Can’t wait to see the sequel in Mexico and y’all know that there’s a lot of them them there! They might take over the world and Trump will be their first kill! Lol
wish they filmed in vibrant color not black and white filter like all these new movies like bait was filmed. colorful. very beginning great and end was great, zombies scary as shit. I wouldn't go for any money. they could of picked better cast. hopefully there's another movie. alot of talking in this one. need more zombies throughout but when they had them they were scary
A great Friday night popcorn flick. Sure there are some things I would have liked fixed up, but did I have a good time? Absolutely!
Some ace visuals and really scratches that zombie film itch. Definitely worth a watch if you have that itch.
Not the best zombie movie, but it's not everyday you get something like this. I gave an 8 for being quite different. And it's quite entertaining too.
Good plot. Good soundtrack. Good effects. Good make-up. Interesting script. The performances are also a big highlight, each character with their own style and their own style of story. It's quite entertaining from my point of view.
Snyder is making it clear that he can direct absolutely anything (even if there are some things in the movie that are weak). I think this universe has potential for many more movies like what we got used to with "Dawn of the Dead", but still good job Zack.
What if Superman was reborn has a zombie and one guy of the guardian of the galaxy had to stop him? Well this is not that movie but it’s an action packed zombie movie. So many kick ass scenes resemble John wick shooting Russians but nothing compares to the final fight scene that truly make us remember T2 vs T1000. Don’t expect an art piece just some classical characters and a lot flesh eating and mind blowing.
Loved the movie. Would've loved it even more if it weren't for those dead pixels ruining the experience. No one in the production saw that? Have to be a quick fix problem for the VFX crew. Blatantly obvious on an OLED display.
Like Zombie Peeps (R): no thought went into it, mostly air inside and so saccharine at times you feel sick to your stomach but MY GOD DOES IT LOOK GOOD!
The most fun I've had with a zombie movie since the first Zombieland. Strong recommend.
I do love Zombie flicks, new, old, corny, comedy and even awful. I was excited when I first heard this was coming to Netflix, but I didn’t hold out huge expectations, after all most zombie films aren’t well done.
I was even less hopeful when I saw the cover art and thought it would fall in to the category of corny or comedy. Then, 5 minutes in to the film, my heart sunk and I expected bad things.
However, in fairness it’s not a bad film overall, but it’s not exactly a typical zombie film. It’s more of an action adventure about a heist with zombies thrown in for good measure. A great zombie horror, is about the fear of being eaten alive, your loved ones turning and the suspense etc; this film didn’t have any of this.
It wasn’t a disaster at all, I still enjoyed their take on zombies. I definitely felt a ‘Silent Hill’, ‘Michael Corvin - Underworld’ and ‘Legend’ influence.
Sadly, it went too far when the main zombie was riding a horse, especially with such poise and he was wearing a cloak, this spoilt it for me.
Generally, I thought they did a decent attempt at the zombies, but they either took too much on or ran out of budget. There were a couple of spotlight scenes on the zombies, where apart from ripped clothes, they were missing makeup and simply looked like people jumping about. The first time it happened was when the main zombie went with his hoard to rescue his mate. That spoilt things slightly for me and I lost my concentration.
I was quite annoyed towards the end; our main character left the roof to fly directly to another building. The main zombie at this point is downstairs, deep in the building, outside the safe. Seconds later, our main zombie is galloping on his horse, moments from reaching the building which the main character was on route too, in his helicopter. And above, but behind the zombie on a horse, is the helicopter :helicopter:? How on earth did the zombie get ahead? There were a few errors such as this, I’m not sure how these weren’t rectified.
I did enjoy the wee twist at the end. They made you feel it was going to have a predictable end with certain characters, but it didn’t. But, only swapped it for another predictable ending, which left it wide open for a sequel. Very corny, but fun.
I’m being picky obviously, I give the film an 8. But, that’s more for overall enjoyment. It was fun to watch.
It’s a good, solid, enjoyable, fun film, but if you’re a die hard zombie fanatic, please don’t watch it expecting that fix you need, it will be a disappointment.
As much as I wanted to like this movie, and ESPECIALLY not wanting to throw shade on Dave Bautista, I'm afraid the words of none other than Macbeth are the most fitting as far as a review of this enterprise goes:
A.O.D. is but a walking shadow, some poor players
That strut and fret their two and a half hours upon the stage
And then are heard no more: It is a tale
Told by idiots, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
That having been said, the REAL shame here is, that, with just a little bit of re jiggering, and a little less stupidity on the part of any one of the panopoly of characters, and, this could have not only been an epic movie, but, possibly a even a (2 or 3 movie) franchise!
Any movie that starts from the jump with nekkid zombie stripper ta ta's is a go for me, just on the "Hmmm, I ain't seen THAT before factor alone. Now, throw in Siegfried and Roy's zombified Manticore' , and, you're going to hold my interest. Add super quick and agile "rage zombies, and a mix of your usual suspect "shufflin' and bitin' " zombies, as well as a full auto Drax the Destroyer, and a crew of mangey former tier one operators, who served their country honorably, but per current SOP, were promptly shat upon by the country that they so dutifully served, then, give them a chance to for once not just even the score but come out ahead, and, you HAD the basis for a pretty decent horror adventure flick.
