City of Rott
Tags: psychedelic

Plot synopsis:
The story begins after the Earth's water supply has been infected by a strange parasite known as Rot Worms. Rot Worm eggs were delivered by rain, and there's no place on the planet that is free from the worms. Once hatched, they begin feasting on human flesh, turning their hosts into mindless zombies.
The film revolves around Fred, an elderly man with a walker, which he uses as a weapon. Fred appears to be losing his mind, believing his walker speaks to him as he travels through an infested city on a quest for a new pair of shoes.
While searching a mall for the shoes, Fred encounters a recently bitten nurse. With no knowledge of a cure for the infection, the nurse quickly becomes a zombie, forcing Fred to flee the mall. Outside, he meets Jon, a skilled shooter who decides to help Fred escape the city. However, Fred loses his walker in an ensuing scuffle with zombies, where it gets taken from him by the nurse. Unwilling to abandon his closest friend (even as his slippers assume the role of inanimate speaking object), Fred abandons Jon by stealing a motorcycle.
The motorcycle runs out of gas on a bridge, leading Fred to be surrounded on both sides by zombies. Fortunately, he manages to recover his walker from the nurse and kill numerous zombies, though he is unable to finish off the nurse herself. After fighting his way through the hoard of undead, Fred rescues another survivor, an old man carrying a bottle of prune juice. However, the man flees from Fred.
Deciding to rest on a park bench, Fred discovers a newspaper detailing a new type of parasite known as Brain Worms, which eat any intake of food and eventually eat the brain of their host. As becomes evident from the symptoms of partial memory loss, rapid age progression, hallucinations, and hearing voices, Fred has already been infected by one. Unfortunately, the blood which got on him during the fight on the bridge contains Rot Worms, which quickly overpower the lesser Brain Worms, turning him into a zombie.
The next day, Jon, who was unknowingly infected with a Brain Worm when Fred patted him on the back, discovers the now infected Fred. Jon attempts to kill him, but is surrounded and eaten by the zombies.
Eight days later, a man named Benjamin has begun to look for his wife in the city with his two sons and another man named Larry, the four using a van to store goods. While Benjamin has one of his sons pick up doughnuts, Larry gets attacked by the undead, then accidentally shot by the other son. Afterwards, it is revealed that the nurse was Benjamin's wife and she left the group in an attempt to help others. Benjamin tries to bring her back despite her infection, but is attacked and killed, while another zombie decapitates his wife.
A man named Hac is sent by his bitten friend Mac to find an antidote. Mac has begun to believe that the old man carries the cure in his bottle of prune juice. Though both Hac and Mac die before learning the truth, Mac's belief turns out to be correct. The bottle carries an antidote known as "Zombifate", which the old man constantly consumes. Fred catches up to the old man, who orders him to resist the worms' influence. Fred manages to temporarily overcome the infection and save the old man from zombies, but the man dies of a sudden heart attack. Fred tries to cure himself with Zombifate, but worm inside him refuses to accept the medicine. Then Fred begins to feast on old man's corpse consuming so much flesh that the Zombifate inside the old man's body forces the Rot Worms out of him, allowing Fred to ultimately cure himself and get to some safer position (outright stated in City of Rott 2 preview).
After the film's credits, a man who trapped himself inside a box laughs about surviving the zombies, but has been infected by a Brain Worm.

Review: I am both a zombie film fan (A la Romero, and Simon Pegg) and an animation buff.
When I looked at the box in the store, I guessed that C.o.R would be quirky, at times repetitive, uneven, and (shudder) possibly entirely Flash animation.
There was enough in the way of Zombie-buff in-jokes (read the signs in the background- there's as much going on there at times as in the foreground) and silly, ham-handed social commentary to give me a few good giggles.
77minutes of average quality Flash-based animation...one (just one) interesting character...ooh..uhh...
City of Rott is a full-length animated zombie movie - yup, you heard right.
Hordes (and I mean HORDES)of undead stagger around Romero style, searching for the few survivors eking out a meager existence.Fred is a gnarly old dude, who just wants to find a new pair of slippers.
Or more precisely, it bitches at him a lot, warns him of zombie attackers, and acts as a lethal weapon against any ghoul who dares to mess with Fred.This is Fred's story.Poor guy just wants some quality footwear and to be left alone.City of Rott is funny, trippy and very, very, gory.
