"The Dead" (film)

[Mr.G]

What else could they do...they were both exhausted and needing rest IMO. Not saying it was ideal, but I don't see what else they could have done if they were both totally knackered. Seeing how they are in Africa maybe they could have found a tree to climb?

[Neil]

Seeing how they are in Africa maybe they could have found a tree to climb? Don't you know gravity is stronger in Africa, being hotter and all, therefore making it impossible to climb trees!

[krakenslayer]

Don't you know gravity is stronger in Africa, being hotter and all, therefore making it impossible to climb trees! Ah, but the earth spins faster around the equator, so a small hop and the planet's centrifugal force will send you flying up into the trees!

[Legion2213]

Seeing how they are in Africa maybe they could have found a tree to climb? I have no response to this. Bloody smart arses!

[Wrong Number]

I watched this yesterday and my feeling is it's decent, but kinda more of a "one fight to the next" than real story. A big issue I hate was how there seemed to be so many zombies even out in the bush. Every time they stopped for two seconds it seemed a horde would appear no matter where they were. I had a hard time dealing with that and I'm sure it's why it felt like a bunch of zombie encounters strung together. That said, I thought the acting, direction and effects were all good. Worth watching once, but I don't see much replay value. WN

[AcesandEights]

I watched this yesterday and my feeling is it's decent, but kinda more of a "one fight to the next" than real story. A big issue I hate was how there seemed to be so many zombies even out in the bush. Every time they stopped for two seconds it seemed a horde would appear no matter where they were. I had a hard time dealing with that and I'm sure it's why it felt like a bunch of zombie encounters strung together. That said, I thought the acting, direction and effects were all good. Worth watching once, but I don't see much replay value. WN I think you're right that some of the plot could have been tweaked, perhaps, to make the film more than just one fight to the next, but I actually loved the omnipresent threat of the dead. To be fair, Western Africa in the area of Ghana is actually fairly well populated and spread out in small villages, so the population levels and spread of zeds didn't really bother me much, but it was a little crazy...still, that was a key part of what made the movie for me.

[Mr.G]

I watched this yesterday and my feeling is it's decent, but kinda more of a "one fight to the next" than real story. A big issue I hate was how there seemed to be so many zombies even out in the bush. Every time they stopped for two seconds it seemed a horde would appear no matter where they were. I had a hard time dealing with that and I'm sure it's why it felt like a bunch of zombie encounters strung together. That said, I thought the acting, direction and effects were all good. Worth watching once, but I don't see much replay value. WN I can see how you get that opinion and even though I've never been to the dark continent, my perception is there are a ton of people & medical service is poor which made the constant zombies believable. I really wanted to see an elephant, lion, rhino or hippo take a group of zombies out...but that wouldn't exactly fit with the tone.