The Dead

[slickwilly13]

A new zombie movie set in Africa. It looks promising. Here are two trailers from BD. What do you guys think?



http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18836

[EvilNed]

I think it looks awesome. The zombies are really slow, and I love it. It looks pretty classy too!

[paranoid101]

That looks really good, going to look forward to that later in the year.

[Philly_SWAT]

Yeah, I watched the trailers and it does look really good.

[slickwilly13]

Here are at least 20 stills. Some are detailed headshots. Another is a 3 still shot of a guy getting ran over with a nasty end still. These are worth checking out. Seriously, I figured you guys would be all over this. I am surprised at the lack of comments.

If these shots will not get people talking, then I do not know what will. Enjoy.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/4458/gallery


Remember, I wasn't wrong about a then unknown movie called REC.

[krakenslayer]

This looks amazing. Really amazing. I love the dusty, feverish atmosphere of the trailer - the sense of heat and decay and foreboding in the blazing African sun is excellently realized and just so much more ominous and disturbing than the typical Hollywood "dark night" horror movie.

I am DYING to see The Dead.

[Legion2213]

This looks pretty good.

[AcesandEights]

You're right, Slickwilly! This does look like it has a ridiculous ammount of potential. I hadn't looked at the trailer till now, as the first time I saw this post I was on a machine that wasn't able to play the vid. Now that I see it, though, I have some real hope for a fun-ride zombie movie.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Andy]

Looks pretty good, is this going to be a cinema release or a straight to DVD movie does anyone know?

[fulci fan]

it would be cool if it went to theaters but if it isn't a Hollywood blockbuster, it won't get a proper release. I can tell just by looking at the trailer that this will be good. It reminds me of "Hell of the Living Dead" in a way.

[rongravy]

Las plagas, anyone?
Chris looks like he let himself go...
Where's Sheva and Hunnigan?!?!?


Actually, it looks pretty good. Hope it's not another depressingly sucky zombie flick with a deceptively good trailer.

[krakenslayer]

It reminds me of "Hell of the Living Dead" in a way.

Actually yeah, you're right, it does recall Zombie Creeping Flesh a little. I remember Fragasso once saying he wanted to do that one as a big budget, shot in Africa, sci-fi allegory with the third world literally rising to consume the first world, played totally straight. But he didn't get the budget and ended up making a jokey, hokey piece of stock-footage riddled schlock. This might be something more along the lines of what he originally intended.

(Obviously, though, the big budget Zombie Creeping Flesh would have been a piece of cheeseball schlock too, being a Mattei/Fragasso production, just perhaps not intentionally so :D)

[MikePizzoff]

Wow, this is the first independent zombie movie in a long time that looks seriously well done.

I'm surprised no one's praised the Dawn homage at the end of both trailers; I loved it.

[JDFP]

The film does look interesting and with potential. But, the first superhuman sprinting zombie will ruin it for me and out of my queue for watching it will go...

j.p.

[fulci fan]

Actually yeah, you're right, it does recall Zombie Creeping Flesh a little. I remember Fragasso once saying he wanted to do that one as a big budget, shot in Africa, sci-fi allegory with the third world literally rising to consume the first world, played totally straight. But he didn't get the budget and ended up making a jokey, hokey piece of stock-footage riddled schlock. This might be something more along the lines of what he originally intended.

(Obviously, though, the big budget Zombie Creeping Flesh would have been a piece of cheeseball schlock too, being a Mattei/Fragasso production, just perhaps not intentionally so :D)

Nah, I think if they had a bigger budget, it would have been more like what Fragasso wanted. Can you believe they actually cut some of the gore scenes? :mad: They did the same for Zombie 4. It would have only helped.

[slickwilly13]

Some more pics.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19238

[clanglee]

Movie looks fucking awesome!!!! Can't wait to see it. The most promising trailer I have seen in a long damn time.

[DjfunkmasterG]

I remember this trailer from almost a year ago and thought it looks pretty decent. Looking forward to checking it out.

[AcesandEights]

I'm gonna try to avoid too much extra spoilage on this one till I get to see it.

Anyone get anymore info on a release date/method?

[Rancid Carcass]

I'm surprised no one's praised the Dawn homage at the end of both trailers

I loved that Dawn homage at the end of those trailers... :p

This is looking seriously tasty though, and if those trailers are anything to go by, a shambling paradise too. Big thumbs up here!

