Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer

Giving a strong head-nod to classics such as "The Toxic Avenger"; "Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer" has turned the dead zombie genre back into the undead. It is a heartwarming and stomach churning story of love, lust, bowling, true friendship, and used car sponsorship.

Meticulously crafted by Bizjack Flemco (Richard Taylor & Zack Beins) who have nothing to declare except their genius; "Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer" is the first film in all my years of Troma-Love to make me nearly physically ill. (Don't get me wrong it was not for lack of trying) And after nearly half a decade of walking that line between bad/bad and good/bad they have emerged victorious with the first "Tempestuously/Bad" Film. In the world of Troma films and zombie flicks "Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer" is the train-wreck Mona Lisa. You cant look away its too intoxicating.

Movies like this are what Hollywood is missing right now. "Atom" is a perfect example of how great storytelling and creativity trump budget any day of the week. A unique story with lots of heart, Atom gives you a dynamic protagonist to root for, heartbreak, a douchey villain, all against the backdrop of a bowling alley. Drench in gratuitous blood and guts, add in some nudity, a decapitation here and there, and you've got a perfect storm. This indie horror comedy is not to miss, especially by fans of Troma films and the like. You won't regret a single one of the 80 gory minutes of cinematic gold that Bizjack/Flemco serves up. Lobby your local art-house theater for this film to be screened! Its a must see, and as my review title suggests, a bloody good time for all!

Needless to say that I had indeed never even heard about this low budget zombie movie titled "Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer", despite the fact of being a huge zombie afficianado. But given my love of all things zombie, and stumbling upon the movie by random chance here in 2025, of course I needed no persuasion to sit down and watch the movie. Though I have to admit that I had absolutely zero expectations to the movie given the movie's cover.

Writers Zack Beins, Tim Johnson and Richard Taylor put together a script and storyline that sort of fell short of entertaining me. It was just simply trying too hard to be funny with the poorly written characters and situations. And it just fell to the floor without leaving much of an impact or a splash. And thus, it was not a particularly enjoyable movie to sit through, which made 77 minutes feel like an eternity.

Of the entire cast ensemble in the movie, I was only familiar with Lloyd Kaufman. The acting performances were a mixed bag of nuts; some were adequate, while others were rather questionable.

The effects in the movie were nothing outstanding to write home about.

For me, this movie was somewhat of a difficult movie to sit through, as it failed to cater to my interest. It was lacking severely in both the zombie and comedy genres. But then again, I never were much of a fan of the movie that Troma spewed out. But hey, if you do enjoy their movies, then you should also enjoy "Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer".

And this is, without a doubt, not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of directors Zack Beins and Richard Taylor's 2012 movie "Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer" lands on a really, really generous three out of ten stars.

These days the Zombie genre is getting a little tiresome. Everywhere you look it seems there's some goofball with a video camera and a gallon of fake blood, thinking he's gonna be the next Romero or Fulcci. But unlike those two, most of these folks will be rehashing the same tired old "dead rising, let's kill em with (insert powertool/sports equipment of your choice here). The fine folks at Bizjack Flemco (Richard Taylor & Zack Beins) seem to know this, and have turned the zombie genre on it's head with their latest feature, "Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer". They crafted a little story that no one (to my knowledge) has thought of before. They follow the golden rule of low-budget filmmaking to a T. Namely "There are no rules". But beyond that, using only the resources available to them and what they know, they crafted a movie around that, as well as turning their primary weakness (low budget) into a strength. If you're a fan of zombies, but think they've been kind of unimaginative lately, definitely check this movie out.

I saw this in Denver for a double feature night (Midget Zombie Takeover was the second film), and Atom blew the other film out of the water! While the film was a little amateur (the Zombies were a little lame), the jokes were hilarious, fresh, and the absurdity of the film was nicely executed (bowling rivalry AND a Zombie apocalypse?). Oh yeah, Atom's girlfriend is sex- crazed. The sex scenes are pretty raunchy but funny at the same time!

My rating may be a little generous, but as a fan of all things zombie I support it! I also support low-budget films - this is one that for a small budget does a lot.

A must see if you like Zombies!