Did I already see this movie?

Rating: 7/10 (26 September 2007)

I first want to say that the entertainment value of this film was very high. Lots of great action, and scary parts that made me jump. But I gotta ask, does the writer, Paul W.S. Anderson really think that he was being original?
As I watched the film, I was constantly pulled out of the movie by all of the blatant rip offs! I think the writer sat down with a notebook and watched Mad Max, and Day of the Dead. The underground Umbrella lab was exactly like the underground compound in Day of the Dead, as was the mad scientist trying to tame the zombies. The scene where the zombie used a cell phone and a camera was IDENTICAL to the zombie called "Bub" in George Romero's film.
Then of course you have the band of Highway Nomads who are on a constant quest for gasoline in the desert. Seems heavily inspired by the Mad Max series to me.
I guess there are really no new ideas in Hollywood, but I would appreciate an effort to tell an original story.