Maybe a second viewing will clear things up.Ultimateley, though,City of Rott is a triumph of sheer gruey imagination, and was put together pretty much by one guy.
Slippers: Worth Killing For. Here's the movie in a nutshell: You're an old fogey named Fred.
He goes out into a zombie infested City and searches for a new pair of slippers.
More on the line of old South Park, but better drawings, much better.The movie itself was done incredibly well, but I thought the film dragged a little.
Even when there was gore on screen and killing going on, I still felt "ok, let's get on with it." There were in my opinion too many scenes of zombies eating.
The movie has tons of gore, a pretty funny old man (personally nothing laugh out loud), and an original take on zombies.
For fans of animated movies and zombie/gore this should definitely be checked out.
If you love animated movies, zombies and gore, like myself, show respect to Frank Sudol and buy his f&cking movie..
As someone who generally can't get into anime because of the over the top humor, and clichés, it's rare and refreshing to find an adult animated horror film made outside Asia, that delivers bloody zombie carnage that I cherish so much.
First the good- Seeing an elderly man dispatch the living dead in bloody and inventive ways mostly with his trustee walker ( which talks to him by the way).
The Bad- The story really falls apart towards the end, and for the last twenty minutes or so the film just kind of wanders around like it has no idea where to go.I hate to give the film an average rating, but ultimately the last part fell apart, and I really thought the dialogue could have been a little more clever and humorous.
I'll give the film a very generous 7 out of 10, because this type of film is very rare for guys like me who aren't into anime..
Fred's journey through out the entire 77 minutes will revolve around finding new slippers as he expresses early on, his current ones are aching his feet.Now if you're a zombie movie fan or just like gore, you'll enjoy the countless zombie dispatches.
The movie is meant to be funny as well, so those looking for a serious zombie movie probably should stay away..as if the fact it was animated didn't give this away anyhow.
Do you like zombie movies with lots of gore?
Do like weird animated movies?
Instead of the usual frantic group of people running for their lives you have one senile old man and his walker looking for a pair of shoes.
If your looking for a way different take on zombie film then this flick just might be for you!.
Frank Sudol has done an incredible job of making an animated movie by himself and it looks somewhat reminiscent of a Cannibal Corpse cover throughout.
I was initially attracted to Sudol's artistic style but quickly became bored because of the repetitiveness of the movie.
While this would have been fine as a 5 or 10 minute short, there just wasn't enough story to fill a movie length feature and it became almost unbearably boring to watch.
I can't after watching this movie decide if it is either good or bad (hence the 5 out of 10) The story is just pointless and the 77 minute long movie consists of nothing but blood and gore and some slow scenes which just makes you feel really weird.
I can't in any way figure out what this movie is supposed to be good for.
"City of Rott" is an independent animated zombie movie which (if Google is any indication) is an extended version of an online movie of the same name.As you'd expect from an indie film, production values are limited.
In fact, the entire movie was done by a single guy - Frank Sudol.
Fred is motivated, despite the unfurling apocalypse, to find a comfortable pair of new shoes.The movie's biggest weakness is that even at 77 minutes, it's too long.
Even the movie breaks the fourth wall about this; in one zombie-killing sequence Fred says "Hey, didn't I kill you before?".
I am not good at reviewing movies but i can say thishere is a few bad things about the moviefirst: sometimes the animation is horrendous the fight scenes are good but when the main character is just walking around doing stuff it looks like hes just sliding instead of walkingsecond: since this is basically a one man project the maker had to voice it all by himself that ended up with some of the voices just sounding badthird: the ending is unfinished and you cant tell most people motives or why they do the things they do hopefully this gets cleared up in the next city of rottfourth: the old man (main character) takes up most of the movie like a good hour or so you see those 4 people on the little picture they get a small amount of time each and that girl is only seen in the start of the movie from what i watchednow here is some good things about the moviefirst: the gore is god tier flash gore its enjoyable watching the fighting because of it or even just the zombies eating flesh looks goodsecond: the idea for zombies is pretty good the idea has been used before but its still good and adds to the gorethird: the main character is pretty fun to watch its fun to listen to him talk or watch him do stuffprobably would give this a rewatch in a couple of years or when the next one comes out.
