Oh, such silliness.
Added 12/8/2008
The Video Dead (Robert Scott, 1987)
Somewhat surprisingly, The Video Dead is not the dumbest movie I've seen this month. In fact, it's not even the dumbest movie I've seen all day, though it was in the running for quite a while. Once you've been immersed in this mess long enough, however, if you're old enough--forty or so, old enough to have been in high school when it appeared--it develops of sort of nostalgic, if masochist, charm. It really is that dumb, and it transcends dumb into a sort of odd cheesy glory.
We open with a reclusive man getting a TV delivered. No word on why, as he's as confused as we are. Cut to that night, and a horrible scream. Fast forward three months, and a family is moving into the same house--well, actually, the advance guard of the family, consisting of college student Zoe Blair (Roxanna Augesen, who according to IMDB appeared onscreen only this once) and her high school aged brother Jeff (Rocky Duvall, who likewise never appeared onscreen again). While poking around in the house, Jeff discovers the TV from the first scene in the attic and brings it downstairs. Cue ominous music. We soon find out what happened to the guy from the first scene, as the TV, when activated, spews zombies. Yes, folks, zombies come out of the TV. While they didn't leave the house during the opening scene, they soon find themselves wandering around the neighborhood, killing the neighbors in amusing ways, while brother and sister try and figure out how to stay alive.
If you've seen a few late eighties horror movies solidly in the B realm, you've probably got an idea of what to expect here. Really silly humor, average-at-best special effects, a script that attempts to tug at the heartstrings (and most often fails), but, especially when compared to today's microbudget horror movies, competent acting, direction, and especially lighting. No parts that aren't too dark to see. Hallelujah! Of course, there's not a great deal here you couldn't miss, but it's still kind of fun if you remember it from back in the day, or movies like it. **
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A Fun ride!
Added 12/13/2007
Though an amateur film,this one is funny ,creative and just fun. It is not to be watched if looking for a serious zombie gore flick as you'll be dissapointed..
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No TV's For Me...
Added 9/17/2007
I seen this movie a long time ago when I was younger and honestly I'm not ashamed to admit that I couldnt sleep with a TV in my room for a long time after watching it. Yes the acting is bad and yes the story is crap, but its all just plain old zombie fun. I recommend this to anyone who loves zombie movies regardless of acting and story. Watch it and then tell me if you can sleep in your house alone, with the TV in your room...
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bad, bad film.
Added 12/3/2004
This is one of those movies you use as a bookend, or maybe put under the leg of a wobbly table. If you come across this one, whatever you do with it, don't watch it. You'll regret it.
The bad acting at the beginning of the film tips you off to the crap that will follow. A man gets an unwanted TV in the mail. It won't turn off, even when he unplugs it, and the only thing it plays is a movie called "Zombie Blood Massacre." The zombies climb out of the TV and kill the guy.
Later, another family moves into the house. The parents are out of the country, so it's just the teenage son and daughter. The son discovers the TV, brings it to his room, and some weird naked chick comes out of it. I might mention that the zombie makeup is terrible, and while they don't talk, they're very cartoonish and have a really bad sense of humor.
Well the next time the Texan comes to visit, the boy lets him in. He tells a really ludicrous story about the "video dead" who believe they're still alive and get really angry when they see themselves in a mirror. So the way to convince them they're dead is to kill them like you would a person. Which lead to an almost-laughable scene where they're shooting zombies with bows and arrows. [groan]
Avoid this piece of zombie fodder at all costs. I don't know what the writer was thinking, or if he was thinking at all, when he wrote this. Boo!
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There's a magical T.V. that only plays zombie flicks. Some goober finds it and falls in love with a chick who looks like a man from the zombie movie. Then zombies arise from the t.v. to choke the living (not eat). So the goober, a cowboy, and some chicks must lure the zombies back in the T.V. set. Do not even bother with this film. It's the most dumbest film i have ever seen. So bad that I rather be watching ZOMBIE RAMPAGE. It's an insult to zombie films everywhere. (7 zombies) (my luckiest count) the most entertaining part: | when the kid was laughing while smoking a dooby and watching tv |
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