![]() Guys, if you really think Shatter Dead sucks, track down Zombie '90 Extreme Pestilence, for a truly enlightening experience. The point being, Shatter Dead is a damn fine, original, independent film that doesn't seem to get the recognition that it deserves, considering most of these other reviews. Slightly blasphemous, although, dwelling on that would be missing the point. Just because there's no flesh-eating doesn't mean there's no gore, just to clear that up. The real difference between a zombie and a Shatter Dead zombie is that most zombies in this movie have no bad intentions, they just want to keep on going. Why would God do such a thing? well, That's cleared up in the first minute of the movie, unless you weren't paying attention. Unlike the more traditional, or even the not so traditional Zombie films, in Shatter Dead, the zombies are only technically zombies, When their heart stops beating, the soul no longer separates itself from the body, and they just rot, for all eternity. Off to see the boyfriend, but once Susan arrives, she finds a whole new problem. After ruining the life, or I guess death of a hot young zombie and witnessing a birth/death that you just wouldn't believe, Susan realizes, it might be time to move on. Armed with a shot gun and bad intentions, Pericles Lewnes and some Howard Stern guy are on a rampage, determined to convert the living. Susan's slumber is soon interrupted by the New Order. There, she meets some interesting characters, some hit on her, some want her soap, but all Susan wants is to sleep. After a run-in with a radical group, who are promoting the way on the undead, Susan finds shelter in a house, especially meant for the living, I guess. just to let you know what kind of girl we're dealing with. After one of these undead minorities steals the gas out of her car, she sets him on fire. Susan is trying to make her way home to her boyfriend without blowing someones undead head off, certainly no promises, because this "begging for change" is wearing a little thin. ![]() Inspired by God knows what, Shatter Dead centers on a woman named Susan. Other than originality, it flaunts a certain quiet, empty, apocalyptic feel. Directed by Scooter McCrae, Shatter Dead really accomplishes what it's going for. Instead of complaining about what's wrong with Shatter Dead, like everyone else, let's talk about what's right about it. Reviewed by Tromafreak 4 / 10 Apocalyptic Horror Vol. ![]()
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