scifi zombies! no magic!
928820
This book is one of those grounded scifi classics that bends reality to wonderfully sensational heights. Highly recommended for anyone who loves mystery, scifi, and apocalyptic stories.
3526478
What garbage! I want my $2.99 back from Amazon.com! An appalling attempt to reproduce that most typical of all sci-fi themes: the hostile alien invasion and abduction of humans. Horribly unoriginal. Absolute trash.
4737866
I'm not going to waste time decribing the plot. I'll ask you a question. Have you watched the Romero films? Then don't waste the effort to watch this garbage. There's a reason it went straight to video-It's BAD. It's VERY LOOSELY based on the 1985 film. But the zombies are fast movers who exist to exhibit gore. The team behind this film should be forced to watch Romero's original three films over and over for several weeks. Then take a stab at it.

This is a B movie, no make that a C movie, that takes the basic concept, and goes wild with it, just to try to create a "thrill ride."

Slightly better than "Return of the Dead 3" which had nothing to do with the first two.
1303432
Bore yourself stupid reading this!

I think this may have turned me off zombies for a while (not matter, there are always werewolves and vampires).

One line of thought could be that this more literary author was attempting a more literary style of zombie narrative ... another is that he was just "taking the mickey" out of the reader.  And personally, I lean towards the second.  I think it was a shameful poke at readers of dystopian futures where he swathed his premise in higher order gobbledy-gook and pretended that he has written a deep-and meaningful literary work for them.

This was so poorly written.  I have not read any of his "serious" fiction - and am totally disinclined to do so! There were repeated lists. Lists of who did what, who was there, what they were doing, what they were wearing, what they had done.  And then just a page later you would have another long string lazy writing with background information provided by yet another list.  He achieved the amazing feat of overwriting and underwriting at the same time!

Maybe it is just "author jealousy" and he was trying to emulate the amazing Margaret Atwood who does powerful "literary" and "dystopian".  Give up Mr Whitehead!!!
2331536
Aliens. The easiest explanation for most unnatural events. If you think this game is about abductions (yawn) Crop circles(yawn) or fancy accel/deceleration shows(yawwwwwnnnn....) you are SADLY MISTAKEN! This game is self explanatory. Just as its name implies, you DESTROY ALL HUMANS! by using a myriad of upgradeable guns, telekinesis, and alien technology, you collect DNA (by popping heads-not as gross as it sounds), and plot the destruction of mankind. You play as Crypto (short for Cryptosporidium 136), a member of an alien race called the Furons, led by supergenius Pox (Voiced by Richard Horvitz from Invader Zim, another memorable alien), who informs you that the furons, who use cloning to live forever, have DNA that is becoming degraded with each new clone. He send you to Earth not only to obtain the precious DNA, but also to find your predecessor, Crypto 135, who has been captured by the humans. Which leads you on a crazy ride through an exaggerated american society, while disintegrate, decapitate, electrocute, and atomize the pathetic populace with huge alien guns (Among which is the infamous Anal Probe). No real point after finishing the game, but hypnotizing a cow into doing the chicken dance is funny enough to keep me playing. Plus, a great rag doll physics engine makes sure to keep you entertained while tossing the humans to death with telekinesis, or bludgeoning them with a car. Very funny. A great buy.
2753499
(I preface this with the note that my review not only contains many spoilers but is EXTREMELY sarcastic by nature.)

Oh it is soooo vile.

It wasn't even that they ruined a great story with zombies. I already knew that there were zombies, and since I like the RE series and The Walking Dead show, I thought I'd like it.

But first off, the zombies didn't just magically appear on the scene at some point in the story like I expected. Upon reading the story you find out this "plague" of "unmentionables" (as the zombies are called) has been going on 55+ years. Ok, I'll suspend my belief for 317 pages that anyone would even still be alive or that all zombies couldn't have been killed some 50+ years sooner since they already know to behead and burn them and dig up the dead to behead and burn them. Ok. I can suspend belief because, well it is a zombie story after all which inherently means suspend your belief.

None of this was the problem. The problem was that he decimated the characters I've come to know and love. Mary isn't the homely, bookworm. She's a warrior (though still spouts her same crappy lines). Lydia, Kitty, Jane and Elizabeth are also warriors. As if this isn't bad enough, the writer made Elizabeth our to be some psychopath that rips hearts from people and eats them (literally he had her do this in the book and reference that it was far from the first time). He frequently talked about her cutting herself with the "7 cuts of shame". Um ok. He never stopped babbling about Shaolin temples, warriors, Master Liu and other ninja, kungfu, swords, muskets, etc.

If it was just zombies and they ran into them and killed them or needed to be saved from them, it would have been fine. But at every turn "quickly girls...Chinese death star!" or some other stupid exhibition designed to give excitement to some pimply faced, comic loving, dateless kid no doubt trying to recover from some childhood torment.

