The Horde, (2009)

    Imagine if Die Hard took place during a zombie apocalypse instead of Christmas. There ya go. Lemme 'splain.

    The murder of a French police officer incites the revenge of his fellow cops against the gang responsible. Things go wrong. And then, things go VERY f'in' wrong! A surprisingly abrupt and widespread outbreak envelops Paris turning the dead into ravenous, animal-type zombies. The surviving cops and the surviving criminals must form an uneasy truce to stay alive.

    This film is not, (read that with some emphasis,) NOT played with any tongue-in-cheek, quirky cuteness or remotely lighthearted "zom-comedy." This is a straight-up, action/horror film. The Horde delivers on suspense, action, a metric shitload of zombie gore, and some good, spot-on scares. The fact that the characters are developed, identifiable, and engaging is complimented by the decent acting of the cast.

    The zombies are of the "Runner' type: All a-growly and angry, but in this tight and claustrophobic environment, it works well. 

    This is definitely for those zombie movie fans who like the 'action' element of Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, or even World War Z. Okay, sure. It IS in French, (but trust me, read the damned subtitles. Voice over-dubbing only screws the pooch on these things!) but the action pushes the character development as much as the dialog, so it is not that much of an intrusion to the story. 

    The Zombie Movie Rubric gave it a respectable 3.0 which translates to watchable and even re-watchable!

    Don't avoid it because of the 'foreign-ness!' It is worth the French! See for yourself with this trailer found on YouTube: THE HORDE