SEVERED : FOREST OF THE DEAD (2005)
I had a hard time
figuring out if this movie was trying to send an anti-logging message or if it
was trying to send an anti-anti-logging message. What I do know is that a lot
of people turn into zombies and now the survivors (all the fast kids) are trying
to figure out a way to get out of the “forest of the dead”. I will say other
than the fact that there is a genetic formula that was used to grow trees
faster that apparently turns people into zombies (if the tree sap gets in your
blood or you are bitten by someone infected), this is your basic zombie movie
formula just in a different setting. The actual zombie effects are not all that
great but the blood and guts effects are pretty well done.
This movie does
feature some superb acting largely lead by Julian Christopher (X-MEN THE LAST
STAND, ELYSIUM, CONTINUUM, SUPERNATURAL) as Mac. We also get a decent
performance from Sarah Lind (TRUE JUSTICE, WOLFCOP, SMALLVILLE ) which kind of
helps carry some of the slower parts of the film. There are also some social elements
among the survivors in this movie that remind me a lot of THE WALKING DEAD
which was first published as a comic just 2 years earlier.
From a quality
standpoint there are some far away shots that look like someone forgot to
adjust the settings on the camera and they appear un-intentionally grainy while
other segments are just fine. It is almost as if they gave a few of the camera
men the $20.00 kids digital cameras and said – “alright, it’s your day to
shoot.”. This one probably fits into some horror movie marathon line ups but
isn’t better than a lot of what you could have picked. The ending is also
missing something.
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