Stevie G
A rejoint août 2000
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Just back from seeing it (only about a dozen people in the cinema so wasn't disturbed, which was good).
Generally I liked it, there was much to niggle however, it could have been brilliant and it could have been a great direct prequel to Alien with a couple of tweaks.
I won't go into the story itself but just rank the elements:
Visuals - Superb, bar a couple of minor niggles, even the 3D worked quite well 9/10
Sound - Great, lacked the jump moments of previous Aliens films though 8/10
Soundtrack - Superb, linked well to Alien, sat well in the sequences 9/10
Characters - One of the weaker elements, quite frankly I didn't give a monkeys who lived and who died (I would have quite liked a couple of stasis tubes to have failed before they had even arrived), most of them were pretty unlikeable, however David was excellent and Shaw improved as the film went on 5/10
Plot - Didn't explain everything in detail, that's fine I don't need to be spoon fed, though the instant and often wild speculation offered was rather pants, several of the twists were quite frankly stupid and there were enough holes to traverse a Commercial Towing Ship along with it's massive Mineral Ore Refinery through 5/10
Overall - 7/10
Generally I liked it, there was much to niggle however, it could have been brilliant and it could have been a great direct prequel to Alien with a couple of tweaks.
I won't go into the story itself but just rank the elements:
Visuals - Superb, bar a couple of minor niggles, even the 3D worked quite well 9/10
Sound - Great, lacked the jump moments of previous Aliens films though 8/10
Soundtrack - Superb, linked well to Alien, sat well in the sequences 9/10
Characters - One of the weaker elements, quite frankly I didn't give a monkeys who lived and who died (I would have quite liked a couple of stasis tubes to have failed before they had even arrived), most of them were pretty unlikeable, however David was excellent and Shaw improved as the film went on 5/10
Plot - Didn't explain everything in detail, that's fine I don't need to be spoon fed, though the instant and often wild speculation offered was rather pants, several of the twists were quite frankly stupid and there were enough holes to traverse a Commercial Towing Ship along with it's massive Mineral Ore Refinery through 5/10
Overall - 7/10
Considering this is a low budget TV film Charlie Brooker has pulled off a fantastic little gem, based on the premise of a Zombie Outbreak in England and the tale of a eclectic band of survivors (most of whom already hate each others guts) stuck in the Big Brother House, a satirical comment on the vacuousness of Reality TV to rival Romero's commentary of consumerism in the original Dawn of the Dead.
Taken as a gore fest with a huge dollop of black humour it works a treat and even the nihilistic ending fits so well into the message. Some great references throughout for Zombie Film Fans and Big Brother Fans alike. I like fast Zombies, much scarier and more threatening than traditional shufflers and considering the limited time this mini-series had they really were a necessity. Having some of the real ex-house mates and Davina as Zombies was a great touch.
If you enjoyed Dawn of the Dead (2004), 28 Days and Weeks Later, REC and Shaun of the Dead, Dead Set is definitely worth a viewing.
Taken as a gore fest with a huge dollop of black humour it works a treat and even the nihilistic ending fits so well into the message. Some great references throughout for Zombie Film Fans and Big Brother Fans alike. I like fast Zombies, much scarier and more threatening than traditional shufflers and considering the limited time this mini-series had they really were a necessity. Having some of the real ex-house mates and Davina as Zombies was a great touch.
If you enjoyed Dawn of the Dead (2004), 28 Days and Weeks Later, REC and Shaun of the Dead, Dead Set is definitely worth a viewing.