Cert: 18 cert
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Screen writer: Tim Carter
Starring: Meghan Ory , Keegan Connor Tracy , Virginia Madsen , Jesse Metcalfe , Dennis Haysbert , Rob Riggle ,Julia Benson, Patrick Sabongui , Harley Morenstein, Aleks Paunovic , Sachin Sahel , Carrie Genzel , C. Ernst Harth , Gary Jones , Peter Benson
Running time: 118 min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: A man calls a woman a "bad girl" flirtatiously.
- Minor cleavage, but nothing revealing.
- A biker playfully slaps a man's bottom twice, saying he wants his girlfriend.
- Short skirt. You can see a lot of leg, but no upskirt.
- Frank West flirts with a female news reporter, saying if she was a zombie, he'd let her eat him.
- Chase flirts with a woman, as she is overtaken by the infection.
- A man says a woman has "balls".
- A woman says she likes "it rough".
- A woman tries to seduce a biker.
- A biker attempts to sexually assault a woman
Violence & Gore: The opening shows a childish hand drawn cartoon showing a zombie biting a man. This is shown again later.
- Zombies. There are zombies.
- Zombies are covered in blood and attack humans.
- Humans fight back against the zombies, using everyday items and weapons.
- Multiple victims seen coughing up blood and spasming as they turn into zombies. Three are shown up close, in detail.
- Woman hits a man, as the thinks he is a zombie.
- Frank West describes zombie attacks in detail.
- Man falls over, painfully. Twice.
- Woman found after killing a zombie. Blood is seen on the door and the knife. The mother cries. She is interviewed by Chase about this, later.
- Zombie's hand cut off with a car door.
- 2500 victims are reported dead during a news report.
- A zombie is hit with a car. It smashes the window and attacks the passengers.
- Weapons made out of everyday items.
- A police man points a gun at a woman, who is not infected.
- A police man shoots the ground next to people. He then shoots an uninfected man.
- Chase creeps up on an infected woman with a hammer, to euthanise her. He doesn't do it.
- It is announced that the town will be firebombed.
- A zombie's arm is hacked off, offscreen.
- A woman holds a gun to a man's head. She doesn't shoot him.
- A biker punches a man, unprovoked.
- Frank West tells children to kill their zombified grandparents, then siblings, and then parents.
- Chase uses Dead Rising's infamous Sledge Saw, and kills numerous zombies in one scene. Blood splatters the screen. He then pulls a zombie's arm off and uses it to attack other zombies.
- A car drives straight into a clown zombie, decapitating him, with his head stuck to the car.
- The news reporter jokingly says she'll kill Frank West with her bare hands. He says he'd smash her head in with a television.
- A zombie in a wheelchair is knocked over.
- A woman is bitten by her zombified daughter.
- A biker traps a man, and leads the zombies towards him.
- A zombie sets his arm on fire.
- A biker gets hit by a flying knife.
- A man plays Dead Rising 3. The game has zombies.
- Bikers try to kill the main two characters, but end up being killed.
- A gunfight between a biker and the police.
- The main characters fight a biker with customised weapons from the Dead Rising video games. The biker is blown up by a bomb
Profanity: - "Jesus" and "Jesus Christ" used in vain, multiple times.
- Use of "damn".
- Frank West flames the government. Says they're "working hard on not shitting their pants".
- Frank West exclaims "Shit." and describes people as "really fucked" and "basically f**ked". The second time it is censored.
- Frank West says "run for your god damn life." The news reported responds with "What the hell are you talking about?"
- Chase calls zombies "zombie fucks" and "fucker"s.
- Chase says "hell"
- Chase says "Son of a bitch."
- A woman is told she is "knee-deep in shit".
- A man says a woman has "balls".
- A woman is called a "bitch".
- A man is mentioned to be "pissed" off.
- Frank West and a news reporter talk about her "taking a dump".
- Frank West is called "bat-shit crazy".