[Zombie Snack]

this looks like it has the potential to be a really good movie. I hope its not a disapointment.

[slickwilly13]

More pics and it will be at the Cannes this year. This is a small update.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20303

[shootemindehead]

Based on the short story by James Joyce.

[Mike70]

looks interesting but all the comparisons to fulci are a bit worrying. fulci was the biggest hack ever to point a film camera at something and i want zero to do with anything that reminds me of that fucking guy.


on another note:

this got me thinking of another flick that was posted here about a year or so ago. it was some sort of zombie western with wesley snipes. there was a trailer out for it and other promo stuff but it sort of dropped off the radar.

anyone else remember that?

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Based on the short story by James Joyce.

uh, no it isn't.

[JDFP]

looks interesting but all the comparisons to fulci are a bit worrying. fulci was the biggest hack ever to point a film camera at something and i want zero to do with anything that reminds me of that fucking guy.



While I'm certainly not a fan of Lucio Fulci, don't you think it's pushing it a bit (melodrama, much?) to call Fulci the "biggest hack to ever point a film camera at anything"? C'mon, Fragasso and Mattei being better than Fulci? Uwe Boll as being better than Fulci? Why exactly would Fulci be a bigger hack than these atrocious directors (I'm truly curious)?

I think Fulci was a master when it came to gore. Some of his soundtracks to some of his films are fairly entertaining too. Although I agree the majority of his films are just outright bad and/or silly, there were a few things I'd have to give him credit for as a director.

j.p.

[Mike70]

While I'm certainly not a fan of Lucio Fulci, don't you think it's pushing it a bit (melodrama, much?) to call Fulci the "biggest hack to ever point a film camera at anything"? C'mon, Fragasso and Mattei being better than Fulci? Uwe Boll as being better than Fulci? Why exactly would Fulci be a bigger hack than these atrocious directors (I'm truly curious)?



'tis all a matter of subjective taste and opinion. fulci, to me at least, is the bottom of the barrel. gore doesn't do anything for me in a movie. i think that a lot of times gore is used as a crutch for bad acting, bad script, or simply to cover the overall ineptness of a film. i have a much more "old time" sense of horror that relies less on the visual and more on atmosphere and imagination.

so, i stand by my statement. fulci is my least fav director of all time (easily).

[krakenslayer]

'tis all a matter of subjective taste and opinion. fulci, to me at least, is the bottom of the barrel. gore doesn't do anything for me in a movie. i think that a lot of times gore is used as a crutch for bad acting, bad script, or simply to cover the overall ineptness of a film. i have a much more "old time" sense of horror that relies less on the visual and more on atmosphere and imagination.

so, i stand by my statement. fulci is my least fav director of all time (easily).

Fulci was all about atmosphere (usually to the detriment of everything else, IMO). Although I accept that atmosphere is a subjective thing so I can't argue with that.

[Mike70]

Fulci was all about atmosphere (usually to the detriment of everything else, IMO). Although I accept that atmosphere is a subjective thing so I can't argue with that.

i hate the guy's films with a passion and there is NOTHING anyone can say that will change that. period.

[krakenslayer]

i hate the guy's films with a passion and there is NOTHING anyone can say that will change that. period.

Sure. That was not what I was getting at. I never said I'd try to, nor would I. :)

[shootemindehead]

uh, no it isn't.


Em...yeh I know. I was joking.

[Mike70]

Em...yeh I know. I was joking.

:lol:

i figured as much.

the joyce story with zombies. now that would make a strange, strange film.

[clanglee]

Hasn't been much word from this movie in quite a while, but I ran across this tonight. . . . .

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Still chomping at the bit for this movie!!

[Legion2213]

Nice find, Clanglee.

Anybody else have the feeling that this could actually be a really good movie? The location looks fantastic and it sounds like the actors and crew were actually under some real physical stress, which I hope will translate onto the camera and add to the atmosphere. :)

Could be a really good period for the zombie genere with this movie, "The Walking Dead" and "World War Z" all in the works.