But then SOMBODY had to go and try to grow a brain, perhaps thinking they could be "edgy", and, instead of delivering a fun, intelligent live action "Walking Dead" (first few seasons only), they decided to suck all the common sense from EVERY characters brain, and then have each one of them suddenly go mute at the most inopportune times, when a word, a note, or even a cryptic whisper, could keep someone from becoming zombie snackos'. Now add to that mix, a teenaged girl with one of the most full blown cases of narcissistic personality disorder ever witnessed on film, and have her played by an actor who every time she opens her mouth you just want to backhand her and send her to her room with no dinner. But, she's also a master of either guilting her father (team leader Scott Ward) for doing something she later admits "he had to do", or, forcing him to let her accompany the squad, (to "rescue the aforementioned STUPID friend) by threatening to run off and do it alone anyway, which is a certain one way trip. So, welcome to mercenary baby sitting, Z/A style.
All is not lost though as there are some nice bonding moments between Zen "man some of the shizz I've done" Vanderohe, and newbie merc / safecracker Ludwig Dieter, especially when it is discovered he doesn't even know Zombie 101 basics. Raul Castillos' "Mickey" who at first seems to be either a You Tube poser, or just a bit crazy, then actually turns out to be an honorable guy. Samantha Joe's "Chambers" is a formidable street fighter, but, sadly , her heroic last stand is wasted when in the end, she got a case of the mutes, when she could have saved the entire crew with a shouted warning.
Nora Arnezeder is believable as Lilly, The Coyote, even if she does let little miss prissy teen smack her around a bit, for helping another of Kates IDIOT friends do something stupid, that, in the end, does not bode well for the entire team. Tig Notaro I guess is OK, especially since she was a last minute "digital" substitute for Chris D'Elia, who was unceremoniously cancelled and erased from the movie due to misconduct of the sexual kind. It's not seamless, but, it's not distracting either. But, she too, got hit with the idiot stick at the last minute, and, her indecision literally was catastrophic. In BOTH their story arcs, Snyder chose to plagiarize, er, uh, be "inspired" by ENTIRE SCENES from "Aliens", then "edgily" flip the script, by declaring opposite day at their individual conclusions.
The longest walk of shame, IMO, goes to Bautista's character Scott Ward, for being either too blind of just plain dumb, to not see through the machinations of neither his Japanese Benefactor, nor his henchman sent along to fulfill the ACTUAL goal of the "heist". But, in his defense, a couple hundred million dollars tax free, can buy a mighty dark pair of rose colored glasses, and, even though he can't see the forest for the trees, nor, apparently when the passion fires of his former flame have burst into a bonfire. Her end was so telegraphed, that even as it occurred, you weren't really shocked, just saddened. Just as his end, and the way it came about, had one waiting for the sound track to cue up Alanis Morrissette, but, perhaps they couldn't get a music clearance..
ONE final chance at redemption comes in the form of the epilogue with Vanderohe, and, it could have played out the epic revenge scenario, but, alas it was not to be, and he, along with any chance at a sequel, was D.O.A.
So, in conclusion, I don't dislike this movie for it's short comings, but, because of it's unfulfilled potential. It didn't necessarily have to be all happily ever after, but, as you watch it, and the idiocy starts leaking out of the characters, see if you can glimpse the great movie that COULD have been.
That plot was simple, sometimes didn’t make any sense, had a hint of cheesy but mostly I enjoyed it especially the action and the cast were average also had predicable ending.
The acting is sometimes meh, but it has plenty of good action, gore and effects. It was worth the ride into Viva Las Vegas.
A fine, entertaining zombie movie. The CGI is good, casting is ok, action over action. Maybe there could be less long talks but in general, thinking that it is a zombie movie, not telling you the meaning of life, I liked the movie. 7/10
Not quite the balls to the walls action zombie flick that I was expecting, although some of the scenes do get the adrenaline pumping. There are more talky scenes than I would have liked, sometimes dragging the pacing to a crawl. But it is quite imaginative even if it never manages to beat some of the best zombie movies in the genre. A sequel would not be unwelcome but if there is one, I hope Snyder lets rip with something crazier and less sentimental than this entry.
All of the characters had their head so far up their behind that I was more afraid they'd die of asphyxiation rather than killed by a zombie.
Overall a great zombie popcorn movie that could have been a half hour shorter. You'll wonder why all the characters are making such stupid decisions, laugh when they actually go through with them, facepalm for some death, giggle at some of the more gruesome scenes and scratch your head at unnecessary long story points that lead nowhere.
I'd recommend this if you want to have some fun with friends around a pizza and some alcoholic beverages.
7/10
Army of the Dead Pixel. I wasn't expecting anything deep and it delivered. Solid action and silly plot. Good stuff.
Cracking entertainment! A cross between John Wick, Zombieland and I Am Legend. The director shows us once again he can do action very well. I am looking forward to Army of Thieves - 7.5/10
What an utter waste of time! :rolling_eyes:
Zack Snyder is almost as bad as Michael Bay. Where he enjoys his own work so much that he doesn’t edit enough out. The story is 2 hour worthy and he drags it out to 2 hrs and 27 minutes.
