Army of the Dead has been on my watchlist for months, so I/we were quick to fire up Netflix this evening to watch it on the day of its premiere. Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorite films, and was expecting the same for this one.
The opening credits were fantastic, but too long. It felt like a movie of its own. As we’re introduced to a number of characters, we quickly discover what type of people they are (and can easily predict their demise). Some (maybe most) of the dialogue was unnecessary. We weren’t given too much information as to how the new zombies were stronger, smarter, and had the ability to communicate. Zombie tigers and horses are another story.
Overall, some of the action was great, but there were a few subplots that we could’ve cared leas about.
If they film a sequel to Army of the Dead, you bet that I’ll watch it day one, but I hope ZS and his team work out some of the kinks first (and make a scary, gory, less humor-filled film).
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars (that means it’s good, not great).
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