Frankenstein's Army film review 2013

Frankensteins Army film review 

Evil von Scarry signing in here. Saw this movie finally at long last!
As a follow up article of Kount Kreepy's announcement of the film (pre-release) here's my review of the film. I would recommend that folks check out KK's article as it gives a good backgrounder and some other things from "Worst Case Scenario" (by Richard Raaphorst ) the proto-Frankenstein's Army.

1/ Its a great movie, go see it. Especially if your one of those (like use) that have been waiting essentially since "Worst Case Scenario" for this movie.
2/ This is essentially a creature feature, and a good one at that. Lots of gore , great creature fx/make up and prop work. No need for CGI here!
3/ not exactly Academy Award acting, but good enough as really it's a fun movie and not a drama. 
4/ never mind the critics, they take themselves too seriously and film too seriously. Really. Its about reanimated monsters for Pete's sake!
5/ Richard Raaphorst as his directorial debut did a great job!

SPOILERS******************** Last warning**********SPOILERS **********SPOILERS**************************

 
I'll try not to spoil the whole thing, but be warned.

It was a great creature feature. The Germans are using one of the descendants of Dr. Frankenstein who happens to have a mad penchant for reanimation of corpses (and sometimes not so dead) and creating killer undead cyborg monstrosities.

A Russian reconnaissance patrol is out near the end of World War 2 and stumbles across the man made hell of Dr.Frankenstein's Army in a near abandoned industrial town somewhere in East Europe. Taken from a "found footage" aspect it does still flip into cinematic so won't drive away those who hate the found footage genre. 

I wasn't sure what to expect and wasn't disappointed. However. The setting was a bit haunted house

and felt, kind of  a "look and see what we can do". With the glut of WW2 soldiers vs. zombies we've seen the last few years I think the FA team did what they could to be different and stand on their own which they accomplished. FA did seem a bit rushed and if they had a bigger budget and more film they could have done an epic film instead of just a good film.

Felt a bit like House of 1000 Corpses meets Dawn of the Dead and insert found footage film here. As I've said before it does stand on it's own and has earned it's place in the horror film lexicon. I hope it does spawn a sequel and maybe with a bigger budget this time.  Some critics knocked it down but to hell with them, this was a fun movie!-EvS

Frankenstein’s Army

(update: August 3rd 2013) the film review can be found here. If you came here first read through article then link back to review here- EvS)

Here is a film I have been eagerly following since 2006 (sort of) with the teaser trailer that was released in its early incarnation "Worst Case Scenario", directed by Richard Raaphorst. Due to financial issues the plug was pulled, and the idea shelved......

.....But recently it has resurrected in the form or "Frankenstein's Army"and is coming to Rotterdam International Film Festival on January 26th 2013. The film stars Karel Roden who some will recognize from Hellboy or The Borne Supremacy. The Synopsis from IMDB is this:

Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades -- a desperate Hitler's last ghastly ploy to escape defeat.

 So you can bet that we creeps in North America and our fiend friends around the globe will be seeing it soon. In the mean time here is some stills and trailers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1925435/
http://www.frankensteinsarmy.com/

A Little bit Zombie quick review

 Wow, I was pleasantly surprised at this zombie comedy.. well written, acted, and directed..I laughed the whole way through. The synopsis is: Infected by a zombie mosquito during a weekend away, a mild mannered HR manager attempts to fulfill his overwhelming desire for brains and avoid Max, the obsessed Zombie Hunter hot on his trail. All while keeping it together so as not to incur the wrath of his Bridezilla-to-be. 

 This one will definitely will be added to the Kreepy Library. Get out there a watch it! Oh and it's Canadian, so ya know it's going to be funny! BRAAIIINNNSSS!!

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Bacon Wallets, and so much more!!!!!!!

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$24,000 Zombie survival kit

$24,000 Zombie Survival Kit

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Not since Y2K, has there been any other creature, character, or event (fictional or otherwise) that people have more thoroughly prepared for than geeks have for a zombie apocalypse. Sure, you may have started out just joking around with your friends about how you would go about taking a zombie out. But that has now led to you keeping baseball bats near your bed, and an extra pair of running shoes in your car... juuuuuuust in case. If someone asks you about the sudden appearance of zombie-preparedness paraphernalia floating about your person, you laugh it off, but then look at your friend for suspicious bite marks.