With that said the action is great and I loved the cast. The movie just isn’t epic enough be so long and just have the ending that it does. Though it is way better than a Bay Transormers sequel.
Its a zombie movie, what did you except? Spielberg? I enjoyed it. Sure its not really good, but not bad either. Especially not as bad as everyone says. Just a fun watch, with much gore and action, don’t overthink it.
And Dieter is just so cute :joy:
(ok Im german too so maybe its just me:woman_shrugging_tone1::joy:)
I enjoyed it as far as straight up action goes, but yeah they hyped it up a lot and...I don't think it lived up to it.
there as a lot of potential that in my opinion wasn't really exploited properly. too bad.
Very obvious. You won't be surprised by anything that happens in this film, but it's enjoyable enough
Some of the characters are so idiotic that they don't make sense, but what else would you expect from this film.
It is what it is, way too long and nonsensical but enjoyable enough while you're watching it. Especially if you switch off your brain.
Not as bad as people are making it to be, just not as good as the rest of the Snyders movies.
Unique zombies, good cinematography and visuals, decent plot!
Who knew a zombie heist movie could be so entertaining.
Army of the Dead
Watched it....
But doubt I will be watching it again soon...
Good effects...
Gore galore...
Bit over long...
More of a Popcorn movie.. Sit down and leave your brain elsewhere...
Still I enjoyed it....
Zack Snyder should not be doing his own cinematography.
It is at the same time too long and slow (first half) and too short and rushed (second half) to correctly exploit all the good ideas it tries to use.
The initial setup, with Las Vegas being an abandoned zombie zone, is good. An original take on zombie movies, where the threat is basically in the past and has been restrained.
Zombies. But also super zombies. That actually seem to have intelligence and emotions.
Mix that with a big robbery. An almost mythical safe to open. Hidden objectives. Betrayal.
Time limit with an atomic bomb.
Mandatory love/family drama. The daughter trying humanitarian rescue in the middle.
That really is a lot to pack in, and it's a bit of a mess:
I hoped the opening of the safe would be more interesting too, but ultimately there is nothing there.
Kate being a pain in the ass to rescue some people that magically are still alive, that she can magically find without any trouble while magically traversing the whole city alone safely about as fast as the helicopter given the time she had.
There are some gory moments, lots of splashing of internal organs flying around. Maria's death is a very good scene. And Martin's very satisfying, almost fan service to end the bad guy this way.
The no one survives except the useless daughter ending is a bit cliché, there could have been more interesting things to do.
The constant bad one liners of the pilot totally didn't work for me, it was pretty annoying.
In the end it's a good action flick despite its slow start. But it really had the potential to become a classic if better exploited.
Another sort of pointless, gory zombie flick with a couple of fun twists. (I love zombie animals!) It's long, which seemed to bother some, but not me. I was entertained the whole time. Haven't watched the prequel about the bank robber yet. Doesn't look that interesting, but maybe some day.
Lots of fun references, didn't take itself too seriously. Nice take on zombies.
Themes (tone, impact) 0.5
Acting and characters 0.5
Story (writing, direction, pacing) 0.5
Aesthetic (sets, special effects, score) 1
Enjoyment 1
3.5/5
very good..lotta action, blood, guts...story egg..listen to it with some Xtra bass headphones for a rockin time
overall like this movie a lot better than I thought it was
is it perfect no is it a masterpiece no
this is pretty much a typical soldiers of Fortune
heist heist movie with a zombie apocalypse thrown in for good measure The wheeled building is pretty interesting there are some very interesting rules to this world zombies in the movie really does some cool new stuff with the idea Also setting the movie in Las Vegas allows for some fun shenanigans in regard to the zombies and just some good physical humor as well
You have a fun little cast of characters nothing too amazing on the acting front there are some stupid decisions sure but what zombie movie is there with all the characters make perfect decisions ?
overall it's a pretty fun action movie a little bit long there's definitely a lot of fat could be trimmed
some silly things that just don't make sense logically or physically here's looking at you perfectly balanced handgun sitting on the edge of a helicopter that's moving that just really annoyed me lol
I was entertained. However:
What on earth was Synder trying to do with the “prior team may actually be us, in a time loop” nonsense? Crazy idea that wound up going nowhere despite the big lampshade he hung on it.
The whole zombie pregnancy thing was an interesting idea that got insufficiently explored.
The opening credits scene was stylish and fun and set a great tone but unfortunately the movie proper never rose to meet it - it was pretty standard zombie fare.
There was a UFO in the beginning (or at least some sort of fast moving light in the sky) that was never explained. Also never explained: a robot zombie - sparks flew from his head when he was shot on the casino floor. It was a quick moment but unambiguously a robot. What was up with that?
“They reanimate when it rains” was a big unfired Chekhov’s Gun. About the same size as Chekhov’s Chainsaw - if a character has a big rotary saw as a weapon, shouldn’t it be used to kill at least one zombie at some point?
Sean Spicer does not deserve to be rehabilitated via cameo.
Nice camerawork, nice cast, trash story.
Tries to be something bigger than b-movie with big budget and fails miserably.
