Zack Snyder already did this better in 2004 with his Dawn of the Dead remake.
The biggest problem with this film is a lack of original ideas. It brings up a couple of interesting things about a "zombie society" but does very little with those concepts. They're probably saving that stuff for other movies or TV shows. This type of franchise thinking is bad, though, when it limits the scope of your first entry. I'm also guessing they haven't thought it through too much.
Worst of all, this film rips off Aliens to an almost hilarious degree. From certain lines (a la "they're just dumb animals") to an escape scene that involves them having to flee an area before a nuke goes off and thinking their pilot has left them while the "queen" follows them... it's just endless. SO many characters are even lifted from the archetypes created by Aliens (which is a much better film, by the way). James Cameron could probably sue.
Last thing -- the film is too long. For 90 minutes, it's a fun Saturday afternoon matinee type of experience, but 2 and a half hours is just overkill. No pun intended.
If you're bored, watch it, sure, but don't expect anything special.
5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for IMDB.
The biggest problem with this film is a lack of original ideas. It brings up a couple of interesting things about a "zombie society" but does very little with those concepts. They're probably saving that stuff for other movies or TV shows. This type of franchise thinking is bad, though, when it limits the scope of your first entry. I'm also guessing they haven't thought it through too much.
Worst of all, this film rips off Aliens to an almost hilarious degree. From certain lines (a la "they're just dumb animals") to an escape scene that involves them having to flee an area before a nuke goes off and thinking their pilot has left them while the "queen" follows them... it's just endless. SO many characters are even lifted from the archetypes created by Aliens (which is a much better film, by the way). James Cameron could probably sue.
Last thing -- the film is too long. For 90 minutes, it's a fun Saturday afternoon matinee type of experience, but 2 and a half hours is just overkill. No pun intended.
If you're bored, watch it, sure, but don't expect anything special.
5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for IMDB.