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Mike & Sam - Calgary, 2005

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM, I LOVE YOUUU!

Aw thanks, ruv you too buddy.

BUDS! HAPPY BDAY SAM

New track from our upcoming album FILTH.ROT.WAR. which should be out within the next month, still looking for a label to release though. CRANK AT MAX VOLUME.

Director: Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford
Writing Credits: Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Studio: Indelible Productions

In recent years zombie flicks have been popping up everywhere by directors who a)either have zero knowledge of how a good zombie story should roll, or b) just flat out make one for profit knowing people will pay to see some half assed scenes of skin munching. There are too damn many shitty ones recently (BONG OF THE DEAD, DEADHEADS, DAY OF THE DEAD 2 etc.) and not nearly enough GOOD ones. Here’s where THE DEAD comes in. Reminiscent of golden age Romero and even a stitch of THE BEYOND era Fulci, this little flick from the Ford Brothers delivers the goods for fans that’ve been waiting for a damn good throwback to the good old days in the zombie genre.

The plot is pretty standard, but that’s just how I like em’. No bullshit 30 people side stories, no pregnant chicks who can’t keep up with the badass head bashing hero, no bimbo blonde chicks looking after infected old people with a damp cloth for the entire film, just 2 army dudes stranded in zombie ridden Africa looking for a way out. The beginning of the film starts as an American Air Force Engineer (played by Rob Freeman) is frantically trying to make the last plane out of Africa. Things turn out pretty bad for him and everyone on board as the plane crashes off the coast and he is washed up on shore along with some other army pals to the exact place they were trying to get the hell out of.  As they look up on the coastline, the dead slowly stumble towards them, and its army dude buffet time minus our badass Lieutenant Brian Murphy, who manages to grab a sack of supplies and flee. The second main character is then introduced, an African Sergeant who’s village has been overrun with the dead and is in a desperate search to find his son. The two cross paths and eventually team up with each other in agreement the American will help in search of his son and the other to find him a plane/safe zone. The chemistry between them is great and it makes for some excellent moments in the film as they brutally fight against the rotting hordes. Some scenes here are downright terrifying…I am in no way trying to sound racist here but this is actual fact due to skin tone. African zombies, in the desert, in the pitch black of night, ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. Truly terrifying, and probably the worst location you could be in a zombie outbreak. 

                                    A very Fulci esque rotter

Part road movie, part survival tale, this movie has absolutely outstanding cinematography and GREAT special effects. Some so well that I rewound certain scenes for a second take, one in particular that was hilariously disgusting as a man bashes a zombie face in with a canister, leaving it completely obliterated (what the fuck is that brown dangly thing!) another involving the wheel of a truck that will have you cheering, and rewinding it again and again. Practical effects, top notch stuff. The film can be emotional at times if you are soft like that, I myself find it hard to be moved by somebody’s struggle in a zombie outbreak, boohoo etc.

This isn’t the Shaw Shank Redemption, but that does not mean the film doesn’t carry a heavy and serious tone. It is a great mix of survival and friendship, desperation and dread, splatter and action with a superb location to top it all off. Highly recommended zombie flick, if you are a fan of DAWN OF THE DEAD, DAY OF THE DEAD, THE BEYOND, SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, or any other film of the sort, buy this movie. I am very excited to see what the Ford Brothers due next but I can only assume it will be great, horror fans keep an eye out.

4/5 black turbans

Well the Toronto After Dark 2011 film festival has been over for quite some time now, and I told myself I would review each and every film from the festival when I arrived back in Calgary…but being the procrastinator that I am the idea went down the shitter and into the back of my mind the second I landed. So, I have finally gotten off my ass and have decided to jump on the tumblr wagon and start one of my own, catering specifically to reviews of past, present and upcoming horror films and other genre films in the spectrum as well. Starting off my first post will be a short but sweet review of the ASTRON-6/TROMA collaboration FATHER’S DAY.

Director: Astron-6
Writing Credits: Astron-6
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Studio: Troma Entertainment

Theatrical Release Date: October 22, 2011 at TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL

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