State of Emergency

2012 "The end is near."
5.2| 1h30m| en
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Chaos consumes a small town when a chemical facility explodes releasing a deadly toxin. Moments after the leak, the town's residents show signs of mutation, causing the military to quarantine the area leaving any survivors helpless and trapped inside. The story follows Jim, a young man isolated within the red zone, as he eludes flesh eating zombies in an attempt to win back his freedom.

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Clay Bros. Motion Pictures

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Also starring McKenna Jones

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BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See
Blake Rivera If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
tgkennett A well written movie with well acted characters It is not as fast paced as the walking dead. But still worth Watching with heart racing moment anti climatic turn and jump scares That are just perfectly timed so it doesn't give u a heart attack but does take you by surprise, whether your a frequent Zombie movie watcher or new it's an even thriller without too much blood a perfect starter. But the down side are a slow start but speeds up and very few zombies and no big hordes and a few loose ends. It's all in all a good movie. I suggest it for anyone who can enjoy a thriller But I would not suggest for anyone under 10. Remember I'm officially stating this movie does have jump scares
kingsgo4th I understand that most thrillers whether it be supernatural, sci-fi or just good old-fashioned killer-thrillers are generally not big budget films. But really, while I give the actors and make-up people credit, I've grown weary of so many thrillers taking place in isolated, claustrophobic or single-property (such as the stables/farm in this one). The actors manage to sustain being in a terrified state to a point, but the terror becomes blunt and the many foreboding stable doors that we pass by over and over (literally) become tiresome. The part where the rifle-toting young man goes out of the stable and forgets to lock it behind him knowing there's zombies near the ranch is like me telling you there's a killer around and you leave your doors unlocked. It defies the human factors of terrible fear and self-preservation. To cover this over-used mistake of not locking the door on the way out, all they had to depict was him pushing in the hasp and after he walked away, we see it didn't snap in and re-opened. That's how you avoid depicting the hero as brainless. Big budgeted thrillers like World War Z may not be the answer to better horror films, but it certainly kept up suspense on a worldwide scale of unrelenting nightmare, and it's conclusion took place in a building. The whole film didn't have potential victims running and screaming in one area. I'm glad low-budget producers have found so many available old buildings, asylums, hospitals and stables to film in but the obvious money-saving locations become tedious, especially when the cast runs down their corridors over and over...and over...and over.... And can someone please stop the lights from flickering on cue. Enough! Pay the electric bill!
StylinRed More in line with Night of the Living Dead rather than what we've seen from today's zombie films. Not to say that this lacks zombies, there is actually a nice steady stream of them. This is definitely worth the watch and the calibre of production is exemplary! In no way do you ever feel as if you are watching a bargain basement title, far from it! The team did a fantastic job with what looks like a warehouse and barn and they made it scary!The acting is another surprise because we've come to expect sub par acting or even student actors from these low budget films but again that is not the case in this movie! the majority of the cast does a good job while the minority is still passable.As my title says this was surprisingly good, definitely put this on your list especially if you are making a Halloween movie list :)
Alex Vojacek Let me start this review by saying this is NOT a movie about zombies.The main plot may lead you down the path of a zombie invasion that started in a small town but that's about it.For the guys/girls that loves quick facts, here it is one:This is a Suspense/Drama movie.That being said, it is fantastic.Rarely we see the form of interaction, character development and back stories of our characters in a zombie invasion, either they are dumb or their stories are contrive and far fetched.The characters in this movie are simple guys, people you can really relate to and that's an enormous plus because you instantly identify with them, being so few all the more interesting, since they will have plenty of time to get to know each other and actually become friends.Zombies are handled with utmost respect in this movie, something rarely seen (if ever) in a zombie movie. The common norm is that they are easily killed and they never present a danger if they are not in pack.Well, that concept can probably work for something like Dawn of the Dead or The Walking Dead but this zombies are another thing, they are incredible dangerous and they wont come in packs so, this is another special feature of the movie.We rarely see zombies.Yes, this is a slow movie, things takes time to develop, but in this case, slow is not equal to boring, at all, still, not a movie for everyone and definitely not a movie for someone who is looking for action.For the few who really enjoy a movie for the quality to actually tell a story, this movie is really good and flow naturally, it's not that kind of movies that tries so hard not to be cliché and then it goes down that road.There are almost no clichés here and some nice creative changes to the topic.All in all, this is a very light movie about zombies that anyone can watch, in fact, if you don't see zombies movies because you hate gore, you'll love this one.This is the first zombie movie that I actually felt compelled to see what happen to our characters and the first one that i felt there were chemistry between them, that they end up being real friends.Contrary to what happens in The Walking Dead where everyone is a sucker, this movie paints a very positive view about humanity.This is the perfect zombie movie for someone positive and I can't recommend it enough, probably fans of The Walking Dead will hate it because of that, but that may be a reason why I stopped viewing that series anyway.7.5 out of 10, specially for not overdoing CGI and actually take the time to build the characters and gave us a very nice story.