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I have to admit, I worship the ground Bruce Campbell walks on. I have enough Evil Dead merchandise to pay for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3. So when I sat to watch Alien Apocalypse, I wanted to like it so much. I really did. Instead, I kept feeling like I was watching a wannabe episode of MST3K. Nothing about this was good, not the writing, definitely not the acting, nor the directing or the effects. Bruce Campbell came off as the only one who had ever acted before. Too often I just sat in disbelief that someone paid for this piece of junk, especially during the worst Spartacus rip off I have ever seen. Don't waste your time, not even for Bruce Campbell. Personally, I'm going back to my shrine to keep praying for Evil Dead 4.

I liken seeing Shaun of the Dead to a life-changing experience - you'll never look at zombies movies the same way again. Following right in the footsteps of such esteemed flicks as Evil Dead 2 and Brain Dead, Shaun of the Dead tells the story of loser Shaun, his nagging girlfriend, his even bigger loser friend and flatmate, and the rest of his friends and family as he stumbles through a zombie outbreak, at times literally. The humor ranges from broad (leafing through albums to decide which are low enough quality to be thrown at advancing zombies' heads) to more subtle touches(As Shaun sits on the bus and observes a pedestrian mysteriously collapse, the passenger behind him plays the techno song Zombie Nation.)The pace is quick, the gore is more than acceptable, and the jokes never misses a beat. If you enjoy movies about Brits beatin' on Zombies just so they get down to the pub, see this movie. And see it even if you don't.

10/10

Let me start off ny saying that the minute I heard about the concept for this movie, I was against it. Learning that Abraham Van Helsing (the real Van Helsing) was being replaced with "Gabriel" was a small comfort. Right from the beginning, any source material was thrown straight out the window. Instead of investing any intrest in the main characters, I found myself rooting for the town undertaker/gravedigger who seemed to possess the innate ability to lead every Transylvanian mob. The only positive thing I could say about this movie is that the graphics involved in animating a flying vampiress/demoness have progressed greatly since the days of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness. In fact, instead of wasting any of your money on this overblown piece of $#!*, go out and rent Army of Darkness. You'll get more that your money's worth with twice the plot! Seriously though, don't see Van Helsing unless you wish to indulge your inner masochist.