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Flight of the Living Dead (2007)

Director: Scott Thomas

Writer: Scott Thomas

Synopsis: On a routine red eye flight from Los Angeles to Paris, a renegade group of scientists has smuggled aboard a container holding a fellow scientist infected with a deadly genetically engineered virus which reanimates the dead. While the 747 crosses through violent thunderstorm, and no place to land, the flesh-eating zombies quickly spread the virus, infecting passengers and crew, the few survivors must fight for their lives stranded in the air with no way out.

Zombies, you are cleared for landing...

1) ACTING: The acting was very good in this movie. Everyone made their roles believable. Even though some stereotypical characters were present, there were no problems.

2) PRODUCTION: The production values of this movie were very good. Scenes were properly lit, no weird camera angles, special effects were good and there was plenty of blood and gore. When someone is attacked by a zombie, you see the rips and tears and teeth marks on the victims. You see the wound where the blood is coming from, not just "let's throw blood on an actor and say they've been wounded." Nice normal soundtrack as well.

3) ZOMBIES: The zombies here would be "Snyder Runners," not that there is really anywhere to run on a jet, but they are very violent and aggressive. The zombie make up consisted of creepy eye contacts and a mouth full of blood. More than a few times, the viewer sees the zombies "licking their chops." There is no sign of the zombies remembering when they were alive, and no type of communication other than a cobra-like hiss.

4) THE CAUSE: Man made virus spread by mosquitoes.

5) NUDITY: None.

FINAL: This movie was just a fun little romp into zombieland. For a "B" movie, it was pretty good. I really think this should have been released to theaters. While there is nothing new here (zombie-wise) that hasn't been seen before, having a jet full of zombies was a good idea, as literally, there is nowhere to run and escape or hide. If you are looking for something out of the ordinary or new when it comes to zombie movies, you won't find it here. This is just another solid, entertaining entry into the "living dead" movie genre.