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28
Days Later (2002)
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle YEAR: 2002
COUNTRY: UK DURATION: 112
mins
SYNOPSIS: A virus wipes out the UK and
turns people into maniac zombies.
COMMENT: Very promising, though slightly
disappointing horror movie.
RATING: Decent idea let down by suspect
acting and unconvincing script.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Interesting to see London
overrun by zombies.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray : US UMD : UK UMD
IMDb listing: Click
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Army
Of Darkness (1993)
DIRECTOR: Sam Raimi YEAR: 1993
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 96
mins
SYNOPSIS: A modern-day man goes back in
time to fight a massive undead army.
COMMENT: Often more like a Three Stooges
movie than a horror film.
RATING: Tries too hard to be funny, and
comes off smelling slightly of BS.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Regularly funny / forgettable
(delete as applicable).
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray : US INSTANT
IMDb listing: Click
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Beyond,
The (1981)
DIRECTOR: Lucio Fulci YEAR: 1981
COUNTRY: Italy DURATION: 87
mins
SYNOPSIS: A woman takes over a hotel and
inadvertently opens the gates of hell.
COMMENT: Blood-soaked zombie mayhem. Nonsense,
but great fun - and gory!
RATING: A complete must-see for all zombie
fans.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Girl shot in the head
and skull flies off.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray
IMDb listing: Click
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Beyond
Re-Animator (2003)
DIRECTOR: Brian Yuzna YEAR: 2003
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 95
mins
SYNOPSIS: Mad scientist continues his ghoulish
experiments within prison.
COMMENT: Third, and by far the worst, in
the Re-Animator series.
RATING: Could have been great, but the
characters are terrible and FX lacklustre.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: How stupid the prison
doctor is.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD
IMDb listing: Click
here
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Bio
Zombie (1998)
DIRECTOR: Wilson Yip YEAR: 1998
COUNTRY: Hong Kong DURATION: 95
mins
SYNOPSIS: A soft drink laced with chemicals
turns people into zombies.
COMMENT: Horror comedy with some okay blood-letting.
RATING: Fun, but vacuous, and faintly endearing.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: The last 10 mins make
the previous 85 bearable.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD
IMDb listing: Click
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Braindead (1992)
DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson YEAR: 1992
COUNTRY: New Zealand DUR: 104
mins
SYNOPSIS: The bite from a rare monkey turns
people into flesh-eating zombies.
COMMENT: Gleefully outrageous zombie action
pic with stupendous gore FX.
RATING: Disgustingly over-the-top. A must-own
gem for all zombie fans.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Zombie punches through
the back of woman's head.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray : US INSTANT
IMDb listing: Click
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Bride
Of Re-Animator (1990)
DIRECTOR: Brian Yuzna YEAR: 1990
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 96
mins
SYNOPSIS: Herbert West returns with plans
to build the ultimate female monster.
COMMENT: More stupid than it's predecessor,
but still enjoyably sick.
RATING: About half as good as the original
Re-Animator.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: KNB's female monster.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US INSTANT
IMDb listing: Click
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Burial
Ground (1980)
DIRECTOR: Andrea Bianchi YEAR: 1980
COUNTRY: Italy DURATION: 85
mins
SYNOPSIS: A professor opens a crypt and
reanimates rotten zombies which then attack a group of party-goers
celebrating in a nearby villa.
COMMENT: Remarkably gory and unintentionally
funny low-grade Italian horror.
RATING: Italian zombie film enthusiasts
will love it. The rest might not.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Infamous breast-biting
scene.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray
IMDb listing: Click
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Children
Of The Living Dead (2001)
DIRECTOR: Tor Ramsey YEAR: 2001
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 90
mins
SYNOPSIS: A town is visited by a super-human
zombie presence.
COMMENT: Rambling story about a zombie
character called Abbott Hayes.
RATING: An absolute shambles.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Zombie master Tom Savini
getting offed in the first 5 mins.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD
IMDb listing: Click
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Children
Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
DIRECTOR: Bob Clark YEAR: 1972
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 87
mins
SYNOPSIS: A group of actors perform a ceremony
in a graveyard and accidentally raise the dead.
COMMENT: Surprisingly atmospheric early
zombie film.
RATING: Not much gore, but a decent little
movie. Worth checking out.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: The first time you see
the zombies close-up.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD
IMDb listing: Click
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City
Of The Living Dead (1980)
DIRECTOR: Lucio Fulci YEAR: 1980
COUNTRY: Italy DURATION: 92
mins
SYNOPSIS: A priest commits suicide, prompting
the sudden arrival of zombies.
COMMENT: Incomprehensible but hugely atmospheric
Euro zombie nonsense.
RATING: Great atmosphere. Gory set pieces.
Head-scratching plot.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Gut-spewing and head-drilling.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray : US INSTANT
IMDb listing: Click
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Dawn
Of The Dead (1978)
DIRECTOR: George Romero YEAR: 1978
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 139
mins
SYNOPSIS: A group of people take refuge
from hungry zombies in a shopping mall.
COMMENT: Incredible escapism and action,
combined with some classic gore.
RATING: Bit dated, though considered one
of the best zombies movies ever made.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Zombie decapitated on
helicopter rotor blades.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray
IMDb listing: Click
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Dawn
Of The Dead (2004)
DIRECTOR: Zack Snyder YEAR: 2004
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 109
mins
SYNOPSIS: A group of people take refuge
from hungry zombies in a shopping mall
COMMENT: Intense action and fast-moving
zombies equals very decent movie.
RATING: A worthy remake and entertaining
film, though sometimes questionable.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: The opening 15 minutes
are shocking and superb.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray : US UMD : INSTANT
IMDb listing: Click
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Day
Of The Dead (1985)
DIRECTOR: George Romero YEAR: 1985
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 102
mins
SYNOPSIS: Tensions fray when a group of
people take refuge from zombies in an underground military base.
COMMENT: Dark, scary and horrifyingly gory.
RATING: Still one of the best zombie films
ever!
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Windpipe stretching scream
as head is torn off.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray
IMDb listing: Click
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Dead
& Buried (1981)
DIRECTOR: Gary Sherman YEAR: 1981
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 92
mins
SYNOPSIS: Visitors to a small coastal town
are killed and reanimated as zombies.
COMMENT: Well-made and surprisingly gory
zombie movie with a difference.
RATING: A good zombie film. Definitely
worth tracking down.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Lisa Blount's breasts.
Oh, and syringe in the eye.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD : US Blu-Ray : UK Blu-Ray
IMDb listing: Click
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Dead
Next Door, The (1988)
DIRECTOR: JR Bookwalter YEAR: 1988
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 84
mins
SYNOPSIS: The government sets up a 'zombie
squad' after the world is overrun by walking corpses.
COMMENT: Produced by Sam (Spiderman / Evil
Dead) Raimi.
RATING: Ambitious and fairly entertaining,
but ultimately disappointing.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Finding out the film
was shot on Super 8.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD
IMDb listing: Click
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Dead
Of Night (1972)
DIRECTOR: Bob Clark YEAR: 1972
COUNTRY: USA DURATION: 90
mins
SYNOPSIS: Family receive notice of the
death of their son in Vietnam, but he returns home regardless.
COMMENT: Truly chilling low-budget horror
movie.
RATING: A little dated but otherwise superb
in every way.
STAND-OUT MOMENT: Richard Backus is frighteningly
superb as Andy.
AVAILABILITY: US DVD : UK DVD
IMDb listing: Click
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