The tyranist's thoughts
Zombie movies are cool. Funny zombie movies rock!
What happens when you have an industrial accident that re-animates the dead? A military cover-up, followed by a military screw-up, followed by zombie mayhem. And Linnea Quigley getting naked. And staying that way. For the whole movie.
It is almost impossible to speak coherently of this must be seen movie. It is wildly funny in parts and surprisingly scary in others. With my man O'Bannon in charge though, how could it not be wonderful? Come on. This is the man who brought us Alien, Lifeforce, and Screamers. I suppose you have a point about Bleeders, but still . . .
If you haven't seen this particular zombie fest and you are into zombie movies, you should perhaps rethink your status as a zombie lover. See it.

Rish's Reviews
So how DO you kill something that's already dead?
I believe this was one of the films I coerced my grandma into renting for me as an evil young man. I watched it over and over, enjoying the dialogue, the gore, and especially the nudity. Because of childhood burnout, I never watched it again. But the other day, my mick friend invited me over for our monthly horror flick and I saw it again for the first time in fifteen years.
And it's a very entertaining flick. The music was nice. The effects were good, especially the living skeleton (puppets are better than CG any day). The acting was over the top, but fun. Written by the always-reliable Dan O'Bannon, as well as Night of the Living Dead carry-overs John Russo and Russell Streiner, the script is pretty tight. It gets praise for being funny, and it is funny, but it is a pretty downbeat little movie, with a blackly hopeless situation and majorly unhappy ending.
The punk aspect, as well as the songs that accompany it, are sort of annoying, but also endearing in the nostalgic way that most things 80's are. The ultra-bizarre character of Trash, naked and obsessed with death, is pretty much what made Linnea Quigley famous.
Still, the film doesn't compare to the Romero films, and the zombies aren't at all scary (except maybe Linnea Quigley's naked blue one). The moaning of "brains" is entertaining, but humanises the undead, and makes them funny more often than scary.
My favourite part (and the part that's resonated most with me all these years since) was when the Me character (ie the geek) is alone with the stuck-up girl and she says, "Chuck, I never did like you. Oh, but God, hold me tight." At that moment (and a couple of others to a lesser degree), the film raises itself above the level of stupid Horror and becomes something greater, if only for a time. Good stuff.
Line To Remember: "Send . . . more . . . paramedics."
I'd Recommend It To: Gorehounds with a sense of humour.

(oh, and by the way, Bleeders was much better than Screamers)