Dead Air (I) (2009) User Reviews

Not a bad effort....

[weemonk · 6/10 · 7 November 2009]

OK, first off this is not a zombie movie. This is an 'infected' movie. Infected people act crazy and kill people....and infect people spreading infection. People say 28 Days Later is a zombie film - it's not. It's an infected film, just like this. For a zombie film see any of the dead series (inc the fine Zack Snyder remake).

With that out of the way, I heard about this film a couple of months ago and it sounded interesting. Just finished watching it and it's not too bad.

Brief summary - Terrorist attack takes place in America and a toxin is released which turns people crazy who then kill and infect others.

We've seen it done before. The key to this type of film to make it entertaining is to concentrate more on the characters and the situation rather than go for all out gore fest. This film does that well as we see the whole situation unfold through a radio host and his team who are on the air at night doing their show. There's a good sense of confusion as everyone tries to get to grips with what's happening and the characters play out how, if this was real, people might act.

It's not without it's flaws though. The acting for the most part is good - this film does not have a high budget - especially the actor who plays the main radio host, he was excellent. There are some shoddy acting moments which can be forgiven but slightly drag you back into the reality that you're watching a film. Production is 'ok', there are some issues with lighting and sometimes the soundtrack drowns out the actors if they are speaking. Overall though, given budget, I thought everyone did well and made an entertaining enough film.

The thing that kept my rating at mediocre level is that after a strong start to the first half - excellent premise for the film, good intro of characters and the situation, nice dialogue - it seems that the script (or maybe the choice was by the director) loses it's strength and runs out of ideas, deciding to fill the second half of the film with infected people, cliché scenarios/outcomes and.....a social message on America and terrorism. Given the type of film it was, I didn't need commentary.

If you're a fan of this type of film or a zombie fan (but they aren't zombies!) then give it a try. Better than some efforts that have come out recently.

Intense broadcasting...

[paul_haakonsen · 6/10 · 9 May 2013]

Well, if you are in this movie for zombies, don't get your hopes as, as there aren't actually any 'stereotypical' zombies as in shambling, ravenous flesh-eating ghouls. However, the movie does have a strange infection that causes people to become feral and rapid, doing bodily harm and injury to others, much alike zombie behavior, yes. But not zombies as in the usual type that we are used to.

That being said, then I am not saying that "Dead Air" is a boring or not worth watching, because it is actually rather enjoyable. The storyline is good, fluid and fast paced, although the ending to the movie was rather cliché and predictable.

What makes the movie work so nice is the dialog, because there is a lot of clever banter throughout the movie, and Bill Moseley really nailed the role of a radio host quite well, and I was pleasantly impressed. I enjoy most of his movies, but he really pulled off this role quite amazingly well. And it was also great to have Bill Moseley and Patricia Tallman together again on the screen, although in very different roles from their last collaboration.

As much of a zombie aficionado that I am, then I enjoyed this movie for what it was, a sort of early-stage infection movie that could have lead to the zombie outbreaks that we are accustomed to seeing in the movies. The story was well executed, and it did bring up some rather interesting points about how mankind create things often used for destruction, as well as the destructive nature of mankind. Whether or not you pick up on these viewpoints (or even care about them), then "Dead Air" is good entertainment from start to end.

And amongst the callers who call Logan's show, there are some nice treats; they had some fairly great names adding their voices to the show, which was a subtle, but rather nice touch.

"Dead Air" is definitely worth watching for fans of Bill Moseley and for fans of a proper good suspense movie in overall.

Not in the same pool as Ponty

[kosmasp · 5/10 · 15 September 2010]

If you watch one movie with a radio station and an infection make it "Pontypool". If you want to watch more than one, this one is decent enough for you to watch it once. It's certainly refreshing to watch Bill Mosley in a different sort of role/character. While he's doing a good job, McHattie was just terrific and could not be matched (which of course is also a sign, that Pontypool has the better script and therefor also the better story).

The effects are good enough for a small budget and the movie does do a decent job in getting the movie along. You have to excuse the movie for some stupid character behaviour of course (something that quite a few horror movies seem to be infected with). If you can do that, you will be able to enjoy it (or if you cut the movie quite some slack, you will even rate it higher than I did)

Great Idea Pathetic Film

[Kashmirgrey · 3/10 · 9 November 2009]

The idea behind Dead Silence is great: zombie outbreak takes place during an edgy paranoia radio talk show. There was so much going for this film. Unfortunately, as soon as the zombies made their appearance, all was lost.

