Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2008)

Just what I expected

Great Film overall

A lot of fun.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

For a low-budget "zom-com" (zombie-comedy) this film wasn't too bad. Essentially, a chemist is experimenting with a cure for cancer and an acquaintance of his, who happens to be a drug dealer, picks it up thinking it is a form of meth. One thing leads to another and soon he and some prostitutes are flesh eating zombies who are trying to get into a strip club to satisfy their hunger. Naturally, the strippers and a few others try to fight them off the best that they can. Anyway, having given a brief outline of the plot allow me to say that there were a few humorous parts here and there. There was also quite a bit of gore along with more of a straight storyline than I expected. There were also some attractive women, most notably Lyanna Tumaneng (as "Dallas"), Jessica Barton ("Dakota") and Juliet Reeves ("Pandora"). So in essence what this film offers is a little humor, sexy women and plentiful special effects. Unfortunately, the acting simply wasn't good enough to differentiate this film from a host of other low-budget zombie comedies that are currently flooding the market. And because of that I have rated it as slightly below average.

I love zombie movies and they are always hit or miss. This one started out as a miss, but quickly turned into a decent movie. Good production unlike most, and understandable sound. Too many of these low budget releases try to use the camera mic for the dialog and fail. It is full of funny lines, reoccurring jokes, and references to other films. Some of the acting is stronger than others - but for the most part is a little wooden in the delivery. The main characters do a decent job delivering. The visuals range from weak to funny to decent. Overall if you don't expect something that changes your life, it's worth watching. And if nothing else, pretty girls to watch (however some of the worst fx are the plastic surgeries on some).

Now THIS is how you make a movie without a budget! What stands out here is the writing. Every character is in danger and most of them have enough dimension that you care when they die. Time is taken to explain patient zero and the primary victims are people that he / she comes in contact with. A lot of the humor tackles genre tropes. While not the funniest movie I've ever seen, it made me laugh a few times and certainly wasn't painful.Instead of trying to make this a city wide epidemic the movie is filmed in just a few locations, mostly inside and around the strip club. Instead of bad CGI rely on practical effects until the climax (thank you!) The acting ranges from average to good. Most of the dialog is given to the better cast members. The weaker acting comes from the minor characters, who are mostly the eye candy anyway.This isn't meant to be a masterpiece, but it's proof that low budget movies don't have to be awful.

With alternative titles Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! Or Strippers vs. Zombies, depending on which continent you live, the emphasis here is hardly on subtlety.The plot: A scientific experiment to develop a panacea for cancer goes awry when narcotics are inadvertently mixed with the potent cocktail, resulting in a potion that, instead of curing The Big C, turns those given the stuff into flesh hungry zombies. As the menace spreads, all hope seems lost, the crunching dead seemingly unstoppable. Unstoppable, that is, until they encounter a rather feisty group of strippers who are hellbent on protecting their strip club from the rotting menace.Ridiculous, yes, but deliberately so and actually pulled off with some style. The acting is pretty awful and the special effects laughable, but this has a lot of charm, principally because it is clear that all involved are having a hoot. Let's be honest here, you write and direct a movie called Strippers vs. Zombies, you ain't trying to make the next Shawshank. The intention all along is to make a straight to video exploitation piece and, truthfully, that's just about what they managed.A horror comedy that actually makes you laugh on occasion - a rarity indeed - with a nice line in subversive humour, this is nothing if not enjoyable. True horror devotees only need apply, but if you know what to expect and get off on that sort of thing, you'll enjoy this a lot.