An old man, his walker and a city full of zombies....
For an animated movie of this type, "City of Rott" is rather entertaining.We follow the old man Fred who is on the streets of the city looking for a pair of new shoes.
And the city is filled with the walking dead, rotting corpses controlled by worms.Now what made "City of Rott" work out well enough was the sheer amount of gore and mayhem.
Sure, it is animated, but there was something oddly fulfilling by seeing Fred dispose of the zombies with his walker.
Time filler perhaps?As for the animation itself, well the style used here is not what you'd otherwise see in Anime, cartoons from the 80's and 90's, but it is more in the likes of Flash animated movies as seen on the Internet.
There is a lot of using the same figures over and over, but in overall, that was a minor flaw in the animated movie."City of Rott" is worth watching more than once, though years should pass in between the watchings..
City of Rott is a home-made, animated (Flash-based?) feature-length movie set in a post apocalyptic city where parasitic worms have turned most of the population into flesh eating zombies; wandering through the streets of the corpse strewn metropolis—an old man, teetering on the edge of insanity (he holds conversations with his zimmer frame!), desperately searching for a new pair of comfy slippers...City of Rott's creator Frank Sudol has gotta be admired for the dedication and effort required in making this gory animated movie—look at the credits and you'll see that he single-handedly wrote, drew, animated, scored, edited and voiced everything in the film—but even though I have nothing but respect for the guy, I do believe that, in turning his idea in to a 77 minute zombie epic, he chomped just a little more than he could chew.The initially rather charming concept soon becomes very repetitive, and as much as I love me some intense carnage (even animated intense carnage), watching a crudely-drawn, senile codger repeatedly smashing heads with his walking frame soon becomes very tedious.
Some fun can be gleaned throughout from the numerous in-jokes that proliferate the film (often in the form of signs/billboards/graffiti in the city), but in the end, this would have worked so much better if it had been kept to a running time of well under half an hour.4.5 out of 10, rounded up to 5 for IMDb..
I had never heard of this movie and had only come across it whilst searching for some zombie movies to satisfy my hunger.It was an unusual yet interesting watch to begin with; I've never seen a full animated zombie movie before.The plot was simple and to the point, even though it may not have made proper sense, it was funny.I found Fred to be a great lead character and enjoyed him throughout...well...You'll find out the rest.All in all, I enjoyed it quite a lot, may not have been the best movie ever but if you are into zombie flicks/animation this will satisfy your hunger.
There is also some good animated gore too, never thought I'd say that.ZJ.
The best thing about "City of Rott" is the main character, an strange elderly man which apparently is losing his mind: While at first sight his role in this kind of story seem a bit odd, the truth is that he shows a more interesting development than the rest of the cast, which are merely the typical clichés from zombie movies.I have to admit that, to certain point, it was very funny (and awesome) to see an old man fight alone against a whole army of zombies, only using his walker as a weapon (And even more awesome, is the fact that the old man is able to fight as the most fierce action hero) but as the movie advances, it turns very repetitive and boring.The animation quality isn't exactly what I would call incredible, but I have to recognize that this had a good atmosphere and some interesting designs (Mostly concerned to the sceneries and the zombies) On the other side, the last part of the film was very disappointing: There was a moment when things apparently end, but instead of that, the film just goes on and on, turning a bit tedious.There are some qualities about "City of Rott" that deserve some recognition, but the overall result feels like something forgettable at best, despite all the violence and gore..
"Newgrounds Flash Animation Style And A Repetitive Film Makes For A Boring Watch".
An elderly man and his trusty walker go in to City of Rott looking for some new slippers.
What follows is a gore hounds dream, animation style.What made me watch City of Rott?
A cartoon zombie flick with it's main star wielding a walker.
I have never heard of COR, but being a fan of horror films, and being intrigued by the cover art, which is unfortunately one of it's few highlights, I bought the flick and watched it immediately.
Then again, what can you expect from a film that was made entirely by one man.Frank Sudol or "FSudol" brings us a film that he wrote, directed, animated, edited, composed, produced, so on and so forth.
I was surprised with the variations of zombies that I found in COR, I was expecting the same face to pop up every now and then.The main character, Fred, is alone, unarmed and going insane.
