad that I picked this one, because it took an
interesting route outside of the box and created something rather original. While
this is not a perfect movie by any means, it does have an outstanding mix of
action, creativity, and a decent mixture of effects. Sure, there is not much in
the way of character development and there may be too many unanswered
questions, but those flaws are easily overlooked. In the end, this was an
intriguing zombie entry, and a movie that was a lot more entertaining than I expected
when I turned it on. This one is definitely worth watching.
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