Dead Hate the Living [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Reviews

this horror is what you expect from full moon. cheesy and a bit tongue in cheek. what is unusual about it is that its done much later than you'd expect by the looks of it. its heavily embedded in the 80's yet they make references to 90's movies and you begin to realize that something else is afoot.

story wise its another "filmmakers become a part of their story in real life" sort've horror. which is always a bit hard to stomach. the amateurish joking around here, the hanging out ala 80's highschool chums, and the weird sibling plot is awkward and a bit annoying. the main ghoul is campy (i almost expected him to break out in a musical number ala rocky horror) but the others are more fulci type zombies crossed with hellraiser demon beasties. you're never really sure here if its suppose to be scary or silly. from the interviews on the dvd i think they were actually going for scary....well that didn't really happen in print. oh well.

i guess its watchable. its overly slow, a bit of a mess plotwise, and no where near essential viewing. the acting isn't half bad except for one of the main characters, who is also the main joker in the film.

its a "i've seen everything else and this is on my shelf" sort've movie. can't say i was enamored by it.