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A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Set in a genre which has grown over the last few years (if not bordering saturation) this film is a mix of horror and comedy with all the elements you'd expect to find in a film aimed at 20-40-year olds - bad language, sexual content, nudity, gross-out gore, action, and tongue in cheek humour. It tells the story of 3 boy scouts who want to grow - two of them have been enticed with the prospect of sexuality and all things cool in a coming of age way, while the other just wants to be the best darn scout he can possibly be. To coincide with a camping trip a zombie virus is let loose in their small town, with the residents slow to respond most people are wiped out and it's left to the 3 scouts to build bridges amongst themselves and save anyone near and dear to them. Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller and Joey Morgan take the lead roles in this film and they deliver well in this Christopher Landon film. It's a cross between "Shaun of the Dead" and "McGuyver" (or the "A-Team") in that, when the film gets going there is no end to their creativity and inventiveness - evidently the skills of being a good scout transfer well to zombie killing. It's an entertaining film which has some fun moments in it, the plot isn't that revolutionary as it follows a standard trope; boy fancies girl but daren't say anything, boy loses girl due to zombie apocalypse, boy realises his feelings due to impending doom from zombies (and a little help from cocktail waitress), boy fights the horde to get girl. Eagle eyed viewers and fan of zombies and horror will be quick to spot some fun Easter eggs along the journey, from the "Haddonfield" sign to the "Jockey" zombie from the "Left 4 Dead 2" game, to the trampoline escape a-la "Zombies ate my neighbours" game. All in all, an enjoyable ride which seems to have suffered from bad marketing - I say that because I'd never heard of the film and only stumbled across it by accident. Pacing is decent and I can't remember many wasted moments of screen time, and the score/soundtrack was as young and fresh as I'd expect from a film of this kind. Much better than a lot of the run of the mill B-movies being pumped out nowadays and I'd recommend this to friends without a doubt. I'm giving this a solid 7 out of 10.

A regular, formulaic teen movie. there are some funny moments, but they are quite far apart. and there are quite a lot of slow moments and way too long dialogues. with the overall same idea, zombieland is done better, acted better, funnier and has a better rhythm. and even the title is lying and misleading. no scout guide, just a lame movie with some losers.

The title nor image for this movie had stirred my interest, but I decided to give a try. When I first saw Blake Anderson's scene, I had a good belly laugh and decided to stick around a bit longer. I feel as if the whole story lost it's potential without him as lead, I don't understand why they decided to get rid of him so early in the movie. It was somewhat tedious watching the characters in the movie as they seemed already too cliché, somewhat saved by the scout leader (David Koechner) again too short of an appearance and what a shame that nobody saw the story and potential of the janitor and scout leaders potential in this movie. All in all it was an OK movie, could have been better in my opinion if they had kept Blake Anderson and David Koechner around though, seemed like a no brain-er to me, they're the only reason I give this a seven.

A great little movie, that doesn't achieve the heights that it could have, but ... there is enough here as a silly, non-serious zombie flick that actually has some great laugh out loud moments that most films simply cannot achieve.Well put together, a few generic story lines ... but weaved together with joy and enthusiasm ... this must have been a hoot to make, with a good cast and some great moments ... zombie cats anyone?Get some friends, some booze and kick back for some unexpected giggles ... and some penis grabbing, booby loving, teen style zombie bashing goodness.