Zomblogalypse

Right, well I am not familiar with the web series that the 2022 movie "Zomblogalypse" is based upon, simply because I don't bother with web series at all. So I had no familiarity with this 2022 horror comedy from writers and directors Hannah Bungard, Tony Hipwell and Miles Watts as I sat down to watch it.

And I can't really say that I was harboring much of any expectations to the movie neither, given the rather poor and bad title it had. But still, it was a zombie movie that I hadn't already seen, so of course I opted to watch Hannah Bungard, Tony Hipwell and Miles Watts' movie.

But I have to say that this movie was bad. So horribly, horribly bad. It was low budget, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. But the movie was just not even funny, nor was the storyline even close to having anything worthwhile watching, nor was it entertaining. So it was quite a struggle to suffer through this horror comedy.

The acting performances were wooden and rigid, sluggish and amateurish. But hey, at least that was in touch with the overall feel of the movie. So that had to count for something, in a way, I suppose.

The zombies in the movie were rubbish. It felt like they weren't even bothering to try to make it look like zombies. This was definitely some of the worst zombie make-up and effects that I have stumbled upon in a zombie movie. And believe you me, I have seen a lot of zombie movies.

The movie was lacking comedy, it was lacking horror, it was lacking a story, it was lacking a proper production, it was lacking good special effects and zombie prosthetics, it was lacking basically just about everything.

Do yourself a favor and stay well clear of this one, especially if you want to be entertained by a proper zombie movie.

My rating of "Zomblogalypse" lands on a one out of ten stars.

Although many things can be forgiven in low-budget horror films, poor writing cannot. While there are some funny moments throughout the film they are few and far between. The movie really becomes quite the chore to continue watching beyond a certain point. Campy and irreverent can be quite successful in this genre but this fails to deliver on any level. I recommend avoiding this one.

If you stitched 9 episodes of the Zomblogalypse web series together, it wouldn't be as great as this. This has all the ridiculousness of that, but with a feature-length plot, and slightly better camera work.

For me, the film has a handful of laugh-out-loud moments of comedy gold.

The film could probably use a tighter edit, but for the most part it's fine, and there's a faster overall pace than many episodes of the web series.

I advise those unfamiliar with the show to watch a few episodes before seeing the film, to get to know the lead characters better.

I went into this movie expecting to be disappointed after seeing the IMDb rating but after about 90mins of smiling ear to ear I can safely say that I really enjoyed what the movie offered.

Zomblogalypse is unlike any other Zombie movie i've seen and with there being zombies in it I assumed it was supposed to be a horror which it isn't. The movie is a comedy through and through, with lough out loud jokes all the way through. It reminded me of Spaced, especially the character of Tony who is like Mike in that.

The only bad thing about it is the budget was obviously very low and it can look a bit cheap at times. Some of the Zombies look convincing while others don't in some scenes which is weird. When the gore is good it is very good and funny. One guy gets his legs pulled apart and all his bowels fall on top of another guys head which made me laugh lots.

Worth checking out and more so if you like British humour.

Zomblogalypse started as a web series. Now it has spawned a movie spin off.

After the Zombie apocalypse. Some years later, Hannah, Tony and Miles decide to make a movie about surviving the Zombie apocalypse.

However they turn out to be inept filmmakers. Health and safety is lax, having real Zombies in the film set mean that the production crew start to whittle down.

This is a labour of love for the filmmakers. An absurd Zombie comedy that is part Shaun of the Dead and part Monty Python. Eventually the silliness starts to win you over but this is no Spinal Tap.

It does look a lot like an ultra budget home movie shot on an Iphone. Making movies is boring and so is this at the beginning.

It gets splatter heavy and gore crazy later on, but it is a little too late by then.