{"id":392,"date":"2013-07-29T21:06:35","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T02:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=392"},"modified":"2013-08-25T10:57:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T15:57:37","slug":"attack-of-the-vegan-zombies-2010-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=392","title":{"rendered":"Attack of the Vegan Zombies! (2010) – Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Attack of the Vegan Zombies!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Joe and Dione own a vineyard and winery which had once belonged to Dione’s father. Unfortunately, their crops have been mysteriously getting worse each year.\u00a0 Facing bankruptcy, they have only one more chance to turn their vineyard around.\u00a0 Dione asks her mother for some “special” help. \u00a0 Fast forward one year, they have an abundance of crops and Joe hires a group of college students to help with the harvest.\u00a0 As the harvest begins, \u00a0 strange things start to happen.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

This low-budget, indie flick is a fun, original spin on the zombie genre.\u00a0 Some of the characters are over the top and stereotypical, especially the 2 college nerd agronomists.\u00a0 While the characters do provide comedy, they fail to generate empathy.\u00a0 Only Dione, the main character, evolves throughout the story enough to draw the viewer in and become invested in her fate.\u00a0 The chemistry between the characters\/cast works and it’s obvious that they were having fun.\u00a0 The acting, when not over the top, isn’t bad.\u00a0 The dialogue is largely cheesy (loved the homage to Scooby Doo and Jaws), though awkward or stiff at times and excessive at others.\u00a0 Especially since the film relies heavily on storytelling through dialogue, rather than showing the story.<\/p>\n

The sound effects aren’t bad and in most places, subtle.\u00a0 The filming location is beautiful. \u00a0 Great use of practical effects and make up.\u00a0 The camera effects are hit or miss, sometimes dead on (in some places distinctly Raimi-esque), sometimes distracting.\u00a0 The film jumped scenes which was often abrupt and jarring.\u00a0 The “gore,” what there is of it, was fun.\u00a0 The violence often implied rather than shown.<\/p>\n

I gave this film 3 glasses of red wine for originality and for the fact that they obviously had fun making it.
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