My Ratings:
Story 0.50 : Direction 0.75 : Pace 1.00 : Acting 1.00 : Entertaining 1.00
Total 4.25 out of 10.00
Well, I do like a dash of irreverent humour now and again... and Corona Zombies fits that comedy to a tee. In these days of lockdown and near-constant handwashing, we all need to keep our sense of humour. It's also refreshing to have somebody satirising the subject that has taken over the TV at the moment - How many times can we hear that the NHS doesn't have enough PPE... well, I'm sure the Heroes of the NHS would be only too glad to wear any PPE magicked out of anybody's arse. So this was a refreshing and humourous change of pace.
There are only a few people involved in this flick... so don't worry. They adhered to the social distancing. You may also like to note that no toilet paper was misused and not a drop of antibacterial handwash was wasted... In fact, there are only three people in this film. A male zombie actor; a female disembodied telephone actress; and the lead actress - and even though she does a shower scene, they wasted no soap because she keeps her clothes on in the shower and washes them too... what a conscientious lady.
What Charles Band does is interweave two older B-Movie zombie flicks into one by using filmed segue clips and his cast. This works brilliantly as he re-dubs the old films with a more topical and much funnier script. Here, we see the Corona Squad on a mission to retrieve a stolen shipment of toilet paper. I have to admit I absolutely love Argento the crazy squaddie. He's the first to realise how you dispatch a zombie. One of my favourite lines in the film comes when they're trying to kill the zombies and one of them shouts, "Bust a cap in his ankle." There's also a nice dig at the use of gratuitous female nudity... though, as a man find nothing wrong with female nudity. Unfortunately, the jokes peter out in the second half, and that is a shame.
So is it one to watch? I would say yes. At least, the once.
Though be aware it's not politically correct - and let's face it, Donald Trump stars in this movie, so even the politicians aren't correct. So if you're easily offended, I'd suggest staying away from the film. This is a well slapped together film with more than a tinge of cleverness. Taking other peoples films and adapting them to your story is a skill. But adding altered dialogue, and making it appear correct, is clever. Hat's off to you guys and thanks for cheering me up in these tragic times.
If you can stop crunching your gears, then drive on over and check out where this wee little film ranked in my Absolute Horror and Just For Laughs lists.
Take Care and Stay Well.
