Chrysalis

I really enjoyed this film, I was pleasantly surprised.

If you are after gratuitous gore, and amazing special effects, then maybe it's not for you.

The acting is fairly solid, with a few cringe worthy moments, but over all pretty convincing. It's a horror flick done right, I was heavily invested in the characters, and felt anxious when they were faced with dangers.

This is by far one of the better low budget, apocalyptic films made in recent times, beautifully shot, brooding score, and likable characters.

If you liked films like The Road, or Stake land, I think you will enjoy this.

I only write reviews of movies with low rating, which actually are not that bad. Give them a chance!

I didn't expect much of this movie, and at the end I realized it is just as I expected - watchable low-budget movie about apocalypse. I like movies about apocalypse and post-apocalypse, so that is the main reason why I watched it. If it was other genre, I would probably quit, but I managed to stay awake till the end.

This is not a great film, it is slow and boring sometimes, but if you like post-apocalyptic movies you might enjoy it. Story is OK, nothing special, but yet different than other similar movies. Acting is fine, too.

5/10

Here's the simple acid test to determine whether you have created a viable work of fiction or not. At the end have you told a story or have you mainly filmed people running around a warehouse? In the case of Chrysalis it's very much the latter.

The monsters don't look great and don't really do a lot either. There are some OK scenes if all you want is to see people running away from zombies through a warehouse. Myself, I would like a bit of story with that. Or even just some action. Also why the long scenes about a characters inability to read? It's not character development if it doesn't develop into anything. Or get referenced again throughout the whole movie. I was waiting for the scene where she was stood with a jar of penicillin and a jar of rat poison trying to read the labels or something.

All the actors involved are bad but the girl is so stilted and wooden that it gets annoying to listen to her. At the end of the movie no story has been told. This is basically what I would expect from a movie cobbled together by amateurs with kickstarter money. Don't waste your time and don't be fooled by the ridiculous fake reviews either.

Newsflash, this was a low budget movie.

I definitely enjoyed the scenery. This was a B Movie. Acting was mediocre at best. Did enjoy the character development for the main parts. But, really, there are only 3 that had to be developed.

I couldn't figure out where it was filmed, but it was most definitely a good location to film this movie. It made me jump at times, which is what a movie of this caliber is supposed to do. I did enjoy the relationship the 2 main characters had. Not enough gore for me, but again, I am sure they had to deal with the budget. Overall, considering it was a low budget movie, it was well done. Nice to see that movies of this caliber gets played. I would recommend this movie to a friend, or date night with that special someone. So, pop some popcorn and let it play.

Bottom line... It was not a waste of my 99 minutes!

This is a very slow-moving, character-based post-apocalypse horror. The pacing isn't as big a problem for me as the sound levels. The dialogue in the first half of this film is frequently inaudible buried, as it is, under the atmospheric mood music - the second half is fine and infinitely more enjoyable.

The direction, locations and acting from the small cast is impossible to fault. When incidents do occur, they are well staged and brutal - they are just very few and far between.

'The Living Dead' won't be for everyone - even less will stick with it due to the early sound issues, and that's a real shame. My score is 7 out of 10.