The film is ridiculous and only those with a passion for cheesy, b-flick horror will enjoy it. The zombies were soooo stupid! They ran around flailing their arms. They looked like a bunch of people putting on a haunted house for elementary students.

I know this is a brief review, but I just don't see the need to invest much into this. It's a dumb movie. You've been warned.

A good film (even better if you haven't seen Pontypool)

[bowmanblue · 7/10 · 21 February 2015]

Dead Air - yet another zombie film. And this one doesn't even have the budget of the Resident Evil films, so that doesn't really bode well.

It's about a zombie outbreak (or rather 'infected' as the 'zombies' resemble the 'infected' people from 28 Days Later rather than George Romero's slow-moving 'shufflers') in Los Angeles which starts off near a late-night radio station. The staff there have no idea what's happening and do their best to cover the sensational news story as best they can.

It's mainly set inside the towerblock/radio studios which masks the lack of budget as best it can. However, the film's biggest problem is another ('zombie') movie made the year before called Pontypool. It too does exactly the same thing, i.e. a low budget zombie movie set in a late night radio station where a smart-alec 'shock-jock' covers the outbreak.

I quite enjoyed Dear Air. The characters were pretty believable and the plot slightly different as to the zombies' origins, but, all the way through it, I just couldn't get Pontypool out of my head.

If you haven't seen Pontypool and like zombie movies, I would definitely recommend Dead Air. However, if you have seen Pontypool, there's not an awful lot new here and it might come across as retreading old ground.

Cheap and creaky zombie tosh for the undemanding. See Pontypool Instead

[espontaneo-1 · 4/10 · 24 November 2009]

I watched this film mistakenly thinking that it was that other radio station zombie flick. The shonky production values and low-rent cast soon gave away that this was another one of the those cheap sci-fi channel style knock offs.

The central performance from Bill Moseley is initially quite engaging as the dubious radio shock jock but as the film goes on becomes less and less convincing as he is actually required to act. The rest of the cast have little to do other than look concerned and have no depth whatsoever.

The cinematography is dull, flat and completely uninspired, like so many of these kind of films. It doesn't even manage a decent bit of convincing gore, the zombie make up is literally pathetic apart from one notable exception towards the end of the film.

The film tries to inject originality and a message into it's concoction of half baked and ripped off ideas by somehow equating this outbreak with intolerance towards Islam and the war on terror. This is woefully handled with all the intellectual clout of a 6 year old. As the characters and seemingly the writers are unable to distinguish the difference between race and religion - describing all people of a certain skin colour as "muslims." Most notably one character is revealed to be Muslim by skin colour alone. At the same time the "muslim" terrorists who cause the outbreak are the usual psychopathic stereotype.

Presumably the far far superior Pontypool had a similar budget as Dead Air yet shines everywhere where this film fails miserably.

Excellent Budget Film

[accountcrapper · 7/10 · 26 March 2014]

I liked this film a lot. People have described it as like 28 Day Later - it isn't. Both films have zombies - the comparison ends there. This film is about post 911 paranoia - it says it right at the start of the film before any zombies appear the shock jock radio presenter said tonights shows is all about paranoia.

If you liked The Man From Earth or Frequency then I think you'd like this. It has that similar feel of a stage play or simple drama with heart. The actors were great- really strong in ensemble. I kind of fancy Patricia Tallman - she is easy on the eyes and she always seems like she has a warm heart - she always gives heart to a scene. The lead was really well played - he has a great voice and this film is nice to listen to which is a pleasant change from some of the more bombastic screamy action films you normally see.

So a simple genre movie with some decent exposition, terrific acting and solid pacing. You can find fault in this movie if you try to compare with movies that it is not - but I would prefer to watch this than some low calibre action crap. The world doesn't need another cheap action zombie horror - but the world could do with another few of these movies - thoughtful simple idea driven drama's. To all those involved - great job. Have watched it twice already and I enjoyed it both time.

Bill Moseley is about the only good thing about this '28 Days Later' retread.

