Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2006)

Unholy terror is unleashed in the skies when a deadly, genetically engineered virus is released onboard a transatlantic flight to Paris in this heart-stopping thrill-ride of terror! When a scientist on the run from the CIA manages to smuggle a contaminated body onto a commercial overseas flight, the plane becomes an incubator for a quickly growing army of the undead. With a zombie invasion spreading through the cabin, only a handful of passengers remains to fight off their fellow travelers and land the plane before it's too late.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Gag Reel

Zombies...On A Plane!

Man oh man. This film takes the best of the Airport/Airplane series combined with Russo-style zombies with a touch of Snakes on a Plane ridiculousness. All the actors look like well-known actors and its obvious the filmmakers wanted the big names but had to settle for look-a-likes. The typical disaster film characters are here, from the old pilot on his last flight to the bimbo flight attendants to the evil scientist to the cheating boyfriend. Not much in the way of plot because after all, the title says it all. This time around, the zombie virus comes from a "new strain of malaria" which apparently in addition with Russo-style running, leaping zombies, also makes them scream like the velociraptors from Jurassic Park. The makeup is great and the gore is good as well. Overall, definitely a beer and pizza movie.

Best Tongue-in-Cheek moment:
When the African-American couple is surrounded by zombies, you can hear the opening strains of Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Best Lines:
I'm going to descend a little.

(roughly 26 minutes in) Is it over?

These side affects have eaten all the passengers!

She's gumming me to death!

Best Zombie:
ZOMBIE NUN!!!!

July 29, 2008

Fasten Seatbelts, This Ride's Gonna Get Bumpy

It is what it is, the title says it all. Zombies rampage on a flight bound for Paris. "Flight of the Living Dead" may start off slow, but when the action starts, it doesn't stop. You're led on a thrill ride at 26,000 feet.

I was a bit skeptical upon purchasing this film. However, I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised with this film. The acting, gore and special effects were all pretty decent. At times a bit cheesy, but has enough bite to revive the genre. Zombie fans should seriously consider this for their collection. An overall fun film. July 11, 2008

good idea gone horribly wrong

just picked this up a few days ago after reading some positive reviews on here about it and i was sorely dissapointed.
the plot is simple, group of scientists are in flight to paris with one fot he scientists' wife in the cargohold in an icebox cus she contracted a deadly virus they were working on for military purposes. turbulence causes the container to open and the guard to become incapacitated and its a slow ride to goretown from there.

here's the thing though. it was too damn slow. the plane isn't super crowded, the characters are laughable in concept (a nun, two college couples an asian guy whos seat belt doesnt work, a convict and his chaperone a tiger woods knock off the scientists and some gestapo looking fellow who is actuall a federal air martial)
the zombie action doesnt even start until thrity plus minutes into the film because they folks who put this together felt it necessary to fill in backstorys to characters who are gonna get eaten anyway and the zombie scene in that part sucks. the woman comes out of the cooler perfectly fine with a bit of a headache and doesnt turn until the idiot in the hazmat suit pumps her full of uzilead.
you wont see zombies again until almost an hour into the movie and when you do?

let's just say they all have those hundred dollar wild eyes contact lenses that darthmaul wore in starwars nott he traditional milky glazed over eyes and their wounds look like donpost standbys you could get at the halloween store.the only zombie they really actually looked like theytryed to make an effort into looking scary was dr. talbott who is very laughable in their attempt.

and with all the explosions and guns going off in the plane you'd think they would either lose cabin pressure or just explode. this does not happen.

there were a few saving points to it that were more for comedy sake than anything else.like when the asian guy who couldnt get out of his seat is turned into a zombie and is booted off the plane, seat and all and crashes into a fighter jet......................

there isnt even any panty action or tits to save the lack of plot.
oh yes and there is a horrible death scene in which the copilot is shot in the head and fumbles around groaning for a full minute before faling over-i actually yelled "just f!@# fall over already!" at the monitor.

this is a bad bad movie.
i'm actually gonna be selling mine at the local used dvd store due to its badness.
it's not redneck zombies or astro zombies bad but its bad.
just a little fair warning. July 7, 2008

Ok... Zombies on a plane. Is a ski resort next? Or has that been done?

Wow... I will admit that my expectations were very low coming into this one. However, Flight of the Living Dead proved to be a very entertaining ride. I put this flick off for some time. I just couldn't imagine how a zombie outbreak on a plane could have been pulled off.

FOTLD does a really good job delivering zombie mayhem. There's some pretty good gore. And once things get started there is no slow down at all. Everything moves at a break neck pace. I didn't find it very predictable and there are quite a few memorable spots. And for once, there's actually a group of characters in a zombie flick that aren't ultra annoying.

I enjoyed this movie alot more than I thought possible. I think zombie fans who put this off should give it a try. Unlike some zombie flicks, FOTLD helps keep the genre alive and chompin'. June 22, 2008

There's a security guy down in the hold......

Okay, what the F***?! Zombies on a plane? Yes, the premise is predictable, you know how it ends.....or do you? This film is just a lot of fun! I've seen just about all the zombie flicks ever released, and to tell the truth, things were getting a little old. The colorized version of "Night of the Living Dead" was a big mistake, in my opinion, and there was nothing since "28 Days Later" that added a bit of zest to the genre....until now.

In "Flight of the Living Dead", there is secret cargo in the hold of the plane, with an unsuspecting crew and passengers aboard. There is the requisite storm that can't be flown around, and a knucklehead security guy in the hold of the plane, presumably there to watch over the secret cargo. The storm takes it's toll, and the first thing you're thinking when the box containing said cargo opens, and a woman pops out is No, don't shoot! Well, the security guy does, and the film delivers solid jolts from then on.

While the premise is not original, being on a plane is new (even if it has been done before, like "Snakes on a plane"), and 30,000 feet is a lousy place to be, when you are running from a cabin load of zombies! The cast is made up of unknowns, essentially, except maybe for a couple of actors who make a living doing "B" flicks. They do a good job here, though.

There's not much in the special features department, but the film is a pretty good way to spend 94 minutes on a Friday night, or any other night, for that matter! May 10, 2008

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