The world is over-ran by zombies. Handheld cameras abound, and for once they don't do the head in, rather add to it and make it a much more intimate and frightening movie. Settle down for World of the Dead : Zombie Diaries - a great dose of flesh munching, zombie diddling fun.

I was a great fan of the original Zombie Diaries, and it was a great pleasure to interview director Michael Bartlett when I was writing for d3rang3d - http://www.horrorchronicles.com/Interviews/michael-bartlett-interview.html - and I'm glad to say that this avoids the perils of sequelitis and delivers a solid zombie treat.

After a start which works, but which highlights the idiocy of those who survive the zombie apocalypse - a childs birthday party, in order to avoid too many spoilers I'll just say.....

SPOILER! Yes, a strange noise. We know there are zombies. Hold on, I'll go out in the dark, pissing around without even taking a weapon, to find out what it is. Sorry, you deserve to fucking die, such moronism must be rewarded by swift transition from walking meat to zombie luncheon.

....We move on to an army base, and meet the survivors who will form the core of our story. They're actually likeable, a good start, they can act, and they don't totter around like cardboard cutout meatbags just walking about waiting their turn to be zombie chow.

They're pretty safe on that base - but you all know that'll turn to shit pretty damn fast, army bases in zombie movies offer about as much safety as wearing a condom on yer big toe whilst you dance the dance of anal lurve with a 500lb veteran hooker who has 20 years bareback history and not an STI test in sight. Doesn't take a genius to work out that things will not end well, and isn't a spoiler to yell it to the world.

When the shit hits the fan a few of them head off into the big, wide, zombie infested world, and there the fun really begins.

England is a bit of a zombie riddled shithole now, and soldiers are persona non gratis with other survivors, let's just say that their handling of the initial outbreak - told in flashback - was less than subtle or humanitarian. But, there are some survivors in Rotterdam, it seems as good a place to make for as any, so off our soldiers go into a wasteland of zombies, marauding 'outlaw' gangs of survivors, and a whole host of mouldering corpses.

I'll say it right out, I hate shaky cam films with a passion for the most part, they shake around like they are wielded by an epileptic who is jerking off and generally do everyones head in. Both this, and the original Zombie Diaries, are a rare exception, it adds to the whole experience and is done well.

The zombies are great enough, blood spattered and vacant eyed fuckers, wandering about dopily and ready to get their teeth into live meat. They look good, and get shot a lot, what more do ya need from the walking dead. Survivors, well, they're a decent bunch, you do at least give a shit about them and hope - for the most part - that they don't end up in some zombies lunchbox.

A great slice of zombie fun that ticks all the boxes and delivers on a highly enjoyable 90 minutes. Buy it, watch it, and enjoy, this is one sweet treat of undead excellence.

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Posted On

2011-07-07 18:25

Posted By

m

0 world of the crap film
i just watched world of the dead the zombies diaries 2

and to be fair that film makes me ashamed to say im english

it completely fails across the board
i mean what the fuck
its not even intresting accidently

it only out does the first bullshit instalment the zombie diaries
by being even more pathetic and poinlessly dull
i mean seriously this is what we have
this total pile of failing bullshit

this film is a forgettable annoying joke
on what planet did that get past the screening

the directors should go back to
driving a cab

every time i see the names bartlett and gates on a film im leaving it where it is

as for this film im taking it back to the shop

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Posted On

2011-07-07 18:26

Posted By

m

0 world of the crap film
the shop

how the hell can you put this crap out
what an embarassment that the world will think this is our standard of filmaking

everybody involved in that film should be put under a legal order to not make any more films

what a load of bollocks

unhappy matt

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Posted On

2011-07-07 20:46

Posted By

Billy Sick

0 RE: Zombie Diaries : World of the Dead (2011) Review
lol @ Matt - guess you are a fan then

"it only out does the first bullshit instalment the zombie diaries" followed by "every time i see the names bartlett and gates on a film im leaving it where it is"

Should have learned that lesson earlier probably if you hated original so much

And seriously, don't have a coronary - I enjoyed ZD2 a lot, and as ya see on other reviews, I'm a miserable bastard. One mans gold is another mans shit - tis what makes the world of horror so much fun.

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