Now, of course not everything with zombies in it is a sure-win guaranteed entertaining movie. And as I had the opportunity in 2022 to sit down and watch the 1985 horror comedy "Hard Rock Zombies" for the first time, I must admit that I wasn't really harboring much of any hopes or expectations. I hadn't heard anything about the movie prior to watching, well aside from being familiar with the movie by its title alone.
So writers Krishna Shah and David Allen Ball had every opportunity to surprise and entertain me with this 1985 movie. But I must admit that "Hard Rock Zombies" fell very short of being a movie that had much of any appeal with me, and thus I didn't find much of any enjoyment in it, nor any particular entertainment.
The storyline was pretty far out there, to the point where it was just downright goofy and cringeworthy to witness. And the ludicrous characters and their dialogue just didn't really work for me. I am sure that it was fitting for the mood of the movie, but I just didn't enjoy it.
I was only familiar with Phil Fondacaro on the cast list, and he wasn't even among the lead performers. Normally I do enjoy watching new and unfamiliar faces and talents on the screen when I watch a movie, but it didn't really apply to "Hard Rock Zombies" for some reason.
For a horror comedy then "Hard Rock Zombies" was a swing and a miss. There are far better horror comedies from the mid-1980s with much more entertainment value than this movie from director Krishna Shah. The comedy in the movie fell entirely short of finding a home with me, and as for the horror aspects of "Hard Rock Zombies", well, don't get your hopes up.
My rating of "Hard Rock Zombies" lands on a two out of ten stars.