Why so much hype?

the audience applauded

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Rammbock otherwise known as Berlin Dead and Siege Of The Dead is a German zombie movie which tells the very generic story of the beginning of a zombie outbreak but does it competently enough to be passable.It follows two strangers who are forced to barricade themselves inside a block of flats and try to survive. Basically your usual tropes so don't expect anything original here.It plays the realistic angle and reminded me of the 28 Days Later (2002) movies despite these actually being zombies.It looks okay, the characters are passable but it's so unoriginal it made my balls rattle. It really is paint by numbers stuff so if you like generic zombie films this may very well be what you're looking for. Sadly after countless zombie epics including the more recent Train To Busan (2016) and Wyrmwood (2014) I do find myself expecting more.The Good:Realistic approachGenerally passable stuffThe Bad:No originality at allLead bounces from annoying to patheticThings I Learnt From This Movie:Bent fork heads don't make the best projectilesFork desecration is a womans primary concern during a zombie apocalypse

There's nothing special about this movie. We don't get to see a deep side of the characters, nor something we haven't seen before. It was just... Average. I guess. I'll break it down to cons & pros:Pros:Zombies. Nuff said. The zombies look fine and they really give a "Danger" vibe, something many zombie movies forget. Zombies are supposed to be dangerous and the main characters should act like that instead of going ultra badass over them. Main character is somewhat realistic. He looks average (Just like the movie, really). I consider it a "Pro" because it shows you don't need your heroes buff or amazingly strong and ultra badass. Even the average guy can be a protagonist. Main character has somewhat grown by the end of the movie.Cons:Surprisingly low amount of action & gore. (Could be a pro if you're not a fan of those) Characters aren't that interesting, nor we get to experience them deeply. They are just average. Main character is Effin' annoying at the beginning. Slow pacing at first. The ending is... Meh.

In so far zombies go this is refreshing and comparing to other scenarios much more plausible. While in most other zombie movies the zombies are unrealistic, they are clinically dead but still lives, making it a fantasy movie you just cant believe. Rammblock though is a zombie for the thinking person, the zombies here are living creatures affected by a disease affecting their minds. Here are also not unrealistic super hero moments, its normal people trying to survive,. The acting is pretty good and understated with no larger than life overacting characters. All in all this is one of the better zombie movies and a formula I wish more of these films producers would follow.

My God! Sorry... German flick... Mein Gott! Let me preface this by stating I love zombie movies, and have been watching them since the 70's, so I've seen my share of them. Except for - of course - Warm Bodies, this is the first time I ever rooted for the zombies. By 20 minutes in, I was begging the Z's to put this film out of it's misery and pleeeeeease kill off the wholly unlikeable main character. It was purely morbid curiosity that kept me around for the end of this stinker. I did not check the spoiler alert box, so I will not give specifics, but I will say the ending left me shaking my head and asking, "Seriously? Are you kidding me?" Watch this movie only if you have two hours of your life you wouldn't rather spend, I don't know... painting the hall closet? getting a root canal?