The walking dead has taken over just about every genre of
film from comedy (Shaun of the Dead
and Zombieland) to period film (Fido) to action (World War Z) to drama (AMC’s The
Walking Dead) and now with war as seen in the film War of the Dead (2011). Now
zombie-war films are nothing new (and you can even call World War Z a modern zombie-war film) but war takes center stage in
War of the Dead.
During WWII a platoon of American and Finnish soldiers are
driven into Russian territory where they discover that they have more to worry
about than just the enemy as the dead begin to return to the living with a
ferocious appetite for the living and for war.
As the platoon’s number dwindles with each invading attack they soon
discover the truth about the dead uprising and must decide who their true enemy
in this new war is.
This film is more in the vein of an action film but director
Marko Makilaakso knows how to throw in the scary and gore moments (something
missing from World War Z) making this
the perfect film for gore hounds. War
films don’t always successful mix with the zombie genre but, in my opinion,
this film has enough to satisfy. What
may be a detriment to the film is the more elaborate liberties taken with these
zombies as they are reminiscent of the undead found in Verses (200) or Dance of the
Dead (2008) or the bonkers Day of the
Dead (2008) remake that seem to defy gravity and can do supernatural things
but I’m a huge fan of Verses and
welcome zombies with more menace.
War of the Dead is
definitely not for everyone especially those zombie fans who want a little
logic to go with their zombie film but if you liked Dead Snow (2009) or Braindead
(1992) then you’ll enjoy entering combat in War of the Dead.
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