[kclipper · 5/10 · 9 June 2011]

Lets face it. There are now thousands of genre films, T.V series and shorts all dealing with the same material in 'Dawn Of The Dead', 'Demons', and '28 Days Later'. Sequel after sequel and so on and so forth. This low budgeter, no matter how much political humanitarian themes that is explores still belongs in that category. An always over-the-top Bill Moseley makes the starring role as a popular radio show host who just happens to be running his show during a post 911 terroristic plot to turn people into rabid, crazed maniacs who run around the city infecting others through scratches, bites...etc. He continues to keep his audience informed as he tries to save his family and eventually comes face to face with the men responsible. Suspense and intrigue is the focus rather than blood and gore, and some good performances dominate, but this is otherwise routine stuff with a climatic ending punctuated with some statements on man's evil toward man. Due to the limited budget, most of the action is contained to indoors and unpopulated streets. It would have been better off as a gore-fest and left at that. When are filmmakers going to realize that this genre has been seriously exhausted? Bill Moseley is a tremendous talent who is continuously wasted on low budget genre clones and bit parts.

PONTYPOOL mixed with 28 DAYS LATER

[rswaller3 · 7/10 · 8 November 2009]

After reading a brief description of this film I thought someone had remade PONTYPOOL already. Well it is not a remake...but it really, really, borrows heavily from it. It also borrows quite a bit from 28 DAYS LATER.

Terrorist simultaneously detonate chemical bombs at major sporting events across the United States. The chemicals turn people into highly contagious, rabid, homicidal maniacs. A radio talk show host (Bill Mosely) and his crew are broadcasting live while the events unfold.

Most of the events take place at the radio station ala PONTYPOOL. Luckily the virus is man-made and not verbal (a plot point of PONTYPOOL that, while original, just didn't work for me). The infected have bleeding eyes, run fast and can infect you with just a scratch ala 28 DAYS LATER. So basically this movies takes the best parts of both films and mixes them together for its own purposes.

Over all I thought this was a great, entertaining movie. It moves along quickly and has some truly disturbing and horrific moments. Unfortunately the similarities to the other films was a bit of a let down and will probably turn some people off.

Zombie, they're called zombies!

[jonb-29 · 1/10 · 16 November 2009]

Far from combining the best bits of Pontypool and 28 days this managed to ignore them. Whilst shamelessly copying them. (if that makes sense?) Pontypool was different and got progressively tenser, this just stinks. The Radio DJ, "we must stay on air" spends effectively no time on air. He sits on his bottom and watches the TV for news. This is by far the worst excuse for a zombie movie ever. Is there a single person in the USA or indeed the world who doesn't know what a zombie is? Or ever heard of the word "zombie"? Well, by the 50th minute this bunch of misfits are still calling the zombies, "the infected ones" or the ones with "rabies'. The word "Zombie" might make a guest appearance later, I could care less. Maybe there's a copyright where you have to pay to use certain words? Like the Bluetooth earphone is called "the ear-thingy" I kid you not! To finish, no plot + no acting = no-one cares. A waste of time, a shameless, poorly executed rip-off.

Low budget, yes. Well done, also yes.

[siderite · 8/10 · 16 August 2010]

If it weren't for the ending, I would have given this film a full 9. The movie starts almost like Pontypool. Same controversial radio host, same woman boss, same feeling of weirdness from people that are at the same time isolated and in the center of attention of their listeners.

The plot is about some middle eastern guys that plant a zombification virus in the major U. S. cities, so people just get really mad and start scratching at each other. Later on, the plot is revealed to be slightly more complex. I really liked the dialogue of Abir, although I may be a little biased there. At least I was glad to see a terrorist that is smart, idealistic and petty at the same time. It really gave dimensions to the character.

One reviewer said that the zombies were ridiculous. What I find ridiculous are the films where infected people start acting like dumbed down superheroes, ripping arms and biting through necks. We're just human, damn it, with flat teeth and trimmed fingernails. From that standpoint, the movie was refreshing. Yeah, the extras were not professional zombies, I get it. Maybe that's why they call movies like this low budget. Like all zombie movies, it features a way for infected people to not attack each other, which for me seems the thing most hard to believe.

Babylon 5's Patricia Tallman is still sexy, even at her age, but her role is supporting at best. That gets a little annoying when the entire movie has about six characters beside the zombies, and most of them secondary. Also the ending was really bad. The film was decent for a long time, clearly overcoming the financial shortcomings, but the last 10 minutes just ruined a lot of the buildup.

