HELL IS FULL is an unwieldy indie horror flick with sci-fi touches. This one goes for the small town mystery approach, and doesn't succeed due to the obvious lack of funds available for the crew. It has a literal point-and-shoot approach to photography, while the story is slow and unfocused throughout. Is it a zombie film? Not really, despite the presence of a few undead souls. The mystery goes nowhere. It's just a boring non-starter.
7 Reviews
No, no, no, no, no.
homesickalien8125 September 2017
Being a horror fan, I ran across this in 2017 and was surprised I had never heard of this movie, but now I know why I hadn't. It's awful. Just awful, almost unbearable. I'm sure everyone worked hard on this film but that doesn't make it good nor does it require that we all pat the filmmakers on the back. Terrible acting, writing, cinematography, audio, the whole she-bang.
Hell is Full is full of good intentions
paultagonist12 December 2010
Not a bad little micro-budget zombie flick. This one is pretty original, in that it starts kind of at the end, and then leap-frogs back to the beginning (kind of like Memento, or Irreversible). Now that would get quickly confusing in most of these micro-budget fares, but in Hell is Full, each part of the story focuses on a different character, and their story lines only overlap a little, although they do all interconnect. Each story begins with the characters doing what they're doing in their everyday life, and at the end, they encounter a zombie and get bit. The movie then leap-frogs (usually) to the person that did the biting, and shows how *they* got turned into a zombie.
And that's great for this flick, because otherwise, it's a straight- forward zombie flick: zombies come and slowly eat a small town's inhabitants, one by one. There's a bit of explanation about a fireball in the sky, but we don't really care about that (although it is cool when a couple of the characters actually find the landed, smoking rock- thing and it's all squishy and slimy).
My only really huge complaint (given that it's basically a homemade, cuz-I-wanna-do-it zombie movie, I'm overlooking stuff like acting, lighting, etc, none of which were awful anyway) is the editing. It just needed more of it. There's one scene in the beginning, where it just shows a guy walking up to a house. For several minutes. The running time isn't extremely long at 97 minutes, but I think maybe the filmmaker didn't want to cut anything since he loved every minute of his creation. Which is understandable, but ya gotta be tough and let some parts go. It could've easily been 85 minutes, I think.
I got this on eBay for around $6 I think, and the cover and disc are signed by the director. I know that doesn't increase its worth (unless Steve Hudgins gets famous in the future), but it still gives it a little personal flair that goes hand-in-hand with a micro-budget zombie flick of this type. I'd suggest seeking it out on eBay, or go to BigBitingPigProductions.com, and check it out. 7/10 from me as a zombie movie (loses a point for the massive editing issue), and 5/10 as a regular movie. I'll look forward to more from Mr. Hudgins.
And that's great for this flick, because otherwise, it's a straight- forward zombie flick: zombies come and slowly eat a small town's inhabitants, one by one. There's a bit of explanation about a fireball in the sky, but we don't really care about that (although it is cool when a couple of the characters actually find the landed, smoking rock- thing and it's all squishy and slimy).
My only really huge complaint (given that it's basically a homemade, cuz-I-wanna-do-it zombie movie, I'm overlooking stuff like acting, lighting, etc, none of which were awful anyway) is the editing. It just needed more of it. There's one scene in the beginning, where it just shows a guy walking up to a house. For several minutes. The running time isn't extremely long at 97 minutes, but I think maybe the filmmaker didn't want to cut anything since he loved every minute of his creation. Which is understandable, but ya gotta be tough and let some parts go. It could've easily been 85 minutes, I think.
I got this on eBay for around $6 I think, and the cover and disc are signed by the director. I know that doesn't increase its worth (unless Steve Hudgins gets famous in the future), but it still gives it a little personal flair that goes hand-in-hand with a micro-budget zombie flick of this type. I'd suggest seeking it out on eBay, or go to BigBitingPigProductions.com, and check it out. 7/10 from me as a zombie movie (loses a point for the massive editing issue), and 5/10 as a regular movie. I'll look forward to more from Mr. Hudgins.
