The Crazies (2010)

While my positive bias for zombie movies and some of the lead actors let me enjoy this movie I can't say it was very good. The acting is pretty good as well as the makeup but the cinematography and editing are a little lax and the story itself, especially the end is pretty weak. I liked the setting of a small town for the zombie flick (a little reference to Night of the Living Dead (1968) perhaps) and the total destruction of the town was pleasing in some small slightly sick way, like any good thriller, but there are a number of parts of the film that have you asking 'how did that work? Wasn't he over there?' and some of the action/characters/motives aren't believable even for a horror movie. The gore is great and plentiful but the religious references were a unnecessary and misplaced. While I liked watching this, unless you enjoy zombie movies or have a soft spot in your heart for Timothy Olyphant, this probably isn't worth wasting your time on and you can definitely find better horror movies on the Queue. (see some of Buggin Out's early reviews if you're looking for a good horror flick)

Dead Snow (2009)

This Norwegian Zombie Comedy easily outshines its English and American counterparts, Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Zombieland (2009). From the moment a rugged stranger recounts the Nazi occupation of the sleepy mountain town in Norway to a group of young medical school students on Easter vacation, the ludicrous storyline only grows more outrageous as the feet of intestine stretch and gallons of blood fly. As the Nazis pursue their vengeful blood-lust, the surviving group member genuinely grow in character and weapon wielding ability. You will laugh uncontrollably as chainsaws, axes, and snowmobile turrets mow down lines of zombies as the awesome soundtrack crescendos at a rapid staccato. By the final golden moments of the film you will be completely satisfied with the chaos that ensued.