There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I actually really enjoyed this. I'm not a massive fan of Elijah Wood and it's not of the calibre of say, the Scary Movie series, but this was a good film.It may not have the best plot or a big budget, but it was quite funny. You certainly won't be bored watching it, it will certainly entertain you and that's the reason we watch films. Plenty of laughs and over the top cheesy gore that will make you say 'eww' whilst giggling.The opening scenes might be enough to turn some people vegetarian.I'm not sure why but the scene with the kid skipping with the intestines really made me howl.Certainly worth a watch and for the entertainment value, the price is a steal.

The setting of the movie is brilliant. There's always something creepy about zombie children. Yes, all zombies or infected or whatever is your preferred term for these horrifying creatures, are of course terrifying, but the children are even more so. It's like when children are singing in horror movies it's million times creepier. When ghosts are children, they are creepier. When any kind of monster in a horror movie is a kid, it's always like... yikes.The main characters are such a strange bunch, it's a delight. They are all such stereotypical teachers. There's that cheerful, happy teacher, grumpy coach, different kind of creepy teachers and that one sub who asks students to call him by his real name. They make a weird team of survivors, and they are freaking hilarious. Most of the humour comes from their archetypes, and of course the dialogue is amazing. It most often is in actually funny horror comedies. Cooties is funny and thrilling while it's also wonderfully disgusting. Also if the beginning of this movie won't make you a vegetarian, then nothing will.

Personally, I believe the plot of this movie was exceptional. I love horror movies and the movie was pretty good.Until the ending, where they don't even solve the virus. They just drive off, leaving all these blood-hungry children on the loose. I mean, at least find a cure or something?Other than that, it was pretty good. I would recommend it to a horror fan.

In an era when the zombie trope is close to becoming overplayed and hackneyed this film does nothing to save the genre. Once considered horror films zombie movies have transitioned to comedy, perhaps originally in the recent era thanks to Pegg and Frost's brilliant 'Sean of the Dead.' However Cooties fails as both a horror movie and as a horror comedy.Elijah Wood looks very much like Frodo Baggins after a haircut and the rest of the cast are nobodies who don't lend much to an already thin plot line. Credit does go to Leigh Whannel for playing the socially awkward 'brains of the bunch' well although this is not enough to save the film.The alleged hook of this film is that the zombies are all children, those having survived puberty not being vulnerable to the virus. Anyone would think that a horde of zombie kids running amok in a school would be enough for gore filled laughs whilst conforming to the standard pattern of zombie movies the world over. However the laughs are few and far between. The film also tries to be scary and is filled with many of the clichés of any horror flick since the invention of film. Yet these elements of the movie are forced at best and a long way from striking terror into the hearts of the viewer. That none of the main characters come close to dying also removes any remaining facade of credibility to this turkey of a film.I do not recommend this film at all. 3/10