Review: It reeled me in
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2012
Rich and his friends had went to a screening of Vicious Vengeance and, as usual, he found it lame and stupid. He only watched Zombie movies because his girlfriend liked them. As they left, he saw the Usher that had been passing out feedback cards and mints. Rich told his friends to go on and he would be right there. The Usher and Rich argued until they finally agreed on a solution. The Usher would send Rich free tickets, but what kind of movie did Rich like? When he said, not dumb ones but ones he could care about, the Usher said, "oh ones you can get involved in"? I guess we can all see where this is going, right?When Rich receives the free passes, they were for Teen Eating Zombie Machine. They had seen the trailer the last time they were at the movies. Even though he didn't like Zombie movies, he figured, it's free so lets go. His friend, Shane, had entered the movie theater and sat down in the middle rows. It was a compromise because he liked the back and Rich liked the front. He had Rich's jacket and phone that Rich had given him before he went to park the car and was fiddling with it, but Rich had it pin-locked.All of a sudden, he heard the name Rich coming from the screen and looked up to see Rich on the screen. What? Shane realized he was locked in the theater and would have to help Rich survive and escape from the movie. Sandra called Rich's phone and Shane answered. Shane explained to Sandra what was going on and she came to the theater to help.On screen, Rich heard a phone ring and answered it. He was stunned, then relieved that it was Sandra and Shane. As Rich scrambles to stay alive, Sandra and Shane help him keep from being eaten by Zombies or run through the Zombie Machine.A light, fun, easy read about a boy who didn't even like Zombie movies, but gets caught inside of one and has to act his way out. I read it in one sitting. A really great sarcastic spin on Zombies. My first thought was maybe teenagers with a smart mouth and know it all attitude do get their comeuppance.  It was bloody and gory, but more often than not, I found myself laughing at the whole situation. Just think, what would you do if you were sitting in the movie theater and your friend was up on the screen? How seriously would you take it? What lengths would you go to help him? I liked the cover and the name, both fit right in with the story. The characters were well developed, so much so, that I'm not sure if I liked them or not.Reel Horror