Bottom line: it really was painfully low budget, but at the same time refreshing and showed a decent effort from both production and acting teams. It is a must see for a horror fan. Personally, I would get some more funding and redo the last 15 minutes, because they felt like a plane crash near the destination runway.

Definitely Worth Viewing

[Uriah43 · 7/10 · 29 April 2013]

During a crowded basketball game four terrorists break into the ventilation room of the gymnasium and contaminate the air supply with a deadly new virus. Unfortunately for them, they accidentally infect themselves in the process as well. However, having accomplished their main objective they then head to a nearby radio station to announce their hate-filled message to the world. Meanwhile, at the radio station a talk show host named "Logan Burnhardt" (Bill Moseley) and his partner, "Gil" (David Moscow) are on the air discussing the topic of the day when reports begin to come in by local listeners describing the zombie epidemic which is rapidly spreading out of control. Anyway, this film has several good things going for it. Bill Mosely, David Moscow, Joshua Feinman (as "Burt") and the red-haired vixen, Patricia Tallman (as "Lucy") all put in outstanding performances. The action was brisk and the plot was quite interesting as well. In short, this is definitely worth viewing for those who enjoy a good zombie film. As a side note, if one has some time on their hands this might also go well as a double-feature with a similar film of this type called, "Pontypool". I found both to be quite enjoyable.

Can you mix zombie movie with political propaganda?

[the_wolf_imdb · 1/10 · 27 September 2011]

Yes, you can! The movie is very cheap, not very bright but interesting in its message: There is group of some Middle east terrorist who must communicate that the Middle eastern terrorist are not the problem - the US are the problem. So they decide to make multiple terrorist attacks on US soil to gather attention about their peaceful nature.

This is because, you know, there is secret zombie-virus developed in US labs. (Please ignore the fact the US stopped developing biological weapons in sixties, whereas bioweapon labs in Iraq and Lybia have been working on their programs until recently. The US labs are ALWAYS the problem, ever.) Of course, even if such substance would be developed in US labs, you would still have to steal enough of it to perform multiple attacks or to cultivate it which would be probably very hard to impossible for any Middle eastern terrorist. But never worry, no brain has been damaged by realistic thinking during production of this movie. Simply blame the US government project as usual so we can continue this "thrill ride".

Please don't expect too much action. Some folks run around in dark trying attack others, turning them instantly into the zombies. But this movie is mostly about sitting on the ass and thinking aloud about nonsense of paranoia. (Yes, it IS seriously bizarre given the situation.) The characters in the radio station are bunch of wimps, they seem not be able to form any reasonable measure: There is no defensive plan, there is no realistic combat, they are even not able to lock the doors or block them effectively. The action scenes are really laughable. The most hilarious is the "elevator fight" where glass wearing nerd fights the zombie - security guard who is approximately two times as big and three times as heavy and WINS bare handed! This is NOT because he is nerd Rambo, but the security guard seems to be too inept (at least at that very moment). There are two persons in the radio station yet they are not able to incapacitate / kill the one terrorist even when he seems to collapse under the exposition to the virus. They spend some fun time discussing bad US policy instead.

The only really hard core person here is the wife of the moderator - she can kill bigger and stronger virus-laden man with a glass shard bare handed. This is specnaz class action - I seriously doubt if this can be really done by untrained person. I think even Rambo would use some protection for his hands before using glass shards. But I do guess this was humanistic gun free home so there was really no alternative.

The final scene is full of totally pathetic declamations about the fate of human race. I ended up watching this train wreck of "humanistic propaganda" laughing aloud. Seriously, you will not find so many such stupid movies even in communistic propaganda cinema!

So bad it's mildly entertaining (for those who can stomach it)

[Sinamaniac · 3/10 · 2 February 2011]

This film is putrid. Not only does it have completely amateur production values ( my niece could have done better with her iphone) but the acting and makeup are an embarrassment. The film's script and storyline are so bad I almost laughed out loud more than a few times. In fact I wondered how I managed to get through through the whole thing, then realized it was one of those films that was so bad it was mildly entertaining. But beware, it might not have the same effect on you.

Pontypool is vastly superior in all areas, I suggest you check that excellent film out before spending your hard earned money on this mess.

Corbin Bernsen should stick to his second-rate TV career rather than direct third-rate movies such as this laugher.

