Thursday, July 11, 2013

Zombie Bloodbath 1 (1993)

A town built on top of a radioactive nuclear reactor gets infested with zombies.  Two high school kids fall into a fake hole in a tunnel. Nothing much comes from it except plot convenience. Once their parents rescue them, both families end up in the same house so they can combine forces to survive the onslaught.

Most of the movie consists of uninspired scenes that are the equivalent of your high school friend with a camcorder filming a chase scene with zombies.  It's fun for the participants, but tedious to watch if you weren't involved. 

The father of one teen has a horrible mullet.  The other father is a former military guy who decides they should walk for miles rather than take a car (because the sound would attract the zombies).   As expected, this proves to be a big mistake.

The acting and dialogue are bad, the makeup is amateur, and it's shot on video. This is a total home made production. The best thing I can say is I give credit to anyone who can actually finish a low budget movie. It takes lots of time, effort, and planning.  That being said, just because it's an admirable accomplishment, that doesn't mean it's not horrible. In the Extras, there is behind the scenes footage and Todd Sheets seems like a nice enough guy, even with his propensity to wear what appears to be Lycra bike shorts.

Next up, Zombie Bloodbath 2.  I honestly don't think I'm going to get the second disc which contains Zombie Bloodbath 3. Sequels are usually worse than the original, so I'm not sure I can get through them all.
This must be a dangerous conference room -
they need hard hats.
This gang of street toughs terrorizes the town....
....and this gang girl looks like she's in a bad 80s metal band.
Holy mullet! Hair and mustache combo for the win.
They should have told the zombies to wear long pants.

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