Zombie Horror with Brains!
masodo18 August 2013
Hell is Full is not your typical Zombie picture. Typical Zombie movies have been done to death. Big Biting Pig Productions breaths fresh life into the genre by offering their own brand of Zombie Horror - Horror with Brains!
In the close-knit town of Madisonville lives are intertwined and secrets are hard to keep. When a Zombie scourge enters their world, the petty day-to-day discomforts would seem like nirvana by comparison. Hell is Full presents a realistic look at how society is ripe for the picking when the undead are among us with their insatiable appetite for blood and guts.
Okay, it was a zombie movie. It was gross. It was scary. It was the undead "having it their way" with the living. But this story is told in a way that makes you realize that zombies are people too. Hell is Full also begs the question "at what point does Madisonville change its name to Zombieville?"
Any Zombie fan will want to see this one!
In the close-knit town of Madisonville lives are intertwined and secrets are hard to keep. When a Zombie scourge enters their world, the petty day-to-day discomforts would seem like nirvana by comparison. Hell is Full presents a realistic look at how society is ripe for the picking when the undead are among us with their insatiable appetite for blood and guts.
Okay, it was a zombie movie. It was gross. It was scary. It was the undead "having it their way" with the living. But this story is told in a way that makes you realize that zombies are people too. Hell is Full also begs the question "at what point does Madisonville change its name to Zombieville?"
Any Zombie fan will want to see this one!
Worth a Shot
artpf22 September 2013
Not a bad zombie / walking dead genre movie.
Definitely a few scenes that startled me.
Very low budget and it sort of shows although, the filmmakers did a lot with limited cash.
One thing I really didn't get used to was the constant flash backs.
In other words, a zombie character would be introduced and following their scene, the exposition would flash back to when they weren't zombies.
I found this convention confusing.
Maybe they thought it was a unique take but when you have know idea who these actors are, you get really confused.
Nonetheless, it's worth a viewing if you like the genre.
Definitely a few scenes that startled me.
Very low budget and it sort of shows although, the filmmakers did a lot with limited cash.
One thing I really didn't get used to was the constant flash backs.
In other words, a zombie character would be introduced and following their scene, the exposition would flash back to when they weren't zombies.
I found this convention confusing.
Maybe they thought it was a unique take but when you have know idea who these actors are, you get really confused.
Nonetheless, it's worth a viewing if you like the genre.
Well Done! (Yes, I said that)
BeRightBack2 April 2019
Surprisingly well done!
AndyVanScoyoc15 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I've by-passed this film, a number of times, on Amazon Prime. I just didn't see how it could be any good, based on the bland description.
Glad I finally gave it a chance. Surprisingly well done, this film starts out ordinary, but gets better and most uniquely done about this film, is that it's told, after the initial start, in reverse!
You see each of the featured characters in a back tracking story that ties up neatly at the end.
Also, not sure about the Southern accents, as this film was supposed to be populated by Mid Westerners, but they were completely at ease, not forced, not silly and convincingly spot on.
They lent a realistic feel to the film. It wasn't like you were watching actors. This film was more like the viewer is invisible and just watching people go about their daily lives as (clueless as they all are) their worlds become a part of a zombie apocalypse.
Bravo...Bravo...
Glad I finally gave it a chance. Surprisingly well done, this film starts out ordinary, but gets better and most uniquely done about this film, is that it's told, after the initial start, in reverse!
You see each of the featured characters in a back tracking story that ties up neatly at the end.
Also, not sure about the Southern accents, as this film was supposed to be populated by Mid Westerners, but they were completely at ease, not forced, not silly and convincingly spot on.
They lent a realistic feel to the film. It wasn't like you were watching actors. This film was more like the viewer is invisible and just watching people go about their daily lives as (clueless as they all are) their worlds become a part of a zombie apocalypse.
Bravo...Bravo...
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