Automaton Transfusion (2008)

Simply Perfect

Memorable, crazy movie

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

"Automaton Transfusion" mostly dispenses with such little things as story in this all out assault on your senses. A ferocious zombie epidemic (which does get an explanation late in the movie) occurs, and a small group of high school students flee for safety.That's pretty much all you need to know. Some horror fans may praise this blessedly brief bit of nonsense (76 minutes all told) for a breakneck pace, lots of action, the requisite onslaught of gore, and for having zombies that pursue their quarries at full speed. These elements may be more appreciated if only the whole thing weren't so derivative. There is nothing here that people haven't seen before; only unless they are die hard aficionados of zombie cinema should they even bother with this. (Even so, some viewers may be bored.)The largely stereotypical characters are mostly annoying and aren't fleshed out at all. The performances from the no name cast are no more than passable. Director / writer / editor Steven C. Miller appears on screen as a professor. The soundtrack is often overcome by hard pounding rock and metal music. The makeup effects are variable; sometimes there are good gore gags. The editing, and a camera that often refuses to stand still, merely serve to make things incoherent.If the only thing you watch zombie movies for is the flesh munching, then perhaps you'll find some value in all of this.This ends with a cliffhanger setting up a (belated) sequel.Five out of 10.

Literally it's the worst zombie movie ever!Makes absolutely no sense!Forget what you knew about zombies. This is something entirely new in the worst possible way.It's a challenge to see this film.It's boring despite the directors trying to make it action packed.In fact that's what this movie is!It's not horror in any way.So many jump scares in the first 5 minutes that make the viewer expect it at all times.After a while you get so used to it that you can successfully guess when the next jump scare will be.Waste no time.Almost every other movie is better than this one.Worst scene of the movie:a blooded student that comes running out of class gets a punch in the face(we don't see if he dies) and everyone ignores him like it's the most common thing to happen in their everyday life.

This movie was a blast to watch, and felt different from other low-budget movies. For one thing, you could tell that the people in it were having fun making it. They weren't looking to be the next big thing. They just wanted to make a good, fun, zombie movie. The problem with a lot of movies today, is that people have become jaded. Everyone is a critic, and everyone believes that critics can only be negative. (Which is fairly true) I've seen quite a few dud zombie movie that get high marks just because of some silly mechanic, or some deeper message. For instance, Redneck Zombies got fairly positive reviews just because it was from Troya. I couldn't stand that move, and quit watching after 20 minutes. For a first effort, Automaton Transfusion was awesome. The acting, while not exactly "blockbuster" was better than a lot of SyFy movies. And when the end of the film comes, leaving you hanging as to the fate of our heroes, it only makes you wish they would get the next one done. If everyone is going to complain about the next Hollywood remake, or the next Hasbro cash-in, then they should try to see the good in those movies and companies that are making original titles. I for one would have rather seen the sequel to this movie in place of the abysmal "Clash of the Titans" remake.

Unlike what another reviewer says, it does make a difference to me that this was shot on a low budget. I agree the story wasn't so great but quite frankly there isn't a lot more they can do with zombie films. It's a tired genre. The gore and killings were all well handled. I really didn't have a problem with the acting either. Thought the lead actor did a good job (and was hot as hell). No ones acting was bad enough that I actually stopped to thing "thats some bad acting." The ending actually kind of made me laugh. This is a "B" movie and makes no aspirations to be anything else. Bottom line, if you like independent horror movies and aren't done to death with the zombie genre give it a shot.