SpecialsTarget
Disturbing yet enthralling
Kidskycom
It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Tayyab Torres
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Kaydan Christian
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
barniac68
One of the drawbacks to being a zomgeek is it turns you into a celluloid male-whore i.e. you'll have a do at just about anything 'morte vivente'. 2 hours long? Did I fall asleep watching this & wake up only for the last half-hour or something as I can't recall anything prior to that being of interest (heterosexual male, I'd like to point out). I viewed in stunned disbelief (which eventually turned into mild amusement) at the poor sound, camera-work & acting - this film succeeds in making The Wickeds & even The Stink Of Flesh seem better upon reflection (although not Nazi Zombies/Maplewoods & Platoon Of The Dead:nothing beats those two when it comes to being REAL turkeys). If you're looking for a "few beers & a laugh"-type of bad film, then this might just do, but if I were totally honest I'd advise you to watch Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things instead for awesomely bad 'car-crash' zombie viewing.
Paul Magne Haakonsen
There are good zombies movies and there are bad zombie movies. "Swamp Zombies" fall into the latter category. The DVD cover actually looks promising enough, but once you start the movie, that illusion vaporises like dew in the morning sun.The story in "Swamp Zombies" is fairly much average for a zombie movie. Experiments were being done on corpses, and for some reason the corpses come back to life, hungry for human flesh.But the acting in "Swamp Zombies". Wow, that baffled me. I have rarely seen anything like it. Most of the performances put on here were well below average, with forced, halted dialogue and performances that you never really bought into. Most of the people seemed like they had just memorized their lines and were stumbling through to put them out there. It was painful to watch. I am not sure why, but apparently it was a big deal to Brain Dead Films to have Brian Heffron, Jasmin St. Claire and Dan Severn on the cast list, but those people can't act!There is a good enough amount of gore in the movie, and that is actually the one thing that the movie have working for it. But it is hardly nowhere enough to make it interesting.The zombie make-up, well it was almost non-existent, was nothing interesting. Most of them looked just like ordinary people. So nothing to come here for.Sure "Swamp Zombies" is an ambitious project, and hats off to Brain Dead Films to do this. But the movie never rises beyond an amateur attempt at making a movie. I am sure there are fans out there for these particular types of low-budget movies. I, however, am just not one of them. I don't mind low-budget movies, but this was just too uneventful and too plain.
UK_Zombie
I thought that Swamp Zombies was a very enjoyable film, particularly given the reported budget and the mainly first time actors in it. Nice to see a film without CGI for a change. Enjoyed this one as much as 'Flesheater' and 'Dawn of the Dead', the two greatest zombie flicks ever made in my opinion.Fast moving with good and realistic fight scenes and plenty of tongue in cheek humour. Zombies were of the Romeroesque type which means it will appeal to traditional zombie genre enthusiasts. There were some technical flaws (mainly extraneous background noise), but for me, these minor shortcomings were made up for by a good story and enthusiasm from the cast. Well done to all on Swamp Zombies for this promising first time effort.One question for the director: Apparently the initial cut was 3hrs in length. How do we get our hands on the deleted 1hr?Cheers Dunc
tcoll32
Swamp Zombies is the first production of Killer Wolf Films and it showcases the many talents of the director and crew. I loved the story and acting in this. The story is first rate all of the way. The story follows a group of people trying to survive an all out attack of zombies in the swamps of PA. What helps set it aside from the all of the other zombie films is the director's love of action and that he is not shy in show casing the many martial artists that are in the film. A personal favorite scene of mine is when the character Jack fights one of the zombies and the zombie fights back with near equal skill. If you are a fan of Killer Wolf's Curse of the Wolf then you will love this. It was great to see Dan Severin along with Brian "Blue Meanie" Heffron (with out blue hair no less)and Pamela Sutch. The blooper and outtake reel is also a lot of fun to watch as is the behind the scenes extra.