Trying to find a place to settle for the night, a group of friends stop off at a small-town motel where they come under suspicion for the murder of some of the locals, but when it becomes apparent that they aren't the source they head back to the motel and wait out a series of zombie attacks.This is one of the most fun movies in the genre. One of the most obvious parts of this has to be the over-the-top and quite extreme gore that flies liberally throughout here. There is practically every type of death used in here, from a knife in the throat, an impaling, spikes and hammers in the head, a chainsaw in the neck, vicious beatings and stabbings as well as a whole slew of decapitations and blown-off heads and faces from gunshots. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the gore in here and is delivered with the grand old-school style splatter tradition being full-on practical effects. This is one of the biggest reasons why it's so good, as this due to the pacing of this here which is so fast that it barely stops and keeps moving along from one scene to the next at a breakneck form, allowing for some really good action scenes. The initial attacks in the town where the locals are savagely killed in strong slasher-style setups, the brawl in the bar against the turned citizens and the whole ending setup from their creation of weaponry and self-defense to the shoot-out in the house against the varying hordes attempting to break in all make this a fun watch. Everything in this film spells out fun, as well as the injection of some well-timed and completely hilarious moments. From spouting off one-liners during the climax to the physical gags, such as the insane moment where one character discovers a dead body and begins slipping and sliding on the blood on the floor to get away, this is quite funny and is really laugh-out-loud during the entire film. There is very little in here that's not to like about it, and that mostly stems from the country singer interludes. Not that they're bad, for they're quite hilarious, but they just feel really out of place in the film. They stop the film cold to include them and are preceded by a comic book-style drawing of the previous scene. It's funny but out of place, and is the main problem with this. This one also has a problem with the overlong setup of the group in the town, ranging far too long with their being forcibly stranded and doing all sorts of hanging out around the town before getting to the actual zombie assault which is fine but does seem to make the second half's action seem all the more frenetic due to that. It's a fun ride beyond these minor issues though.Rated R: Extreme Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

After becoming lost while driving to a wedding in Galveston, six friends—Johnny, Sara, Kate, Melody, Christian, and David—decide to spend the night at a bed and breakfast in the hick town of Lovelock. But their stay is not to be a pleasant one: the establishment's chef is found murdered; Mr. Wise (David Carradine), the creepy owner of the guest house, suffers from a heart attack; and Johnny becomes possessed by the Kuman Thong, an evil spirit that is intent on turning everyone into mindless zombies.Dead and Breakfast displays such a broad range of comedy, from genuinely witty dialogue, to outrageous splat-stick, to the downright surreal, that as far as laughs go, it's very much a hit and miss affair; but although it doesn't always succeed at being 'funny', it's does manage to be a lot of 'fun', thanks to a continuously unpredictable, freewheeling approach that incorporates (badly drawn) comic-book scene transitions, Cat Ballou-style musical interludes, and buckets and buckets of gore (a juicy range of exploding heads, decapitations, and dismemberment).It takes a while to get to the really entertaining stuff—the gory stand-off between the living and the possessed that involves the use of assorted blunt and sharp implements, home-made shotguns and a chainsaw (natch!)—but the film is just so damn quirky that getting there is half the fun.Whilst not as good as Shaun of the Dead (as the quote on the packaging claims), Dead and Breakfast still has enough manic energy and gruesome imagination to keep fans of OTT horror happy for the duration.6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.

A bunch of the usual brainless 20 somethings are driving to a wedding. They consist of the nerd (Oz Perkins), the oversexed Italian stud (Erik Palladino), the sweet lovable naive brunette (Gina Philips), the foul-mouthed black girl (Bianca Lawson) and two more than have no personalities whatsoever (Jeremy Sisto, Ever Carradine). They get lost and have to spend the night in a little town called Lovelock. Things get strange and it ends up with most of the town being possessed by an evil demon and going after the ones who aren't.Strange doesn't begin to cover this one. It starts as a conventional slasher horror film with large doses of humor and turns into a huge gore fest with some real black (but funny) humor. The body parts and blood go flying in this one--I saw the cut R rated version and was impressed at how much violence even that got by with. The story doesn't make much sense but you'll be too entertained to really care. Also the film's off the wall and black humor somehow fits in with it. Add in a country western singer with some very funny songs acting as a Greek chorus to the movie and cameos by David Carradine and Portia de Rossi and you have a very strange and VERY gory bun fun flick. This was (pretty obviously) made on a low budget but you can see that everybody went out of their way to make this work. An 8.

On an RV trip to a friend's wedding, a group of six buddies get lost along the road and are forced to stop at a small bed & breakfast for the night. When the B&B's owner and chef are found dead, the group is held by the sheriff under suspicion of guilt. Their innocence seems imminent and their safety returned when the sheriff arrests a drifter he suspects of the murders. . . but, when one friend releases the evil spirit of Kuman Thong (seriously), the friends are forced to fight for their lives against a gang of the undead.Comedy? Musical? ZOMBIES? Where have you been all my life? The combination of those three elements sounded like an easy win for someone like me. Toss in a pretty damn good cast of Jeremy Sisto (Wrong Turn), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural), Gina Phillips (Jeepers Creepers), Diedrich Bader (Drew Carey), Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development), and David Carradine (Kill Bill), and it's looking even better. All it needs now is some strong horror violence & gore. . . oh, wait, it says that right there in the MPAA rating! Well, gee, looks like this film simply CAN'T fail! And, I suppose it doesn't. However, it doesn't really succeed all that much either. To start with, there are some very good elements. The gore & violence are excellently excessive. Not Dead-Alive excessive (even though a certain chainsaw scene is eerily reminiscent of a certain lawnmower scene), but there's still plenty. Also, there's some good humour (most notably the Jeremy Sisto puppet), but it occasionally goes over-the-top or takes one joke too far (like slipping in blood for a full minute or the Thriller dance). Technically, the film's alright. The direction isn't anything special, but it looks pretty good, especially for the $500k budget. The script's actually quite good and entertaining: It flows well and the dialogue works well with the characters, even if the actors don't always portray it perfectly. What probably hurts the film most is that it doesn't really properly achieve either side of the horror-comedy subgenre very well. The horror isn't scary and replacing scares with gore simply isn't enough here. The comedy, while occasionally funny, is inconsistent and doesn't really keep the film as a laughfest. But, when it all comes together, the gore & violence added to the occasional laughs make it an entertaining flick worthy of a look for fans of Shaun of the Dead, Dead-Alive, and the Evil Dead series.Obligatory Zombie Elements:Cause of Outbreak: Possession or Voodoo or somethingZombie Characteristics: They're pretty much just the townies with some white makeup and fatal wounds. They use weapons, run, talk, etc., so not obviously traditional zombies.Zombie Effects: There really isn't much. Just some white powder on the face to pale them up. That's all.Violence/Gore: This is probably the best element of the film here. The gore is excellent and excessive. The violence is all very cool and there are a ton of different kill methods used throughout.Social Commentary: If there was any, it was extremely subtle.- -Final Verdict: 6/10. Eh, give it a look if you want to kill some time.Recommended? I'd say a tentative 'yes.' It's enjoyable, and that's enough for me to suggest.-AP3-