Zombie 108 (2012)
"Z-108 qi cheng" (original title)

A virus gets loose in Taipei. Army and SWAT teams oversee evacuation but in Ximending the gangs don't want the police. They attack the military but when both find themselves under attack by... See full summary »

Director:

Joe Chien

Writer:

Joe Chien (screenplay)

Stars:

Morris Rong, Yvonne Yao, Sona Eyambe

Cast

Credited cast:
Morris Rong
Yvonne Yao
Sona Eyambe	...	Running Foreinger #1
Josh-Hiyakawa Wilson	...	Running Foreigner #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tia Bo
Chien Jen Hao	...	Pervert
Jack Kao	...	Swat Commander
Kevin Lee	...	Gangster
Chloe Lin	...	Chloe
Po Tai	...	Swat Captain
Yu-Hang To	...	Swat
Lou Xue Xian	...	Commander
Chu Mu Yen	...	Swat

Storyline

A virus gets loose in Taipei. Army and SWAT teams oversee evacuation but in Ximending the gangs don't want the police. They attack the military but when both find themselves under attack by zombies there is an alliance as they try and escape.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | zombie

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [jp]

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

29 September 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Zombie 108

Filming Locations:

Taiwan

Box Office

Budget:

TWD 3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heyshine International Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Cinesound

Color:

Color Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Demented zombie fodder from Taiwan

Do we really need yet another lousy, unmemorable, low-budgeted and gratuitously repulsive zombie movie? No, of course not. Do I gladly stand in line amidst dozens of other outraged horror fanatics when it's premiering at the Brussels Festival of Fantastic Films? Why, of course! Because even though you know from beforehand that you won't see anything new or innovating, and presumably that it'll even be a stupid and terrible film, there's something irresistible about watching zombie fodder at a festival's midnight screening. The only unusual but noteworthy elements about this "Zombie 108" are that it's a flick from Taiwan (usually the genre flicks come from Japan or South Korea) and that the contains a few illuminative – but sadly underdeveloped – ideas. Following the Tsunami and the subsequent nuclear disaster in Japan, (yes, that's how fast the horror industry exploits news dramas!) a deadly cloud full of radioactive chemicals comes flying over one of the most pauperized and crime-infested districts of the capital Taipei. People die but immediately resurrect as a flesh-craving monsters, the government places the area under quarantine and the continuously decreasing number of human survivors have to battle for their lives. There are two rather interesting subplots in "Zombie 108". A SWAT-team that was about to do a raid on a mafia night club are now forced to combine forces with the criminals against the zombies invaders. This results in a couple of amusing moments, particularly involving the 400lbs mafia leader. There's another intriguing – but mostly bizarre and unfathomable – subplot about a perverted serial killer/kidnapper (who replaces his own skin with cooked meat) who abuses the zombie mayhem to make even more victims. One would say, especially with positive aspects like these, that "Zombie 108" is an adequate horror effort, but unfortunately the wholesome is too chaotic, incoherent and amateurishly put together. The gore and make-up effects are nauseating, but laughably inept and cheap. The extremely young and over-enthusiast director Joe Chien (he was present at the festival to introduce his movie and barely looked twenty years old!) clearly doesn't grant any importance to tension or ominous atmosphere and goes straight for savagery, including loud heavy metal music and plentiful of scarcely dressed beauties in the supportive cast.