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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

A Brilliant Conflict

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

At some point this must have seemed like a fresh idea, an army of C.G.I. skeletons defending a treasure. Unfortunately the skeletons, who do not speak, are more interesting, and have far better acting skills than anyone else in this movie. With stupid unnecessary female conflicts, ridiculous dialog "What the hell is that,blood?" "Yea this is not good", and "Indiana Jones" nonsense, "Army of the Dead" is a wannabe spectacle of awful proportions. What starts out as a dune buggy adventure, winds up with a possessed professor and illegal treasure plundering. BAD, and not good bad . "Sharks in Venice" is a masterpiece, because it's so bad it's good. This is just BAD. - MERK

"Army of the Dead" is a rather fun and enjoyable take on the zombie film.**SPOILERS**Going to Mexico, John Barnes, (Ross Kelly) and his wife Amy, (Stephanie Marchese) meet up with Professor Kittridge, (Vic Browder) and students Kristen McKnew, (Jocelyn Tucker) Jenny Crane, (Audrey Anderson) Tobias Schuler, (Malcolm Madera) and Alicia Williamson, (Casey Messer) for his birthday present. Heading into the desert, they decide to pass the time by telling stories to each other, and they manage to bring up the legend that haunts the area about a lost civilization that left a vast fortune of hidden gold in the area, and that all who sought it out have perished or disappeared. Figuring that time is available, they head off from their trip to go find it, and manage to stumble upon the gold cache hidden in the mountains. While trying to take the gold away, they unleash the guardian forces behind the gold, an army of the skeletons of those who have also sought the treasure, and must flee back before they also become the gold's undead protectors.The Good News: This was a really fun and quite enjoyable zombie film. One of the best features is that it uses the familiar zombie trappings without having the usual zombies in here. From the back-story, which is one of the best of the genre, that's a mere substitute from the multitude of Nazi-Zombie films that came out earlier to the skeletons being taken exactly like zombies, this one here feels so close in tone and spirit to a zombie film that it has a fresh, original take without doing much with here. The zombies are replaced by an army of reanimated skeletons, and the sight of them walking around holding weapons and being as active as they are makes for some good cheesy fun. They're behavior would also classify them to be like zombies, gathering in swarms and attacking in waves, with the fear being that defeating one of them allows the others to sneak up and finish the job, is played out so similar to zombies that it feels so close to one without being a zombie film. They're also involved in a lot of action around here, as the first assault on the explorers in the caves at the beginning, which has the awesome regeneration scene to start off with as the skeletons rise in unison as shadows against the wall lit by their torches, and the bloody mayhem and action that ensues is glorious. The campfire one is just as good, with the start done with the flaming arrows appearing out of nowhere with a large mass raining down everywhere, forcing them into defensive positions as the soldiers attack on foot, swords and weapons draw to a fantastic confrontation that is so much fun to see. That is the undisputed highlight of the film, for it's packed with fiery action, several moments of suspense and much more, leaving it feeling really fun and interesting. The last fight is also pretty good, as it's a one-on-one sword fight with a skeleton that leaves a great impression overall. There's even a chase with a blood-red skeleton that was stripped of it's skin beforehand to include, and the method of finally defeating them is pretty neat and inventive. The last real good part here is the blood and gore, which may be CGI but it's still a pretty bloody film. That the majority of the bloodshed comes from the skeleton's weaponry in combat, it's still pretty loaded. There's a graphic slit throat, a couple get their skin peeled off, another is impaled in the stomach and stabbed with knives, a multitude of gunshots and more, including what happens to the creatures as well. Coupled together with the film's really great pace and very few flaws, this one here is a pretty good entry.The Bad News: This one here doesn't have many flaws, and there's really only one at that. That's the fact that there's way too much CGI in here. From the skeletons and their actions, both individually and as a group, to the film's bloodshed, this one contains a lot of that and it ruins the scene. The slit throat would work if a sea of computerized red goo never flew at the screen, the explosions would have a lot more power and impact had they not done with CGI, and the film is overall haunted by this flaw. It's pretty much the only thing wrong with the film, and for some, it could be old hat to be able to see a film witness that sort of action.The Final Verdict: A perfectly fun film, ruined only by sub-par CGI, which for some isn't so much of a flaw but rather something that comes with the genre. Those who can take are advised to give this one a shot, as well as zombie film fans, while those who can't stand the CGI are urged to seek caution.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language

On the face of it this sounds like a semi-decent idea for a film. Then a quick look at the cast gives you a very bad feeling. I already predict lots of the cast are going to die as their all total unknowns.Unfortunately I can't report on if that's the case or not. The film had bored me before it was 10 minutes long. It wasn't going anywhere quickly (always a bad idea in a horror film, 1st law is cut to the chase!)I gave up on it and this is much as I can say. If you watch more than 10 minutes you've got more patience for the movie than I did.It had a decent enough start with the Spanish soldiers fighting the skeletons but then too much dialogue and story set-up getting to no action. There may have been action later, I was too bored to stick with it.Not for those with low boredom thresholds.

It's really a terrible movie to me, I can't believe any score over than 1 point, maybe it's a different understanding. The storyline is awful, you might have seen over ten films like that, you could predict what will happen in the next minute very easily, and get a good preparation for every "scared moment"; the CGI was abysmal, the real people are definitely separated with animated characters, skeleton as well as the blood is so fake that is even worse than some computer games. I'm very surprised I could finish this movie with great patience because I'm wondering if it's true that the leading actor is Ross Kelly, and who is supposed not to show in any movie like this