Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005) (V)

User Rating:

2.3/10   

Directors:

Ana Clavell
James Glenn Dudelson

Writers:

Ryan Carrassi (adaptation)
Ana Clavell (writer)

Release Date:

18 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Every day has a beginning

Plot:

In 1968, in the Ravenside Military Hospital in a military facility in Pennsylvania, the army loses control...

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Zombie | Sequel To Cult Favorite | Prequel | Numbered Sequel

Cast

Laurie Baranyay	...	Emma (as Laurie Maria Baranyay)
Stan Klimecko	...	Boris (as Steve Colosi)
John Freedom Henry	...	Jackie (as John F. Henry III)
Justin Ipock	...	Isaac
Julian Thomas	...	Sam
Stephan Wolfert	...	Donwynn
Samantha Clarke	...	Ava Flores
Joe C. Marino	...	Marshall
Jackeline Olivier	...	Vicky
Andreas van Ray	...	Dr. Heller
April Wade	...	Patty
Kevin Wetmore Jr.	...	Jerry
Simon Burzynski	...	Rubinsky
Mike Dalager	...	Derber
Christopher Estes	...	Charlie

Also Known As:

Contagium (USA)

Runtime:

103 min | Germany:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Germany:18 (heavily cut) | USA:Not Rated | France:-16 | Finland:K-18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Taurus Entertainment Company

Trivia:

When the bus arrives back at the Mental Hospital, as the patients are walking in there is a sign on the wall that says "Romero Ward", a reference to George A. Romero.

Goofs:

Continuity: Patty (the zombie in camouflage t-shirt) is shown with black, scabby crust all around her eyes and the ridge of her forehead. When she attacks the junkie in the pharmacy room, Patty's face is fleshy and bloody, no black crust. A few minutes later, she's back with the crusty black scabbiness.

Movie Connections:

References Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

A sad day for zombie fans

There are bad movies, worse movies and awful movies. Many of them are quite watchable, assuming that you know what you're getting into and are prepared.

Day of the Dead 2: Contagium isn't one of those.

This film is just plain lousy, as if no one involved in the production really cared about it. The special effects would make Tom Savini cringe in embarrassment. The dialog is dumb, the acting wooden. Many moments of extraneous "drama" are thrown in for no discernible reason. Possibly they wanted to form more of a plot than other zombie movies; if so then it was a failure. Long before you can get into the plot you're distracted by the guns that don't appear to be shooting, the too-obviously fake blood and the actors who can't seem to get into their parts.

Editing and direction? Nonexistent. Cuts between scenes are abrupt, without any kind of lead in whatsoever. Camera angles? Forget it. Anything at all redeemable about this movie? Nope.

Go watch one of the Romero movies. Even if you've seen it a dozen times, it'll be more interesting than this.