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Dance of the Dead (Gregg Bishop, 2008) For those who have overdosed on zombie comedies, Dance of the Dead should prove to be a real breath of fresh air. Despite it’s independent budget (which often shows), it manages to nail so many essential elements of the genre. It’s consistently funny, fast-paced, and genuinely moving at times. This is in part thanks to the brilliant cast, with there not being a weak link amongst them. As a result you’ll be praying that every character pulls through, which is a very rare thing. If your a fan of the undead then you owe to yourself to skip Zombieland and check this out instead, as it should have you smiling throughout.

Dance of the Dead (Gregg Bishop, 2008)

For those who have overdosed on zombie comedies, Dance of the Dead should prove to be a real breath of fresh air. Despite it’s independent budget (which often shows), it manages to nail so many essential elements of the genre. It’s consistently funny, fast-paced, and genuinely moving at times. This is in part thanks to the brilliant cast, with there not being a weak link amongst them. As a result you’ll be praying that every character pulls through, which is a very rare thing. If your a fan of the undead then you owe to yourself to skip Zombieland and check this out instead, as it should have you smiling throughout.



Tags: ShortsZombiesComedy

March 27, 2010, 8:16pm  Comments

Bad Blood (Dennis Law, 2010) This is a pretty crappy experience. The linear and predictable story bore you from beginning to end. The gimmicky characters are annoying, especially Bernice Liu’s with her sudden descent into absolute madness, as it simply isn’t justified. Add to that the decidedly “flashy” editing, which just feels low-grade, and you have an increasingly tedious film on your hands. Needless to say, I’m no longer in a hurry to catch up on Law’s last few films. The most important thing to note here is how much Jiang Lu-Xia looks like a young Yukari Ōshima (here’s an example), it’s actually a little eery. On top of that, her fights are pretty good, so chances are I’ll be checking out Coweb sometime soon.

Bad Blood (Dennis Law, 2010)

This is a pretty crappy experience. The linear and predictable story bore you from beginning to end. The gimmicky characters are annoying, especially Bernice Liu’s with her sudden descent into absolute madness, as it simply isn’t justified. Add to that the decidedly “flashy” editing, which just feels low-grade, and you have an increasingly tedious film on your hands. Needless to say, I’m no longer in a hurry to catch up on Law’s last few films. The most important thing to note here is how much Jiang Lu-Xia looks like a young Yukari Ōshima (here’s an example), it’s actually a little eery. On top of that, her fights are pretty good, so chances are I’ll be checking out Coweb sometime soon.



Tags: ShortsActionCat III

March 27, 2010, 2:04pm  Comments