Oh and the best of the worst came when Charlotte was written to be "stricken" by the plague (zombie bit her leg) so for MONTHS (nay a year) no one noticed her turning into a drooling fool with puss filled sores popping on her face, pale and gray pallor, and increasingly affinity for 'flesh'.

Oh and when she finally is "found out" and needs to be "beheaded," Mr. Collins supposedly does it? The buffoon from the book I know wouldn't have the stomach. On top of that, instead of him writing the letter to Longborn to announce that he is coming to visit them after Lydia elopes, it is now written by Col. Fitzwilliam because shortly before Mr. Collins wrote to tell them Charlotte was dead and that he wouldn't need Longburn upon Mr. Bennett's death because by the time the letter reached them he'd be dead. He would hang himself from Charlotte's favorite tree???? WHAT???

And Lady Catherine as a warrior?  Now that just took the cake.

Oh I could go on, but I'm rambling I'm so irritated.

I really expected to like this, but instead if it was my copy I'd burn it. Since it's a friend's copy I better not.

Ugh. Parting in this case (w/the book) is NOT sweet sorrow...It's going to be bliss.

Oh, and there is typo on page 279.  Yes I noticed!
1434262
This garbage was supposed to be science fiction. If your knowledge of genetics lets you believe a "mutation" could cause human offspring to become a superstrong vampire, with no defects, in one generation, this may be the book for you -- I couldn't hack it. The setting was like a jungle filled with tigers -- no other animals. Serious SF does not have battlefleets without civilizations and industry supporting them -- economics have to be considered.  If the characters have no constraints as to where they go or what they do, it's a fantasy, not science fiction.
812459
If you decide to buy a zombie movie, PLEASE skip on this one.  This has no plot, the zombies look like they just finished a game of paintball, the blood is VERY fake (coming from a tube that is visible), and the music is god-awful.

The film takes place in France around the 1940's during WWII.  A couple of soldiers are killed during battle.  Fastfoward to 1980.  Around a lake, a number of females are being killed everytime they take a swim (naked of course).  It turns out that the killers are the dead soldiers, who turn out to be zombies.  It is up to the local mayor to keep the peace and stop the chaos.

This is by far the worst movie I ever purchased.  Everytime it shows the zombies underwater, you can tell it was not filmed in  a lake.( It was filmed in a pool!!!).  The part with one of the soldiers who come back to see his 10-year old daughter does not make any sense:  If his daughter was born in the 1940s, she should be close to 40 years old, NOT 10!!!.  And let's not forget the music.  It is very annoying and degrading.  Not the mention the acting.  Even a badly dubbed Fulci movie would be 10 times better than this.

Again, if you want to see a zombie movie, skip this one at all costs.
2538462
The idea of a virgin facing off with zombies if both exciting and titalating, but nothing made sense in this movie.  The zombie scenes had nothing to do with the story--even though the story was non-existent and never there to begin with.  No one gets eaten in this one folks.  This movie repeats scenes a lot, which tells you the type of creativity piled to make this project.  A heap of pony loaf smells better than this DVD waste.  DO NOT BUY OR RENT THIS! No zombie action, no point, no story, and no gore.  Franco ...!
2430849
It's beyond me why everyone wants to make these "funny" zombie movies, especially when they are not even that funny. When I saw that this movie was made by the makers of The Grudge and 30 Days Of Night.. I thought for sure this was going to be a decent movie, but I was "DEAD" wrong!! It seems to me that these film makers had a few days to spare with nothing big in the works, so they slapped together the most rediculous script they could think of.. Then released this trash under Ghost House Underground knowing the public would buy it.. it seems this was a job done with no imagination and no heart just to make a few extra bucks on a name. Those who compared this film with the cult classic Return Of The Living Dead were so far off base that they weren't even in the ball park. Return was a good movie, it blended horror and comedy in a nice way that actually worked.. This movie was just out and out stupid.. The Jokes were lame, we had no love for the characters, there were no scenes that pulled off the creepy vibe and it seemed this was written by drunk teenagers in a dirty bedroom somewhere. It was just great to see the zombies freeze and stop attacking everytime this lame punk band in the movie played their music for the dead.. I loved seeing zombies drive around in a truck and hanging out at their own little prom once they killed everyone at the dance.. What a great and orignal story... NOT!!!!!! I can't think of one positive thing to say about this movie, it wasn't funny and it was not scary.. It wasn't even fun to watch. Don't be taken in by the 4 and 5 star reviews.. this movie was not horror, IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!
4638171
I paid about $7 for this movie used at Blockbuster. I traded it to a guy at the flea market as fast as I could after watching it. This movie is as mindless as the zombies in it. We all know that a good zombie movie can be so thrilling and scary. The best of the movies created a cult following and turned it all into a zombie genre. A movie like this could end up halting production of other zombie movies. I hope I never see another movie with someone carrying around a camera documenting action. These movies do nothing for me at all.
75825
This just sucked.  I'm sorry, but it just proves to me that Eick really is not the creative force behind Galactia.

