Evengyny Thanks for the memories!
Nonureva Really Surprised!
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
FlashCallahan Before Dawn may feature The Walking Dead, Zombies, or anything else you'd want to call those shuffling corpses, but it's not your traditional Zombie movie, in fact they are just a little sub plot into what the film is about.Alex and Meg are your typical couple who are having marital issues. Megs career is sky rocketing, while Alex has recently lost his job. To patch things up,they plan a long weekend away to the countryside to have some quality time together, knowing that there children will be fine with there grandmother.Things don't go according to l,an, they drink to much and begin to snipe at each other, and when Meg goes for a run to get away for a bit, she is attacked by a zombie, and it isn't long before she becomes ill.....This had vanity project written all over it from the start, written, directed and starring Brunt. Having his real life wife okay his on screen wife, and then having other members of Emmerdale play supporting roles.But dues to the man, he's tried to do something different, and although it's not always successful, the tension between the two leads is so intense, it takes you away from the ever increasing number of dead coming back to life.The film starts to lose itself during the final act, when Alex starts to lose the plot a little, and does something totally out of character. But, he really redeems himself with a shocking last five minutes. It's not scary, but believe me, it'll stay with you a while after.Not brilliant by any means, but an interesting movie.
Duveteux I don't find zombie horror scary... in the sense I never lose sleep after watching rabid humans munching down on peoples' gooey floppy bits. I do appreciate the art of a good zombie horror, though, the essentials for a successful one and I do enjoy them when these are met. This movie ticks all the boxes.It isn't overrun with gore, no, it's not a fast-paced knock-their-blocks-off brain splattering thrill ride from the off.Zombie horror should be made in England because we have that endless amount of empty rolling countryside that is bound to be hiding some unfavourables behind that hill or that well positioned tree. It's just a matter of when they'll violently flail onto our screen. Plus we have that blunt way of approaching doomsday, reflecting our own dismal repressed lives which we smooth off with an awkward gag.OK, Shaun of the Dead it isn't, but when it picks up tempo the last half of the film runs beautifully according to the rules of good zombie flicks. You get the important bits - you can connect to the main character, you get the uncomfortable survival moment which tests human nature, you get the tidbits of end of the world humour and one or two gooey floppies. I don't know what else people want from this kind of movie..."Nana's here."
emma-621-970945 OK, I have never written a review before but my husband and i are major movie fans, major zombie fans (inc the walking dead) and major IMDb users and so here goes my review which i aim to be less long winded and more informative!I saw Dominic on some TV shows recently advertising his movie and it left me intrigued, there were only 3 reviews to go on so we downloaded anyway...To sum it up the film is average at best, the beginning is slow and it takes just under an hour before the slightest bit of zombie action! The first hour is about a failing marriage and an attempt to spend some time away together, you're left feeling slightly irritated by the actress (the wife) who's acting isn't great and is unrealistic, its small things, like the way they relate to each other that is unrealistic, esp when she comes back from a run bitten, my husband and i turned to each other and laughed because she got bitten then ran in to woods and looked up at the trees in a euphoric way like 'wow' these trees are beautiful and the next minute she's running back in the house totally distraught and hitting her husband, it just all looked very... fake, yes you'd run back like a nutter but the bit in the forest??! Also if you knew your wife had massive a bite mark and was feeling unwell you wouldn't put her to bed with a glass of water you'd go straight to the hospital! It's just stupid things like that. Attention to detail. Also because of the way the relationship was portrayed when the wife does turn you do not feel sympathetic or emotionally connected to the characters. A lot of it was too predictable too, its a shame because Dominic is a zombie fanatic and i was expecting a lot more.... the only good thing, the special effects are good.
davidfergusonuk I had the good fortune to see this picture at Frightfest 13. The film opens with beautiful shots of the British countryside, immediately making you think "how can anything bad happen here".But being a movie with the living dead you already know the answer.This is an intimate film as you follow this couple on there last ditch attempt to save their marriage. Indeed the film could have played out as the final death throes of a relationship without the invasion of zombies and indeed Dominic Brunt's desperation to resuscitate what has died is palpable.Joanne Mitchell as Meg is superb and makes a potentially unsympathetic character someone you care about.The acting is measured non-histrionic and understated.Everything is very real.The message of the film could very much be "there are greater horrors in life than zombies".Although they are flesh eating zombies in the film this could easily be enjoyed as a companion piece to "28 Days Later". The waves of horror that wash over you and the emotional ride Dominic Brunt goes through are brilliant.A cracking script, a strong cast,, and excellent camera work allow you to over look the perhaps not perfect make-up or the overdubbing, but this is to be too critical of a film that succeeds to strike a different note in the genre and bring a solid sense of reality and horror to what is happening whether it's the zombies or the death of a marriage.Recommended.
