‘Terror is taking over’
Zombie Kill! – original title: Zombibi – is a 2012 Dutch splatter comedy horror film directed by Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof from a screenplay by Tijs van Marle.
Main cast:
Yahya Gaier, Gigi Ravelli, Mimoun Ouled Radi, Sergio Hasselbaink, Uriah Arnhem and Noel Deelen.
Plot:
Aziz works in an Amsterdam office building. He dislikes his job and his boss, but he has just begun dating his dream girl, Tess. Jealous of his success with Tess, his boss uses the constant phone calls by Aziz’s brother Mo as an excuse to fire him. Annoyed, Aziz reluctantly joins Mo at a pool party, only to become an unwilling participant in a fight accidentally initiated by Mo’s stupid bravado.
Mo and Aziz end up jailed with Jeffrey and Nolan, incompetent bouncers from the party, and Joris, a thief. All but Aziz hit on Kim, a tough blonde female cop, and so she tasers both Mo and Jeffrey. Later, alarms go off and the building loses power. When the cell doors open, they leave the station, but zombies covered in green slime attack them…
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Reviews:
” … takes its lead from Shaun of the Dead rather than the po-faced string of cash-in nasties which followed (and continue to follow) in its wake. Kill Zombie! is big, loud, non-stop nonsense full of over-the-top unsubtle European slapstick style humour and a commendable amount of extremely-creative gore and eye-opening splatter FX.” Paul Mount, Starburst
“I like pretty much everyone in the cast, and I certainly appreciate the diversity. It’s startling what these Dutch filmmakers were able to produce on a relatively tiny budget … What rings hollow is that Kill Zombie! feels as if it’s content to parrot the favorite genre flicks of its writer and pair of directors.” Adam Tyner, DVD Talk
“Kill Zombie! isn’t a disaster. It’s well made and has some decent laughs. Unfortunately, it also retreads what other filmmakers have done. Here’s hoping co-directors Martijn Smits and Erwin Van Den Eshof can develop a style and voice of their own in the future.” Mac McEntire, DVD Verdict
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“Still, the flick manages to keep the entertainment level at the upper end of the scale throughout – sporting a lively and convincing cast, consistently upbeat tempo and, surprisingly, a pretty poignant amount of heart as well. It’s no Shaun of the Dead, but Kill Zombie! makes for a great evening’s sofa-bound distraction that any zombie fan will be hard pushed to dislike.” Gareth Jones, This is Horror
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