If you think you're obsession with the impending battle between the living and the undead has reached it's peak, think again. If you're really serious about gearing up, put your money where your mouth is. I present you with the Z.E.R.O. (Zombie Extermination, Research and Operations) Kit by OpticsPlanet. This kit, complete with just about every gun accessory you could think of to better your chances against a creature hungry for brains. With its $24,000 dollar price tag, you'd think it would come with actual guns and rifles, or at least some food, but you're on your own in those departments.

"So if I'm spending 24 G's on a survival kit that doesn't come with food or guns, what IS IN that stinkin' kit?" you ask. Well, here's the specs:

Weapon Accessories

GG&G Extreme Heavy Duty Swivel Bipod GGG-1245

Eotech Gear Scopecoat Cover for EoTech Zombie Stopper Red Dot Sight

OPMOD PVS-14 Monocular Gen 3 PINNACLE Night Vision Scope 64 lp/mm GNVPVS14-OPMOD

Thermal Eye X50 100x800px Waterproof Thermal Imaging Camera, NTSC - 1000380-0001

Surefire 6V LED Shotgun Forend Weaponlight for Benelli M1-M2 617LM

Leupold VX-R ZOMBIE 1.25-4x20mm 30mm Riflescope ZombieDot Green SPR

Plano Moulding Zombie Ammo Can

Champion Zombie Target 6-Pack, Attack

Streamlight TLR-1 HP Long Range Rail Mounted Flashlight, Standard Switch w/ Rail Locating Keys for Glock Style,1913 Picatinny, S&W 99/TSW & Beretta 90two & Lithium Batteries, Box 69217

Safariland 6305 ALS Tactical Holster w/ Quick Release Leg Harness - STX TAC Black, Right Hand, Hood Guard Sentry Protection 6305-7742-131-SH

New, Steiner 10x50 Military Binoculars Laser Rangefinder

Leupold Mark 4 20-60x80mm, Black Spotting Scope, TMR Reticle 110826

Laser Devices DBAL-I2 Dual Beam Laser, Visible Green Laser

Mako Group Fab Defense Handguard w/Rails For Remington Model 870 PR870

Trijicon ACOG 6x48 Dual Ill Riflescope w/Mount, Green Chevron .308 Reticle

Vero Vellini Premium Padded Leather Rifle Sling, Brown V17228

Crimson Trace Full size Glock Laser Zombie Edition

Eotech Zombie Stopper Red Dot Holographic Sight

Knives

Browning Zombie Apocalypse Knife 322870

SOG Tigershark Elite Tactical Knife, Black TiNi Blade TE02-N

Cases and Backpacks

Eberlestock G4 Operator Pack, Multicam G4MM

OPMOD Professional Range Bag, Pull Out & Brass - Black OPMOD-CVERB2930B

OPMOD Floating MSR Extreme Gun Case - 43in OPMOD-FMSREX43

Camelbak BFM Hydration Pack - 100 oz/3.0L MultiCam 61763

Reloading and Gunsmithing Equipment

Otis Technology Zombie Gun Cleaning System FG-753-Z

RCBS Pro-Melt Furnace, 240 V-ac Europe - 81200

RCBS Pro 2000 Progressive Press - 88875

Lyman 1200 DPS 3 Digital Powder System, 115 Volts 7752400

Tools

Pelican 0450 Mobile Tool Chest with Drawers

SUREFIRE SF123A BULK BOX, 400 EA. 3 VOLT LITHIUM BATTERIES

Brunton Solaris USB Foldable Solar Panel, 3100 mA Output F-SOLARIS62

Leatherman MUT Black Multi Tool w/ Black Molle Sheath 850122

Night Armor Tactical Pen w/FREE 1AA CREE Flashlight NA800CBO

OPMOD Battle Mug - WITH carry handle BM002

Brunton International Pocket Transit Pro Compass, 0-360 degrees 5006LM

5.11 Tactical Field Ops Waterproof Uni-Directional Bezel Watch, Black 59245-019

Streamlight E-Spot FireBox LED Lantern, Light Only w/ No Charger, Orange 45882

Protective Gear

Tactical Assault Gear Rampage Releasable Armor Carrier, Small/Medium, Ranger Green 812451

