tbrunningbare2
This spoof movie actually hit the mark in its spoofing.
kardosma
I'm a fan of well made zombie-comedies (Shaun of the Dead, Wormwood, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), and even the odd zombie-romance (Warm Bodies), and I can appreciate any horror movie that's 'so bad it's good/funny'... this is NOT in those categories. Deb was described as "endearingly awkward" in the movie blurb.I guess you could say that she is... in the same way as the axe murderer chopping your legs off and reciting random poetry or prose is 'endearingly awkward'. To cut to the short strokes:
Main characters= annoying or non entities
Dialogue = on the whole, deeply awful, wooden and unsatisfying
Humour = pretty much non-existent All in all, I'd say give it a burl if you can't sleep or have watched absolutely every single other movie in existence, and you have absolutely nothing better to do (be aware that at this point, cleaning a toilet bowl with a toothbrush would be a better thing to do from my perspective). Aside from that, it's just over an hour of your life that you'll never get back.
Michael Ledo
In environmentally friendly Portland, Maine, shy Deb (Maria Thayer) throws herself at pretty boy Ryan (Michael Cassidy) while at a bar. Neither remembers anything about the night before and Ryan wants to give her the boot from his apartment. Deb, meanwhile, makes it difficult for him. The next thing you know there is a local zombie outbreak.This is a fun comedy romance with zombies. Maria Thayer nails it and I couldn't help think about how she was Emma Stone good. The comedy and one liners oozed sweetly during much of the film. The graffiti throughout the town was funny for those that bother to look at it. Original and fresh.Guide: 1-2 F-bombs. No sex or nudity. Syd Wilder spilling out of her top.
Paul Magne Haakonsen
I didn't really know what this movie was about, nor did I have any real expectations to it. All that mattered was the fact that it was a zombie movie. Sure, I knew that it was going to be a comedy of sorts, but it had zombies in it. And anything with zombies in it, is worth a watch in my opinion.The story had some interesting and good aspects to it, that mostly being the story of socially awkward eb Clarington (played by Maria Thayer), which actually put the zombie outbreak in the background.The comedy elements to "Night of the Living Deb" were present all throughout the entire movie, with the majority of those moments actually bringing about laughs or a big smile. To that point, then director Kyle Rankin was certainly on to something."Night of the Living Deb" was, however, not an impressive movie. And by that I mean that the storyline was a bit too forced and not all aspects of the storyline worked out in favor of the movie.And also the special effects were not overly impressive. Sure, this was not a zombie movie in the traditional sense, so one might debate whether or not it should have had more impressive zombie make-up or not. In my opinion, it should; you can't have a zombie movie and then cut back on the special effects department. Most of the zombies in "Night of the Living Deb" were just equipped with that low budget zombie make-up; you know, grayish skin foundation, blackened around the eyes and some theater blood sprayed here and there. It is just a blow to the movie when they don't go all the way with zombie make-up. I am not saying that they needed to show gruesome dismemberment and other such damage caused by zombies, but a proper zombie make-up on those portraying the zombies would have been nice.The acting in "Night of the Living Dead" was good. And it was especially Maria Thayer who carried the movie quite nicely. Michael Cassidy was also contributing a good amount to the movie. And it is always nice to see Ray Wise make an appearance in a movie."Night of the Living Deb" is certainly entertaining enough for what it turned out to be, but it didn't impress me in any way. Nor was it a movie that brought anything overly new to the zombie genre.