Dead Moon Rising (2007)
Writer: Mark E. Poole
Synopsis:
A mysterious disease overtakes the world, and the infected develop a hankering for human flesh. Jim and his fellow Cheapskate Car Rental clerks are oblivious to the changes going on right outside their door, until it literally gets right in their faces. Jim struggles with disgruntled customers, hordes of cannibals, the barely legal April, his certifiable ex-girlfriend Vix, reconciling issues with his brother, an aversion to guns, and the "pants thing." Can Jim pull it together and rally Louisville's remaining bike gangs and defeat the infected hordes?
WHEEEEEE!!!!!!
Shaun of the Dead + 28 Days Later + Brain Dead = Dead Moon Rising!
1) Acting-- for a low budget indie, it's amazing how many people can act in this movie! Usually, there's a few that stand out and everyone else is very wooden and gives forced performances, but in this one, the actors can hold their own. The characters that are portrayed here (sadly) are people that we all know; The "Bible thumper, the hot chick, the slacker." There are no over the top individuals in this movie. Just a bunch of regular everyday folks trying to stay alive.
2) Plot--The plot is very reminiscent of Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later with a little of Brain Dead added in for good measure. I would call this a combination of the three, with the producers' spin on it, as the cause of the zombie invasion is never explained.
3) Zombies--The zombies here are "Snyder" runners and are destroyed by the typical "destroy the brain" attacks. The make up for the zombies consisted mainly of face discoloration and little else. The only real thing that I didn't care for regarding the zombies was that sometimes, the zombies retreated from an attack if the survivors got the upper hand.
4) Make up and special effects--See above for the zombies make up. In regards to special effects, the blood and gore was pretty good for a low budget indie. When a zombie was getting his head bashed in by a baseball bat or taking a gun shot to the head, the blood flowed. I would think if you suffered a paper cut in this movie, you would lose 2 pints of blood! Also, there were no continuity errors that I noticed which was a nice change of pace.
5) When filming the big "stand off" on main street, everyone in town must've shown up for this scene! There LITERALLY must have been over a thousand people there! That really showed the effects of the zombie invasion on this small town.
FINAL: This obviously was a labor of love for the producers and all involved in the production of this movie. One is made to think that the budget of the movie was a lot more than what is was. (less than $[...]) This was a fun romp into zombie land with people that knew how to stretch a dollar and just wanted to get the movie made. The ending was left open (potential sequel?) and I hope somebody offers this guy some serious money to do another. I couldn't imagine what he could do with a real budget!
Rating: 4 out of 5
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