Nigel P A group of heavily armoured folk pounce from a vehicle into the path of a group of marauding zombies. The first line of dialogue we hear is, "Come on, you f***ing dummy!" And then, bedlam. A plethora of gunfire, cascading streams of blood, a dash of gore, and many of the walking-dead become quite simply, dead-dead. It isn't a bad start, and lets you know exactly what film experience you are in for.Sometimes it's good to sit back and watch a group of muscle-brained heroes blowing bloody chunks out of a relentless horde of zombies. Except this Australian rollercoaster has an eccentricity that makes it a richer experience than that. There is a thin vein of black humour running through, not entirely unreminiscent of Peter Jackson's 1992 'Braindead'. Here, the grotesque comedy doesn't get as much of a hold and we are left with a desperate chase through a country suddenly teeming with gas-breathing living cadavers that enjoys moments of madness.If you are in the mood for this, it delivers in spades. If not, it might come across as a group of characters whose dialogue consists of 'what the f*** is this,' and 'what the f*** is that?' The occasionally unconventional plot concerns Brooke (Bianca Bradley) who narrowly escapes being devoured by a group of newly formed zombies before being 'rescued' by a military group that takes her for experimentation every bit as deadly as her original predicament. Her brother Barry (Jay Gallagher), who has recently ended the lives of his zombie wife and daughter, teams up with a handful of similarly scarred characters, and proceeds to find Brooke and shoot as many marauding, slavering, dead-eyed 'infected' as possible.'Wyrmwood' is twisted, fast-moving, brutal, bloody and the effects are very convincing. And it's an enjoyable rollercoaster.

David Basford All I can (and all I need) to say is this is well worth watching. I'd avoided it since it came out on DVD simply because of the the front cover. Turns out that is just poor marketing. The film is a traditional zombie film in many ways (unlike the superb Maggie) but it is so much more because it avoids the stereotype story-line while sticking to the genre-standard zombies.I loved it because of the twist in the story-line - it's not a twist-in- the-tail, it's a whole new take on how the story could go. The acting, direction and photography are all pretty much top notch too which surprised me as I though it was a budget potboiler (because of the DVD cover as mentioned before).

shinsrevenge When I started watching Wyrmwood I expected a trashy splatter movie. Which I am not a fan of, but the high rating made me curious. I was in for a good surprise. If you can get past the first few minutes without stopping the movie, you will discover that behind the occasionally gory and rather cheap violence it hides an interesting story, likable characters (even the villains) and some really good acting.I've seen "blockbusters" with more shallow characters than this small 160k $ project. The story features elements of both comedy and horror, reminding me of "The Evil Dead" a bit, but it has its serious moments too.I read that it's the first movie from Director Roache-Turner and I hope to see more like that in the future. Wyrmwood proves that a movie doesn't have to cost a fortune to keep up with famous competitors.

LeonLouisRicci This, yet another Apocalyptic Zombie Movie, Adds just Enough to the Genre that it Cannot be Dismissed as just another Zombie Movie, but it is.It is another Zombie Movie Coated with Blood and just for good Measure a Second Coat of Blood is added On Top, and then Another. A Clean Space or Two here and there might have Added some much Needed Contrast. But it's not to be. So We're Stuck in the Muck, let's make the Best of what is Here.Stylish, Humorous, and Ultra-Violent Fun is what's Lurking in this Low-Budget Aussie Movie. Style to Burn. Burning a Newly Discovered Fuel is one of the Film's New Twists, and it's a Hoot. The Look of the Movie is High-Gloss CGI and it makes No Apologies for it. In Fact it Wallows in the Digital from Frame One and Never Stops.The Creators must be Given Credit for Their Artistry in the way They go about this Familiar Madness, Searching for Anything to give it an Edge over the Onslaught of Similar Cinema Offerings. Clever and Cool, Gory and Grotesque, this one more than Delivers what it is offering.These Film Folk have a Love and a Knack for this Type. It's Colorful and has an Appeal when by all Rational Thought the Attraction to this should have Faded Long Ago. It Seems These Filmmakers Present, in No Uncertain or Unrestrained Terms, the Zombie Genre is Not Dead.