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Overall Rating : 7/10
Directed By : Faye Hoerauf and Jessica Baxter
Justin Alley
Ben Dunn
Zach Adair
Tim Tate
Robert Boitor
Supplied By : Tangent Productions
Film Reviewed By : Rick Blalock
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| PLOT When a rabid snow storm engulfs the city of Seattle, the dead rise to terrorize the towns citizens. Can a group of couch potato misfits, with the love of all things horror, put an end to this madness? |
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| THE REVIEW I must say, seeing this film was a pure delight. While watching this I couldn't help but to stare in awe of what I was seeing, the crisp look of this movie was truly amazing. This movie was shot with the vision of a seasoned veteran... i'm not quite sure how long the duo have been directing but, they perform as if they are much wiser beyond their years! These two women, show that they have an undeniable funny side, that literally had me laughing out loud. This film while being in the vein of Shaun of the Dead and the Scary Movie franchise, turned out to be much more wittier and much more well executed than the previously mentioned, higher budgeted flicks. What I also loved about this film was the outstanding make-up effects, again they have achieved the look of a pro, without knowing the film's budget, you would think you were watching one of today's hollywood releases. On second thought maybe not because Hollywood film's of today are simply.......not this good! The acting of the group of misfits, vigilantes if you will, was well above the average acting for the typical low budget effort. Each Character traded one-liners that were both clever and funny, it was humor that kept you audience entertained, but more importantly, awake. The Character of Eli, would definitely rival that of the character played by Simon Pegg in Shaun of the dead.... Sure this film, for the people whom will see this over the years will be quick to label this a "Shaun of The Dead" mock. But to be honest, Shaun of The Dead, never interested me much, and I am afraid that it never will catch my attention quite like this film has. In the film's short time span, Faye Hoerauf and Jessica Baxter, have managed to create a low budget masterpiece that has been disguised as one of today's high budget 2 hour epics! |
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| GORE
METER 4/10 A little blood here and there, not really really gory, but very comical with the kills such as a Playstation 2 controller to the skull! |
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| MUSICAL
SCORE 3/10 Not much music is present here, but is simply NOT needed, I did however like the title theme a bit |
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| OVERALL
IMPRESSION OF THE FILM This film is simply a breath of new found horror air! It is definitely a film that packs a lot of fun... I do hope this film does get the recognition and credit that it deserves. To all the other review sites out there that refuse to review short films, this my friends is a reason why you should reconsider! If you get a chance to see this, please see it.... |
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