The Battery (2012)

Best movie ever!

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

I am someone who has loved zombie movies since I saw Night of the Living Dead when I was 11 years old (more than 35 years ago). This is definitely in the tradition of the best films in this genre. Just like in the early Romero films, the focus is on how we as human beings respond to the zombie apocalypse. It's not an action film, and if you like World War Z you're probably not going to enjoy it. But if you're smart, and want to see some really great and insightful character development, great acting - all backed by a great soundtrack - then you'll love it. And not to undersell the horror. No spoilers, but the long scene in the car is one of the most seriously frightening things I have ever seen. Not all fancy special effects, but real terror if you have a half decent ability to project yourself into the scene.Hats off to Gardner and Cronheim - to make this for $6K makes the Night of the Living Dead budget of $60,000 (in 1968) look lavish. Watched it twice at least, and if you crowd fund any new horror movies I'm sending in some cash.

I'm truly astounded by the mediocre rating for this superb little film. The Battery has humor, horror, character and visual style. It packs more cleverness into each scene than most movies - including those with 10 or 100 times the budget - manage in their entire length.The story is deliberately slim: two average guys (who happen to be baseball players) wander the countryside some time after the zombie apocalypse. One of them is easy going, happy to take each day as it comes. The other is lonely, living in denial and longing for his old life and our vanished civilization. That contrast is played out in a series of vignettes, each with a sly and subtle point.The dialog is very sharp, and the two leads are played to perfection. The pace and style of the film are unusual: it really feels like a camping holiday, where there's no hurry about anything. It's also hilariously self-aware. This is the kind of zombie movie where the characters have actually seen every previous zombie movie. Call it a post-zombie road-trip movie. It comments on the genre, while extending it in an interesting new direction. It lets us get to know its characters, slowly but thoroughly, and shows us how average people might really feel in a world empty of people but filled with undead menace.The ending came as a bit of a surprise to me, but it made more and more sense the longer I thought about it. This definitely is a movie you'll want to think about. One that will stay with you. Top-notch, on every level.

I love a zombie film and this is not just one of the best zombie films I have seen, but also one of the best films I have ever seen. I loved the relationship between the two main characters, I loved the beautiful rural setting, I loved the soundtrack, and I loved the ending. It had some great scenes, such as Ben's drink-fuelled dancing, Mickey's (unseen, only heard) forced zombie confrontation,and the final moments in the car. I know this is a film where not much happens, unlike the majority of zombie films, but I was engaged throughout. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for Mickey's return at the end....I thought that scene would never end. Loved it.

I'm calling it - this is the best zombie movie of all time. Nothing better will ever be made.I like metaphor in the genre, but I think Dawn of the Dead remake is waaay better than the original. And gore is just gore.The secret to this one? It's a buddy road movie that lets character set the scenes.It has problems in the first 20 mins. Too much music - I'm here for a story, not a concert - although I like the music. And the lack of purpose for the characters is irritating. But it settles in beautifully, with really good performances, and the pace keeps ticking over with imaginative shifts.The final location is genius. Just when you thought the climax would be a show down with the Others in their fortress ... nope - just real survivalism in a tight situation.