It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

PLATOON OF THE DEAD is another rubbish zombie indie movie that foisted itself on the public mind in 2009. The story involves three soldiers on the run during the zombie apocalypse. You get some idea of the resources available to the filmmakers when you see said soldiers carrying toy pistols. They hide out at a farmhouse where they interact with an equally dull trio of women. The zombies are barely glimpsed here with the emphasis on a psychological drama of sorts, but it's all very shabby.

I have loved zombie films for over 30 yrs but this p.o.s. took 5 sittings to get through. I've seen some bad ones over the years but this one takes the prize as the 'Worst Movie I Own' (& that's saying something for a collection that includes several Jess Franco films & 1986's Raiders Of The Living Dead). I kept hoping that it would become so bad as to become kind of funny...but no such luck (I should have realised how bad this film was gonna be when I found myself checking the running time remaining only 8 minutes in). There's no need for a Spoiler Alert - you'll want to forget this film while you're actually watching it, never mind later. Avoid like an open barrel of 245-Trioxin.

Sure this was a bad movie but it was watchable. The plot, despite being as thin as buttermilk to start with eventually curdled into an intriguing idea. And for that reason alone it was worth watching. With some development I could imagine a series of kick-dead-ass movies based on the premise. It's undeniable that it was all over the place in the acting, filming, score and direction but it was sort of like a twisted "Dog Soldiers" (maybe). The plastic guns and Star Wars type lasers didn't detract from the movie. The long-haired captain was interesting as were the others. Basically, think Ed Wood and you won't be far wrong, although in PotD the sets weren't cardboard.

OK, I love zombie movies. I also don't understand how "movies" like this get their space on IMDb. I am sure i can have my family Christmas movies rated here as well (they are MUCH MORE entertaining than this). Honestly, I saw the first 10 minutes of this movie and it was a torture. OK, about the acting - DUH - at least pretend that you're faking some emotion when you see a guy dying. I would give that soldier an Oscar. Seriously. Why? Just because. It's a crazy world, anyway, so what the hell...I've never seen anything worse in history of movies, maybe that's why...Then the FX. After effects, quickly generated effects that don't even follow the camera movement properly. Lol...Guns are plastic toys shooting laser beams that are not even close to 197? Dr. Who's. And the, the MUSIC! I can't even describe that annoying, almost funny, trumpet-like sound that plays while they are marching through the zombie-infected forest. It is so '40's and it fits in there just like the funny bluegrass tune fits into the original '2nd house on the left'. (that is the only comparison, though - '2nd house on the left' was a good movie). I don't know what else to say. I am sorry that I wasted 4 minutes of my life writing this review.