Film Review: Army of the Dead

 Genre:  Action, Crime, Horror 

Cert: R-rated

Director: Zack Snyder 

Screenwriter: (story by) Zack Snyder, (screenplay by Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten, Joby Harold.

Starring: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Samantha Win, Richard Cetrone, Michael Cassidy, Steve Corona, many more......

Running time: 2h 28min

Parents advised reading before viewing the film as some scenes may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Near the beginning of the movie zombies are seen with breasts briefly

A very brief scene shows a woman moving her head down into a man's lap and the scene ends.

Near the beginning of the movie, a woman gives a man a blow-job whilst in a car. The scene cuts off as soon as it starts.

At 11:30 mins in the movie, there are a bunch of people naked getting water hosed in a cage but it can be missed within a second.

Violence & Gore: As you would expect for a zombie movie, there are lots of scenes that show graphic violence.

Profanity: 40 uses of "fuck" and 20 uses of "shit"

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: none

Frightening/Intense Scenes: While it does contain some comedic scenes, this is a very dark and violent Zack Snyder film. Much more violent than any zombie film as of late.

Story: Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries takes the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Likes: Army of the Dead you would think not another zombie movie, yet this is no ordinary zombie flick, with Direct Zack Snyder's visual imagination and the visual VX and film crew they have made quite a bloodthirsty thrill ride in the hell of Las vegas overrun not just by zombies but evolved fast things as well. 

The Visual FX has gone into making vegas look real on a digital scale, while a lot of the film is practical effects it really blends into this movie making an outstanding visualized film that not only entertaining but also giving a lot of that horror aspect giving the audience one of the of best zombie film to date. 

Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Nora Arnezeder, Matthias Schweighöfer, Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo give great performances though the film with comical moments and banter throughout the film to break up the tension, especial when this film get Dark.

The story is itself is a very interesting mixture of a heist movie and a zombie flick mixed into one with great visual effects and adding the zombie tiger was a great addition to the film added that extra fear of tension, as well as a pretty brutal scene later in the film. 

While you would think that the film is all CGI, actually the only CGI in this movie is the City of Vega, million of zombies, and the Tiger, while 100 of those zombies were actually real actors in makeup and practical effects, which make the film look more realistic and the horse is real as well they designed a special suit for the horse under Animal care personal. 

If you're into zombie film with a twist this is one you should check out on Netflix now.   

Dislikes: I do feel the film was a little short while the film is great to watch, I feel the film could have a lot more as there was room for more.

      

Overall: Dark gory, intense, and action-packed, great casting. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 for Entertainment / 9 out of 10 for movie twist