Let's be realistic.
It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
View MoreIt’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
View MoreThe film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
View MoreThis kind of zombie film that I like. Full of action in zombie outbreak situation, gore, bloody, and fast running zombies. Unfortunately the zombie character, or in this movie called Re-Ans were too rapids to see, so the makeup kinda obscured. Just like a face that covered with bloods. But overall it was thrilling to be watched.
View MoreSeriously, I hope the camera crew don't have to list this movie on their resume. It's more horrifying than the movie plot ever could have been. Don't bother unless you want a headache or worse. I know they were trying to spoof the camera work on COPS but they failed miserably. The story plays out much like Starship Troopers and could have garnered a cult following but the camera work completely takes you out of the story. Whenever there is an action sequence, you can pretty much guarantee that you won't be able to actually see it. The camera shakes and the cameraman spends far too much time focused on (way too close) close ups of the actors.
View MoreSo I've been trawling through the zombie horrors as of late. By chance I happened upon Re-Kill, which I originally bypassed on release! I can still see why, but I found myself surprised by how well-executed the action/horror was. Drop the corny REC (Spanish zombie movie) dialogue, the First Person camera angles (which caused me some motion sickness) and a few pointless scenes here and there and this movie is actually a nod to '80s Paul Verhoeven sci-fi parody and Left 4 Dead multi-player gaming.It's not there for the drama or to deliver a message, it's solely there for the experience and as zombie shoot-'em-ups go, it does a fine job when it gathers momentum. It just takes some effort to get there as a result of distracting cut-aways to scenes the movie didn't need.What surprised me first and foremost, though, was its cast. Roger R. Cross never quite made the transition from TV face to movie lead since cult sci-fi series First Wave.In Re-Kill he gets his own platoon and he kicks ass. His character is quite reminiscent of Tony Todd's performance in the 1990 Night of the Living Dead remake.Also surprising was the return of '90s rent-a-villain Bruce Payne, who takes the crazy hero slant for once. He's still creepy as hell, though. And Scott Adkins, a martial arts action hero as a meat-headed SWAT trooper? He's pretty intense and very welcome for this one.Some other actors could have done a better job, or simply not had a job. At first you won't know if Re-Kill is trying to be serious or just resemble the silly 3D movies they used to play at Alton Towers but eventually it comes into its own.I just wish they had a director's cut with the idiot cameraman voice deleted, or rewritten and performed by someone who isn't irritating.Good effort, just not a great contender!
View MoreAfter a Zombie Apocalypse, most of the world's population has been annihilated. The R-Division is trying to eliminate the last zombies (called Re-Animates or Re-Ans) in segregated zones to avoid a second and final outbreak and rebuild Earth. Their operation is filmed and showed in television as a reality show. The efficient Sarge (Roger R. Cross) commands a team of veteran soldiers and despite their experience, there are usually casualties. When they decide to investigate a compound, they find an army with thousands of Re-Ans. Will mankind be doomed to disappear?"Re-kill" is a movie with a good zombie story and narrative that was inspired in "Starship Troopers". Unfortunately the awful shaky camera associated to zombies that run like hell is a mess and destroy the film. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): "Renacidos das Trevas" ("Reborn from Darkness")
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