Fires on the Plain

Horrible and unforgettable I guess, this film set in the last days of the Japaneses occupation of the Philippines.. If you are in the right, masochistic mood, as I partly was, this is stimulating in its gore, which reaches and then goes far beyond most zombie movies. In fact, the 'hero' and much of the cast stumble about in zombie fashion, searching for yams and when these are scarce, bits of human pork - even, in once scene, eating their own. The actors make little impression, becasue, as in many films where most characters are there to be bumped off, they are easy to confuse. There are some weird jump cuts and sudden fades to white, with a harsh score, adding to the excruciating effect of having a root canal done to you by a psychopathic novice.