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Daylight's End
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.
Release : | 2016 |
Rating : | 5.4 |
Studio : | Indigo Pictures, Carolina Film Works, Throttle Films, |
Crew : | Production Design, Set Decoration, |
Cast : | Johnny Strong Lance Henriksen Louis Mandylor Hakeem Kae-Kazim Farah White |
Genre : | Horror Action Science Fiction |
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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Though it's clear that this zombie movie (or any other zombie movie for that matter) got some inspiration from George A. Romero's "Living Dead" movies, there is also a sizable dash of "The Road Warrior" mixed in here. Actually, the movie doesn't take TOO much from those two sources, and manages for much of the running time to do its own thing... and not too badly, I must add. While the script does have a few flaws - like the underwritten alpha zombie character, which could have used more explanation - the script does manage to engage thanks to some competent characters and a few developments in the story that you may not be expecting. While the direction and the editing does occasionally confuse, the action (which keeps coming at a regular clip) does manage to stir the blood and be exciting at times. The movie also looks pretty good for what was a low budget, with some well chosen locations as well as some good set design and decoration. And it's always nice to see Lance Henriksen, even if by now he is looking quite old and weathered. What we end up with is a solid zombie movie. It's no classic, but it does manage to stand out from a genre that for the most part has become now really tired and familiar for the most part.
The entire thing was predictable... The acting was just bad. I love the films but this should not have been made. Watched it on Starz...
Solid horror/survival flick. The action is fast-paced but also balanced by eerie calm before the storm, the cinematography is well done and not over the top (no crazy camera jerking or 200fps shots where you can't see what's actually going on on the screen), the scenery is excellent 'cept a few minor kinks here and there and the music is very nice too.I guess the real minus would be the lack of character development, lack of backstory and no real sense of scarcity or lack of resources, judging by the fact they seem to have loads of ammo and fuel and somehow they manage to find pretty much brand new cars and a bus after 3 years of apocalypse. Costume design is kinda amateurish and doesn't fit the scenery since everything they wear is basically brand new without a scratch or tear (with obligatory black motorcycle shades). There's also this gang of marauders slapped onto the story as if they felt zombie-vampires were not enough to hold the suspense, which I find unnecessary and it kinda spoils the narrative.However I like the fact that characters themselves are hardened by and fully aware of the gravity of the situation, there are no sob stories or soap opera romances and everyone pretty much knows it's about survival first and everything else later, so they stick together and do their part. Acting is decent, cast is amazing (but I might be biased since Lance Henriksen and Hakeem Kae-Kazim are in my eyes great in every movie; there are also a few to me new appearances which I found enjoyable) and overall the feel of the movie is pretty dreadful which is exactly how you want to feel when watching a post-apocalyptic survival movie.I have a feeling there are great movies yet to come from William Kaufman, especially if he gets a solid budget to work with.Overall score: 6.5/10 (pretty damn good for today's standards, definitely worth the watch for apocalypse fans)P.S. I don't feel I can give it 7/10 so unfortunately I have to go with 6 since the scoring system is kinda unforgiving.
Not bad. These are kinda bland words to use for such an action filled shoot-em-up. It had me swinging back and forth between "COOOL" and "Mmmmh Ohhkaay". Liked: action sequences, plot velocity, actors.Didn't like: coincidences and confluence of events that drove the plot. Henriksen was wasted. I always see him as the android from Alien but he has pulled off many other roles that I have enjoyed. He just didn't seem to do a lot here - and then got killed.Didn't understand how the Alpha just seemed to turn up after Rourke has stumbled over Sam who just happened to invite him back to her refuge. The Alpha just happened to be at the Police Station as they turned up at nightfall? Maybe I missed something that explained this but it didn't ruin the whole movie, seemed weird.Insane, running, hyper-violent and very agile infected who are ultra allergic to sunlight. OK I'm down with the continuing mix and match that this genre encourages and sometimes pulls off. I was fascinated by the 28 days running zombies so I am not in the "they can't run!" camp.Definitely felt the whole Snake Plissken thing that Strong was channelling. Even the ending was OK. I would have accepted him falling for the chick in a cliché moment of romance or lust - but it wouldn't have been in keeping with his 'strong and silent' type performance up to this moment.Worth a look. Adds fuel to the fire.