Not a good movie, by far. Very predictable as the plot really is quite simple and many times makes no sense at all. Very cheesy and the ending is really a downer, quite depressive indeed. However, it has excellent shoot-them-up action sequences and it looks amazing on the screen. Really nice photography, make up and VFX. The moral of the story is - at least for me-, don't you dare to care for any of the characters. None of them. The documentary of the movie is way better than the movie itself.
I dont understand all the hate. All i know for sure is I watched it and i was intrigued all the way through, even if I was playing games at the same time. I did not come into this expecting anything special, its a gdamn zombie movie -- I only hoped to not be bored, and that's exactly what I got.
I kinda love Batista :) Also JUICE!!!!!! <3
So Kate is just a petulant brat with no logical thought processes or any regard for anyone’s agenda but her own.
She knew how long left they had. She could easily work out that there’d be no escape if she went after her friends who she didn’t even know were still alive. Without a single uttered word, Kate knew to go up the stairs to the roof.
And then “wait, you guys hear that?” What, the incredibly loud helicopter only a few metres away?
Well done, Kate. You singlehandedly became less likeable than Martin and he screwed the entire team over.
The tiger and horse concepts were cool. As was the pregnancy thing. Never seen zombies continue their legacy until now (with the exception of biting and scratching).
The increased speed and intelligence was interesting. I need to know more about this evolution.
The stuck in a time loop thing was utterly ridiculous. Especially as such a massive emphasis was put upon it for a whole 20 seconds and then never revisited it again. Ever.
The movie was full of an outrageous cast of characters that were both amusing and likeable for their own reasons. Except Kate. A good selection of gore, action, humour and overall ridiculousness made for a fun movie.
All in all, an entire team of trained mercenaries and elite killers die. But Kate, the reckless volunteer with nothing a go-get-it attitude, against all odds, survives. Even her pointless mate died.
It’s your fault you had to kill your own dad. Good job, Kate.
Actually not a bad movie. Not the greatest either. Some effects was really poor and som dialogue was really boring. Fortunately it wasn't that much of that
Valentine was my favourite
Too long and slow for an action zombie movie.
There were a lot of interesting...choices...made in Army of the Dead, some just annoying, others head-scratching, and a few actually intriguing. First, the good. Dave Bautista has really blossomed as an action star and I genuinely enjoy him. The rest of the cast (barring Tig Notaro, who is always great) was meh, but passable. The action was solid when mowing down zombies, but some of the creature work (the zombie animals looked fine when not involved in the action, but didn't fare well when the action focused on them) was spotty. The rest of the film was an overlong, oddly shot, weirdly plotted haphazard mess. It felt like Snyder went through his notes on cool film ideas and randomly tossed them into a zombie flick. I didn't hate it, but left it feeling like there could have been so much more done with this idea.
By far the most irritating intro song I've ever sat through in my life. Fucking hell it never ends either. It's still going now. Just give up already!
Army of the Dead is a zombie action movie directed by Zack Snyder. The story follows a group of survivors led by Dave Bautista, who are offered a chance to break into the quarantined Las Vegas and steal millions of dollars from a casino vault before the government incinerates the entire area. The film is a loud and bloody combination of Ocean's 11 and Escape from New York with zombies. Snyder's flair for comic book action is evident, but the movie lacks subtlety and the heroes are less developed than the zombies. The performances of Dave Bautista and Nora Arnezeder stand out, but the rest of the cast struggle to convince. The film is a visually stunning and violent, but the emphasis on action over character development makes it hard to care about the outcome. The zombies, however, are well-designed and add an interesting dynamic to the lore of zombie movies.
Army of the Dead es una película de acción de zombis dirigida por Zack Snyder. La historia sigue a un grupo de sobrevivientes liderados por Dave Bautista, a quienes se les ofrece la oportunidad de irrumpir en Las Vegas en cuarentena y robar millones de dólares de la bóveda de un casino antes de que el gobierno incinere toda el área. La película es una combinación ruidosa y sangrienta de Ocean's 11 y Escape from New York con zombis. El estilo de Snyder para la acción de los cómics es evidente, pero la película carece de sutileza y los héroes están menos desarrollados que los zombis. Destacan las actuaciones de Dave Bautista y Nora Arnezeder, pero al resto del reparto le cuesta convencer. La película es visualmente deslumbrante y violenta, pero el énfasis en la acción sobre el desarrollo del personaje hace que sea difícil preocuparse por el resultado. Los zombis, sin embargo, están bien diseñados y añaden una dinámica interesante a la tradición de las películas de zombis.
Dave Bautista Sucked and after seeing what Zack Snyder did with the justice league I had very high expectations but this movie was just blah
This movie was average at most. Wanted it to be more. So predictable in every turn. CGI and action was good though.
Batista my boy in the main role! Fun movie that dies off quickly
A movie with great actors, a different take on a over done concept, and so much potential. In the end all this movie proceeds to do is bore and annoy you with it's plot holes, sudden deaths, and plot twisting revelations which come far to late into the movie. It falls into the category of not bad, but not good.
:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart:
Sooo - sadly I found this to be sub-par. Definitely not one of Snyder's best. The movie was certainly hyped up very well, but the movie itself doesn't live up to the hype.