[krakenslayer]

It's going to be playing at the London Film4 FrightFest:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38343/film4-fright-fest-10-the-dead-rot

Also, there's a new poster:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yi3ZBHEy8jc/S_bA1-r6LCI/AAAAAAAADA8/uAmfUcMMglo/s1600/thedeadart2.jpg

[paranoid101]

I am so looking forward to this film, looks so good from the clips I've seen, fingers crossed that it lives up to the hype I've put in my head about it :lol:

[Neil]

It's going to be playing at the London Film4 FrightFest:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38343/film4-fright-fest-10-the-dead-rot

Also, there's a new poster:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yi3ZBHEy8jc/S_bA1-r6LCI/AAAAAAAADA8/uAmfUcMMglo/s1600/thedeadart2.jpg

Grrrrr to the silly contact lens used in the image from that link... Why do they do that :(

[clanglee]

It's going to be playing at the London Film4 FrightFest:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38343/film4-fright-fest-10-the-dead-rot

Also, there's a new poster:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yi3ZBHEy8jc/S_bA1-r6LCI/AAAAAAAADA8/uAmfUcMMglo/s1600/thedeadart2.jpg

I looks like Mount Zombiemore. . . .Mt. Rushbie?

[slickwilly13]

Another zombie pic.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20778

[shootemindehead]

Grrrrr to the silly contact lens used in the image from that link... Why do they do that :(

I know. It dicks me right off as well. I'd love to know who came up with that idea.

Although MZ's "orthodonthic nightmare (TM)" pet hate is probably the worst "zombification".

[clanglee]

This pic from Cannes cracks me up . . . http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/photosizer/timthumb.php?src=/photosizer/upload/6dead052010.jpg&w=600&zc=0 Doesn't electrolux make vaccum cleaners? does anyone really want something that sucks to be their sponsor? :p

[slickwilly13]

Behind the scenes.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21004

[slickwilly13]

More behind the scenes.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21212

[AcesandEights]

More behind the scenes.


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21212

I'm liking that bottom picture. So is Cannes likely to be the point where this film will or will not get picked up for distribution in the States? I stopped reading up on this movie and am just kind of hoping it makes it to theaters if it's as good as it looks.

[slickwilly13]

"The North American premiere of The Dead will take place on September 24th at Fantastic Fest in Austin."

[AcesandEights]

"The North American premiere of The Dead will take place on September 24th at Fantastic Fest in Austin."

I did see that, however that doesn't really tell me whether it's picked up for distribution in theaters, 'nationwide', as it were. Limited playings at Cons, means I'll end up renting/buying it, as opposed to seeing it in theaters.

[dracenstein]

It looks good.

I'll keep an eye out for this film.

[DEAD BEAT]

wow! im impressed this actually looks good this totally reminds me of Night of the Zombies aka Hell of the Living Dead and what ever else retarded titles there are but you guys no what i mean especially the part where their at the Tribes camp and get attacked by their dead!:|;)

Also the make up reminds me of Omega Man totally!:eek:

i give this 1 so far.....i cock up!:clown:

[slickwilly13]

Another trailer. I hope it get released nationwide.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21388

[slickwilly13]

A review is up, but I cannot take this guy's review seriously. I will watch this movie and judge for myself.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/4458/review

[AcesandEights]

I skimmed it, wanting to avoid too much in the way of spoilers, but it seemed like an okay review.

[Neil]

Well, AICN like it - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46725

[AcesandEights]

Excellent review! Mmmm, I so want to know if this will hit actual theaters or not. And if not, when the hell I can buy it!

[slickwilly13]

A limited U.S. release in theaters, also U.K. release soon to be announced.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/23024

[AcesandEights]

Thanks for the info, Slick! I'm hopeful for a DVD release at some point, now.

“Sorry it’s taken a long while to get news out. In truth, it’s taken us a year longer than anticipated for distribution to be agreed but for very good reason: We could have taken 100+ deals from distributors for ‘The Dead’ to just go out on DVD but we didn’t nearly kill ourselves shooting this movie on 35mm film across Africa for it not to go out on the big screen.”

Sweet :thumbsup:

[krisvds]

Great, great news! Finally I might add.

[Ghost Of War]

Well, it's about friggin' time. I've been looking forward to this film for aaaages, it looks like a real throwback to Fulci/Romero' heyday. Can't bloody wait, and I'm glad it's not just going straight to DVD.

[Gryphon]

I, too, can't wait for this movie. First I've heard of it, and already psyched.

[krakenslayer]

Finally! I have been waiting more than two years for this one. Hope it doesn't disappoint.

