Very well executed

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Sequel to the much acclaimed The Dead (2010). On part of the effects when the zombies are biting in the human flesh that's okay. But what do makes it a bit cheesy is the fact that the main lead comes in contact with an orphan and takes him on his journey to save his girl.Even that, that an American man falls for an Indian girl makes it awkward. Not that it isn't possible but she's pregnant of him and of course the father doesn't agree because he's deciding who she's going to marry.So when the dead finally attacks India he has to save her an take her home to the US. And the orphan follows him all the way. That could deliver some nice action but it wasn't. Once the orphan is saved this flick becomes better especially the railroad scene with the crashed car. Still, it isn't a bad flick due the way it was shot, excellent of course just like in part 1. Can't say that I was sitting on the edge of my chair, not really any suspense. A bit of Romeo and Julliet story combined with those damned biters. But the main question is, how many bullets can a gun take?Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3,5/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

An infectious epidemic spreads rapidly through India as an American turbine engineer learns that his pregnant girlfriend is trapped near the slums of Mumbai. Now he must battle his way across a 300-mile wasteland of the ravenous undead, helping people in their hour of need while racing to rescue his girlfriend and unborn child.Having never seen the first movie, and the slew of straight to DVD horror movies appearing literally every week on the shelves of several stores, my expectations for this film were virtually non-existent.And while the film suffers from your usual problems with low budget movies (bad CGI, some questionable acting), it's an effective old school horror movie, and in essence, it's an old fashioned love story of a man going above and beyond his means to be with the one he loves.As a Zombie movie, it's atypically generic, which is very refreshing for a change because recent Zombie movies have tried to give there own spin on the Romero led genre, and as a grown man who sometimes wonders how you'd survive through a Zombie Apocalypse (let's face it, we all have), I think everyone would prefer to have the slow moving zombies rather than the running, intelligent ones.Millson is great as the boyfriend on a mission, and his journey is unbelievably harrowing in some scenes, and there is one particular scene involving him and a mother and child trapped a car that would put the ending of the mist to shame.He teams up with a young child for the majority of the film, and at times I was reminded of the chemistry between Ford and Huy Quan in a Temple Of Doom, there's a paternal element to their relationship, and it's the most believable part of the film.Whilst travelling through India to rescue his girlfriend, he encounters a lot of segregation all type violence, and there are a few riffs on the class factor that affects large countries, but also, it reminded me so much of Resident Evil 5, the film has the same tension as the game, and the zombies, no matter how far or close they are, still have that same effect the had since Romero let them loose.It's easily the best 'traditional' Zombie movie since Dawn Of The Dead, it's terrifically written, shot, and the score is pretty haunting.The only negatives I have, is the way the subplot involving the girlfriend is handled (a very soap opera kind of feel to it), and a really random twist at the end involving a the young boy and leaving his teddy bear behind, a total misfire.But otherwise, if you like this sub-genre of horror film, you'll be in for a treat.

Several years ago, the Ford brothers and a team of filmmakers went out to Africa. There, they created the monumental THE DEAD. For some time, they've been promising us a sequel. And I'm proud to say, it's well worth the wait! THE DEAD 2 shifts from Africa to India. Nicholas, an American turbine engineer, must travel over 300 miles to reach his pregnant girlfriend in the heart of the Mumbai slums. The only thing standing in the way... oh about three million undead ravenous cannibals. But he refuses to be stopped. Along the way, he picks up Javed, an orphaned boy. And together, they survive across a bleak and terrifying landscape. Once again, the film is gorgeously shot and editing is top-notch. Also like the first, you're guaranteed quite a few good jumps and scares throughout the film. The human story between the characters is also very compelling. In some ways, it builds upon the singular "men trying to reach their loved ones" that the first movie established, and then elaborates on that theme to include: unplanned pregnancies, abandoned children, families torn apart by disease and devastation, no-easy-way-out moments of violence, and questions about faith and fate. Once again, we actually care for the characters, which is rare in a lot of modern horror films. And we want to see them succeed. Now the ending could possibly suggest a sequel. If so, where would it take place? Hm? Maybe somewhere in South America?! Just a thought! Overall, THE DEAD 2 will thrill you, chill you, and fulfill you... dear, sweet, bloodthirsty viewer!

Most fans of zombie movies have had to sit thru some really bad zombie movies in the past few years.Anyone that has seen the 2010 "The Dead " film ,by the Ford brothers , knows that the afore mentioned film is a solid ,kick-ass zombie romp.Not to be confused with any George Romero "Dead" films ,the Fords style ,story-telling ,and love for these films stands to take the test of time.The new one wont let you down.The movie has that same feel ,and engaging effect of story ,plot ,and people you do care about .That NatGeo thing going on in the first film is also here ,with the plot concerning traveling thru a country fill with the shambling dead. I am a fan of the "slow-moving zombie " ,first made famous by G. Romero from his living dead films ,and get more tension out of half a dozen closing in on the hero;s ,instead of 50 swarming , blurs.Also ,i like to see big -ass holes slowly bit out of helpless victims,squirming to get free.Thanks to good acting ,story ,and effects ,this film will live on much longer than a lot of these cutesy-comedy ,lame fart -blowing bubble gum , easy to forget ,or just plain skip on .As far as the landscape ,sets ,props ,and soundtrack ,things were outstanding ! If you saw part 1 ,you;ll hate yourself for not seeing part 2 .Do it for yourself ,your loved one;s ...hell ,do it for the slow-moving zombie return .Just see it !