Night of the Zoopocalypse

This movie was great fun to watch! It had enough suspense, scares and quirky comedy to make it great for adults. Poot was so much fun to watch. The mutants were so gross and visually amazing (weird enough to make me uncomfortable, but so different from what is usually put out there that I couldn't look away).

Some scenes had us at the edge of our seats, while others had us laughing so hard that we forgot that this story was inspired by Clive Barker. Poot is our family's favourite, stealing the spotlight whenever she was on screen.

It is so refreshing to see something different out there, looking forward to what the minds behind this masterpiece put out next.

Gracie is a timber wolf in a zoo. As part of a pack, she has never been outside her enclosure. One night, a meteorite crashes into the zoo. A bunny eats the small rock and it is zoopocalypse. The animals soon get turned into zombies. While escaping from a zombie, Gracie gets tranq by a zookeeper and thrown into the vet station. The zombies attack and Gracie escapes with mountain lion Dan.

This is a Canadian-French-Belgian co-production. The animation is good and brightly-colored at a sub-top level. It is family-friendly. I would like the animal group in the vet station to stay together. At least, they should switch the distribution between the two groups. I would like Gracie's group to be bigger and more time given to the other animals. This is kid-friendly fun.

Review for anyone trying to find a movie for their kids to watch: Night of the Zoopocalypse is an entertaining and funny animated movie with good lessons on loyalty and not being afraid of people who are different. And the horror elements make it feel unique. We don't normally see that subgenre in kids movies.

Score: 8 stars

Review for adults hoping to enjoy a movie for which they aren't the demographic: this movie is both harmless and forgettable. It feels like a weaker version of many other animated movies. Half the comedy works. I doubt many adults will hate or love it.

Score: 5 stars

(1 viewing, 4/19/2025)

This movie was an absolute blast-creative, hilarious, and full of surprises! There were moments that made me jump, moments that had me laughing out loud, and overall, my kids and I had a fantastic time. It's the kind of film I'd happily rewatch. Xavier the lemur, a French film buff, was such a standout-instantly one of my favorites! It's refreshing to see filmmakers take risks and create something truly unique.

As a Clive Barker fan, I was intrigued going in, and this definitely delivered! The blend of horror and humor was spot-on, making for an unforgettable experience. I can't wait to recommend it to friends!

I took my two Littles (7 and 9) to see Zoopocalypse on Monday. The characters were all very cute and my kids loved the interactions between all the animals (especially Poot, the Pygmy hippo).

The music is nice and atmospheric and the Gumbies (gummy zombies that some animals turn into) were still menacing enough for my children without ever crossing over into genuine scary zombie movie material.

The lesson of working together in order to succeed vs being selfish and caring only about what happens to ourselves is much needed today.

Hard to believe this came from the same mind that brought us the horrors of Hellraiser and Nightbreed!

Great for a "not so scary" family movie night.