CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Pulkit G Well, this movie did come as a super surprise to me. Before i started I hardly expected anything out of the movie, thinking it must be one of those crappy zombie wanna-be movies, but 15-20 minutes into the movie I was just engrossed into it. Its a well written, directed and acted movie, kudos to the team.The movie is about a wildlife photographer who gets bitten by an insect while shooting and his transformation into a zombie. It shows the whole process, emotions and fight of a person while turning man to zombie.I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who is into the Zombie genre and is looking forward to a good zombie movie.

Vivekmaru45 The Zombie horror film genre is not new to me. In the past I've seen directors like George Romero(The Night, Dawn, and Day Of The Dead), Lucio Fulci(Zombie 1979), Jorge Grau(Let Sleeping Corpses Lie a.k.a The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue), Andrea Bianchi(Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror). Add to this list The Re-animator Trilogy directed by directors Stuart Gordon(1) and Brian Yuzna(2,3), and The Return Of The Living Dead 3 - a.k.a. Mortal Zombie(Brian Yuzna). These films are available on the internet. Search for them and either download them for your personal collection or watch them online for free. And there you have it. After watching all the above, watch Rise Of The Zombie(2013). You'll see the basic idea was copied from the above mentioned films. Plot: a man travels to remote forest location, where he sets camp and is generally alone. Man is bitten by unknown insect while exploring forest. Gradual transformation turns man into Zombie with an insatiable appetite for fresh meat(preferably human). Lone Zombie infects another human who in turn becomes a Zombie, spawning a mini-army of Zombies. Film ends here, where an teaser for Land Of The Zombie(2014) is placed. First of all these days its all about making money, even for independent film directors. At the start they have a meager budget and so have mediocre special effects. So they wait for the profits of the first film to kick in and hopefully dream of making either a sequel or franchise. Verdict: nothing new for the genre so zero points for creativity. The makeup effects and gore in the film is pathetic for a seasoned horror fan like myself who has seen better. The background score is decent to the movie and does not let the film down. The acting is decent and photography and location is adequate to this film. Actor Luke Kenny(who plays the Zombie) has acted before in films like Bombay Boys(1998) and Rock On!! (2008). He is a decent actor but I fear he will never rise above low budget B-movies. Actress Kirti Kulhari has even acted before in Dharini (2002), Khichdi: The Movie (2010), Shaitan (2011) and Jal(2013). She is a good looking, talented actress and I feel that if she gets the big break, could move into mainstream Bollywood films.They say that this is "INDIA'S FIRST ZOMBIE FILM". Then what about Tahkhana(1986)? This was also a Zombie film in my belief. The Ramsay brothers have been the mainstay of Hindi Horror. But since their departure, no company has focused more on the genre. Ram Gopal Varma Verman did brilliantly in movies like Raat, Bhoot and Phoonk. But since then his directional style has suffered. Vikram Bhatt is another superb horror film director with films like: 1920, Shaapit: The Cursed and Haunted - 3D. In conclusion: we need more heart and soul in our films. Then we'll surely succeed in reawakening this genre.More Ramsay Brother's Horror films: Purana Mandir 1984, Veerana 1988, Purani Haveli 1989 and Bandh Darwaza 1990.