Oh, and a heads up: the word is it's a great atmospheric movie, but it's a slow burner. The zombies are even slower than Romero's and are pretty spread out for most of the film. Most of the horror comes from the sense of death and famine and pestilence, as opposed to direct menace and violent zombie attacks. They do attack and kill people, and pose a threat, but they're not exactly an overwhelming force for most of the film, if you see what I mean. I'm trying to adjust my expectations accordingly, and suggest you do the same! ;)

[Zombie Snack]

Glad to see it is finally being released.

[Legion2213]

Thanks for the info, Slick! I'm hopeful for a DVD release at some point, now.

“Sorry it’s taken a long while to get news out. In truth, it’s taken us a year longer than anticipated for distribution to be agreed but for very good reason: We could have taken 100+ deals from distributors for ‘The Dead’ to just go out on DVD but we didn’t nearly kill ourselves shooting this movie on 35mm film across Africa for it not to go out on the big screen.”

Sweet :thumbsup:

That's fair enough I suppose. Still holding up high hopes for this one. :)

[zombiekiller]

does ayone know where to order this movie from, i've een looking for it for a while.

[krakenslayer]

You won't find it because it's not been released yet, only shown at a few film festivals. It should be getting a limited theatrical run and a DVD release soon though.

[slickwilly13]

I found it online and will watch it in a little while.

[AcesandEights]

I found it online and will watch it in a little while.

Finally the man who first posted about this movie on hpotd gets to see it! I look forward to your opinion, Slickwilly.

[slickwilly13]

I forgot to reply to the thread. I really enjoyed the movie and it was a nice change.

Pro: low budget look, no humor, darker tone, nice special effects and gore, unknown actors, no Hollywood crap, no MTV Generation Y crap


Con: zombies with contacts, more gore needed, dumb decisions made, airplane fuel in a truck?, ending

I will add more to this post after I am well rested.

[rgc2005]

This is a pretty decent undead movie in the Romero style. I really like everything beyond the first 5 and last 15 minutes of the movie. Budgetary constraints really keep the director from setting up the film and bringing it to an appropriate ending. The pacing, sense of dread and quiet march of the undead is a bit unnerving with the protagonist never really getting a chance to rest or collect his wits. Just a long slow grind on the nerves and stamina. The best scene is when he climbs a tree to sleep, really very creepy.

[slickwilly13]

I could not understand why they both decided to sleep on the ground with no alternating night watch. We saw how well that plan worked. I kept thinking to myself, why not find a tree to sleep in? I did like the scene with the zombie soldier getting his head ran over.

[Neil]

I could not understand why they both decided to sleep on the ground with no alternating night watch. We saw how well that plan worked. I kept thinking to myself, why not find a tree to sleep in? I did like the scene with the zombie soldier getting his head ran over.

Yes... That was a bit of a 'really?' moment wasn't it - ie: The kinda of stupid stuff the characters did every 5mins in the Dawn remake...

[rgc2005]

I think they were trying to portray the effect of fatigue on decision making and the error of relaxing in the company of others no matter how competent.

[slickwilly13]

Yes... That was a bit of a 'really?' moment wasn't it - ie: The kinda of stupid stuff the characters did every 5mins in the Dawn remake...

Or checking your blood pressure in the Dawn '78? "L"

@ rg, "the tin can tied to some twine trick" didn't work. I would rather risk sleeping in or under the truck if I could not find a tree.

[MoonSylver]

I think they were trying to portray the effect of fatigue on decision making and the error of relaxing in the company of others no matter how competent.

Hmmm...that might be the first somewhat plausible explanation I've heard for that scene, which was perhaps one of the only things that bugged me in an otherwise great film.

Even if that wasn't the intent, I'm sticking with it now. :D

[djboobytrap]

thoroughly enjoyed this movie, loved the slow zombies

[Neil]

thoroughly enjoyed this movie, loved the slow zombies

Twas a v.good flick!

[DayoftheZ]

I haven't seen this yet and wanted to give a heads up to my fellow UK posters who haven't seen it either. Its on the Horror Channel on the 27th September at 22:50. I am looking forward to it and it should be a nice warm up for the amazing Walking Dead starting up again.

[Neil]

I haven't seen this yet and wanted to give a heads up to my fellow UK posters who haven't seen it either. Its on the Horror Channel on the 27th September at 22:50. I am looking forward to it and it should be a nice warm up for the amazing Walking Dead starting up again.

UK horror channel?

[DayoftheZ]

UK horror channel?

Yes. Its channel 319 on Sky. Saw the advert for it and put in on my Sky + this morning.