Looking for a pair of slippers may sound humorous, but it wears thin after the film starts.
Along with Fred there is a nurse, who quickly becomes a zombie, a random civilian with guns to randomly shoot zombies and another old man, who coincidentally carries the cure to being a zombie.These aren't your regular day to day zombies, this time it's parasitic worms that infest the decaying bodies.
It's a new way to spin the zombie tale that could work for a feature film, but here it doesn't seem to flow very well.
After Fred gets bitten by the zombies the film becomes rather pointless.
The only reason for the film to go on like this is for Fred to get the cure, so you know what will happen.
Basically the entire film is watching cartoon character beat the living crap out of these zombies.
It becomes repetitive in the first 30 minutes, and you are asking yourself if anything new will ever come up.I will give Frank Sudol credit for it being a one man show, it has great blood and guts and a unique animation style that could work as a short film, but COR becomes very boring, very fast.
Frank, get more people on the same crew with you, put more time into the production, more then one year, and then come back with a film that will knock our socks off.
Relatively Fun Animated Zombie Gore-Fest....
I wasn't expecting too much out of CITY OF ROTT so I can't say I was disappointed.
When I initially began hearing about it awhile back I was expecting a bit more, but once I uncovered more info on it, I was prepared for the stylized but somewhat juvenile-looking animation and "silly" storyline.Fred is an old guy who talks to his walker and is roaming around a zombie infested city looking for a new pair of shoes.
The zombies in the city are caused by worms that infest human brains and take over motor-function, reanimating people in search of more food.
Fred ends up meeting a few other "survivors" at different intervals along the way while still avoiding infection - until the last third of the film where everything takes a slightly out-in-left-field "twist"...CITY OF ROTT is entertaining enough for the most part, but I can't say that I really loved it either.
It dragged at certain parts and many kill-scenes were repetitive - the whole production had a video-game-like feel in the way that the story and action played out.
Definitely an interesting film as you don't see too much American made "adult" animation - and definitely nothing as gory as this - so to zombie, animation, and splatter fans - I'd definitely say that it's a one-time "must-see" - but I'd suggest a rental, not sure how much re-play value this one has...7/10.
Indeed a true work of Art. Summary: All the World's water is infected with worms that turn people into zombies.
An Old Man Named Fred goes through a city just to look for a pair of slippers(Loofers as he calls them) with perfect knowledge that this is happening.The movie is well done.
The movie is a non stop action film with an unrealistic number of zombies.
The movie is insane, full of gore, and funny (in a sense).
Although the movie is-in general- for zombie fans.
Over all I say to all the zombie fans of the world SEE THIS MOVIE!.
good if you remember it was the first movie ever from a one man production.
I discovered this movie back in 2016, and after my first viewing I had a similar opinion to some of the other reviews and critique, but after re watching it a few times and checking out the filmmakers other works my opinion changed.If you're like me and grew up in the 90s and frequented the site Newgrounds.com then the look and animation shouldn't bother you much.it's got some great gory action, and some good bits of humor.And it's just impressive one guy made something to this scale that came out fairly well.
The animation reminds me of a Nintendo game, "Zombies Ate my Neighbor", or something like that.
I liked Fred listening to his walker to survive.
It had that "Boy and His Dog" appeal going for it, but alas the walker wasn't really talking, it was the worms feeding off Fred's brain (more symbolism).
The movie is slow at times, but so is Fred and his walker, moving through the city at zombie speed.
You might want to fast forward through some of the repetitive zombie kill scenes.
The entire movie involves the same scene over and over again - a poorly animated walker repeated splatters equally poorly animated zombies.Plot Summary: A completely unlikeable old man, argues with himself and his walker while looking for a pair of shoes.
For a truly funny zombie movie check out Shaun of the Dead or Dead Alive.
It's funny it's very surreal and it kicks ass, if you like zombies and animation this is definitely right up your alley.
The whole idea of the old man looking for a new pair slippers is great and the fact that he talks to his walker is just straight up funny, the script is wicked the humour is up there with the best if you like it surreal and the gore comes thick and very very fast.
Now the animation is a bit cheep but believe me that doesn't matter its a great film.
it's got elements of slither and pretty much all the good zombie films ever made.