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The Vanguard

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 29m
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3.2/10
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The Vanguard (2008)
ActionHorrorSci-Fi
The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued by hordes of rage-crazed zombies.The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued by hordes of rage-crazed zombies.The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued by hordes of rage-crazed zombies.
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
1.5K
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  • Director
    • Matthew Hope
  • Writer
    • Matthew Hope
  • Stars
    • Karen Admiraal
    • Jack Bailey
    • Emma Choy
  • Director
    • Matthew Hope
  • Writer
    • Matthew Hope
  • Stars
    • Karen Admiraal
    • Jack Bailey
    • Emma Choy
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    • 39User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Karen Admiraal
    • Linda
    Jack Bailey
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    Emma Choy
    Emma Choy
    • Rachael
    Terry Cole
    Terry Cole
    • Tracker #4
    Che Conroy
    • Zombie
    Rob Cooper
    Rob Cooper
    • Biosyn #2
    James Darbyshire
    • Biosyn
    Bahi Ghubril
    • Hareem Jabbar
    Shiv Grewal
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    Christopher Hatherall
    Christopher Hatherall
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    Martin Hobbs
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    Ray Bullock Jnr
    Ray Bullock Jnr
    • Max
    • (as Ray Bullock Jr.)
    Farhan Khan
    • Tracker #2
    Madeline McQueen
    • Zombie
    Julian Newman Turner
    • Savage
    Steve Weston
    • Zac
    Simon Whyman
    Simon Whyman
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    Leigh Stevenson
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    • (uncredited)
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      • Matthew Hope
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    3/10
    Dodgy attempt at a cash in that looks more like a student film.
    Plot: The Earth is overrun by zombie-like people that reacted badly to medicine administered (or something like that, I can't remember and didn't understand at the time either), one guy runs around Versus style chopping heads and mashing zombies, and apparently his blood holds the key to saving humanity, so he and a few other over-actors try to reach safety to fix the world.

    Budget: About $8.50.

    What was so horribly wrong then Smart-Guy? To start with the zombies ran just like either gorillas from the Planet of the Apes remake, or the crawlers from The Descent, take your pick. They have little or no makeup aside from messy hair and they snarl a bit to appear scary.

    They do the whole "run past the Hero so that he can hit you with the hatchet in a theatrical manner". If he didn't hit them they would simply run straight past with no effect. What kind of attack is that? The acting is abysmal, point blank. I am no master of acting talent, but these guys just suck. The plot is a rip of several other better films, only this movie looks like a student film.

    Final Rating – 3.5 / 10. Redefines low budget crap.

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 2008 (Belgium)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Авангард
    • Production company
      • Propaganda Pictures
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      1 hour 29 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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