Shatter Dead
Manufacturer : Sub Rosa Studios
Rating : 2.5
Reviews : 31
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When the Angel of Death impregnates a mortal woman, the dead stop dying. But these zombies are not out to destroy the living; their only desire is to return and be back among us. And now a bloody war has broken out between the living and the dead, bleeding the final survivors from our broken world. Amid this fetid landscape of zombie massacres rises Susan (Stark Raven), a lone woman desperate to get back to her boyfriend and a life of some sanity. And she’s not about to let anyone, living or undead, get in her way? New York Filmmaker Scooter McCrae’s (Sixteen Tongues) bold new take on the zombie genre won the prestigious Best U.S. Independent Feature Award at the Italian FANTAFILM Festival, which helped solidify its status as a modern horror cult classic. Are you ready to feel the Final Wraith of God?Features:
-Region 1
-Full Motion Menus
-Three Director and Crew/Talent Commentary
-Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
-Shock Reel/Trailers Sub Rosa Movies
-Original and Bonus Trailer
-Tour of the Shatter Dead House
-and more!
-Region 1
-Full Motion Menus
-Three Director and Crew/Talent Commentary
-Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
-Shock Reel/Trailers Sub Rosa Movies
-Original and Bonus Trailer
-Tour of the Shatter Dead House
-and more!
5 Comments
The first 50 minutes of this movie attain near greatness. There is a pretty cool concept at work: the dead rise and are cogent enough to regret their death, but at the same time realize that they seemingly have a good deal. The Angel of Death thing aside, the concept of the dead coming back and being non-hostile was unique. The character of Susan, though lackadaisically acted, is interesting enough to keep you from pushing the eject button and switching to that Buffy episode or something of the like. The preacher was pretty intriguing. It is only after Susan recovers her car that the movie tanks miserably. Her boyfriend, next to Tom Lenk’s character in the Buffy series, is the gayest most annoying creature to grace the screen–who the hell died and said he was worthy of a nude shot, much less a close up???? Some issues you may have (I sure did) a problem with: the film’s sound ironically was more like what the zombies should have sounded like when they tried to talk; what the heck was the deal with the Angel of Death; since speech requires the coordination of a diaphragm, a larynx, and that little thing called breath to make sound, how is it the zombies are able to speak when they can’t breathe; how the hell could such a boneheaded character like Susan have survived for as long as she did?? These are the things zombie legends are made of—but not necessarily good films.
I think I found a lobotomised monkey once with more acting skills than these folks. Actually i think the director tried to hire him but the monkey refused stating “the film didn’t meet his standards”. actually i think the monkey was the director, split personalities and all that…?
How did they film this movie? camera phones were not around back when this was made, but its to shoddy to come from a hand helm vhs video cam, unless they got the camera from a crackerjack box, but then again I read in an interview saying the cracker jack corporation refused to let them use there cams, cause the film didn’t meet their standards.
Im to lazy to give a review on the story, which is probably the way the screenwriter felt about having to write it.
Yes this is probably the shoddiest review you’ll ever read but this film doesnt deserve anything but shoddy. although i think i spelled a few words correctly so i feel i have done this film too much justice.
This could have been a interesting little addition to the mostly crappy shot-on-VHS subgenre of low-budget horror films. It’s got an original take on the zombie mythos—-concious, intelligent,
non-cannibalistic zombies—-and a fair amount of style considering it was shot using a video camera.
But the lead actress is so untalented and wretched that she utterly ruins the movie! She shows no facial expression, and mumbles all of her lines in a very nauseating mush that reminds one of drug addicts or mentally retarded people.
None of the other actors are in the least bit capable either, but at least they TRY to act. This woman is, beyond a doubt, one of the worst performers I’ve ever seen on film (tape?) and every moment she speaks on screen is torture.
But then again, some people have said she did a good job! So who knows. The director is talented, and there are some nice moments in the film. You might like it, but I’m betting you won’t.
Okay guys. This is my first “official” movie review for Amazon. I must say, I picked a hell of a movie to start out on. This had to be, the most confusing, pointless, and utterly insulting waste of time that I have ever unknowingly volunteered for.
Not only did the graphics fall incredibly short of par, I have expected for a stage-hand to walk on-screen, or for a mic to appear above her head. I’m not sure what to say for the plot, becuase I have yet to catch hint of one.
I’m sorry that this is so short, but that movie has left me speechless. I have watched literally thousands of movies, and not one of them compare to this… Thank God!
P.S. It has one star, because there isn’t a lower rating.
I wanted to give a different opinion since several reviews were negative.
Shatter Dead is NOT a zombie movie like the Romero movies or 28 Days Later or the Dawn remake. All those are GREAT movies, but this one is different.
This is an artsy movie. The opening segment supposedly explains things, but if I hadn’t read the box, I wouldn’t have understood. Don’t expect horror. Expect creepiness and bizarre stuff, but I don’t think anything in this acually scared me.
Why four stars? It’s weird. And weird like too many bigger-budget films are not willing to be. I recommend it.