Tactical Assault Gear Intrepid Chest Rig w/Grenade & Mag Pouches - Multicam 812496

Oakley Commit SQ Sunglasses, Brown Sugar Frame, VR28 Black Irid Lens 03-786

Stanley Large First Aid Kit RST-60001

Blackhawk S.O.L.A.G. HD with Kevlar, Color - Black, Size - Medium, 8151MDBK

ESS Profile TurboFan Military/Tactical Goggles - Black Frame, Clear & Smoke Gray Lenses

Specter Gear M-2 Mk-3 Rapid Reload Chest Carrier for AK-47 Magazines - MultiCam 595 MULT

Laboratory Equipment

Qorpak Bottle Beakers, Medium Rounds, Wide Mouth, Qorpak 7550 With Pulp/Vinyl-Lined Black Phenolic Cap

Labnet Labpette R Repeating Pipette P3000

Samco Disposable Transfer Pipets, Fine Tip, Samco Scientific 234 Fine Tip, Large Bulb, Case

UNICO Shake-It Pipette Shaker, for 6 pipettes, 15 min. timer, 110 V L-P600T

Celestron Professional Compound Microscope, 1500x, Halogen Lamp - 44108

So I hope you paid attention when you got that lesson in how to create a cure for being undead, cuz if not, you're spending a lot of money on stuff you don't need. Each item in the kit is on sale individually as well, so no need to break the bank all at once.

What kind of items do you already have or plan to buy to prepare yourself for the zombie apocalypse?

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DEAD BEFORE DAWN 3D

New comedy horror starring Devon Bostick (Diary of a wimpy kid), and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the future). A bunch of college kids accidentally unleash an evil curse that causes people to kill themselves and turn into Zombie Demons, aka ZEMONS! Looks good! 

DEAD BITE

The 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to take Montreal by storm with three weeks of inspiration and thrills starting July 19 and running all the way through August 7.

One of the beautiful things about the Thai film industry right now is that it’s functioning a lot like Roger Corman’s classic exploitation studio, AIP: if you’ve got the right actors, a marketing hook, and a high concept, you’ve got a greenlight. While this means that a lot of cruddy movies get made, it also means that the occasional trash classic slips under the wire and hits screens like a big blast of reefer smoke. Such is the case with Dead Bite. Joey Boy is a hiphop star who’s buddies with Will.i.am of the Black-eyed Peas and you can just see him in the pitch meeting forDead Bite: “See, I’m going to get my hiphop crew, the Gancore Club, to play themselves in a zombie movie featuring lots of girls in bikinis. And then they all get killed.” Cue gangsters signing checks and cameras starting to roll.

With no aspirations higher than passing 90 minutes with plenty of babes, blood, and blunts, Dead Bite actually winds up being better than it needs to be thanks to the unrehearsed charisma of the hiphop goofballs in Gancore Club. From the opening scene, in which they’re hired to play a concert for ghosts (an actual Thai tradition) to their telepathic conversations and the way they all try to top each other with their baroque death scenes, these guys are in it to win it. After their supernatural concert goes wrong, their sleazy manager promises them a cakewalk gig: a quick video shoot on a boat jammed with sexy swimsuit-clad ladies. Unfortunately, the boat gets stranded on Mermaid Island, inhabited by insane locals who are led by a forest goddess who loves to butcher tourists just because she can. Then things get worse, because everytime it rains, an army of zombies rise from the surf to treat themselves to a buffet of human flesh.

