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Zack Snyder s Army of the Dead praised in first reactions Loads of strong ideas, a fair few questionable ideas, terrific gore. Army of the Dead has received mostly positive reactions ahead of its release on Netflix.
Set during a zombie apocalypse (and featuring an undead tiger!), it centres on a group of mercenaries who break quarantine to venture into an infested Las Vegas and pull off the greatest heist ever attempted .
Belgravia), Matthias Schweighöfer (
Fear the Walking Dead) star. Netflix Zack Snyder s #ArmyOfTheDead is unquestionably a Zack Snyder zombie movie, for better and for worse,
3.0 out of 5 star rating
Zack Snyder is one of several filmmakers credited with revitalising the popularity of zombies in the early Noughties, as his Dawn of the Dead remake turned heads with its hyper-aggressive sprinting undead. For this reason, it’s notable that he has chosen to return to the monsters as the intense interest they once enjoyed has petered out, with only AMC’s The Walking Dead still carrying the torch. Army of the Dead might not be good enough for Snyder to jumpstart the zombie craze for a second time, but it packs enough new ideas to show that there’s still some life here after all.
Vida), Michael Cassidy (
Fear the Walking Dead).
What happens in Vegas, must stay in Vegas. #ArmyOfTheDeadpic.twitter.com/hPnGbD6xLA
The trailer features all sorts of funny, gory action we’d expect if a zombie outbreak tore through Vegas, including a zombie bachelorette party, zombie Elvis impersonators, and … zombie Liberace? Yes please. The film, written by Snyder,
John Wick 3 writer Shay Hatten, and Joby Harold (
Obi-Wan Kenobi), showcases a darkly comedic tone we haven’t seen from Snyder since his 2004 cinematic debut
Dawn of the Dead.
While I am not a Snyder fan, I do unabashedly love his
Dawn of the Dead remake. With a clever script by James Gunn,