WILD ZERO is a zombie film, but a zombie film made by the Japanese using some of the zombie conventions pioneered by Romero and sprinkling the whole thing with Japanese, well, tastes. Which means WILD ZERO is constantly silly, mostly perplexing, and all inconsequential.
Zombie films don't get any more odd than WILD ZERO, which takes the take in a number of categories. As with most things Japanese, the Yakuza is involved. But this time we also get a rock and roll band and some shady club promoters. It's all very silly, and confusing for anyone unfamiliar with Japanese films.
In the end, WILD ZERO was made for the niche zombie crowd. No one else should watch the film, because they won't "get" it.
5 out of 10
(go to www.nixflix.com for a more detailed review of this movie and reviews of other foreign films)
Zombie films don't get any more odd than WILD ZERO, which takes the take in a number of categories. As with most things Japanese, the Yakuza is involved. But this time we also get a rock and roll band and some shady club promoters. It's all very silly, and confusing for anyone unfamiliar with Japanese films.
In the end, WILD ZERO was made for the niche zombie crowd. No one else should watch the film, because they won't "get" it.
5 out of 10
(go to www.nixflix.com for a more detailed review of this movie and reviews of other foreign films)