Days of Darkness (2007)

Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 01/08/2008 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: R Product Description

Just a note:

Obviously, an anti Christian movie. Only one sceen (a few lines of dialogue) caught my attention. When the one guy looks at the younger blond female (trying to talk her in to going to his ranch) He says something like ...'I'd have you for a love slave...' He looks at her mother--the porn queen--and says something like '...well, I can always use more laborers...'

That was it.

If it hadn't been anti Christian, I would have given it a three--with a list of fixes for it...but not now.

BYE! June 13, 2008

A review from Zombiefans!

Where's Donald Sutherland and Leonard Nimoy?



1) ACTING: I felt that for a low / no budget indie, the acting wasn't really all that bad. A lot of times, the acting sets the tone for a movie, and if it's not all that good, that really puts the viewer in a mindset where he / she possible might not give the movie a chance. The actors here aren't going to be winning any Oscars anytime soon, but they were okay.

2) PRODUCTION: First things first: I have to comment on the script. While watching this movie, I had this overwhelming sense of Deju Vu...similar scenes in different movies from the past kept running through my mind. Not that I was insulted by this, but I found it to be kind of distracting, as I kept wondering while viewing different scenes if I had seen it before. With the many plot devices that were in this movie, I don't really know if I can say that this is a "ZOMBIE" movie. It's more like an attack from outer space that also includes zombies. I really felt like I was watching yet ANOTHER unnecessary version of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Too much "alien invaders," and not enough "zombies."
Additionally, the characters were kind of stock. I know it is difficult to have characters we haven't seen before, but it seems like there is always a "set" group. I think that this made it difficult for any real character development. The filming was fine, the mood and the tone of the movie was okay, and there were no real lighting issues.
The gore was good, but sadly, very minimal for a "zombie" movie. Now, I'm not asking for the gore /blood quantities of the Italian 1970's zombie flicks, but in a zombie movie, there should be a good amount of blood and gore.

3) ZOMBIES: A mixture of shamblers and runners (for the minimal time they are on screen). The zombie make up is almost non-existent, as they seem to be just covered in blood. Not even the "pale face, raccoon eyes" make up is here.

4) THE CAUSE: Alien Micro-organism infested comet from outer space.

5) NUDITY: None.




FINAL: While I don't hate this movie, I really can't praise it, either. I wanted a zombie movie and got a science fiction movie. If I wanted to see 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' again, I would've rented it. It wasn't a bad movie, I felt that it just wasn't a zombie movie. It was very reminiscent of Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead,' with all the human drama, but with a sci-fi twist. As a zombie movie, not real impressed. As a science fiction alien invasion from outer space movie, not all that bad. While I have my reservations regarding the director / writer, if he decides that his next movie will be a ZOMBIE movie, I'll be there.


RATING: 2.5 out of 5 May 4, 2008

Painful to watch, but in the end is not that bad

Ok, so if you are looking for a zombie movie to watch just to watch, don't grab this one, Dawn of the Dead (orig or remake) is my favorite. I watch zombie movies cause i like them and eventually want to make them. This one is one you can learn from. They are in an isolated location the whole time, no big sets or lots of extras. Its done cheap and effective. Yea the story is shoddy, the acting even worse, the fight scenes are comical, the dialogue is crap. But educational wise its interesting. The lighting is good considering where they are filming. In "Zombie Night" they were in a warehouse of some sort and the lighting was done horribly. This one had a good location but the way they had the perimeter set up was totally unbelievable. The cause of the outbreak was ok, i mean its a zombie movie. And what prevents it is cool, simple. Again, I watch zombie movies to see what has been done, I liked this one for its simplicity; the story, acting, and dialogue needed work. April 7, 2008

Bizarre concept for a zombie movie

Bizarre premise, even for a zombie movie. A comet falls to earth and parasitic organisms use human bodies to procreate, thus turning them into zombies. The thing is that they use male genitalia to put the eggs in them. It is up to a group of survivors to figure out what is going on. The movie, although not that bad, is merely a collage of different films: Day of the Dead (Divimax Special Edition), Species (Collector's Edition), I think the even stole from Stardust (Widescreen Edition)! (champagne scene at the beginning). The acting is ok for a B movie and even the cinematography makes the movie more interesting. The movie was ok, nothing original, but at least it was somewhat entertaining. It really did have a bizarre concept for the zombies though.

The DVD is lacking in the Special Features. March 11, 2008

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Terrible, terrible, terrible! Not even worth one star. Don't waste your money. This is a low budget backyard movie. Bad acting, Bad film quality, bad story line. You'd have to pay me to watch this flick. March 3, 2008

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