Sheriff Tom vs. the Zombies

I'll probably make a few people angry at me for writing this, but I have to say this for my own benefit. At the time, I was in the band Ingrid and the Defectors, who have a few songs in this movie. I didn't write the songs, it's not my band, I just played the bass, but I know the band was happy about being included.

Anyway, after the Jersey premiere and after our performance there (arranged horribly, having the music acts after the movie instead of prior), we were asked to say a few words about the movie to some small film crew that went around.

Now, many may think I'm making a big deal out of nothing, but when we filmed our few words about the movie to that crew, I called this movie "great," which I didn't believe at all. The movie is absolutely horrible.

I'm a straight shooter, always have been, and I've always have told it like it is and have a rep for doing so...except that one, single time, and it has bothered me ever since. I'm not even sure why I lied like that, but it has really bugged me and still does, all this time later. It's the one single time I didn't tell the truth about something (as an adult anyway).

That's why I'm here, frankly, to correct that in a way, and give myself at least a little satisfaction knowing at least the truth is here.

And the truth is, this film is indeed very bad. And by "bad" I mean absolute garbage. I'm a huge zombie movie fan (especially the Italian imports) but my take has nothing to do with what kind of film this is, that doesn't matter. This is just a bad film, period. It's a huge mess. It's like someone threw a bunch of things into a blender and this is the result. The direction, the story, the entire execution is extremely poor. You won't believe what a mess this is.

This movie is way beyond the "so bad it's good" thing. You can't enjoy how bad it is. This isn't "Plan 9" where you can even laugh at it. It's just a complete waste of everyone's time, from the cast to the poor viewer.

Now, as for the cast, they do as best they can with what they have to work with. In such a bad film, they probably should have been a lot worse. They seem to be having fun, and seem to be trying hard, it's obvious they cared. The Sheriff Tom guy was good, and a nice guy off-screen. My take has nothing to do with the cast.

It's just horrific film making. And it just gets more messy as the film goes on. This is really an incomprehensible mess, maybe the worst independent film I've ever seen (granted, I haven't seen nearly as many as others have). As for the "cameos," it's obvious the film makers simply went to the Chiller Theatre Expo (or something similar) and got various guests (there to sign autographs for fans) to say a few sentences at their tables for the film.

Well, I guess that's about it. This simply was bothering me all this time and I had to get that out of my system.

I'm a huge fan of zombie movies, and I was excited when I got my hands on a copy of Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies. Ryan Scott Weber wrote, directed, edited, and acted in this fun-filled movie. In my humble opinion, the best part of Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies is the dialogue. I can tell from the script that Weber has a great sense of humor.

The second best part of the movie was the over-the-top gore. There were several scenes that involved severed limbs, blood spurting from open wounds, and brains being splattered left and right.

Of course, I have to mention the zombies. The undead in Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies were your typical shambling, blood-covered, flesh-eating monsters. However, what set them apart was the fact that they could talk.

I didn't realize that Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies is a sequel to another Ryan Scott Weber film called Mary Horror. I didn't see the first movie, but I still enjoyed the follow up. The storyline is original, and the zombie invasion is caused by a spell cast by a dead witch.

There were several cameos in the movie, including Tom Savini, which is pretty freaking awesome. If you're a fan of zombie movies and/or indie films, then you have to see Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies. Kudos to Ryan Scott Weber for creating this fun-filled zombie film!