Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption (2011)

Purely Joyful Movie!

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Is this really a 7 star movie? Nah... probably not... It is certainly cheesy... but in terms of entertainment / fun value, I actually really enjoyed it...IMDB says the budget for this was $56k??? I find that really hard to believe... I mean, it's got Fred Williamson... he's done a TON of movies and TV shows... If the budget really was $56k? This movie deserves like 10+ stars...So... what to expect from this sort of Mad Max meets the zombie apocalypse? A whole bunch of cheesy lines and dialogue, but with some actual reasonable acting... Surprisingly decent special effects ( except for a couple CGI explosions, which could have used some help ) Some surprisingly good fight choreography & stunt work Pretty good camera work / lighting / audio A fast paced moving story with a moderate amount of suspense & plenty of action A fair amount of zombie gore as well as a pile of zombies and evil raider people ( another reason, why I'm floored at the low budget... they had a TON of extras in this movie... and quite a few with "o...k..." makeup... )----------One side note... The opening text was hilariously bad... looked like a 1980's computer font intro... and the soundtrack sounded like it was ripped off a 1990's action flick or something... hahaha...----------In any case... I don't believe this movie was meant to be a "serious" zombie flick... I actually thought this movie was a lot of fun to watch... sure, there are a lot better zombie flicks out there... but there are a TON of worse ones too... I'm sticking with 7 star...

This movie most definitely has entertainment value, but I don't believe it's the type of entertainment they had in mind when they made it. This movie is so atrociously bad, the acting, the script, everything, that you'll be laughing out loud, face palming yourself, and rolling your eyes continuously. I mean, the main villain in this film walked around the entire time with a look on his face like he was enraged, constipated 24/7, and had just drank half a jug of sour milk. That alone was hilarious to watch. The acting was unbelievably wooden, unbelievably unconvincing, and phoned in from 50 miles away. This is one of those rare movies that REALLY IS so bad it's good. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

The movie starts and the 80's music and the scrolling prologue had me double checking if I clicked correctly. I did...---------- Plot---------- Weak, it's sci fi that doesn't draw very well from reality. With the weaponry we have today, we're supposed to believe that world powers are going to go full out nuclear to curb zombies. Now 98% of humans are wiped out with a zombie to human ratio of 10,000:1(yeah) and the planet is mostly irradiated wasteland. Zombies are said to be so "pervasive" but I've seen them cause fairly easily avoidable problems maybe three times in the movie otherwise the characters move around with very little caution and not a zombie in sight. The story is shallow and piece meal since it borrows from different(and better) movies (Mad Max, Escape from L.A, Star Wars, you name it!). The actual movie is about some exiled guy who brings trouble on a group of survivors who rescued him from dying in the desert because he is being hunted for some unknown reason by his insane and roided up ex-leader and his "Raider" thugs. That's it!---------- Visuals ---------- There was no "irradiated wasteland" budget. The sets were very basic with little to no deterioration of structures and just a general lack of practical post apocalyptic disarray. It even carried over into the costume design. It's been twelve years since the human race has all but gone extinct yet pristine clothes(sexy high heel leather boots included), hair products, cosmetics and well groomed facial hair are common sights and apparently there is a never ending supply of bullets and fuel for their spotless late model SUVs and pick up trucks.---------- Sound----------Uhhh 80's synth music with punches and kicks using stock "wapshht" sound effects.---------- Characters/Acting ----------The main antagonist was painful to watch, throughout the movie he was snarling and growling the cheesiest of lines. Even if most of the actors didn't have extremely limited range there wasn't much to be done with the dialogue anyway. ------ This seems to be part of the rash of zombie themed entertainment that got ramped up a few years ago. However, I think in this case, the zombies were an afterthought to cash in on the wave.

Two radically different groups of people struggle to survive in a harsh world in which zombies outnumber people 10,000 to 1. Rugged Knox (a solid performance by Johnny Gel) escapes from the savage and evil Raiders outfit who are led by the nefarious Rome (an outrageously hammy portrayal by Jerry Lynch). Knox gets left in the desert to survive, but is saved by a benevolent ragtag group led by the macho Moses (the always dependable Fred Williamson in fine hard-nosed form). However, the Raiders soon track Knox down with revenge on their brutish minds. Director Ryan Thompson, who also co-wrote the blah script with John Tillotson, Ryan Lieske, and Matthew O'Day, lets the meandering narrative unfold at a sluggish pace, fails to generate much in the way of either tension or excitement, and doesn't do anything fresh or inspired with the formula premise. Moreover, the zombies aren't in the movie enough and the shoddy CGI effects are a pretty sorry sight to behold. On the plus side, there's a generous sprinkling of gore, the desolate locations are well used, the action scenes are staged with a reasonable amount of aplomb, and the slick cinematography and bouncy pulsating synthesizer score are both up to speed. Moreover, the cast do their best with the insipid material, with especially commendable work by Joseph Scott Anthony as the no-nonsense Roberts, Tommy Beardmore as the amiable Lucas, Alicia Clark as the scrappy Sarah, Tokkyo Faison as jolly sharpshooter Laurence, and Angelique Sky as the fierce Cienfuegos. A passable time-waster.