hyped garbage

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Blistering performances.

Well, this movie did come as a super surprise to me. Before i started I hardly expected anything out of the movie, thinking it must be one of those crappy zombie wanna-be movies, but 15-20 minutes into the movie I was just engrossed into it. Its a well written, directed and acted movie, kudos to the team.The movie is about a wildlife photographer who gets bitten by an insect while shooting and his transformation into a zombie. It shows the whole process, emotions and fight of a person while turning man to zombie.I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who is into the Zombie genre and is looking forward to a good zombie movie.

'Rise of the Zombie', not to be confused with the 2012 film, 'Rise of the Zombies' starring Danny Trejo, is a film that zombie fans, as well as independent film lovers don't want to miss out on. I like it, maybe I love it. Director Luke Kenny plays Neil Parker, a wildlife photographer who, after deciding to spend a few days in the wilderness to clear his head after a fight with his girlfriend, is bitten or stung while taking photos of insects, small animals, and breathtaking landscape. Over the next few days his world slowly spins out of control; a dark and violent journey into what will soon be the incident that gives birth to the apocalyptic spreading of the zombie virus as we know it. Devaki Singh, writer and also co-director, tells a beautiful, terrifying, and believable story while Luke Kenny, co-director and lead actor sells his role brilliantly. 'Rise of the Zombie' is every bit as much a psychological thriller as it is the gory, body-parts-piling-up, flesh eating zombie horror. 'Rise of the Zombie' is not a blood and gore 'quick fix'. It's a film that doesn't replace quality for cheap thrills. It has a real story, real characters, real drama, and a real delivery that you have to wait for. But even with a slow start to the violent ripping of intestines and chewing-off of faces, that we have all come to expect and love from zombie movies, the wait is as much a part of the experience as the culminating horrific climax. It left me fully satisfied and wanting more. Although India has been in the filmmaking business for just over a hundred years, 'Rise of the Zombie' is the country's first zombie film and it will easily land in my top 20 favorite zombie films list. Even without all the subtitles, it's more than worth the ride to see how the beginning of the zombie apocalypse began in the mind of Devaki Singh. Highlights: The artistic way cinematographer, Murzy Pagdiwala uses the cameras and lighting to capture amazing landscapes, the small village traditions, as well as the violent motions during attacks not complement the story and add depth to Neil's emotional and mental decent, but it shares a piece of Hindu culture most have never experienced. Why Not 10 Stars?: The film is not spoken in English and the subtitles freeze up on about six or seven sentences for the majority of the film. I felt that this caused me to miss some of the storyline that I needed to connect with other characters more deeply.Don't forget: In the last few minutes the title 'Rise of the Zombie' appears on the screen. At the screening I first saw this film at, it was stopped there. After I watched it again I realized that it is not the end of the film and you may think the best part is in the three minutes following.

If you are the kind of person who grew playing video-games sitting your butt on the couch and is a zombie fanatic, then do yourself a favor and do not watch this movie!, this is a film intended for those of us what had a life and love for a well-crafted movie. I identified with Neil Parker right away from the beginning, (memories of myself hitchhiking and finding the most beautiful places, and sitting at the top of the mountains), as Neil said "Cheers Mother nature, the best company". Definitely the poster for this movie is misleading, for everyone who expects zombies ripping the meat out of people, in the first thirty minutes, it won't be happening. We get to know our main character in the proper way, constructed little by little into his passion and solitude and well hidden frustration and disdain for a regular life; if you have seen "Into the Wild" you will understand what I am saying. A guy with the same spirit towards nature, and disregard for comfort and monotony, therefore, Neil has a better life than those who disliked the movie, and without a question this is a film worth for a USA remake, why? That would be your question, and the answer is to promote the original, so it can be appreciated on his cinematic value. Still I doubt that any other actor would be capable of being so likable for this role, I think Timothy Olyphant, would be the right one, because of the physical appearance. Somehow this Indian film gave me the chill I felt watching, "Zombie" in 1980 directed by Lucio Fulci, and since I have seen pretty much everything in the zombie genre, it's hard for me be sitting almost two hours through garbage, This is not the case, and "Rise of the Zombie" is going into the list of movies I would recommend to cinephiles, and other people whose knowledge goes above and beyond. I wonder what Roger Ebert would have said if he had the chance to see this film? The reason some dislike this movie is simple, is like opening a can of food for them, and for some of us is like seeing the ingredients and watching them cook for a great flavor!!!

To be the first Zombie Origin movie from India there is a lot of barriers that hold you. Trying something that no one has tried before is difficult when it comes to Bollywood. You have to plant the seed deeply in the minds of an audience that doesn't like much change from the regular. Rise of the Zombie has done just that, beating the regular and is now being accepted by most in the country.The movie is about a Wildlife Photographer Neil(Luke Kenny)who gets infected when he's busy taking pictures in the wild. Then begins his pain and suffering. This infection causes his mind to loose control over himself gradually turning him into a Blood thirsty Zombie. The memories of his fight with his girlfriend Vinny(Kirti Kulhari) and not being able to contact any of his friends makes him more weak and lonely in the wild adding to his pain and agony. The movie continues very well till the end takes you thru every phase of turning into a Zombie. This is unlike any other Hollywood Zombie movie you have seen.Songs are good in the movie and all the Actors have done a good job especially Luke Kenny and Kirti Kulhari. A MUST WATCH MOVIE...