Doomed (2005)
Director: Michael Su
Writers: Patrick McManus & Sean O' Bannon
Synopsis: The year is 2020, and as the ten contestants of "Survival Island 2020" converge on a deserted island to compete for $50 million, money is about to become the least of their concerns. "Survival Island 2020" is the latest reality television craze, but in order to keep the ratings up producers will have to resort to more sensational tactics than ever before. As the contestants gather to go over the rules of the game, the producers reveal that their common enemy will be a zombie horde with an unrelenting appetite for human flesh. The result of a top-secret military experiment gone horribly awry, these cannibalistic corpses will not stop until everyone is dead or they've been dispatched with a bullet in the head - whichever comes first. Now, as the sun warms the azure waters around this picturesque island paradise, the hapless contestants are released into the jungle to do battle with a mindless enemy driven by hunger and devoid of any reason or logic.
The Running Man + "Survivor" + The Most Dangerous Game + Zombies = Doomed
1) ACTING: Nothing incredible here, some actors were better than others, but due to the stereotypical characters and the movie's short run time, character development wasn't really at the forefront. and sadly, since all the "contestants" were major league criminals, do we as the viewer want anyone to win?
2) PRODUCTION: While this is a low budget flick, the production values were pretty good. The director did try to cover his lack of a budget with specially angled shots and colored lenses for the camera. And the fight scenes were pretty good as well. Sadly, for a zombie movie, blood and gore was very minimal. For a zombie movie, I feel that blood and gore should be a staple, unless it's not your average run-of-the-mill zombie movie. (Fido, for example, which by the way, had more blood & guts that this one) The zombie make up was kinda "iffy" at times, and at a few spots, it looked like some of the zombies were wearing cheesy masks.
3) ZOMBIES: These would be "Snyder Runners' that are willing to fight as well and also would lie in wait for their victims. The make up consisted of mainly "grayface" with some minor facial applications. All the zombies were in army camoflauge (dunno why...). Nothing new here...
4) THE CAUSE: Unless I blinked and missed it, I have NO idea why or how these zombies came to be.
5) NUDITY: None.
FINALLY: This one wasn't incredibly bad. It wasn't a bad idea to use zombies this way. Again, this is one of those movies where you don't really know who to root for, since everyone is bad and you stand witness as everyone cheats and backstabs each other. Maybe a little less drama between the teams and more zombie action would've helped this one. The "Survivor" idea was good, and as with all reality contest shows, you never know who will be standing at the end.
RATING: 1.5 out of 5
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