Devoid of originality, but very entertaining

[Shattered_Wake · 6/10 · 9 February 2010]

Directed and produced by Corbin Bernsen, 'Dead Air' stars genre favourite Bill Moseley as Logan Burnhardt, a Los Angeles-based shock jock working the night shift. One night, a group of terrorists releases a gaseous chemical into the ventilation system of a crowded basketball game. This chemical infects the crowd, turning them into murderous psychopaths. When a series of calls comes in to report the attacks to Burnhardt, they (of course) don't believe it. But, when the infection comes to their little studio, they learn the truth and must fight for survival.

The first thing most will notice is how vacant this plot seems to be of originality. Basically the story is British horror '28 Days Later...' mixed with Canadian horror 'Pontypool.' And, yes, that's really all the film seems to be. 'Dead Air' could have done well with a bit of a change here and there to separate it from all the other similar films. However, the fact that it mainly took place inside a radio station ('Pontypool') while infected people with bleeding eyes and infectious scratches were running around the city ('28 Days Later...') really proved they weren't trying too hard to be very original. Another issue with the writing was some of the characters' dialogue, especially Gil's (David Moscow, who played the young version of Tom Hanks's character in 'Big'). Whether it was his dialogue or just not a good time for Moscow, his performance was sorely lacking. A positive in the acting category, however, was the always dependable Bill Moseley who played his Howard Stern-like role very well. He was harsh and honest and constantly entertaining. . . kinda like the movie itself.

On the other technical aspects, Corbin Bernsen's direction was adequate, though it felt a bit too "TV movie" (which he's more than used to). A bit more experimentation with the direction and cinematography really could've jazzed the film up a bit especially because those are two elements that really set a film like '28 Days Later...' apart from its competitors. The gore effects and makeup for the infected were pretty unimpressive : the blood looked fake and there really wasn't enough gore to satisfy that sector of the horror fanbase.

Overall, 'Dead Air' is an entertaining romp with some solid aspects. It's very entertaining with its solid pace, but it does lose some value with its obvious theft from other horror movies. Fans of Bill Moseley will definitely want to check it out, and if you enjoyed superior films like 'Pontypool,' '28 Days Later...,' and 'The Signal,' you might also want to just give it a look if you're bored.

Final Verdict: 6/10.

-AP3-

Dead Air

[Scarecrow-88 · 5/10 · 16 March 2010]

A rare treat for horror fans, a chance to see Bill Moseley in a straight role portraying a normal, rational thinking human being who isn't hostile or incredibly inhospitable to innocent people. He stars as a radio personality whose station is located in the center of a city whose citizens have become infected by a bio-weapon released by Muslim terrorists who stole the toxic substance supposedly from Quantico Bay, Virginia. Worried for his wife and child as the outbreak produces insanity, ongoing explosions of violence, and flesh eating, Moseley(..as Logan)remains at his station, communicating what he can to the outside world that may be unaffected by what has transpired. Soon, however, his own crew become infected as the outbreak finds it's way into his building, and Logan(..along with his producer Lucy, portrayed by Patricia Tallman, of Night of the Living Dead fame)must also fend off a Muslim terrorist responsible for spreading the virus(..and who also has an anti-serum for which he keeps to himself, despite having another Muslim comrade in need of it)who has them held at gunpoint, wanting his own message spread across the airwaves. An interesting variation on George Romero's "The Crazies", is confined mostly to the radio station, but occasionally ventures outside where we can see how the infected operate. More or less a zombie film with a message against mankind's continual progression towards destroying itself, whether by chemical or other means. The virus, like a zombie plague, is breathed from the air, taking a slow hold over the human body, eventually turning those infected into raving, bloodthirsty maniacs who attack anyone that is in their trajectory. With David Moscow as Logan's radio partner, Gil(..who courageously braves the outside to ride his motorcycle to Logan's house to see if his family is safe)and Dan Lauria as the man who operates the controls, Fred. Navid Negahban is Abir, the Muslim terrorist who besieges Logan and Lucy, the expository figure who explains to us what the weapon is harming everyone and who was behind it to begin with. Outbursts of violence do occur in the movie, but "Dead Air" isn't as potent or shocking as other zombie flicks of it's ilk. "Dead Air", still, will be of interest to those horror fans who wonder what it would be like to see Moseley as an ordinary man, whose voice is of importance as it relates the horrors occurring on the streets, feeding information to his audience(..and depending on live witness reports from listeners/callers who are experiencing first-hand what is taking place)as he gets it.

