The Zombie Club

This movie was about some highschoolers that received detention and ended up becoming zombies with superpowers because of a mix up. The movie focused a lot on bonding and anti-bullying which I thought was a great message.

My boyfriend picked the movie to watch as we're avid zombie movie watchers. The movie was displayed in the horror section on Amazon Prime, therefore we believed it was going to be a movie for young adults/adults. Not only that, but it had 7 stars on IMDb. Therefore, that is the reason I am giving it the rating I am, since it was presented as a movie not specifically for children.

The acting was bad, the makeup was bad, and the special effects were awful. Watching this movie, I quickly caught on it was more of a Disney Channel Original movie kind of thing, but I decided to still give a chance in that area. And even with that narrative for myself, it was still missing a lot. The story was very lacking and although it had a decent enough foundation(generous), there was so much missing and I found myself questioning a lot of things happening.

Ergo- Movie is good for kids under 10 or else you're going to be thoroughly disappointed.

Usually, when I hear the words "faith-based film" I quietly decide to skip it and move on. I was burned by too many church screenings in the mid-90s, especially those geared toward a youth audience. However, The Zombie Club is unique, and well-worth your time. It's a genuinely entertaining film where the message is clear without sacrificing the story. And, to be frank, it's much higher quality than the movies we sat through when I was a kid.

In a small town, a diverse group of students find themselves stuck with the typical high school labels (smart girl, jock, pretty girl, nerd, stoner, goth kid) and they can't get along because they are all too busy trying to fit in with their own tribe. Soon enough, those with the social clout to get away with it start to bully the unpopular students. Coincidentally, a group of bullies and the bullied end up in Saturday detention together. There they, and their delightfully absent-minded science teacher, are infected with toxic gas emanating from a shipment of poison dart frogs mistakenly sent to the public-school lab. From that time on, they find themselves endowed with supernatural powers, but this comes at a cost: They are slowly degrading mentally and within a few days they'll be dead... or maybe undead. Losing their humanity, however, causes them to find it in each other. The group ends up bonding and working together to curb bullying in their school.

Movie goers of a certain age will recognize the title of this film as a nod to the "The Breakfast Club" with which it shares many intentional similarities- From Saturday detention to a group of students bonding over the struggles of adolescence. For this and other reasons, The Zombie Club is a movie that can cross generations. But it hopes to cross social paradigms too. By the end of the story, viewers will likely find an open door to discuss bullying in general and that seems to be the filmmaker's intent. Somehow it achieves this without becoming too preachy or feeling bad. But it's more than a discussion starter. It's a fun movie in its own right. I'd recommend it for anyone.

The Zombie Club by JC Films is a movie about a group of kids that don't necessarily get along until something strange happens while they're in detention. They eventually get along and help each other out. Assuming the theme is about bullying being a dumb thing to do; the targeted audience is high school and middle school age kids. Though the movie had a good storyline, a few well-known actors, and a wholesome ending; there were a few faults within. First, the acting seemed quite scripted at times and didn't sound/feel natural. Secondly, the music choice was subpar. Some changes could be made to it, but I assume it's because it is a low budget film and rights to music are expensive. Third, some of the sound effects sounded a little bit off. When they were eating cookies, it sounded like they were eating chips. Along with the sounds being off a bit you could hear some static through the sound effects almost like they were recorded in a room without sound cancelation or a lot of reverb. Some points in the film had visual effects that went too crazy and were unnecessary. For example; when the kids' and the teacher were walking down the hallway when detention was over, the effects were too heavy but would have been fine if they didn't flash in and out. It just makes it corny and adds to the feel of a low budget movie. If the budget was a little bit bigger, I feel that this could be a lot better Overall, The Zombie Club was a good movie that was enjoyable much of the time. I do recommend it for a teacher or school looking to play a movie for their class or if you're just bored and want to get trapped into a good story.

And the environment is like in a high school, and its a very benign flick. but if youre in for a mindblasting super blockbuster like ''the breakfast club'' or any of the golden spurs that occationally were made in the 80's and 1990's then stop here. its a family film, therefore all the benigness, and if you are looking for a bunch of kids living their lives in and on a social network by smartphones, well youll be dissapointed, i saw only one cellphone during the whole film, and it was used to speak in, thats just so phenomenal that its worth mentioning.

its not a comedy, its a smile movie, the cast isnt bad, but they are far to scripted and trained in their roles so it becomes rather slow and unengaging. and zoombies they arent, rather a push of fungi poisoning, if i were the doctor examining the flock.

the one thing that actually impress is the special effects and comprehensive use of styling and make up. if the comedy and mystery had been propelled by another director and producer it wouldve reached other busters to shoulderheight. but not the way this was made.

by all means, im just a grumpy old man, and do for sure like slapstick, and comedy were i can detect the pranks 15 secs before they happen, you shouldnt shadow away from this flick. its for all ages, and do deal with common problems among highschoolers/students, like being put in a box by looks and behaviour, bullyying, drug use, and parental pressure, and dilletantic headmasters, so it gets a small recommend

The Zombie Club is a movie about a terrible mix-up where the company accidentally sent the professor at the local high school poison dart frogs instead of his regular order which is where the story takes a turn for the worst. Six teenage students in Saturday detention find themselves and their teacher aka Professor Lewis beginning to get a multitude powers and slowly begin turning more and more into zombies and in the race to find the cure they end up finding something else. Friendship. Even though this movie is only rated PG it is still a great movie for teens and young adults. The Zombie Club also falls into a category of sci-fi mixed with an anti-bullying theme, so if you are looking for great sci-fi movie this might be the one perfect for you.

The acting was great, also the way the movie was narrated and plotted. You were able to tell the special effects in the movie were low budget but were actually really good. There were a couple weak points in the movie such as the transitions and making the plot completely clear from the beginning but other than that I don't see any other negatives.

In my opinion the movie is a great sci-fi film, and if you're bored and trying to find another good movie I would recommend this one or even if you're looking for a great movie centered around anti-bullying I would recommend considering this one because it's a lot better than most of the anti-bullying themed films out there and you would be able to show this to large groups of people because it has such a large age range you could show it to a 10 year old's because its rated PG but you could also show it to an adult if you wanted because it is such a great movie.