Infected

2013 "Prepare for a Zombie Evolution"
Infected
2.7| 1h35m| R| en| More Info
Released: 09 April 2013 Released
Producted By: Woodhaven Production Company
Country: United States of America
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A blood virus infects a small group of hunters turning a father & son trip into a fight for survival.

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suite92 Louis and son Andrew attempt some bonding centered around deer hunting. Dr. Dennehy is the local sawbones. He's doing the same thing with his son Seth.Things start to go to hell after one of Dennehey's patients (a friend's grandmother) bites him; the wound starts getting nasty. Seth and Andrew bond over being embarrassed by their respective fathers, and over loving illegal firearms.After granny goes missing, Louis, Dennehey, Andrew, and Kelly (the granddaughter) go looking for her. The other youngsters get plowed, and Seth gets attacked by granny.Things go downhill from there.Will the authorities arrive and fix all this viral outbreak?-----Scores------Cinematography: 5/10 Not so good. There is too much fuzzy focus and failures with zooming. Camera rotation I can always do without. Zombie effects were on the poor side.Sound: 3/10 The actors were usually miked OK, but not always. The score/incidental sound varied between irrelevant to counterproductive.Acting: 2/10 I've seen Michael Madsen give wonderful performances in several movies, but this was not one of them. William Forsythe was a bit better (accounting for the two points). The lesser players were just horrible. Tracey Sheldon was pneumatic and decorative, but did not deliver lines well.Screenplay: 0/10 Talking zombies? Thinking zombies? A zombie who wins an argument with a normal healthy human being? Zombies having telephone calls about uncashed checks and child custody? --- Horrible dialog. Little internal logic. A new Lyme disease that accounts for zombie behaviour? I doubt it.
Paul Magne Haakonsen Being a huge zombie aficionado, I basically devour - no put intended - just everything that includes zombies. Unfortunately the zombie market is swamped with releases that are questionable and probably shouldn't have had seen the light of day.As was the case with "Infected" (aka "Infection Z"). And I assume that the "Infection Z" title is a bad attempt to cash in on the blockbuster "World War Z" movie. But regardless of the reason, then this movie was really not worth the effort.The zombies in the movie were far in between shots, and they weren't actually zombies as in the sense of being shambling and decaying. Well, it does make sense if this is the first stages of decay. But still, with the ridiculous sounds they were making, it was more of a spoof on the zombie genre than it was actually appearing as a proper, serious movie.And as hard as it is to take Michael Madsen seriously, then it came even more difficult given the horrible hat he was wearing just about 99% of the entire movie. That hat was just ridiculous to look at.The most uplifting part about "Infected" was perhaps that William Forsythe was in the movie, but it was hardly anywhere remotely near enough to make it worthwhile suffering through the entire movie. I did manage to stick with the movie to the very end, hoping that there would be just one moment to make it worth it, but there wasn't such an occurrence.The DVD movie I received from Amazon was titled "Infection Z" and it had a very apocalyptic image of a metropolis in ruin and flames on the back cover. This was the worst kind of misleading imagery ever. Because the entire movie takes places at an isolated homestead somewhere out in a forest in the middle of nowhere.What can I say about "Infected"? Well, stay well clear of it, or you might be infected with a bad case of boredom.
spoken I liked this enough that I'll buy or rent it in the future for more viewing pleasure, so to speak.The score was a mix of things from orchestral to twang, and it lent to a tone of "cautious optimism" throughout. And for me that was one of the standout features of this flick, making it different from the standard-issue zombie movies of late.Others have said all the rest of the positive things I wanted to say, so I'll just add this: it's possible that some of the haters don't want as much fleshing-out as just plain flesh.Take a chance and see what you think.
Woodyanders Okay, we all know the drill by know: A desperate handful of people must do their best to survive and stay alive after a virus causes the bulk of the population to turn into ferocious flesh-eating ghouls. So far, so familiar. But fortunately director/co-writer Glenn Ciano proves to be competent enough to keep this picture on track: The snappy pace rarely falters once the zombies start attacking, the characters are drawn with some depth, the backwoods location is well used, there's a handy helping of graphic gore, and Ciano pulls out all the stirring stops in the lively and exciting last third. Moreover, Ciano warrants extra praise for concluding the story on a note of careful optimism that doesn't seem forced or too sappy. However, it's the seasoned and dynamic presence of two dependable old pros who give it their proverbial all that really makes this movie hum: Michael Madsen attacks his role as the rough'n'tumble Louis Hartley with his trademark growly gusto while William Forsythe likewise really sinks his teeth into his juicy part as macho two-fisted physician Dr. Edward Dennehey; the strong chemistry between these guys makes the friendship between the two characters utterly convincing and engaging in comparable measure. The other cast members are decent and acceptable, but it's the formidable duo of Madsen and Forsythe who elevate this film several additional notches above average and keep it enjoyable throughout. As an tasty bonus, buxom blonde babe Tracey Sheldon briefly bares her beautifully bountiful boobs. Ben DeLuca's crisp cinematography provides a bright polished look. Eric Masunaga's cool rocking score does the hard-pumping trick. No classic, but a good deal of energetic fun just the same.