Sure there are some good fight scenes. Sure there is some humor. And there are Zombie aminals. But overall the plot itself just wasn't that great.
I rated this as 6-Fair as I know more people are going top like this than I did.
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
Snyder should have stayed within the dawn of the dead (2004) universe. This movie is a step back in quality and originality.
there is always that guy that suddenly notices that he was bitten...really???
I don't know...gues I was more excited to see some familiar faces in the cast than I was with the movie itself. Halfway through it and I already knew the end, so that was a con for me. Maybe I just felt like the whole movie was pointless with that ending and it really made me question if spending 2 hours just because there was a zombie tiger and a heist was really a good idea.
Full of boring characters and a boring cliche plot-holey story (also some scenes dragged a bit) but the zombie action scenes look cool as fuck. And at the end of the day that's why you're watching this movie. To see Zombies get fucked up. And you definitely get that in this movie.
It's not that great..i had high hopes so i was lifted a little disappointed at the end..easily forgettable, full of zombie cliche with no surprises or twists in the plot to make it different from the other movies coupled with some bad acting i couldn't get into it.
"Think about it. Everything we did. All those people we saved. Look what it got us. But what if, just once, we did something for us?"
A freaking zombie Tiger? A ZOMBIE TIGER. That might be one of the best things I've seen in awhile! And did I even spot a robot zombie? Snyder went all out!
Anyway lets get this out first, the runtime is way too long. Some scenes feel like they are going nowhere and are just dragging on and on and on and on and on and on and on. But other than that, I had a good time.
I had the most fun with the gorey opening. All that gore to Elvis's Viva Las Vegas, great stuff. I liked the simple story, I liked how the zombies lived with like a king and queen. Always fun to see something else. The cast was fun. Loved seeing Theo Rossi in something besides in my rewatches of Sons of Anarchy, Bautista missed the chance to Batista bomb the shit out of some zombies but that's okay, he did a good job as the lead. Best parts were his scenes with Ella Purnell who played Kate, his daughter in the film. Enjoyed the boobytrap scene and I wasn't even bothered by the predictable twists.
I just enjoyed watching a Zack Snyder film being the type of Snyder films I enjoy. Not really interested in the "anime" or prequel about Dieter, my least favorite character of the bunch. Won't revisit this any time soon but glad I watched it. So if you have a spare 148 minutes laying around and you enjoy Heist movies and Zombies, this might be one for you.
FREAKING TIGER ZOMBIE!!!!!!
Ps. loved the soundtrack.
Streamed via Netflix
Zack Snyder's best film since Dawn of the Dead. Not as good as I was hoping but it still offers tons of fun. I just don't understand the super lengthy runtime, with a plot THAT simple. It's predictable, there's no surprise or anything. I don't like unnecessary slow motions in this film especially during emotional scenes, like forcing me to feel sympathetic, it felt so cheap. But there's also a lot of cool stuff to like. I think the action parts are decent, the characters could have more depth but they're all likeable, the practical effects and make-up are fantastic.
Stupid illogical plot hole riddled nonsensical bullshit.
But fun.
Never seen a zombie movie where the apocalypse starts because someone was getting road head.
Wasn’t the best and it wasn’t bad…just your typical zombie film
So many 1 and 2 in ratings and so many bad reviews. Stupid characters, dull and pointless plot with holes! Are you people serious, is a zack snyder film , in Netflix, about zombies! You need some Oscar performances and fantastic writing, go to the OSCAR channel or something (don't know if that exists)
Totally fun pop-corn movie, gore, a lot of blood, nothing made sense but you can expect that. My only bad in the entertaining was the duration, waaaaay too long. waiting for the sequel or prequel or whatever will be the army of thieves.
I was left thinking wow, what this could have been
Dont get ne wrong it's a good movie, explaining the situation in a montage at the beginning was a great idea to get straight into the action. The characters were just bits and pieces all over the place
and the end zombie fight Meh I also thought the ending was so obvious how about if Scott had hid his bite, then after biting his daughter they walk off into the sunset to start a new army of the dead . I like the idea of that 6/10
If Zack Snyder only directs, well, if he does everything like this one, his head goes crazy, entertaining but predictable, the final scene is less credible than the stunts of fast & furious 8
Wtf was that
like
shit i regret watching it for real!
I know it's just a movie but the bitch should have died:face_with_symbols_over_mouth:, all the people she disobeyed for died and that sec guy got what he deserved:rofl:
Went in with zero expectations and came out whelmed. Adequately fine for this genre.
there's a lot of suspension of disbelief to be had to enjoy this movie, but i definitely did enjoy it. i think for what it is it's pretty good, it's a somewhat generic solid budget zombie film, and i automatically love movies that are set in dystopian wasteland version of vegas because it's like 99% more realistic than the ~sin city~ everyone seems to believe we are. (no we're literally a desert wasteland.) but i will say having had zero idea about the casting issues and tig's cgi placement, i didn't notice anything supremely off or uncanny valley about her. i'd say if you don't know to look for it, it's perfectly convincing cgi, especially when it's surrounded by a bunch of other special effects.
