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Wow! Such a good movie.

A different way of telling a story

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The acting is abysmal, to the point of unintentional hilarity. The way the male protagonist tried to run away from the female zombie near the end of the film is worthy of its own specialized drinking game. The film was clearly made on a micro-budget, although the settings and the zombie makeup were, for the most part, pretty solid. The rest of the special effects, especially ones involving death scenes, were pretty bad. I believe there were five major zombies depicted in the film, and one of the main male zombies was clearly depicted by a different actor in his first appearance than in the end.Still, if you're a zombie movie junkie, there are some redeeming qualities. While the first act and the denouement are both totally predictable, everything that happened in between was a total surprise to me. That's what happens when you make a movie where zombies kill people by choking them, and they die from taking arrows to the torso. There are even a couple of twists that will make you question your genre savvy. So, don't be afraid to give it a try.Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

Why didn't they just name it The TV Dead? That would have been a lot more accurate, there's no video in it.. Okay, this is my third all-time favourite zombie flick, taking pride of place right behind Zombie Flesh Eaters, and Dawn of the Dead. I just love horror films that involve things emerging from the television, it's such a cool creepy idea! It gives me such a chill when the zombie turns and glares evilly right out of the screen... The prologue is so spooky when the ugly grizzled guy keeps turning off the haunted TV but it just keeps turning itself back on when his back is turned. I wish "Zombie Blood Nightmare" were a real picture! His ashen corpse is very eerie with the party stuff all over him. They ~played~ with him, brr.. ::: I love the Garbageman scene - just look at that face! He's like the Old Man of the Sea come to life! That gnarly old man really brought his A-game! The Garbageman's on a roll so ya better listen and listen *good!* Just what the hell was he supposed to be anyway, the guardian of friggin' Dimension X or what!? I find it funny when the dumbass Jeff can't seem to say anything to him that doesn't end with a question mark, and it really slays me how the old buzzard says "A mirrorrr..." as he leaves, like he's trying to be all 'mysterious!' ::: Rocky Duvall.. Wet behind the ears doesn't begin to cover it. His voice was so silly and high-pitched. He also had a kind of lisp that seemed to come and go. His acting skills really did stink, but I just thought he was so funny it didn't matter. He was like an eager puppy! And he still wasn't as bad as the mom from Troll 2. I thought it was a bit of a shocker when his character meets an unexpected and surprisingly brutal demise. I found it a wee bit sad too... ::: A lot of the other reviews Declare that Roxanna Augusen as Zoe was as bad as Duvall, I didn't think so. Yeah, she too was pretty weak for the most part, but I thought she really came into her own when it got to the final act where she's playing it terrified/fake happy hostess for the zombies! That must have been a very interesting task for any actress. And I thought she was excellent in her absolute terror in the chilling closing scene that wraps things up oh so perfectly. All I could remember of this film for years was the scene where she's standing at the front door of the house with the sun setting and she says to the rather confused zombies: "How nice to see you all! Won't you come in?" I don't know why but those lines always stuck with me, so totally bizarre and surreal. Some of the big dialogue scenes, such as the one with Garbageman or when the obnoxious cowboy explains the rules kinda wind up not being as interesting as they should be, and just kind of taper off thanks to a few misplaced words and clunky sentences. It's like someone didn't have a complete grasp of what a screenplay was or something... I can't believe some of the complaints are about the way the zombies look. Are you nuts!? For the time it's got some of the best looking makeup effects going - much more menacing and impressive than the blue-skinned terrors of Dawn of the Dead-forever great and classic creations though they may be. I think that was one of the big problems. It looks like all the money may have gone into those zombies! And about those undead.. Well they weren't strictly the undead at all as such, were they? not in any conventional sense. They were more like malicious ghosts that liked to pathetically pantomime at being alive. That's one of the reasons I love this so much-the 'zombies' are totally unique, and that's something-especially today when you've got absolutely wretched low rent zombie trash endlessly being spewed out by the bucket load. A lot of this film's music is seriously creepy, and helps to set a genuinely nightmarish and unsettling tone of dread. This film deserves..if not respect than a least a little consideration, if only for the mood, makeup effects and perhaps originality. There's something of the old E.C. Comics spirit about it, I think. A real fun mad '80s gem that's best enjoyed with someone, it's got a lot of charm and style. I love it to death, and you can tell they had fun making it. Bye!

Probably more famous for its video box than as a film, this direct-to-video film is not all that bad. In fact it really grew on me. Why? It is not because it is particularly good or has great action or wonderful special effects. It does have a lot of heart and a sense of humor AND despite the low budget and the cast of mostly one and dones - it is fairly well-made. An odd package is sent to a writer who opens the box, finds an old black and white TV, plugs it in...and then the only thing that plays is a zombie flick. Wait! He turns off set and it comes back on. He unplugs it and it comes back on..and he is killed by a group of undead that come from the TV set. These rogue zombies then disappear for three months until a new family moves in - and then they start killing. Why did they wait three months? Your guess is as good as mine! Apparently they were in the woods the whole time. Anyway, the new people in the house are just a teen-aged boy and his hot sister. A guy that originally bought the TV set comes along - and its zombie hunting time. Now, do not get me wrong. This is no great cinema. How about that scene with the poodle going into the woods? Or the whole bit with the kid tied in the air? Or even the ending. these zombies are MIGHTY smart! I liked the performances of several most notably Sam David McClelland as Joshua Daniels(the guy that kept calling Jeff "Kid." He was not great but genuine. The girls were all hot in that 80s hot way. Victoria Bastel as April the cute blond and Roxanna Augenson as Zoe Blair - very pretty though not always convincing. The make up really is pretty good and the TV scenes were really pretty suspenseful. For what it was - I liked it. I do want to check out the new blu ray. I watched my old Embassy tape once again. Who says video is dead?

First time watch.This had a little strange plot, well it new at the time, I liked the idea of Zombies come out of a TV set, The zombies did look a bit scary. (the make up effects were really good) at first but as the movie goes you will find more funny, as do some really funny killing.Were really funny death in scenes in this movie, This movie made me Jump in one scene lol, some so silly made me Jump. There were some bloody moments in this movie was nice, there were not many gory moment in this movie. The acting was really wooden for main lead boy, it felt like it was reading the link and not acting them out at all. I liked the ending of this movie, I thought that was really good way to end the movie. 5 out of 10