Strangely Funny

Rating: 6/10 (7 February 2005)

For a horror flick, someone definitely had to be having a bit of fun with this one. We all pretty much know this story from the original and it's sequels, in which a bunch of people are turned into zombies and begin eating other people. What made this version unique was its gore (way up there) and some of the comedic scenes. In this film we (SPOILER) even get a zombie baby! Our "heroes" are shacked up in a mall most of the film with Ving Rhames as Mr. Macho, playing a weird game of "Shoot the Celebrity Look-Alike Zombie" from the mall's rooftop. They stay there so long that people start making their own homes out of each store and begin forming relationships (the scene with the couple and the store video camera is ridiculously funny). In fact, that would describe much of this movie, except for the fact we have to take it somewhat seriously just due to the amount of blood and gore (much like Cabin Fever). Don't expect a happy ending in this one (remember "Return of the Living Dead"?). If you watch the ending credits, you'll get a bit of Blair-Witch-type footage which is pretty good. 6/10