Watchable

[lifeofjojo · 6/10 · 20 September 2017]

There's not much original to be seen here, but it isn't all bad. The acting is workmanlike. Most people are unlikely to be scared, and I personally think they could have improved the movie by making nearly all of it take place within the confines of the building they were broadcasting from.

Also, the setup at the beginning of the movie is very unnecessary and could have been better achieved by hearsay, caller's on the radio, etc. That being said, it is a watchable movie, but be prepared for a cliché, we didn't really try too much, ending.

Had potential but...

[orionhi · 2/10 · 20 January 2022]

I had to subtract a star just for bill Moseley being extremely annoying and his voice is like nails on a chalkboard. The story had an interesting twist compared to other zombie movies but the execution was poorly done. Can someone tell me why why why, when being absolutely quiet is a matter of life and death , do people scream hysterically?? Stupid. I'd say if you're laid up with Covid and watching endless movies give this a shot but if you value your time at all pass on this one.

Better than Pontypool

[thedarkestshadow-32785 · 6/10 · 1 November 2019]

Just have to disagree with kosmap. Better script does not equal better story. You can easily have a better story idea but a worse script. That review should be ignored simply because of the ridiculousness of that comment. Anyways imo this was better than Pontypool. I like the main character in that movie better though.

Kind of like a Lifetime horror movie

[dbborroughs · 4/10 · 5 December 2009]

Corben Bernsen directed horror film about a chemical weapon being released in a sporting event and turning everyone in to insane monsters. We watch as the staff at a radio station takes reports.

Its has moments but mostly it plays like a Lifetime horror movie with breasts and blood. There are some really good ideas here, but they just don't work. Actually the film's ideas are better handled in a film called Pontypool which pretty much works all the way through and builds tension by not showing us anything. This shows us stuff and it just seems cheap. Given the choice I'd watch Pontypool again rather than watch this film again.

Great movie

[aqos-1 · 10/10 · 9 November 2009]

This movie was a bit about the damage mankind does to each other. It make a point about our work toward chemical warfare and the intent to use those chemicals against a race of others taking only their race into account. A race, regardless of political or religious belief is ultimately mostly made up of innocents. When we make war on each other, we attack a race, not the specific people that are warring against us. This movie has the same effect as someone with a gun in their own house having it used against them in a robbery. We do not always use things as they were intended to be used. This movie makes us reflect on the lack of discrimination when it comes to hate. Hate can consume the innocent along with the guilty. The other reviews speak about the movie itself. This movie to me was a suspenseful reflection of the human race.

Terrorists Newest Weapons... Zombies!

[terrible2 · 7/10 · 11 February 2010]

"Dead Air" is a zombie film with a few different elements of surprise thrown in for good measure. An overtly, competent talk radio host (Bill Moseley) speaks his mind to a late night audience, while an outbreak of toxic zombie-juice (brought on by Muslim terrorists) engulfs an unsuspecting city. Not a bad premise, but really nothing new. It was a bit preachy for a horror flick, and spent a lot of time using underlining character relationships to tug at the viewer's heart-strings (sorry, didn't quite work here) and this slowed the pacing down for much of the film. Moseley, along with the (always sexy) Patricia Tallman do a decent job as the film's protagonists, while the zombies themselves (with blood dripping from their eyes) tear apart their victims. I'm guessing the film's Armageddon theme was a lesson in hatred, and the writer's views on the world today. I didn't realize until the end credits that "Corbin Bernsen" was the director... I guess I didn't even realize that he was a "director" for that fact, but "Dead Air" is a pleasantly fun zombie movie if zombie movies are your thing. Breaks no new ground, but none the less "entertains" the way it's supposed to.

Thief

[fat_dude_007 · 1/10 · 5 March 2010]

Stealing is a crime, and these guys, Kenny Yakkel and Corbin Bernsen look like their going to get away with it. I haven't even seen this film, but not only do i know it sucks, but the fact that it steals the story of another film, or 2 films for that matter, is such bull crap (and if IMDb would allow profanity much more than just bull crap) that I become filled with rage and feel as though I should just throw myself out the window and just end it all. O.k that's a little much but stealing is worse.