rangdetumpy Zombie is one such concept which oscillates between two extremes when it comes to audience reaction....either one is crazy about this genre or strongly repugnant to it. From Romero's idea of Living dead to Rodriquez's quirky, pulp zom-com there have been numerous experiments with this genre resulting in a cult following for the same. Totally unexplored in Indian cinema the genre is catching up pace with various releases this year. With a limited audience for this genre majority of the audience has to be educated & then they can acquire the taste for Zombie films which borders between blood & gore.It was a daunting task for Luke Kenny & his team to come with a serious zombie film & that also one which showcases the gradual transformation of a human to a flesh devouring living dead. The film starts with a camera zooming on to different aspects of nature establishing the protagonist Neel Parker's passion towards photography which is also his profession. Being so involved with himself & his love for wildlife photography he starts getting far away from his emotional belongings – love & friendship but he doesn't seem to get bothered by these "minor" jolts as long as his best companion "Camera" is with him. Thus, after a rift with his GF he moves to some jungle in Uttarakhand & indulge in his passion, where his camera, the nature & his thoughts are his only companions. The serene existence within laps of nature has been aptly highlighted with long footage of Parker's peaceful daily life which gets topsy-turvy with a bite from an "unknown" bug..and there begins the transitional journey from a human to a zombie.Through the bug bite the director duo straight away hints on a virus being the root cause behind the catastrophe. The transformation at physical and psychological level has been showed with precise detailing with Parker's gradual denial towards human food & growing interest to consume living animals starting with ants.The strive against one's impression with gradually getting transformed into a monster has been depicted with dexterity. Through back & forth narrative we are subjected to the progressive loss of his earlier memory & at the same time snippets from his previous life could be seen. Here audience could empathize with the fate of this man. At certain point the flashback becomes monotonous & scenes getting repetitive which hampers the pace.Credit should be given to the debutant director duo (Luke Kenny & Devaki Singh) for not shying away from the showing gory part of a zombie's existence. Unlike majority zombie films which focus on group of human blasting away zombie's head to glory; here the focus is on the inner demon as a person gets metamorphisized. From insects to birds to humans the devouring sequences are somewhat graphic which might not appeal to many Indian cine-goers. In one such scene Parker snatches out a heart from a man's body while in another he is squeezing the eye out of the socket from the body of a girl. In fact faint-hearted should strictly refrain from watching this (& those who are still amateurs to cannibalistic films should be cautious).But then those sequences supported with the silent background score creates the atmosphere & ambiance for the eerie setting. Human are most dangerous animal on earth – indeed the cannibalistic sequence have more shock value than any RGV's horror films with screeching background music. Pagiwala's camera captured the essence of the film. From the rejuvenating, calm wildlife to the destructive mayhem scenes are captured effectively. To compliment his camera work the sharp editing & Jhanjhani's make-up did the trick.Devaki – Kenny duo should be applauded for choosing such a convoluted horror script and then showing it in the simplest way possible. The film also takes a dig at human psychology. At core we all humans are nothing less than a zombie pouncing on other living creatures. At one flashback scene Parker is shown to eat some cooked meat & next moment the camera zooms to blood soaked teeth just after having a bite of a living creature – end of the day the crux is the name. Also the film hints on the bottleneck of today's stressed out existence whereby we are getting distant from our loved ones & turning out to be someone else without having any time to feel, think, love & care.The film ends with Parker totally transforming into a total flesh eating monster while his girlfriend (in some nearby metro city) sets out in search of him. The story gets to continue with "Land of the Zombie" (to be released in 2014) whose trailer is shown at the end. Here we get to see the whole town turning into a living dead & searching for flesh. In typical western zombie films the humans are few & they have to kill for their own survival.Luke Kenny did a commendable job with acting as well as direction. Being the captain of the ship he understood the concept & the character to the core which gets reflected in his performance. Towards the end of the film the introvert, quiet, dashing photographer could be seen no more, what is left of him is a flesh eating monster. Kirti Kulhari,Benjamin Gilani,aswin Mushran were adequate in their respective roles.2013 opens new gateways & brings the audience to a new genre – Zombies or the Living deads. With zomcom "Go goa Gone" on the pipeline we are hoping for varied zombie films in near future & more audience acceptance for this genre. As a starter this zombie-origin film did set the mood even though this one was probably (strictly) for a niche audience. Go for the chilling experience!!!

lukenny We are a country that is so rooted in superstitions within the horror genre, we haven't gone beyond the ghosts and spirits.. But at the same time we also realize that we have the new generation that is glued to the international popular culture and zombies are a huge part of it.It was a bit of a challenge as you want to put on screen (a film) that has no connection with the already made zombie films. Mostly zombie films are survival films where a bunch of humans survive a bunch of zombies and all the madness that ensues in between. But we wanted to introduce the Indian audiences to the concept of zombie with the story of its origin. So every zombie has a story of how he turned into a zombie and we tell the story of one such human being and what happens to him and how he is unable to cope with it.