Contemporary B-movie madness at its most casual, off-the-cuff, and energetic, the slick production values, and enthusiastic gore effects make this movie feel like far more than the sum of its parts. This is a horror movie made by people who love horror movies, full of dope beats, and beaten-to-a-pulp dopes, and it ends with a sick wrap-around gag that feels like the kicker of one whopping, zombie-filled fish story.

Juan of the Dead Review

So my Creepy friends, I just watched Juan of the Dead, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. At first glance I thought, "Oh great, a Shawn of the Dead rip-off". But not at all...yes, there are a few similarities, but this movie has a completely different vibe and definitely worth seeing. The humour is a tad darker, and way more down in the gutter. Lol. More sex, and more violence. The FX are solid, with a few obvious CGI tweeks. But hey its meant to be tongue and cheek. The characters are great and hilarious. The only draw back to this movie for some will be subtitles. But if you are like me, and a die hard zomcom fan, you will really like this flick. The constant digs at all the institutions ie Communism, capitalism and other countries is entertaining too. So go out and buy this one, or whatever ya gotta do, but watch it! 4 of 5 bleeding brains!!

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Zombie Truck

“The Haunted House of Horrors” has unveiled a promotional vehicle named as the Zombie Truck. The Haunted House of Horrors situated in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada is a Halloween haunted attraction. Modified from a mini carry truck of Suzuki and full of zombie repression, stalking and hunting gear; the Zombie Truck is horrifyingly deadly.

The Zombie Truck

The Zombie Truck is a zombie collecting, tracking, hunting and dumping unit. A six foot tall metal zombie packing cage is its main feature and it can flock up to eight zombies. It is fully loaded with perilous equipments from exterior as well as interior. Zombie executing front bumper, emergency and auxiliary lighting, a siren with zombie sound effects, zombie themed vinyl graphics enclosure and a Gatling gun make The Zombie Truck so dreadful. The interior is military themed with seats and door panels padded by camouflage fabric. Stiff truck bed liner coating is used in the bottom so that the blood and guts of zombies can be washed away easily. Zombie bite disaster kit, shotgun mounted at the front and an LCD screen with zombie tracking GPS application are also featured in the truck.

The Zombie Truck

Shawn Gusz is the creator of this vehicle and for a realistic effect he set life-sized zombie figures made by HauntedHouseCreations. These threatening figurines are put inside the zombie containment cage.

Juan of the Dead

I don't know about you my creepy readers, but I am stoked for this flesh eating-fest!!!!

“The zombie world has yet to witness one last stand – Cuba. An outbreak hits the island on the anniversary of the revolution, so Juan and his friends set out to conquer the undead who, according to government reports, are unruly Americans continuing their quest of undermining the regime.”


Director:

Alejandro Brugués was born in Buenos Aires. He graduated from Cuba’s International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños. His films include Personal Belongings (07) and Juanof the Dead (11).


MAY 4th Limited release 


UPDATE August 14, 2012, VOD DVD release

Map of the Dead

http://www.mapofthedead.com/

The Walking Dead teaches us that well-stocked pantries and armories are paramount to the survival of the human race after a zombie infestation. Canned food and ammunition: You can never have enough of these key essentials.

Enter the Map of the Dead from Doejo, which overlays zombie danger zones and potential supply locations on a Google Map of your local haunts. Red areas denote population centers where zombies might graze, while dark gray zones cover parks and wilderness areas, which are most likely to be walker-free. Supply locations are annotated with helpful descriptions — liquor stores, hospitals, gun shops, military bases and cemeteries are just some of the locations highlighted.

The map uses Google APIs and keyword searches to determine the location types that appear on the maps. The developers at Doejo are looking into adding more location types, such as schools, pawn shops and barricades. Unfortunately, certain keywords are currently returning too many false positives for these types of landmarks.

As for user-generated content — in other words, crowd-sourced supply and hiding place annotation — it’s something Doejo is exploring, but has no definite plans to implement. Which might be good. You don’t want to share your favorite fortified sniper perch with the whole world.