Whimsical at it's best. realistic ending :satisfied:
I gave it 6/10. I actually thought i will enjoy it, but i didn't. Must they all die...? Just a normal movie where some guys are sent on a wild goose chase.
the only thing I find interesting is the Cranberries -Zombie song towards the ending.
Well... at least the visuals were ok.
a lot worse than army of thieves, i saw army of thieves first since it was the prequel, and i gotta be honest, army of thieves could have been better if it didnt have the bullshit needed to tie it in with this mess of a movie.
my main problem with this movie is: no character is actually important and likeable, even matthias character that was the best part of army of thieves is just not that great here, he still has the same "personality", but without any of the development, no one has any development here.
also, the plot is so full of holes that it actually hurts, here are some of my problems with it(spoilers)
if coyote has to sacrifice someone everytime she enters, how didnt anybody notice the guards missing? or does she use the people that want in and just select one of them to die as an offering?
the guy that was sent by tanaka makes less sense every second he is alive, any band of criminals would have killed him the minute they were out of tanakas reach, its one of the weakest "plans" i have ever seen from a "villain"
still on the topic of tanaka's guy, when the girl that he locks get out and is dying, instead of telling them that the dude sabotaged and killed her, she just says "run", and of course, no one runs, there is no real reason to run, the zombies are occupied eating her for a while, she could have solved the whole problem introduced by tanaka by just telling them he is a traitor.
the dad and daughter drama is kinda... forced, it looks like they felt the movie didnt have "feels" enough and just shoehorned it in the laziest way possible
the part about how they are in a "loop" is actually pretty cool and i love matthias reaction, but... why were there skeletons with clothes that exactly match up to the clothes of the crew? a bit too much of a coincidence...
i actually quite like the idea of a zombie society with ranks and all, but i really need and explanation and a reasoning why the zombies keep people as kinda of hostages to turn them later, it makes no sense, just turn them at the moment you get them and be done with it, it only happens so the mother can be alive for the daughter of the strong guy to find her, is literally a nonsensical behavior that only exists to facilitate a plot point.
the "the united states want to get a specimen to develop them as weapons and doesn't care about the main mission or the crew" plot was stolen straight from alien, and done so much worse and with absolutely no emotional impact for the audience, its again, just another useless plot point to make the movie feel like something is happening when nothing is.
the traps in the safe are very comical in nature and kinda dont fit the mood of the movie, but i am willing to let it pass cause i actually laughed, and again, matthias reaction saves it
while writing i noticed that most of what i like about this movie is related to matthias, and that is only true cause i watched army of thieves before this and i already know a developed matthias with his motivations and quirks... if i watched the movies the order they came out, i would enjoy these little moments a LOT less
the "our deadline got closer" plotline is so overused in the media already and feels so forced that it clearly was done to give us a sense of urgency in a desperate try to make the movie seem more active and the actions of the crew more meaningful... it seems like it was done because the movie lacked plot to fill the time.
i fucking love matthias, he is the only reason these movies dont have a worse score from me
the zombie sad for the other zombie dying actually made me feel like the zombies are more human and have more feelings than the crew, i sympathize with the zombies far more, this is not me saying the zombies had too much feelings, its me saying the crew had too little.
why the fuck the daughter of the strong guy is approving of him after they get the money? he was still a shit father and he still didnt help her look for her friend, that smile and approval is absolutely undeserved and out of place
the feelings the strong girl has for the strong guy at the end were so not developed on the rest of the movie that it completely missed me, i felt nothing for her (very small) confession
the daughter running away to look for her friend is just dumb as all fuck and not a course of action a normal human would take, its again just to make another plot point.
"i am not letting you go out there alone" and instantly dies, wow... i really didnt expect that when she said it(sarcasm) also, again, the character development is so bad that i dont feel anything from her, her death is almost comical in nature with the way and context that she died
now a whole treason from the tanaka dude fucking over our crew... a whole treason that could have been avoided if the first girl had said something useful before dying... everything just feels so fabricated and unnatural...
frag grenades dont explode in a big ball of infinite flames a la michael bay, they are what the name says, frag grenades, a relatively small explosion that throws fragments everywhere at really high velocities, if they wanted the big mofo fireball that fries every zombie they should have gone for incendiary grenades, not the frags just for the looks
coyote kinda died for nothing since she died because she kept looking away from her opponent for no reason, also, why kill the queen and just make the zombies angrier? why not return her head as a show of good will?
why did the helicopter girl actually agree to risk her life with no money on the line just so our strong guy could rescue some girls? she was in just for the 2 million as we saw in the start, with no money, why would she care? also, 9 minutes are infinite, holy fuck
the fuck are bullets made of in this movie? shooting the zombie king head with a pistol literally split it in half, a 50bmg wouldn't do that, wtf
in the end, it is a snyder movie written by snyder... so i dont know what i expected, every snyder movie is an gratuitous action fest with the shittiest excuse for a plot possible, he did one good movie in his life and then... well, the rest of his career happened and the most i can expect from him is "mediocre" or "ok", but most of his works are just... bad
Too much bloat as usual. The man needs an editor that can make the hard decisions. 148 minutes, get real.
Really pointless movie. Very amateur stuff.
Dave Batista can do better.
