Internal Bleeding
16Oct/091

Return of the Living Dead part II

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I'm not usually a fan of movies.  To be more specific, I'm not usually a fan of zombie movies that try to be comedies.  Shawn of the Dead is one exception to that rule, and the original Return of the Living Dead is another.  What usually happens is that they try too hard to be funny, and either end up too hokey or don't do the horror element very well.  Shawn of the Dead and Return of the Living dead put the immediacy of the horror first, and add the bits on top with the realistic character portrayals, and that's what make them good movies.  Thankfully, Return of the Living Dead II continues building on top of the foundation that the first film in the series started.


17Jul/091

Xtro

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Tony misses his dad.  He left him 3 years ago during a trip out to their cottage in the country side - or at least that's what Tony's mom wants him to think.  Tony knows the truth though, that a bright light came and separated him from his dad and took him away.  Now, three years later, his dad Sam is back in his life out nowhere, and his mom Rachel and her boyfriend Joe have some questions.  Namely, where has he been all this time and why did he leave in the first place?


28Mar/094

Dead Snow

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I've reviewed movies about before - the ill conceived "Shock Waves", and "War of the Dead" come to mind, so it's not like it's a new concept (even Zombie Lake used the idea.)   It's an idea that you would think would have wild success.  Just mention the ideas of Nazis and zombies in the same sentence and you pique the interest of a lot of fans.  So, if this is such a great combination of two gruesome archetypes, why did it take until 2009's Død snø (aka Dead Snow) to make a film utilizing Nazi Zombies to this degree of goodness?


26Mar/091

Dead Set

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isn't something we usually talk about here at Internal Bleeding, because let's face it, TJ Hooker hasn't been on in years, and something like Trueblood and all that vampire BS really doesn't appeal to me.  One thing that I've always thought was missing was a zombie show based on a really interesting story that focuses on the survivors, and their attempt to get out of a scary situation while the horde bears down on them.  My prayers were answered when I found Dead Set, a British television show that centers around a zombie outbreak that happens during a season of Big Brother.  Because the participants in the Big Brother are cut off from communication with the outside world, they're entirely oblivious to the fact that the world around them is being over run, and their production crew is in imminent danger as well.