I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

The gore is joyful in its entirety but tragically that is all that this film has going for it. The story is a bit confusing and boring. The acting is fine and there are some funny moments as well as some violent moments. This sadly fails to capture even half the spirit of Peter Jackson's early frolics in black comedy. Impressive considering the roots and background of this but otherwise mildly disappointing.

I am surprised to see the score for this film is relatively low. Granted, it is not as good as other zombie/comedy films such as 'Dead Alive' or the all time great 'Shaun of the Dead', but it is a lot better than most of the tripe put out the last four or five years since 'The Walking Dead' has become all the rage. Not slamming it or any other more well known zombie films, I am referring more to the thousands of zombie films that have gone direct to DVD or are made by the SyFy channel. Is the film perfect? Absolutely not as there are so many plot holes and inconsistencies it is insane, but at the same time, I do not think a film that has a guy completely naked at one point and pulling guns out of nowhere the next is a film that one should take too seriously either.The story has a relatively small town being bombarded with meteors that quickly transform most of the population into bloodthirsty zombies. You get to meet some of the town's population at first, but it does go by quickly as soon the town's local beauty queen finds herself besieged by hordes of the undead. A man rescues her and she soon finds herself at this person's house trying to hide out with other survivors. Soon they have to try to make it to the local hospital as one of the survivors is pregnant. As they try to escape they soon come across a huge wall encompassing the entire town and it quickly becomes apparent that there is more going on than a simple zombie outbreak.I thought the film did do a good job for the most part as it flowed pretty quickly. The one guy did look exactly like Torgo from 'Manos: The Hands of Fate' albeit with better knees, and I have to wonder if that was done purposely or not. The other characters do a fairly good job, but once again this is not as good as Shaun of the Dead as the acting is much better in that particular film. Another problem with the film is that it lags on a bit too much at the end. It proceeds so quickly for the most part then it just kind of takes forever for the film to finish as there is a lot of staring going on. They could have easily trimmed the film 5 or 10 minutes and kept the quicker pace. Still, it was a spot of fun and I loved all the gun stuff with the one character who looked like Torgo. I wish more of the film had been focused on him as he exits the film in confusing fashion at one point as suddenly he is on the ground and it is not apparent how this happened.So, I enjoyed this film a good deal. Still think there are numerous zombie films with comedy that are better, but I still think this one is better than a lot of the newer stuff released recently. It is fast paced for the most part, but does kind of lag near the end. The gore is pretty decent, never getting as gory as say 'Dead Alive', but with enough to keep things messy. A few twists here and there keep the film interesting too as this is not your typical zombie outbreak. Still, it is so strange how much that guy looked like Torgo, only he was not a servant of the master, but rather a mentor!

A small Australian fishing village has celebrated "Miss 2002 Catch of the Day" beauty prize winner Felicity Mason (as Rene Chaplin). Apparently, the contest winnings were small as Ms. Mason loses her home and is forced to leave town. The scowling woman doesn't get very far, however. Meteorites are landing and people are turning into blood-thirsty zombies. Mason's male companion is one of the first victims. Of course, he wants to munch on Mason, but she's the star of the movie and gets away. Mason joins a group of survivors, including bearded gun enthusiast Mungo McKay (as Marion). The group tries to hold off the zombies. Some have more success than others..."Undead" is brought to you by brothers Peter and Michael Spierig. They play up an alien angle and inject a lot of humor into the film. The storyline doesn't really engage, although an understanding of genre is clearly evident. Characterizations are not fully developed. In one of the more memorable scenes, the cast is directed to undress and rinse off due to fear of contaminated rain. Mason looks beautiful in her bikini underwear and it looks like Mr. McKay doesn't like boxers or briefs. The Spierig brothers include a generous amount of blood and gore; this, and some playful photography, show imagination and potential. The end hints at a sequel, which so far been avoided.**** Undead (2/27/03) Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig ~ Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins, Lisa Cunningham

This is one of those movies that is so bad, it's actually kinda good. Watching this put a grin on my face, not because of how good it is but because how cheesy and hilarious the dialogue is. It's like it's going in a sort of serious direction, but the actors themselves don't seem to take any of it seriously. Which is a good thing, cause if they tried their best to act serious the movie just wouldn't be good at all. The dialogue is even hysterical at times, not because it's clever in anyway but because it seems like everything is so darn sarcastic. Everything about this movie is just downright ridiculous and silly and the characters actions and reactions just doesn't make any sense what so ever. It's basically a sci-fi zombie flick, where meteorites turn people into zombies and the living survivors are trying to stay alive. Anyone can tell when the uber cheesy music start to play that this isn't a serious zombie flick, nor should it be viewed as one. Even if it's one of those ridiculous movie, it got a bit annoying watching the survivors try and kill the zombies by shooting them in the chest instead of aiming for the head for the long portion of the film. Overall it's basically a very flawed movie that should be watched with friends in order to get some laugh out of it and make comments during the movie.6.1/10