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Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Lee Eisenberg It was inevitable that someone was going to cross the so-called war on terrorism with zombies. As it turns out, they decided to mock homophobia in the process! "ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction" is the sort of movie that will only get viewed by people who have decided in advance that they're going to like it. The plot - amid a zombie apocalypse in a small town, an Iranian-American girl (who everyone thinks is Iraqi) gets assumed to be a terrorist, and a gay couple is about to come out to one of them's mom - sounds like something dreamed up by someone with too much time on his hands. But more than anything, I get the feeling that it's fun to play zombies.The movie is no "Shaun of the Dead", but makes no pretense about what it is. Janette Armand sure is a fox.

Kahless67 I found it very slow in starting the Zombie killing aspect that you would find with other Zombie Movies, however i did like the fact that we got to know about the individual characters before. As mentioned in a previous Review could be said like an American Version of Shaun of the Dead, however does not have the comical or cast side for it. One thing i did not like was the constant suggestion of Muslin or Islamic ethnic being behind this as there was no direct evidence of it even though stating that an Islamic Extremist suggested something over a year before, i really felt that this downgraded the movie a lot because of this suggestion. There was some funny parts within the film if not predicable especially the young lady with car. There was parts within then film that made no sense and characters within the film that never seemed to be long according to the way the script was laid out.Overall though was enjoyable but feel that the constant innuendo's's and suggestions of Muslin and Homosexuallity actually ruined what could have been an enjoyable Zombie Movie (Not George Romeo) but close to it..

The gore hound ZMD is about an Iranian-American girl named Frida, who is always thought of as being iraqie and who is being forced a deli job by her dad. Also, you have Tom, who comes back to Port Gamble (the conservative setting for the film) to tell his mother that he is gay. Then, all of a sudden, a zombie outbreak occurs! And those three people have to fend off the zombie apocalypse while trying to get out of Port Gamble.The greatest thing about ZMD is it's comedy. The director and writer, Kevin Hamedani, is great at comedy and shows it well through the political satire in the film. There are great jokes in this film, like jokes about gays, Iranian culture, American culture, religion, rights, and, of course, zombies.The biggest complaint is that the film does get a bit TOO preachy. There is a preacher in this who believes that he can cure homosexuality. And this would be a good minor joke for the film IF they played it that way. But the film overplays the joke too much. Also, the acting does get a bit cheesy at times (even though it maybe the film's intent).But, if you love zombies and if you love political satire, ZMD is the film for you. It's a funny,smart, and overall fun time. I suggest you watch this film with a group of friends, because this is a great film to hang out and have fun with. And that's how I think the After Dark Horrorfest is supposed to be about: to watch these films with a bunch of friends. Sure, some of them aren't always fun, but they're a good time. Like this film.

Scarecrow-88 On the small island town of Port Gamble, a virus is unleashed and a zombie outbreak ensues. My wife was nodding off so I realized this zombie movie might've started a bit slow.A blind man finds a rotted corpse washed upon a shore, he's bitten while the screen fades to black. Slowly, but surely we start to see the living dead moving about at a distance while the daily routine continues. We are introduced to a few of the citizens. A successful, but gay, Wall Street broker(Doug Fahl) wants to come out to his mother while his lover(Cooper Hopkins) tags along as support. He has the misfortune of experiencing his mom's turn into a zombie after being infected by a bite from a shop owner. A widower Iranian restaurant owner(Ali Hamedani) and his daughter(Janette Armand) have a difficult relationship because he's "old fashioned" and true to his beliefs while she embraces the American way of life. A dysfunctional family, the Millers,(some would consider them "white trash")are introduced to us cursing and bickering with each other. Mr. Miller(Russell Hodgkinson), who at first offers our Iranian girl sanctuary from the zombie mass that grows in number, gives Frida a hard time, tying her up and asking her questions about our great nation to see if she is a terrorist(!). A preacher(Bill Johns), whose congregation has dwindled, fears his good friend the Mayor(James Mesher), will have his hands full during a new campaign as a fellow running mate(Cornelia Moore) emerges, who herself is considered quite a threat due to her progressive, liberal views. Frida attempts to appeal to the Miller's weak-willed son, Brian(Andrew Hyde), who is afraid of his father, as she desires to be set free. Meanwhile, Frida's father goes on the hunt to find her, actually kind of enjoying the thrill of pulverizing locals, in particular his daughter's slacker boyfriend(Ryan Barret) who was feasted on before her eyes. The film mocks religion as the local pastor proclaims that Armageddon is upon the earth and that JC would be arriving soon. Also established is the fear of Middle Eastern society(Muslims/Arabs) in regards to Frida and her father. Part of the film's comedy focuses in on homophobia and how certain individuals in the town aren't exactly keen on accepting the newly arrived gay couple..we see that the more religious among them are willing to convert our homo heroes in some sort of "conversion machine". Frida has to defend herself against not only Mr. Miller but her father as well(the damn pizza man got him!). Oh and one must get a load of the "conversion room" sequence while Hal, the mayor, himself completes his own conversion..into a flesh-eating zombie. Well, zombie fans do get plenty of gore as expected such as bodies torn asunder, an arm ripped from it's socket and beat over the victim, gushing blood(gallons of it), hammer embedded in the skull, faces taken off by shotgun blasts, weed eater damage, machete slicing, a face skinning, an undead eats her own eyeball, and a little girl is run through by a speeding car. Family members kill each other as often can happen when the infection removes the humanity of those unfortunate enough to have contacted the virus. In regards to originality, this particular genre has yielded so many zom- coms and horror films in recent memory, that besides introducing us to specific characters during the course of a movie, there's little else filmmakers can contribute that hasn't already been established elsewhere. The outbreak for this movie is released by a terrorist and so the town is quarantined with a choice few able to keep themselves from being lunch, hoping to remain alive as help arrives in the military. But, zombie fans are a peculiar few, and while my joy for the genre is waning, I reckon the faithful will find much to be entertained by. The zombies of this film move the same as those in a Romero movie, giving those not infected a fighting chance to defend themselves.