Rather watch Zombieland.
it's kind of a much uglier version of suicide squad xd
dont get me wrong, the thrill was definitely there but the plot was full of holes n smtimes made 0 sense, n even there was some cringy irritating moments ugh, and the gore scene XDDDDD they were pathetic sorry, also the acting set was below average but they did their best ig.
so yeah it is watchable but not that enjoyable.
Just another zombie movie. It would have been a 4 but the soundtrack was worth the extra 1 mark.
Didn't enjoy the high aperture shots. Half of the people's faces were out of focus and it was bothering me.
If you wondered what could possibly go wrong with an Ocean's 11 film with zombies, watch this film It will show you how you can screw up this story.
A zombie movie without any logic, and not that great action. The worst thing though was the very shallow DOF with most of the shots. Makes it hard to watch.
Just watch the opening credits. It is the best part of the movie.
Meh!! Zac Snyder is the new Michael Bay!!!
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Army of the Dead’:
That ending was quite unsatisfying.
It was difficult for me to get invested in this movie. The plot felt thrown together, just to make a seemingly-cool zombie action flick. If Tanaka only wanted blood from a zombie, recruiting an entire team was overkill. He only needed the blonde. The driving plot of a heist was ultimately a waste for us all. And why would Kate not STAY WITH THE CHILDREN? Leaving them completely alone to find a presumably-dead mother (who dies anyway) doesn’t make much sense. In the end, I just didn’t care about any of this.
Zombie evolution, for me, stops at them being fast. It worked really well in Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake. But pregnant zombie queens and their super-strong, super-intelligent zombie boyfriend overlords? Ritualistic style zombifications? Yeah, ya lost me.
This was not a well-made movie. It had major plot holes, poor story development, undiscovered character arcs, bad CGI, and a bland storyline. It was also way too long for what transpired and incredibly predictable. Given the cast, it really could've been so much more. I'm not a zombie fan, as I find them to be terribly boring movie monsters. I only watched this, b/c Zack Snyder directed it, but I have to say, this was not his best effort. I'm only giving this the rating I have, b/c the cast was solid, and I'm choosing to look at this movie for what it was: Mindless, but not all that interesting, fun.
Zack Snyder returns to zombies in the Netflix film Army of the Dead. In the last days of the Zombie War as the government prepares to nuke the remaining zombies quarantined in Las Vegas, one of the casino owners contracts a team to go in covertly and get his money out of the vault before it’s destroyed. Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, and Garret Dillahunt lead the cast and give solid performances. The writing however, is really poor with a lot of underdeveloped ideas and half-ass social commentary. There’s also a certain nihilism to the story that kind of negates some of the heroism and sacrifice. Still, the action and fight scenes are incredibly well-done and are full of tension and suspense. And the soundtrack is quite good; setting a dystopian mood. It’s entertaining and delivers some thrillers, but overall Army of the Dead is a mess that’s unable to mix the heist and zombie genres in a satisfying way.
Man what a selfish bitch Kate (Ella Purnell) was.. makes me remember why I dislike Snyder, stick to super hero movies in the future PLEASE!
The idea of taking the video game "Dead Rising" and mixing it with the movie "Ocean's Eleven" appeared interesting to me. But, like a date that starts out with promise and ends with a walk of shame, so does my relationship with this movie. Too much talking, too long a running time, too many subplots, predictable story and forced humor left me feeling empty. And, if the best acting and emotional impact is provided by the head zombie when he lost his fetus , then I should have said no to the invite. I'm such a slut for giving my time to this movie when Shaun of the Dead is out there at a Redbox.
Was not worth the hype....
How do you spend money in a 2h30 movie that bad? Its Netflix.
We have money, we have skills, we have story and then:
Bad education, when your father say no, its no or a slap.
Endless ammo guns, but it end when needed.
Guys with guns that shoot everything except to save friends.
Netflix ideology, a lot of content with no content.
Glad i dont pay it.
So disappointing. I wish I never watched it.
Cheesy plot, where one dumb girl make a dumb decision to save someone that's not important, which sacrificing the whole team including her dad. And the stupid dumb girl lives - she doesn't worth it.
The end.
i gave 4.
its this bad.
Really cool characters. Unfortunately, they died in very dumb ways sometimes. Chambers was unexpectedly bad ass an died for no reason, while everyone watched and decided that "she was gone" while she was meters away, clearly not even overwhelmed by zombies. Same for Lilly: interesting character whose death could have been avoided. What tf was her strategy ? She could have gone with Bautista. I liked the dynamic between Dieter and Vanderohe, too bad Dieter died. Also, sure, Vanderohe managed to get out of there after the nuclear bombing... Pilote lady was really fun too.
Regarding the f daughter : did not make sense for her to come. Her dad wouldn't have agreed, her friend is barely introduced, and we don't even have updates about the kids she is doing this for. Useless the whole movie, she managed to kill (among others) her dad as well as the MacGuffin friend. Her being there just doesn't make sense.
Otherwise, it did look good in my opinion. I enjoyed the first 1h30, but the ending felt pretty long. Especially with the dumb decisions the movie took every time.
Also, the zombie alpha girl moved like a classical dancer for some reason.
