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Undead
The
Sperig Brothers have truly made a name for themselves in the world of
Hollywood and before Daybreakers, one of their earlier films which brought them
into the limelight was this quaint zombie comedy horror called Undead.
With a budget like an oily rag, the Sperig Brothers almost put some
similar themed movies to shame and considering that they helped with the
special effects from the comfort of their homes, the end result is a
rather entertaining and impressive film with lots blood, guts and
zombies!
The
story of Undead
is set in the small country town of Berkeley which is as far away
civilization as possible and the biggest highlight for this town are the
local cricket matches. As like some country towns in Australia, imports
have hurt farming and Rene’s, the main character in
Undead is about to have her life… literally come crashing down. Unable
to pay the debts left by her parents, her only choice is to head the
city but something strange happens. The town of Berkeley is bombarded by
meteorites and these strange rocks have caused a zombie outage within
this country town, causing some citizens to become flesh eating menaces.
As
Rene attempts to flee town as opposed for fleeing for bankruptcy, she
unwittingly bumps into Marion (Mungo McKay) who has the perfect solution
for these godforsaken creatures… bullets, bullets and more bullets! Like
all good zombie formulas, two people are not enough and Rene and Marion
also meet four others who join their cause. These include a country redneck (yea-har), a police
office who unfortunately suffers from asthma (this isn’t looking good)
and finally a couple... with one of them being pregnant. Fleeing to an abandoned
farmhouse, they find a bomb shelter where they bunker up but as the
zombies keep coming, including a newborn baby, the only way to survive
is by horrific violence and if you thought zombies were enough, the
twist in the movie was quite memorable and did bring a WTF smile to my
face.
It’s
easily the most fun I’ve had watching a movie year because it doesn’t
take itself too seriously and manages some true laughs along the way as
opposed to these sometimes serious horror films of today. Special
features are another highlight from awesome commentary, a making of and
some great deleted scenes and lots lots more. They definitely went all
the way for giving the fans of this movie some well deserved and
entertaining extras. The video quality is good for Undead, considering the price it
cost to make it and the audio supports Dolby Digital 5.1 which really
makes good use of your surround sound, especially when brains, limbs and
bullets whizz by.
In
conclusion, I enjoyed Undead and if you love the Sperig Brothers
previous exploits, you’ll have a blast with this film. The acting is
over the top, the gore is sometimes laughable but it will glue you to
the screen as you barrack for the heroes to survive but cringe at the
clichés. F@#king cool! DVD Special
Features
Audio Commentary with crew inc. the
Spierig brothers
Audio Commentary with cast
Making of UNDEAD
The Zombies - internet featurette
Toronto Film Festival screening
Camera & Make-up tests
Homemade Dolly Construction video
Animatic to Film Comparison
Deleted & Extended Scenes
Internet teaser trailer
Original trailers
Production Notes & Stills
Artwork & Design Sketches
Cast & Crew Biographies |
