Nonureva
Really Surprised!
Phonearl
Good start, but then it gets ruined
Peereddi
I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
Payno
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.
Theo Robertson
I recently got a private message from someone asking if they'd seen their film DEAD KANSAS , "it is the first zombie film to use Point Of View (POV) zombies - in other words, the camera is the "zombie's eye" in some scenes." . Actually this isn't true because a while ago I saw a short film featuring a zombie apocalypse where a human witnesses a zombie attack , gets bitten and they become a zombie where the human beings are now the antagonists , the title of which escapes me .Nevertheless I wrote back I'd be happy to review though warned my reviews are always honest . Unfortunately I've got to keep to my word and say I did not like DK one bit I noticed there's a large number of external reviews from other sites and the vast majority of them seem rather kind , possibly because they don't want to upset the feelings of someone who has gone to the time and trouble of politely asking reviewers to take a look at their movie . It's obviously a project made out of love and hopefully the crew had a lot of fun making because as a neutral viewer I didn't have much fun watching it . The budget is non existent which isn't a criticism but this means you've got to cast mainly amateurs in key roles and they're just not good enough to carry the film . In fact in one bizarre segment the female lead turns in to a completely different actress reinforcing this is some modern day Ed Wood type production . This puzzled me so much that I had to check the trivia section to find out what was going on and found out several interesting things about DK . One is that it was originally envisaged as a short film , then blossomed in to a web series and eventually got re-edited in a near feature length film . The filming took place over a period of months which along with the lack of budget explains its disjointed car crash like quality . I hope I haven't reduced to tears the production member who asked me to review their film but I'm afraid I didn't like it . Sorry and please don't hate me .
jimbob spence
I love a Grindhouse movie and this one is close enough to grind house to really like. Joe McQueen does a great job and the rest of the cast is really great to. I would watch it over and over! Really love how they did the zombie thing. It gives a whole new approach for zombie apocalypse movies. Can't wait to see what Aaron Carter is gonna do next. Would really love to see him team up with someone and make a grind house set. I know it would be awesome! Zombie movies done right. Give it a chance and watch it. Don't just knock before you watch. It's B rate but at it's finest. If you like a good B rate movie and grind house movies. Then you will like this one.
Woodyanders
Director/co-writer Aaron K. Carter thankfully eschews the expected in-your-face graphic gore in favor of putting a welcome and refreshing emphasis on the human element instead. Indeed, the tender scenes between the sweet Emma (a sturdy and appealing portrayal by Erin Miracle and Alexandria Lightford) and her protective religious fanatic father Glenn (a fine performance by Aaron Guerrero) possess a surprisingly significant amount of substance and poignancy. Moreover, it's Emma's dedication to and concern for her father that in turn gives the narrative its key moving impetus. Carter warrants extra praise for keeping the zombies largely off screen throughout (although there still are a lot of nifty zombie black and white POV shots), with the one lone instance in which the viewer does see a zombie clearly packing a devastating emotional punch due to this commendable sense of restraint. The stark simplicity of Carter's no-frills style eschews fancy fireworks in favor of basic human drama, thereby ensuring that this picture never gets thrown off track by any needlessly flashy razzle-dazzle. The sound acting from the capable cast helps a whole lot: Besides the sterling work by Miracle, Lightford, and Guerrero, there are also spot-on contributions by Michael Camp as antagonistic troublemaker Jebediah, Kevin C. Beardsley as Jeb's scruffy brother Zeke, and Joe McQueen as the helpful and heroic Skinny. Veteran character Irwin Keyes has a nice small part as a kindly giant. The strong underlying theme on loyalty further enhances the overall exceptional quality of this well above average little sleeper.
Chris Mackey (guestar57)
Stars: Irwin Keyes, Joe McQueen & Erin Miracle.A Aaron K Carter film.We thinks this was a web-series then turned into a feature.The only reason to bring up is lead actress was switched mid-production and ,Yes,There is a resemblance ,But their interpretation of the daughter/heroine is vasts worlds apart.The father figure was awesome and character was allowed to grow and comes to conclusion.The ROTTENS,We assume are undead and we know this because their Point Of View is in black & white when attacking.The lead human bad-guy , we decided is a Bam Magera 'looker' with Some Joe Cocker,Travis Tritt and Lou Gramm from Foreigner nuances.Dead Kansas is scary in a Walking Dead way and yet Erin Miracle gives it this B-Movie feel with her outfits and endangered scenes.