Boring plot with no sense at all, characters with zero developtment or background, just a bunch of bullets, blood; this movie could be only 45 min long but instead is 2 hours of a boring history about a team like Ocean Eleven, but with bad taste.
Watch it for entertainment value but turn off your brain and don’t question the stupidity of the movie because it will drive you nuts.
Stupid doesn’t even start the describe this film. There are so many things that make no sense. I’m shocked that all the actors that read the script didn’t say “what the fuck is this garbage”. Maybe they all needed jobs?
Maybe this film requires the Snyder Cut. Oh wait it’s made by Zack Snyder. Maybe he needs to go back in time & hire himself to remake this movie.
I can’t believe Zack Snyder suckered investors out of $70 million. I guess what they say is true; there’s a sucker born every minute.
Anyway watch at your own risk.
Zach Snyder sure has a knack for make boring movies … too long, stupid subplots, sooo fucking slow paced.
Dave Bautista was absolutely awesome as a professional wrestler; like so many others before him (Dwayne Johnson being the sole anomaly) he fails miserably on the big screen however. This movie had potential but the acting was listless, lifeless, spiritless and meaningless. The story was COMPLETELY predictable to any fan of zombie flicks, but so far removed from any decent undead movie that I found myself regretting I had wasted my time. News flash, people: Zombies are DEAD people; ergo, they are incapable of reproducing. That should have been reason alone to turn this off, but I'm a slow learner and kept hoping.
In the end, it was an enormous disappointment, and I would be remiss if I didn't warn others to avoid this idiocy. A complete - COMPLETE! - waste of time, and certainly at 2.5 hours in runtime it's not worth sitting through. I really wanted to like it...I really EXPECTED to like it...but alas, 'twas not to be.
Avoid this one unless you've got absolutely NOTHING else....
On second thought, just avoid this one. Period. It reeks.
Way too much cringe filler content.
Loads of gore. A bit too much for my taste. Some funny parts in there, but overall the movie just made no sense at all. Huge plot holes, for as far as there was a plot. The whole story around Kate having the need to save Geeta was nonsense, with all the facts around that... Especially Kate walking around alone in between hordes of zombies, going into a huge building and just by pure luck (?) finding what she is looking for, etc etc. Probably the worst part of this movie from a plot point of view. But it was so nonsense that it brings down the rest of the story also, even further. Too bad and not needed. Everything else was extremely predictable. Too predictable.
Overall maybe it's an enjoyable zombie movie if that's really your thing.
But for me, the movie made me feel sad and perhaps even a bit depressed. Too negative and pointless.
Zack Snyder seems to have the unique talent to make things that sound great on paper, no fun at all in execution.
When I heard Batista was leaving the MCU I thought wow his upcoming movie must be something. Well it's something, alright. Trash.
I guess it wouldn't be a snyder film if there wasn't an unnecessary slow mo montage every 10-15 minutes.
If it wasn't for the production value, I probably would have disliked this. I really don't like zombies, and I didn't like this for two reasons. One because some of the visuals were scary in terms of apocalypse and two because it was almost nothing like zombies. Also, I didn't know Synder was such a Wanda stan. Can't tell me that 'queen' isn't a variant of the scarlet witch. The comedy or dialogue doesn't age well at all. It made me root for the zombies. Majority of the characters are unlikeable, but the cgi, sfx, makeup, design, and action sequences were very likeable.
First things first that crash at the beginning probably wouldn’t cause an explosion like that so…wtf. Weird to me seeing Dave Bautista as anything but Drax. Whyyyyyy is this so blurry??? Very apt song for the ending lmao
I had a feeling this movie would be so so, it was worse. In all honesty I don't really rate Dave Bautista as a lead, or even an as an actor, I tend to put him in the box labelled 'Straight to DVD' that includes Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Sylvester Stallone and several others (the difference being some of them were good "enough" before, Johnson and Bautista never have been IMO). The rest of the cast was pretty 3rd rate which, along with a stupid story line an a really dismal script, made for a pretty bleak offering. There were several pretty decent actions scenes which stopped the movie from being a complete failure but these were interspersed with way too many "deep and meaningful" conversations between chacaters that really added nothing, that it was hard to give a damn about any of them made it worse. Terrible soundtrack and a predictable ending that was telepgraphed so many times are the icing on the cake that make this one to avoid unless you have nothing better to watch and fancy some zombie blasting, so many movies just do it better though.
Special effects are well made, but the acting is really poor.
Shout by SequelBlockedParent2021-05-28T12:47:10Z
This movie was just full on fun! Of course the plot was predictable. Of course the dialogue was simple and cheesy. Of course the characters do simple, stupid things. It's a horror movie.
I traditionally pause movies about a thousand times to do miscellaneous things in the house. With the length being 2.5 hrs I figured I'd be watching this over two days. Not so. It's the 1st movie in a very long time that held my interest throughout.
After all is said and done, I think my favorite character was Marianne (the pilot). Even though she wasn't in it long and her lines were short, I just loved her salty demeanor.
Oh, and we can't forget Valentine. :tiger2:
If you want perfect dialogue and award winning acting with fully fleshed out characters, I suggest you skip the action and horror genres. If you just want a mindless fun romp with cheesy lines, posturing, crazy kill scenes, and non-stop fun, watch this movie.