Review done by: Fatally Yours
Starring: Josh Lively, Zane Crosby, Sarah Bauer, Ashley Goddard, Jordan Hess
Directed by: Justin Channell
Story: When Benny tries to impress his crush Stephanie by throwing a party
(with the help of his friend Smalls), he finds himself in quite a dilemma: a
nearby medical testing facility has had an outbreak of test subjects for an
experimental virus that revives the dead. When the infected undead show up to
the party, it's up to Benny and Smalls to try to save the day.
Review:
Sometimes, an indie film comes along that makes you thank your lucky stars
that you are a horror fan. This kind of film keeps you going, even if you have to
dredge through hours and hours of crappy films just to find it. I search high
and low for these types of movies, but they are sadly few and far between.
Well, today I had the pleasure of viewing the independent Die and Let Live, a
zombie horror comedy that succeeds on all fronts. Maybe I loved this film so
much because I’m a sucker for zombie flicks or films that feature some kind of
high school party (which always leads to drama even before the zombies show
up), but with Die and Let Live, I think the double-whammy of quick, witty
dialogue and gore-filled action sold me.
Benny decides to throw a party (ahem, “private gathering”) so he can hook up
with his crush, Stephanie. His best bud, Smalls, decides to have it at his
“summer house” (the guest house behind his mom’s). Meanwhile, an outbreak
has occurred at a local pharmaceutical company, causing the dead to reanimate.
The walking dead cannot be stopped and are soon roaming the streets - not
even a head wound will stop them, it only slows them down a bit. The zombies
soon reach the now out-of-control rager at Smalls’ place and a small group of
friends bands together to stave off the zombie attack and retrieve their
Bambino’s pizza. The first things that grabbed me about this movie were the
likable characters and witty (yet realistic) dialogue. The high school characters
were all believable and the acting was all spot on. Special props go to Zane
Crosby as the hilarious sidekick Smalls and Josh Lively as Benny, but the rest
of the cast does a great job in all their roles.
Crosby, Lively and director Justin Channell all wrote the flick, doing a terrific job
with characterization, dialogue and action. Speaking of action, this film just
doesn't let up! I was entertained and laughing out loud the entire length of the
movie. When the zombies begin their attack on the party, the zingers and gore
just don’t stop. The film even features a cameo by Lloyd Kaufman (as news
reporter Floyd Faukman). The gore is plentiful and well done, even featuring a
victim getting not only his entrails but also his entire rip cage yanked out! Die
and Let Live is definitely an impressive and entertaining horror comedy by
director/writer Channell. If you enjoyed the off-beat and absurdest humor of
Return of the Living Dead along with a good heaping dose of gore, definitely
check out Die and Let Live.
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Overall: 8/10
Directed by: Justin Channell
Story: When Benny tries to impress his crush Stephanie by throwing a party
(with the help of his friend Smalls), he finds himself in quite a dilemma: a
nearby medical testing facility has had an outbreak of test subjects for an
experimental virus that revives the dead. When the infected undead show up to
the party, it's up to Benny and Smalls to try to save the day.
Review:
Sometimes, an indie film comes along that makes you thank your lucky stars
that you are a horror fan. This kind of film keeps you going, even if you have to
dredge through hours and hours of crappy films just to find it. I search high
and low for these types of movies, but they are sadly few and far between.
Well, today I had the pleasure of viewing the independent Die and Let Live, a
zombie horror comedy that succeeds on all fronts. Maybe I loved this film so
much because I’m a sucker for zombie flicks or films that feature some kind of
high school party (which always leads to drama even before the zombies show
up), but with Die and Let Live, I think the double-whammy of quick, witty
dialogue and gore-filled action sold me.
Benny decides to throw a party (ahem, “private gathering”) so he can hook up
with his crush, Stephanie. His best bud, Smalls, decides to have it at his
“summer house” (the guest house behind his mom’s). Meanwhile, an outbreak
has occurred at a local pharmaceutical company, causing the dead to reanimate.
The walking dead cannot be stopped and are soon roaming the streets - not
even a head wound will stop them, it only slows them down a bit. The zombies
soon reach the now out-of-control rager at Smalls’ place and a small group of
friends bands together to stave off the zombie attack and retrieve their
Bambino’s pizza. The first things that grabbed me about this movie were the
likable characters and witty (yet realistic) dialogue. The high school characters
were all believable and the acting was all spot on. Special props go to Zane
Crosby as the hilarious sidekick Smalls and Josh Lively as Benny, but the rest
of the cast does a great job in all their roles.
Crosby, Lively and director Justin Channell all wrote the flick, doing a terrific job
with characterization, dialogue and action. Speaking of action, this film just
doesn't let up! I was entertained and laughing out loud the entire length of the
movie. When the zombies begin their attack on the party, the zingers and gore
just don’t stop. The film even features a cameo by Lloyd Kaufman (as news
reporter Floyd Faukman). The gore is plentiful and well done, even featuring a
victim getting not only his entrails but also his entire rip cage yanked out! Die
and Let Live is definitely an impressive and entertaining horror comedy by
director/writer Channell. If you enjoyed the off-beat and absurdest humor of
Return of the Living Dead along with a good heaping dose of gore, definitely
check out Die and Let Live.
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Overall: 8/10
Genres: Comedy, Horror,
Romance
Rated:
Country: USA
Year: 2006
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Year: 2006
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Online since: February 20th, 2006
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