It’s not safe in the water and it’s not safe on land in the
zombie-beaver horror film Zombeavers
(2014). When a canister of deadly
chemicals falls from a truck and lands in a pond with a large beaver population
strange things start to happen as the beavers exhibit behavior attributed to
being dead.
Three girlfriends decide to make it a weekend trip to the
family cabin when one of them has problems with her boyfriend. The trip is meant to be a weekend for the
women but it’s not long before their men make an unexpected appearance. All six try to make the best of it until they
are suddenly attacked by what appears to be a rabid beaver. It’s not long before they realize that it’s
not just one beaver that’s infected but the entire lake’s population and they
are out for human blood. Now these
friends and everyone else that lives around the lake must find a way to survive
as the undead beavers kill everything in their path.
Directed by Jordan Rubin and written by Al Kaplan, Jon
Kaplan and Rubin this is a comedy horror that’s very aware of the absurdity of
the premise of zombie-beavers. These
aren’t just your ordinary zombeavers either.
They are smart and cunning and if you get infected by them you not only
become one of the undead but you also become part beaver as well (it has to be
seen to be believed). For fans of The Evil Dead II (1987) and Mulberry St. (2006) and more recently Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil (2010) this
film is right up your alley as it successfully melds the horror-gore-comedy and
has some nudity as well.
This is a fun and entertaining film from beginning to end
with a cast that is equally as aware of the film that they are in. The film also succeeds in being surprising and
never boring because everyone is fair game in this film that bucks Hollywood
trends and expectations. This is not a
film for everyone (especially those that can’t immediately buy into a world where
there are zombie beavers) but for those willing to go for the ride it’s a wild
and entertaining one well worth your time.
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