I think they made this more action oriented because of all the complaints about Caprica not being like Battlestar Galactica.  Caprica was never supposed to be like BSG...it was supposed to be about how the Cylons turned into a people that turned against their creators.  It dared to do this and so was hated.  This piece of garbage instead tried to be like the most action oriented of all the BSG episodes. The problem is that not only did it take that way too far, but it also waited until the very end to finally talk about what happened during all that time after Caprica.  It really didn't give any new back story, and that was the only reason I wanted to see this new film in the first place!

The Cylon snake was the moment when I wanted to punched the television.  This was a direct violation of the BSG Bible in keeping things "naturalistic" instead of going off into typical Sci-fi.  RDM always was adamant that the action was part of the lives on Galactica but it was ultimately about the characters.  This went off into "pie in the sky" science fiction.  There is nothing wrong with "pie in the sky" sci-fi.  But, BSG and Caprica were compelling character studies.  That is why I loved both shows so much.  They simply were compelling, because you came to know each character as a genuine human being (or Cylon!).

I wonder if David Eick might be the reason behind this tragic episode in the BSG universe.  He did write the stupidest episode of the entire BSG Universe with "Hero."  "Hero" was so awful, so stupid, made no sense in any context.  The whole idea of them letting some pilot that looked like Bob Marley go free because somehow the Cylons knew that Adama just happened to be the one who shot him down was simply absurd.  And, this movie or webisodes or whatever the frak it is supposed to be is just absurd.

So, I think I will choose to ignore "Blood and Chrome" completely.  The idea that the android at the end sounded like Six was also completely stupid beyond belief.  The humanoid Cylons were created by the Final Five (and Cavil helped with the others).  Why couldn't we have had a movie about the Final Five arriving and creating the humanoid Cylons and then Cavil killing them and that plot line.

The problem was I simply did not care about these characters at all.  They did not engage me.  They were all new and all boring.  At least Dean Stockwell was wonderful with not-so-great material in "The Plan."  This movie was the worst episode in all the BSG history.
1543152
Movie is slow, boring, and cryptic.
There is no resolutions, no revelations, and absolutely nothing interesting happens at all.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This is not a zombie move; this is a "resurrection" movie. With no explanation, 70 million recently dead appear alive on earth. (dead 10 years or less) They are in good physical health though mentally vacant - being only able to mimic the living and are unable to learn new things.

There is a long and boring social studies lesson on how to unsuccessfully integrate the recently undead into society. Those returned to their old jobs are eventually downgraded to menial labor. Those returned to their families are unable or unwilling to assimilate. Of course, some families do not want their undead relatives returned.

When left to their own devices the undead roam aimlessly for miles and hold clandestine meetings at night.

There are three main story lines: Eldery woman is returned to her husband, she constantly tries to leave and he wants her to stay. A boy is returned to his mom and dad; dad accepts him and the mom does not. An undead man follows his wife back to their home, at first she isn't sure she wants him back.

FINALE:
One night the undead set off a series of explosions for absolutely no reason at all. Then they climb down into the sewers never to be seen again. A few undead are gassed into comas to prevent them from going into the tunnels. The next day those people are then laid to rest on their graves where they gradually fade away.
2656577
This game is an absolute waste of time and money! I f you really want to play a zombie game, then play one of the Walking Dead based games. Oh, that's right the graphics are good. The repetitive button mashing, lame story, idiotic dialogue and terrible music make this a lousy video game. I wish I could give it negative stars.
1416129
Zombie scenes are few and far between, doesn't belong in the zombie genre...and definitely shouldn't have zombie in the title.
4128323
So you have a great idea revolving around an ancient Roman belief, some artifacts (they're always good), competent actors and some half decent money behind you... what do you do? Well, I guess if you have no idea how to create the movie that should come from these ingredients you bumble around, going nowhere fast, then let the whole thing descend into a Keystone Cops style zombie-fest (they're not actually zombies but a bunch of over stimulated extras running in circles covered in blood is basically the same thing). Those are the sort of movies that require none of what you have, just a few idiots that want to get on camera, a cellphone and a budget that will cover beer and pizza. Why would you do that? I have no idea but the whole thing is a let down. The central tenets are never focussed in on, or given the care that would produce something like the elaborate (and unconnected) cover pic, just a way to get to the same old drivel. Highly disappointing.
974378
Derivative, boring, and beyond stupid, zombie flick "Resident Evil" misses every possible opportunity to scare, thrill, or even make sense. It doesn't even have the gorey guts of its video game inspiration. Your best bet? Skip this soulless claptrap and see how good movies weave complex plots, well-drawn characters, and true scares into a terrifying whole. "Aliens," "Dawn of the Dead." and "Blade 2" are an excellent start.