ZombieHood, however, starts off in a very different manner. Through a series of random and frequently quite graphic attacks, a core group of survivors comes together. Sounds simple enough, but throughout these attack scenes, a survivor is not guaranteed. Many of these scenes do nothing more than to display the ubiquitous nature of the outbreak. Others simply to remind the viewer that a zombie attack is a very bloody, gory and unpleasant affair!
Among the living cast are two friends who escaped an outbreak in a nightclub, a guy who was trying to pick one of them up, a gun-toting bad boy, a cop, an old man, and a little girl. Occasionally, one of these people dies, and someone else comes along.
You see, and I liked this - I don’t know if its because these are all local actors and not big name stars, but NO cast member is safe. If a person is out in a zombie apocalypse, that person has a really good chance of not seeing the end credits. So, no stars, no guarantees.
The zombies are Romeros in nature and adhere fairly strictly to the Rules of Romero. Their make-up and effects was also pretty decent - Surprisingly so for a smaller-budget film. And some of killings these ghouls do is of a very, graphic nature, (the tub scene, while not so gory, had screams that were absolutely convincing… until they turned into gurgles. Nothing like an attack when you’re at your most vulnerable.)
ZombieHood chugs along at a good clip, propelled by further, if not necessarily related attacks from the undead on the unsuspecting. No slow backstory development here or grieving scenes. This is a “He is already dead! Let’s move!!!”-type of movie.
Critiques are few: The plot line is fairly non-existent, the characters aren’t given time to be developed, (the trade-off price in favor of a fast-paced film, I guess,) and the sound quality varies scene to scene. With all this said, and despite the local, non-big-name actors, and smaller budget, ZombieHood doesn’t carry too much of that 'Low Budget' feel.
My Zombie Movie Reviews Rubric board seemed impressed, too! Held up to its cold, unblinking eye of judgement and ZombieHood scored a solid 2.5 points out of a possible 4. This translates into a better than average, recommendable, re-watchable little addition to any zombie fans personal library of undead films.
And, of course, YouTube has a trailer to further pique the interest: ZOMBIEHOOD
For a second opinion, or just some further research, check the flick out at zombiehood.co.uk or at the movies Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Zombie-Hood-232575326768828/
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