The Vanguard
The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued by hordes of rage-crazed zombies.
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- Cast:
- Christopher Hatherall
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Too much of everything
Excellent but underrated film
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
i like this kind of movie, I thought I could tough it out and watch the whole movie and give them a break but it just keeps getting worse and worse. I did watch it to the end, I wish I hadn't.There are some truly bad zombie films out there and I grade on a curve, so in this genre even a crap film could get a few stars... this one I would give zero if that were an option.The story line is unique in that it steals plots and scenarios from many films in a unique combination, and it could be truly great with good acting and direction, sadly there is none. Nor is there good editing, sound effects or camera work.The writing, ahhhh! To the writers, go back to the fifth grade and listen this time! Spoiler alert (not really, but just in case) The hero finally transforms into a hulk zombie ninja and the action just gets ridiculous, I was expecting him to start jumping through the tree tops and do floating bicycle kicks or something, maybe transform into a dragon and crap zombies from his ass , sadly it was writers that were crapped out of his ass and more truly stupid scenes were to follow.
from the start of the film you think it may have something to it, but when you find out that the history of the world going bad is from oil running out.... Really. that is what causes "the company" to turn on "us" super weak. Film tricks that have been over used that the next director who tries to use them should never work in film again. The shaky camera, slow motion shots that do not add anything to the effect of what is going on. The nature of the "zombie" people and even the hero don't make any sense at all. I wouldn't give this film a moment more of my time after the first 30 mins. In fact I have never written a review on this site before, but the pure crap that people seem to be putting out needs to stop. I love horror movies, and am a fan of cult films and movies that seem to have some thought behind them. This movie isn't any of the following. The fact that this site placed a glowing review about this movie is also disturbing. How anyone could think that this movie has any merit just shows how the movie was made in the first place. The world is full of stupid people, and I guess this movie was made for them. This movie can't even be considered B rate. I have seen indp films that have more to offer on access cable. What did the producers do with the money they had for the film? snort it up thr nose?
Honestly this is by far the best zombie movie I've seen in years. And thats saying a lot because im a huge fan of zombies. This movie has awesome characters that are unique and don't fit the normal cast of a zombie movie. The main character max is freaking awesome he doesn't speak he had a tragic screwed up childhood and he takes it out on zombies. He doesn't complain, and every time you think hes about to lose his sanity he starts freaking out by killing zombies with his 2 hatchets.Anyways.... The plot is pretty cool to... they keep it pretty straightforward and simple. The zombies look great excellent job on makeup etc... But the one thing i don't get is why the zombies run sideways in a weird monkey gait..... i guess the virus or whatever disables some part of there motor skills....some nice points i liked about the movie... -Zombies are fast and awesome looking -Max is the coolest zombie fighter I've ever seen (including comics I've read) -Max's Beard -More mohawks then I've ever seen in a movie...ever -MAx basically teaches the audience how to survive a zombie infestation the right way instead of the typical stupid ass decisions that zombie movie characters normally make -Proves arab (right? i think there arab, is that politically correct to say this?o well) can act in roles besides villains, or suicide bombers. -Great use of lighting and filming methods -Max's Beard... -max likes to screw with people lol...
These days I believe that everyone wants the same boring story with all sorts of cool special effects and to be wowed. This movie brings such an intensity to its genre and is a very special film. Sometimes, it is important for people to experiment and try something new and when you see this movie it is for sure something new. Now at times it can be slow but all in all the movie is terrific and it should be viewed by all those who have a taste in movies that are not part of the normal mainstream. So take a chance I think you will be presently surprised and if not then maybe you are just not into the independent horror/scifi/independent film. That's okay, see this movie with an open mind and leave and don't think hey compared to this and this it wasn't all that great. This is an original doesn't need to be compared just enjoyed and appreciated.