| Dance of the Dead | 
 enlarge | Director: Gregg Bishop
Actors: Jared Kusnitz, Chandler Darby, Greyson Chadwick, Justin Welborn, Carissa Capobianco
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 10009
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 87
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 24016
UPC: 031398101994
EAN: 0031398101994
ASIN: B001D262LA
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: October 14, 2008
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 10/14/2008 Run time: 87 minutes Rating: R
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 Best of the Zombie Movies November 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
That title may go a bit far, but this one is a hoot. While the tongue is never even slightly out of cheek, and once quite literally, the requisite gore and shock value just add to the fun.
I recommend this movie highly to newcomers and aficionados of the genre.
Two green, twitching, decaying thumbs up!
Modern Comedy Horror Film that Works November 14, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dance of the Dead is a horror teen comedy, I guess. It's created by people I've never heard of and stars people I've never heard of. That's alright though because it turns out to be an inventive, carefree, and surprisingly enjoyable little movie. I laughed consistently at the dialogue and the action throughout Dance of the Dead, as it reminded me of fun horror/comedies like Re-Animator and Evil Dead II. More specifically it reminded me of Dan O'Bannon's tongue-in-cheek semi-cult classic The Return of the Living Dead, a film that only idiots think is to be taken seriously but it still has enough flashes of B-movie flavor that you're not sure whether to laugh because it's good at being funny or whether it's just funny because it is so bad. Dance of the Dead is an up-to-date tribute in some ways to films like The Return of the Living Dead which by itself makes it worthwhile, but there are many elements that also make Dance of the Dead original. That is actually saying something believe it or not, because there have been countless failures among similar films but this one captures the right tone.
The reason the tone works is actually pretty simple, director Gregg Bishop has the ability to create a decent teen comedy. He does so by the starting the film with very entertaining characters and the actors do a fantastic job in making us like their funny and sometimes stereotypical personalities that become unique and even funnier given the circumstances. So we get introduced to a group of humorous characters (my favorites being Kyle and Coach Keel) who are not going to the prom. Then these characters become the protagonists as Bishop throws a zombie apocalypse into their setting. Now, overly violent slapstick humor ala Planet Terror meets The Three Stooges is my kind of comedy, so if it's not your thing you won't like this, but I doubt you will have even heard of this movie to begin with if you don't appreciate that sort of thing. So we get an American Pie blue print setting that eventually gets invaded by zombies. Another reviewer effectively compared it to a John Hughes zombie film in his title, which is actually right on point.
I'm giving this a high rating but I normally struggle in giving movies like this too high a rating. Usually silly movies like this can take decades to ease into being truly appreciated but I'm willing to bet that in ten or twenty years folks will look back fondly on Dance of the Dead as a horror comedy cult-classic. Time will tell of course, but I'm willing to make that prediction and give this movie a strong recommendation to those who enjoy similar fare.
Fun with Zombies November 8, 2008
I really enjoyed this movie - it reminded me a lot of the teen flicks of the 80's like Breakfast Club but with the Living Dead thrown into the mix. It was a lot of fun with enough gore to satisfy zombie fans while still managing to throw in a lot of just for laughs moments. The characters include all the stereotypical high school types who end up having to work together to stop the zombies and in the process learn to like each other. Ghost House Pictures has really done an excellent job with this one. I'm looking forward to checking out the other Ghost House Underground films.
Best Zombie Movie Ever! November 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am elated to find that this movie is available for purchase. On a whim, we went to see it at the Atlanta Film Festival and being a zombie movie aficionado I was ready for this to not thrill me. How good could the effects be for an indie film, right?
I was wrong. So very, very wrong. This was by far one of the best zombie movies I've ever seen, you get what you are expecting and/or hoping for and then a whole lot more. I was lost for words when the zombies exploded from their graves. The humorous moments our cast finds themselves in, the biting one liners- it was funny, it was gross, it was grossly funny. I recommend this to anyone as the perfect date movie (I watched parts of it from behind my sweater so you know it has to be good!)
Fun Movie November 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
one of those great one's you keep to watch over and over when you just wanna veg out and see something you know you love to watch.
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