Humans Vs Zombies [DVD]

Film begins with scenes in a lab, an explosion then a man in a lab coat pulls out a gun, shoots a female lab worker and then himself, we assume, as we only hear the shots fired. Then we see some news type broadcasts that aren't too clear then scene changes and it's a college campus. There's a larp game going on amongst students. It's called Humans Vs Zombies. In the meanwhile we see a woman on the beach get bitten by some infected guy. So for some there's a game going on while for others reality. It's an end of the world type of zombie flick.
I enjoyed this but I didn't think it was very good. Just ok. A lot of the dialogue was drowned by a continuous rock music score. Not that it's rock all the time as some scenes where there was supposed to be tension had a different score going on. Any tense scenes seemed far too weak and overall it seemed like the whole film was a "by the numbers" flick. It's low budget so we get some explicit death scenes but a lot aren't. The effects generally are well done with exploding heads, blood and gore splashing about. Also the zombies are of the 100 mph variety. Nothing too special or memorable in this and just about passable entertainment. Don't think this zombie flick is one that I'd want to watch again.
Extras include stills for about 5 mins and trailer. UK Release.

The film starts out with a zombie virus infection breach then goes headlong into a world infestation. There is a 2 weeks interval between the events. The comic book that comes with the DVD goes into more detail, but really doesn't add anything to the explanation which was given later in the film, one which I really appreciated as it pretended to have some basis in fact. The action takes place on a college campus where students engage in a game called "Humans vs. Zombies." These students believe they are zombie experts and then the apocalypse happens (Rev. 20:13).

Zombie movies are pretty much the same. Find a safe haven, purge zombies. It is the characters that separate great zombie films from pack. I liked the zombies eating people in front of the "Humanities" building and the characters in this film:

Tommi (Dora Madison Burge): She has a gamer web site and is a hot cyber chick all the guys want, especially James. She is pretty, smart, savvy, and can make quick decisions. She is the person in charge in the room.

James (Jesse Ferraro): He is the football player who wants Tommi and the man she wouldn't have sex with even if he was the last man on earth...not to be taken as an omen or anything. He could have any girl, but wants the one he can't have.

Danny (Jonah Priour): He is the studious roommate of James who engages in zombie games. He is our voice of reason, our Jesse Eisenberg from "Zombieland." He likes Amanda and shares with her the secret of the zombie metaphor.

Amanda (Melissa Carnell): Pretty coed whose clothes everyone borrows. She also has a working shower...I think you know where this is going.

Frank (Frederic Doss): Campus Security guard who believes in conspiracy theories. He contends the Illuminati let loose this virus and fellow guard Billy (Matthew Downs) is an alien. In a way he is glad this infection has happened as a point of vindication. Favorite line: "Back the F-up, zombie trash."

Brad (Chip Joslin): He is the reason I FIVE starred this film. He is the "Jack Black" of zombie killers; a humorous over-the-top slightly overweight guy who has funny quips like "You don't take a sandwich to the beach." He lives to kill zombies. I wish he was in more scenes.

PARENTAL GUIDE: F-bomb, brief sex, nudity (Taylor Kowald whose shower is broke.) Not as good as "Zombieland", but then what is?