jordansbrains Reviews

Sheriff Tom vs. the Zombies (2013)

A Wonderfully Original Indie Zombie Film!

[10/10 · 22 September 2013]

I'm a huge fan of zombie movies, and I was excited when I got my hands on a copy of Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies. Ryan Scott Weber wrote, directed, edited, and acted in this fun-filled movie. In my humble opinion, the best part of Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies is the dialogue. I can tell from the script that Weber has a great sense of humor.

The second best part of the movie was the over-the-top gore. There were several scenes that involved severed limbs, blood spurting from open wounds, and brains being splattered left and right.

Of course, I have to mention the zombies. The undead in Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies were your typical shambling, blood-covered, flesh-eating monsters. However, what set them apart was the fact that they could talk.

I didn't realize that Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies is a sequel to another Ryan Scott Weber film called Mary Horror. I didn't see the first movie, but I still enjoyed the follow up. The storyline is original, and the zombie invasion is caused by a spell cast by a dead witch.

There were several cameos in the movie, including Tom Savini, which is pretty freaking awesome. If you're a fan of zombie movies and/or indie films, then you have to see Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies. Kudos to Ryan Scott Weber for creating this fun-filled zombie film!

A Plague So Pleasant (2013)

A phenomenal zombie movie!

[10/10 · 18 August 2013]

A Plague So Pleasant is a full length indie film, and the budget was less than $3,000. I'm impressed that they made such a quality film with a minuscule budget.

The acting was well done, and the special effects were great, but the best part was the unique story. I've never seen a zombie movie quite like this one. The zombies are fascinating because they aren't violent unless you provoke them. The story starts off one year after the zombie apocalypse began. At first, the zombies were violent when they were being slaughtered, but everyone eventually figured out that the zombies became docile if they were left alone. The violence of the initial outbreak only lasted twelve hours, but two billion people were killed by the half-day zombie conflict.

Fast forward to one year after the zombies started showing up, and the walking corpses are literally everywhere. They loiter in people's front yards, and they plant themselves in the middle of roads, much to the frustration of commuters trying to make it to work on time. Zombies are more of a nuisance than a threat. It's actually a felony to shoot a zombie because if a walking corpse is harmed, they will all attack. Unfortunately, the zombies keep multiplying because if you die of natural causes, you just get up again and shuffle the earth as one of the undead. Basically, zombies have replaced death. Humans are comfortable with the undead shuffling among them because the zombies actually prefer oats to brains, so people have nothing to fear…unless the zombies are provoked.

I highly recommend this movie to any zombie fan. If you haven't seen it yet, you should watch A Plague So Pleasant on their website while it's still free!