Still, with the Doejo maps, you can better plan for the coming zombie apocalypse, and even other natural disasters. At Gadget Lab, we scanned not only our local San Francisco environs, but also Chicago and New York City to determine safe zones should the worst come to pass. (We briefly considered a quick survey of Los Angeles, but decided that traffic snarls will doom the City of Angels to a quick and unstoppable zombie epidemic. Sorry, LA. We’ll miss your movie blockbusters and sunny beaches.)

Here’s a quick look at how well our three metropolitan areas are set up for riding out the zombie plague.

Manhattan is an island, which gives it an advantage over outlaying areas, insomuch that once the city shuts down the bridges and tunnels, survivors can start rooting out the water-locked zombies. On the flipside, a quick look at the map shows only three gun stores.

Sure, you can kill a zombie with a well-placed smack to the head, but who wants to get that close to something that wants to chew on your shoulder? Also, be careful about that military base between the two cemeteries — it’s actually just a recruitment center. And, of course, stay far away from cemeteries, which are typically popular spawning points for the undead.

As with all the Doejo maps of metropolitan areas, the Manhattan map only shows major stores, and leaves out neighborhood bodegas. So make friends with the owners of these stores right now. A few pleasantries today could prove fruitful tomorrow.

Chicago

Zombies don't want deep dish, they want brains. Photo: Google Maps/Doejo

The Windy City is surrounded by suburbs on three sides. That much open space could help the citizens of Chicago escape early in the infestation. That said, if you’re trapped in the city, it’s best to stay near the shore, as it’s easier to defend three sides than four. Plus, if you have an escape boat, you can head to Canada where the zombies are allegedly nicer.

Four military bases are within the immediate Chicago area, and could potentially help keep zombie infestation to a minimum. Or, conversely, the soldiers could become zombies — military-trained zombies with access to guns. It’s a judgement call. You have the map, so at least you know your options.

San Francisco

All those peace rallies could suddenly become zombie buffets. Photo: Google Maps/Doejo

San Francisco has the advantage of being at the tip of a peninsula. Shutting down the two bridges the lead into the city should be no problem. The disadvantage of San Francisco is that it’s San Francisco, home of pacifism and protest. People here may not have the gumption to mount an effective counter-attack, and no amount of pacifistic protesting will stop a zombie from popping open your skull, and devouring your brain like it’s soup inside a sourdough bread bowl.

Our lack of local gun stores is especially disturbing. Hopefully, the thin design of the MacBook Air — you can find four or five in every local hipster cafe — will help these notebooks serve as effective weapons for zombie decapitation.

San Francisco’s saving grace may be its DIY resourcefulness. Within a few days of the collapse of society, someone will probably have an open-source 3D printable weapon that not only kills zombies, but also offers a much lower carbon footprint than your average bullet.

Plus, San Francisco moved all of it’s dead to the nearby suburb of Colma. That should cut down on the first wave of zombies that wander the streets lusting for brraaaiiinnnsss.

My Favorite Zombie

A funny zombie TV show spoof by SamMacaroni 

DoubleStar Corp Zombie-X AK with Chain Saw

Oh boy, I WANT THIS!!!

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Resident Evil Retribution teaser

Well if you haven't seen it...here it is

Slingshot Zombiehammer with Skull Ejector

He's back with a new weapon! The "Slingshot Zombiehammer with Skull Ejector"! LOL

Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection

North Bank Entertainment, the UK production company behind Ruggero Deodato's forthcoming The House on the Edge of the Park Part II, Independent Moving Pictures and Mad Science Films have released the first trailer for Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection, a British version of the 1968 horror classic.

The film is the debut feature of director James Plumb, with the script co-written by James Plumb and Andrew Jones. It was shot on location in Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Cardiff in South Wales, UK.

"In 2012 the deceased have risen from their graves with only one instinct: to feed on the living. As academics speculate on the scientific cause of the phenomena, theologians point to the Armageddon foretold in the Book of Revelation. As the cities are overrun and civilization crumbles, a family take refuge from the undead army in an isolated farmhouse in West Wales. But the greatest threat is already among them."

RE-KILL TRAILER

The Walken Dead

When Zombies rise, eat flesh, and quote Christopher Walken, we're all in trouble!