Ever seen Pontypool? It was this awesome little zombie film made in 2008, this radio host goes into work, and then this zombie attack happens. We only see what's going on inside the radio station, and the only guess we have on what's happening on the outside are the occasional calls from their eye in the sky Ken Loney (easily the funniest moment in the film in my mind) and the BBC calling in for an update on the situation. From all the reviews I've read, and from the conversation I had with my friend (who has seen this film and Pontypool) this film was exactly like it in the story, with minor tweaks here and there. So throw originality and creativity out the window. As for the Zombies, or the infected, whatever you want to call them. They are the exact same thing, just because they got infected does not change the fact that they walk around mindlessly, and have a never ending quench for flesh. They are Zombies. ZOMBIES!!

ZOMBIES!!! Okay one to many, but back to this crappy movie. The Zombies from what I've heard are a lot like the ones in 28 Days Later, another better movie, with their insane rage and even more insane quench of flesh. This is where Zombie movies define themselves, story does not matter in a zombie movie (as long as your not taking the idea of another film). Sure a zombie movie can be enhanced by the story, as is the case with Pontypool, but the zombies have to be, in a way, original. 28 Days Later started the insane raging Zombie. Pontypool I can't even begin to explain those guys without ruining the film. The Evil Dead, I think all i have to do is just type the name again because, come on it's The Evil Dead. Romero is the master, and he went through all different types of zombies, from the painted face zombies in Dawn of the Dead to raging zombies in Diary of the Dead, and he did each one with his own unique style.

So, after talking about other great zombie movies, I think it's about time I explain why I hate this movie without even seeing it. This movie down right steals the original story outline to Pontypool which i think is called plagiarism and is illegal in this country and many people get kicked out of school for doing this very thing, yet in Hollywood it's allowed, and apparently approved of. This is not the only film that takes the outline of another movie, and just tries to tell it differently. The 90's is like the worst period for movies ever, sure it had some gems but what decade doesn't, and it's because all the movies were the exact same. My favorite, the crime movie with a twist so big that you'll never guess it till the very end. They force feed you one suspect, make it seem impossible that it's not anybody else but him, then, bam, all this time it was this guy, you just had to look at the scenes where he wasn't there and then when he would mysteriously show up out of the blue, say "hey guys, what did i miss?" OH! DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING DID YA! Well, I'll leave a cliché as my closing statement. This is one film you'll surely want to miss.

Not a Zombie flick, very good Terrorist flick.

[ret423 · 8/10 · 9 January 2010]

This was a great movie! The people who are complaining about the way the infected people acted have been watching too much TV.

The premise here is that the "virus" causes people to go mad, they lose all there brain function, memories and priorities and are left with only violent rage. If they were depicted as expert fighters who used reason and tactics to destroy their prey it would not be consistent with the premise.

The "bad guys" are depicted very realistically as well, they have an agenda and they are more concerned with that than any individual they encounter on the way.

I thought this was a very realistic depiction of how a scenario like this might play out, right down to the myriad of personalities the radio station employees had. Lots of action and void of most of the politically correct garbage that usually accompanies a Terrorist flick.

Well worth the watch!

Finally, an GREAT zombie movie. One of my favs, a definite top 10

[ThatOneGuy01 · 8/10 · 3 December 2010]

I've no clue what the bad reviews are about. i guess there will always be critics no matter how great a movie is.

It seems the more zombie flicks i try to find, the less appealing they get. this movie may not be as action packed as the typical zombie movie, but it does keep you very entertained. There are few characters, as it take place in a building with only about 4 or 5 people in it. though there are few, they are very likable.

The story takes place in a radio station where the sarcastic, nicely bearded radio host Logan does his show. He is in the middle of his show taking calls when he starts to get numerous calls about a disaster taking place at that very second. He of course ignores it as his show is about paranoia. but once the calls keep coming and he turns on his television, he starts to realize the magnitude of the situation and all of his co workers with him. throughout the movie you see either live recordings or television recordings of the zombies and people getting dismembered and devoured. Logan, along with his radio partner, keep the show running and keep taking calls trying to tell everyone whats going on, and get more information on the impending apocalypse.

I found this movie to have a little bit of everything. Its amazing actors and characters, plot, and emotion are what make me give it an 8 out of 10. There are, also, some pretty epic zombies. I recommend this movie to ANYONE who enjoys a slightly "edge of your seat" kind of movie where you stand by and experience the tragic zombie apocalypse with everyone else and the huge effect it has on the survivors.