Osombie
Osombie
| 05 May 2012 (USA)
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Following the 9/11 attacks, the war on terror against Afghanistan continues. With the Taliban insurgents hiding out in the mountains however, they become increasingly difficult for the US military to engage. The solution is to try and flush them out by adding low level chemicals to the water supply. Little do the USA know however that enemy scientists have adapted the chemicals to make their own formula, one that can bring the dead back to life.

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Claysaba

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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ShangLuda

Admirable film.

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Matrixiole

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

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Dana

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Leofwine_draca

OSOMBIE is a straight-up zombie action B-movie that sees a bunch of soldiers based in Afghanistan tackling various enemy soldiers. One of them turns out to be the zombie of Osama bin Laden, which gives the film it's title. This is straight-up zombie fare, with lots of shooting and CGI blood spray effects mixed in with some fairly effective and gruesome zombie makeup. The script is uninteresting and the characters underdeveloped, but the film has cinematography that's a little better than many zombie indie movies; it's a pity that the second half has far less action and is far less interesting than the first.

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Warren Marris

Post 9/11, this film is NOT in good taste in anyway... But to hell with that - Whats the film about?Imagine if Bin Laden was in the brotherhood of Albert Wesker (Resident Evil/Biohazzard for those who don't know - In which case... WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???) and that is about the crux of it...A crack military unit is stranded in the desert trying to find the "Lair" of the big evil creating an undead army... A civilian is trying to find her missing conspiracy theorist brother... Oh! And Bin Laden is now Undead!!!!But you get to see hardly anything of Bin Laden despite the fact he is supposed to be the big baddie! In fact you see him in th opening and at the end! That's it!That said... Its not a bad film. Its not trying to be taken seriously at all! The crack unit is low on ammo but shoots anything and everything that it sees as a threat even if they could just run away from it as its a couple of miles away...CGI is used for many effects, but seriously - IT'S BAD!!! And when I say bad I mean REALLY BAD!With that said... Its just a fun romp! And funnily, Tomboy (Played by Danielle Chuchran) is quite fit in uniform... There is some eye candy for the ladies and just a totally silly story that anyone can enjoy as its just plain DAFT!

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meantryptamine

Great production value for what it is. The CGI is pretty good, and the costumes and props are excellent. Also, if you like good movies, you won't like Osombie. If you like bad movies, you won't like Osombie, but hey! If you think Ewe Boll is a genius and ahead of his time, then you'll love this movie.If you know anything about military tactics, this movie will offend your sensibilities. If your military experience comes entirely from media, this movie will still offend your sensibilities. This group of soldiers, purportedly Army Rangers, utilize the "rush into the center of a hoard of zombies and fire in all directions" combat method. They don't hold a line. They rush to melee range to shoot .50 BMGs from the hip. In their defense, they never look surprised when someone is bitten, which is at almost every encounter. Interestingly, the meat head who likes to fight zombies half naked shows impressive survivability.The dialogue is horrid. Whoever wrote it tried to cram in every colloquial metaphor they'd ever heard in a tragic failure to sound cool. I could forgive "Tomboy's" flawless makeup in every scene and the fact that everyone looks clean and well-fed in spite of daily temperatures in excess of 120 degrees Fahrenheit and near-freezing nights in Afghanistan, but the dialogue is just so, so bad.This movie exists as a vehicle to hamfistedly deliver us to cliché zombie movie moments, which are then poorly executed. The only reason so many people have heard of it is due to its exploitation of one of the most reviled men in history.Good sets, good costumes, good props, a very nice camera, and actors that I believe could have delivered if given literally anything to work with... It just breaks my heart that the makings of a great movie were in place, and the people running the show produced this tripe.

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kosmasp

I really expected the worst, but this movie is really funny. Although I do understand that some people might have problems with how it is made. There's a lot of dialog in it and if you don't like the humor, you won't like the movie either. But the fact, that Osama is back for someone to kill him again, is an idea that is destined to be a great sell. And who'd have thought it: Someone opened a theme park (if you can call it that) in America, where you can kill Osama for 300 or 400 dollars.Something quite a lot of people wish they could do, as is evident in this movie too. But there are other ideas in this movie, some I really liked. Some subtle jokes, some not so subtle. And of course not all of them hit their mark. But as mentioned above, they talk so much, that eventually there is a gem to be found. I liked it and the CGI isn't really bad, especially for a low budget movie. The actors obviously had fun shooting this and if you let yourself you might have fun watching it too.

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