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: - Injections in an attempt to cure the zombie virus. The ones from clinics don't work, but "dealer"s have working injections.
- A store is said to be a pharmacy.
- A biker takes three sips of alcohol.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: There are a few scene that can be intense & a few emotional scene that maybe upset or disturb some viewers.
Story: Based on the popular video game Dead Rising where a group of people have to survive a zombie out break & stay alive long enough to escape the on coming firestorm bombing of the city. One problem stand in there way I group of gang warriors & horded of flesh eating zombie.
Likes : I've always wonder weather this game will get an adaptation in film & here it is, in all its cheesy glory, Sony's Crackle, all streaming online, on-demand in conjunction with Legendary pictures offer an adaptation of Dead Rising Capcom's best selling video game but I will admit not as bad as I though it would be but could of been so better than what is offend here. The story is pretty basic & easy to follow other then a few plot hole & flaws it not a great film, but an ok film that slightly fun & funny to watch.
Some of the acting is questionable at time but it not a film you can take seriously with its cheesy one liners & acting in places, but this film dose offer the usual horror moment's with a axe wielding zombie clown which will scare though that fear clowns to a few zombie moments. No film like this is with the extra enemy in the form of a motor cycle gang which has been feature in the original game but they were escaped convicts I believe.
Rob Riggle playing the character of Frank West which was the character from the first game, not really the choice of actor I would of pick for the role since the character in the game is pretty serious , but I'm guessing they didn't want to take this film to seriously so Rob was a good choice in keep it with the light humour.
Keegan Connor Tracy done pretty well as the camera reporter, her acting was pretty much spot on & believable, I believe this is her 4th horror film since final destination 2 as she been in a lot of TV movies, she didn't do to bad in this film. Meghan Ory is looking pretty gorgeous in this film playing the tough girl act, her acting is spot on as well, for cheesy film, along with co-star Jesse Metcalfe (star of john tucker must die) playing the reporter hero type of the of the film, which is not bad acting but they could of made him a little more tougher though it felt like his character was held back a bit.
The somewhat action scene are well done, although I think this film could have done with a lot more, story script is ok as well I think this the way it is could have been better a series, more than a film but it not to bad. It's main issue by default and through no fault of its it own nor Lipovsky's or writer/producer Tim Carter it's all been done before. The game also apparently had a liable suit brought against it in 2008 for its similarities to Dawn of the Dead '78 and 2004. Nevertheless, if Dead Rising had been released in 2006 the same year of the game release it may have faired a little better as while it is a good production, just feels like it's covering old ground, zombies in general are not as fresh as they used to be its a very over used genre.
The movie dose have some throw back in game moments where you see the weapon being made like you do in the game & their is a scene where you see the main character put a traffic cone on one of the zombie heads & you see the famous Lego head helmet which bring back memory of the game but that about all really that .
Dislikes : The one plot hole in the film is there is no explanation of where the virus came from or why there was a virus out break in the first place, the story seem to follow the 2 second game other than the first game leaving unanswered of what happen in the first place if you have never played the game.
I feel as if this film should have been based on the first game rather than the second game really. The one problem is the cut scene when it jumps from the news room back to the story then back to the news room which slow down & impedes in the flow of the film.
The other thing as well that make this a weak story that doesn't make this the best adaptation to the game, as in the game there are over 2000 to 3000 zombies on screen at a time, in the film there is hardly any around when there is its very few it leave the film unfrightening & less intense, it feels that their lives aren't really that in danger which soils the film concept, like I said you cant really take this film seriously has it cheesiness & one-liners make this more a comedy spoof in places than a seriously zombie film. I feel This film could have been given a better story concept with a better budget, more zombie & cut out the cheesiness this could have been a spot on adaptation of the game but this is not a film you can take seriously as it a little short & lacking action.
Overall : Not a great film but a bad film its watchable although it could of been done better ,its not as bad as the trailer comes across but don't expect this to be a serious film.
Rating: 3.7 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.1 out of 10 for story adaptation from the game
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