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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Re-Kill, 2015

Named after a reality-style show that airs five years after the zombie outbreak that wipes out 80% of America’s population, Re-Kill, (the television show,) features a COPS-style format that follows a squad of SWAT-type police who are charged with ‘re-killing’ the ‘re-ans,’ or re-animated dead.

Most encounters involve a tip-off that some family has secured a deceased loved one hoping for their return or the development of cure. The R-Division gets called in, handles the re-ans, the accompanying Re-Kill cameramen film it, and great television is made for what is left of the American viewing audiences.


Re-Kill, (the movie,) however, is centered around the men and woman of one particular R-Division,  (‘R-Div 8’,) and its mission/episode, which takes them inside on of the largest cordoned-off infected-occupied zones, Manhattan Island.


The movie never steps outside format, and even features commercials breaks from sponsors like The Coalition To Repopulate America, Desert Eagle .50 Calibre Handgun, and a cigarette advertisement that claims their product “won’t kill you before the re-ans do!” 


These commercial breaks provide some nice comedic relief without taking away the gravity of the situation or the character of the show’s stars. It also reinforces the whole T.V. show feel. It was a nice and welcomed touch.


The re-ans, (zombies,) are the running kind. Very fast, snarling zombies, that seem even more frantic by the almost intolerably shaky camera work. Oh, that camera work.


I mean, I understand that the feel of a field cameraman with a handheld camera under stressful situations was the intent here, but the amount of twitch going on here is pretty distracting! After all, these are supposed to be professionals with high-end equipment. This approach also takes some focus, (pun intended,) off of the zombies and the gore and carnage inflicted. Which is too bad, because they were really well done, despite being so athletic.



So, these zombies, combined with some decent acting, good effects and nice pacing all add up neatly on the Zombie Movie Rubric, (my objective rating tool,) scoring scoring Re-Kill a solid 2.4 out of 4.

This score adds up to a recommendation, too. It is a decent and different addition to the genre with some good scares, good gore, and with a different approach.


Of course, you can view the YouTube trailer by clicking here: RE-KILL



 

 

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