Konterr
Brilliant and touching
Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Kirandeep Yoder
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
dennisdolanphantom
That review might seem a little harsh, however that doesn't mean that it is not true. I am usually very positive when I review movies. As negative as this review may appear, I do like to give most movies the benefit of the doubt. However, it took me 3 separate views too find anything that I can even consider passible.Lets start with what I find passible with the movie. Probably the most passible thing in the movie is the couch of Zed's team. The character is almost like something out of a Kevin Hart or Tyler Perry movie. His character is self-depracting and aware of just how pathetic he is. He's also over the top and clearly not taking this seriously. However, he never truly reaches anything above passible.No lets get into the things I find bad about this movie. And rest assured, There is a lot of things. But to keep things relatively streamlined and to keep me from explode in a mixture of rage and violence, I'll start with the production design.The production design looks like it was done in an afternoon with whatever they could find laying around the soundstage. The colors of the sets include pastel pink and blue that don't sever any purpose whatsoever. The make-up makes the zombies look like they're all amateur cosplayers dressing up as The Joker for ComicCon.Next, I'm going to talk about the acting. Apart from the couch, none of the performances reaches anything above serviceable. Zed, the lead male of the film, is a zombie who wants to join the football team. He barely seems like he cares thought the movie, clearly have fun an letting too much of himself into the character. There's also Addison, the female lead of the movie, who is a human hoping to become a cheerleader. She appears to be trying really hard throughout the entire movie. However, this combination isn't very good at all. Not to mention that their on screen chemistry can best be described as two people who were told early that morning that they would fall in love.There's also Bucky, Addison's cousin who is also the captain of the cheerleaders. He is constant flipping from coked out maniac and wooden stump throughout the movie. And then there's everyone else, whom are basically the same as Bucky.Then there is the writing and story, which is probably my least favorite aspect. The messages and themes, while definitely good and important, are delivered with the all of the subtlety of a sledgehammer being swung towards a house made of glass. Not a single line is clever or service the story in a unique way. And the message of the film appears to be "We call all solve racism by cheering." If only Malcolm X or Fredrick Douglas k new that all he needed to do was cheer.There are other things that are terrible about this movie, but I don't have the time or the patience to describe them
Prismark10
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S is an allegorical film about racism, it does not really hide its subject matter. It is really a shame that it looks rather cheap and the song & dance numbers seem to be so unmemorable. It just looks like a Disney television movie that was quickly knocked off and they hope the young teens will like it enough.Some years after a zombie infestation, they are now deemed to be harmless as they can control their urges through a device. Zombies are now allowed to integrate at high school with humans.Charming Zed wants to play college football but the Zombies discover that integration is not something that humans are really keen on. However he befriends freshman Addison, she wants to be a cheerleader and decides to join their cause to be accepted.It is a shame that the script was not more polished.
cyberinferno
Disney hyped this movie quite a bit, and it was worth the wait. Our kids love the songs, and they'll stick in your head.I'm surprised to see so many people comparing this negatively to the Descendents. I think Decendents 1, 2, and Zombies are all fun, but I thought the songs in Zombies actually sounded like they were sung by the actors compared to Descendents' heavily autotuned tracks. Some people have complained about "bad lip synching", which I saw very little of. If I had one complaint about the songs, it's that a couple of them are actually re-used in different tempos/tones, and it would be nice to have some more originals.The story is cute albeit predictable (then again, what kids movies aren't predictable?). It's got enough plot twists to keep you entertained though, and the acting is very good overall (aside from some extras). And as I mentioned in the title, the overall theme/message of the movie is a good one, and I disagree with some of the negative reviews that it's too hamfisted.Overall, I definitely recommend this movie to parents of younger kids.
bethanygrainge
This enitre film is a slower version of every other movie Disney channel puts out with some below average dance numbers to mask the absolutely atrocious acting. the plot is so similar to descendants it's ridiculous, and my god. THE ZOMBIES. They look like rejected jokers! No effort put into them at all. This movie is 100% tosh. Do not waste your time.