The dead are bursting(..more like exploding)from their graves thanks in part to a series of power plants nearby and the community is in for a whole heap of trouble. The film centers on a group of teenagers who couldn't quite make it to the prom and must fend for themselves against an army of zombies..those who have already died and the recently infected. It seems that the zombies know where a special feeding ground will indeed be..at the prom! Our teen heroes must first ward off a large group of zombies that have barricaded them in a funeral home(ha ha!)and then make it to the prom to hopefully save their fellow classmates and teachers with the help of their trusty militaristic coach and his garage of weaponry. This teen group includes geeky sci-fi club members, a pizza delivery boy, a rejected cheerleader whose date got food poisoning from spinach, the student body president, a very unstable bully, and camera-obsessed nerd who's in love with the cheerleader.
Zombie horror comedy aimed at fans of John Hughes' films regarding those kids who were considered unpopular outcasts(..for the exception of the cute cheerleader played by Carissa Capobianco)or nerds. There's not a lot of build-up before the undead invasion commences although we do share in some high school hi-jinx, teen angst and satiric shenanigans regarding teenagers and their unhealthy relationships with their teachers and each other. The cast is so infectious, ingratiatingly charming, and enthusiastic, I couldn't help but embrace them because somehow these kids rise past their obvious stereotypical characteristics. As expected with this type of movie, there are lots of outrageously violent sequences between humans and zombies, such as flesh-eating, heads being bashed in(..and split apart), limbs removed, brains blasting from the skulls by gun-fire, etc. Lots of crazy comedy bits include a garage rock band's unique ability to halt zombie attacks through their music(..and pizza boy Jared Kusnitz and his student president girlfriend Greyson Chadwick have a cute slow-dance to a Pat Benitar song while zombies remain in a trance!)and the combat coach who really seems to be enjoying himself in using his vast array of weaponry to kill the undead. Since RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, movies like this have been welcome to a whole breed of zombie fans, and I think "Dance of the Dead" will find a home with an audience always hungry for more. Don't look for any real meaning or depth, because this simply aims to entertain.
Zombie horror comedy aimed at fans of John Hughes' films regarding those kids who were considered unpopular outcasts(..for the exception of the cute cheerleader played by Carissa Capobianco)or nerds. There's not a lot of build-up before the undead invasion commences although we do share in some high school hi-jinx, teen angst and satiric shenanigans regarding teenagers and their unhealthy relationships with their teachers and each other. The cast is so infectious, ingratiatingly charming, and enthusiastic, I couldn't help but embrace them because somehow these kids rise past their obvious stereotypical characteristics. As expected with this type of movie, there are lots of outrageously violent sequences between humans and zombies, such as flesh-eating, heads being bashed in(..and split apart), limbs removed, brains blasting from the skulls by gun-fire, etc. Lots of crazy comedy bits include a garage rock band's unique ability to halt zombie attacks through their music(..and pizza boy Jared Kusnitz and his student president girlfriend Greyson Chadwick have a cute slow-dance to a Pat Benitar song while zombies remain in a trance!)and the combat coach who really seems to be enjoying himself in using his vast array of weaponry to kill the undead. Since RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, movies like this have been welcome to a whole breed of zombie fans, and I think "Dance of the Dead" will find a home with an audience always hungry for more. Don't look for any real meaning or depth, because this simply aims to entertain.