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Virus Undead

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 35m
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3.5/10
790
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Virus Undead (2008)
  • Crime
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
An infection transmitted by diseased birds is causing corpses to reanimate in search of human flesh. As the army of the undead grows, a medical student and his friends find themselves surrou... Read allAn infection transmitted by diseased birds is causing corpses to reanimate in search of human flesh. As the army of the undead grows, a medical student and his friends find themselves surrounded by zombies, with nowhere to run.An infection transmitted by diseased birds is causing corpses to reanimate in search of human flesh. As the army of the undead grows, a medical student and his friends find themselves surrounded by zombies, with nowhere to run.
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
790
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  • Directors
    • Wolf Wolff
    • Ohmuthi
  • Writer
    • Wolf Jahnke
  • Stars
    • Philipp Danne
    • Birthe Wolter
    • Anna Breuer
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  • Directors
    • Wolf Wolff
    • Ohmuthi
  • Writer
    • Wolf Jahnke
  • Stars
    • Philipp Danne
    • Birthe Wolter
    • Anna Breuer
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    • 20User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Philipp Danne
    Philipp Danne
    • Robert Hansen
    Birthe Wolter
    Birthe Wolter
    • Marlene Vogt
    Anna Breuer
    • Vanessa Lux
    Nikolas Jürgens
    • Eugen Friedrich
    • (as Nikolas Juergens)
    Marvin Gronen
    Marvin Gronen
    • Patrick Schubert
    Ski
    • Bollmann
    Axel Strothmann
    • Polizist Lehmann
    Joost Siedhoff
    • Prof. Bergen
    Mark Dimant
    • Murat, nicht Ali
    Thomas Heubeck
    • Heber
    Helmut Rühl
    Helmut Rühl
    • Dr. Wesemann
    • (as Helmut Ruehl)
    Veit Wolf Baumhoff
    • Kleiner Junge im Lkw
    Damir Skako
    • Junger Mann im Lkw
    Alex Attimonelli
    • Untoter mit Sichel im Schädel
    Niels Kurvin
    Niels Kurvin
    • Bauer
    Jesse Inman
    Jesse Inman
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      • Ohmuthi
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    • Trivia
      This movie has also been renamed "Beast Within".
    • Connections
      References Jerry Maguire (1996)
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Lacrimas Profundere

      Lyrics by Christopher Schmid

      Music by Oliver Nikolas Schmid

      Published by Edition Halbe Miete/Universal Music Publishing

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    6/10
    Well worth seeing
    Considering the fact that most German horror movies of recent years came from amateurs with their video cameras and varying degrees of talent and that there hasn't been any real tradition of this kind of genre films for decades in this country, VIRUS UNDEAD certainly seems like a welcome breath of fresh air.

    Not only was it actually filmed on 35mm, the whole workmanship on display here is miles above what you'd expect from a little low budget horror movie from Germany: The credit-sequence is extremely stylish, the digital special effects of helicopters and birds are surprisingly well done, there's some rather spectacular stunt work to be seen - in short: VIRUS UNDEAD looks professional.

    More important, the movie's not only very well made on a purely technical level, it displays a very good eye from its two directors as well. There are some quite impressive shots and sequences to be seen here, especially in the second half of the movie, when the main characters are besieged in an old mansion. This was actually the part of VIRUS UNDEAD I enjoyed the most, because the skilled use of that beautiful location made for some chilling moments that reminded me of the haunting atmosphere of European horror classics from decades past.

    So is this a flawless movie? No, of course not. I was a bit annoyed by the use of the English language, which sounded quite unnatural to me most of the time and seemed in harsh contrast to the obviously German locations. I got used to it as the movie went on though, and I understand it had to be filmed in English to get the financing done. I wasn't very fond of the main characters either who just didn't seem likable to me. The guy who turns psycho in the end did a good job though and was pretty convincing.

    So while VIRUS UNDEAD is certainly far from perfect I definitely can't agree with the comment from another user that this was "the baddest Movie ever". It may not be 'the gooddest Movie ever' (ahem), but there's much to enjoy here.
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    • Release date
      • June 2008 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Offical Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beast Within
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Legendary Units
      • Virus Undead
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      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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