I actually didn't mind the story and the drama, or the characters and acting, and the concepts introduced in the film that are different from other Zombie films. But there are some things that could have used some fine-tuning to have made it a better film overall to have lifted the standards of it, so it was taken more seriously. Even with the comedic elements still included.
So many times it just bordered on the ridiculous and outrageous a bit too much for it to be taken as anything more than something the SyFy Channel or The Asylum Sharknado team would make. It's a notch above these, and definitely had potential, but certain parts did leave me wanting, eye-rolling and frustrated.
My main issue was the pig squeal noises from the Z's. Such a high pitched animal sound coming from human bodied zombies? Seriously?. It ruined the illusion they were trying to create. It would have been far better with more 'human' tone sounds coming from them, like snarls and groans or just human made animalistic shrieks, than the ridiculous piggy squeals that didn't even seem like they were coming from the Z's most of the time - obviously done in post production.
Don't get me started on the zombie burp fart gases. It reminded me of the movie The Witches (1990) when the boys turned into mice and vice versa. So it was quite cartoon-ish. Also the explanation that this somehow fuels the Z's at night didn't make much sense, either.
Even if you want to play at these Z's being or creating a "fuel" how does that change the components of other fuels and flammables? Are they trying to say the whole of Earths atmosphere has changed, and that has changed the characteristics of how fuels and chemicals and other elements work and react? If so, how does a gun still fire?
I was also surprised at the police/military being so quick to have these mobile science labs roving about, taking people and Z's in to test on. I can only assume it is part of a larger conspiracy, perhaps? Lets hope that the coming sequel may address these things. I do look forward to it.
So many times it just bordered on the ridiculous and outrageous a bit too much for it to be taken as anything more than something the SyFy Channel or The Asylum Sharknado team would make. It's a notch above these, and definitely had potential, but certain parts did leave me wanting, eye-rolling and frustrated.
My main issue was the pig squeal noises from the Z's. Such a high pitched animal sound coming from human bodied zombies? Seriously?. It ruined the illusion they were trying to create. It would have been far better with more 'human' tone sounds coming from them, like snarls and groans or just human made animalistic shrieks, than the ridiculous piggy squeals that didn't even seem like they were coming from the Z's most of the time - obviously done in post production.
Don't get me started on the zombie burp fart gases. It reminded me of the movie The Witches (1990) when the boys turned into mice and vice versa. So it was quite cartoon-ish. Also the explanation that this somehow fuels the Z's at night didn't make much sense, either.
Even if you want to play at these Z's being or creating a "fuel" how does that change the components of other fuels and flammables? Are they trying to say the whole of Earths atmosphere has changed, and that has changed the characteristics of how fuels and chemicals and other elements work and react? If so, how does a gun still fire?
I was also surprised at the police/military being so quick to have these mobile science labs roving about, taking people and Z's in to test on. I can only assume it is part of a larger conspiracy, perhaps? Lets hope that the coming sequel may address these things. I do look forward to it.