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Interesting, but underdeveloped characters
Rise of the Undead was definately not a great movie. In fact, it failed in many respects. But you got to give it up to the kids for trying. The filmmakers here tried to make a big budget film for nothing. And I'm guessing they spent next to nothing on this. Instead of making a safe, visually restrictive film, they swung for the fences. Sure, they may have struck out, but at least they tried. And I'd bet good money that if they do make another film, it'll be much better. And I say that this is the kind of thing we need more of. Filmakers trying to stretch beyond their financial limitations. <
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>The movie's major flaw was poor scripting. The set up was ok. It just needed better characterization. If the characters would've been more developed, it would've been easier to follow them through the crazy plot. I even got the feeling that given better dialog to work with the actors might have been ok. There was nothing there that couldn't have been tightened up with another draft of the script. <
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>I think they stayed away from the wide shots, but not for creative reasons. The over use of close up is one of the most disturbing trends of the last few decades of cinema. Back in the heyday of film, directors used close ups sparingly and to great effect. Today, they're used way too often. It's most likely the influence of T.V. It's refreshing to see a director let the camera just stay back. (although the shots should sometimes move and be dynamic) That being said, the director of Rise of the Undead should've shot the movie in closer shots. Not because close ups work better, but because DV looks crappy in wides. <
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>The major problem with the way it was shot, was there wasn't much variety in the shots. They weren't very dynamic. It seemed they covered many of the scenes from 1 or two angles, with little or no camera movement. It gave everything a static, stale feel (especial in the first 30 minutes of the film. The second half was shot a little better, although some of it was a little too dark. <
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>It sounds like I liked this movie. Well... I think it was good attempt. And with a better script, and a little more thought, I think the director might have something to offer. <
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Hip, hip hooray
Independent, low budget, micro-budget, no budget, backyard film; these are all fancy terms to say "we had no money, but shot a movie anyway". <
>Rise of the Undead is one of these films. And thank god they exist. <
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>It may not be the most technically savvy of movies, but who really cares about that. Rise and other films like it throw the conventions of traditional movie making and story telling out the window, and do things they way they want. A story like this never would have got past studio heads. <
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>They never explain what the monster is, or how the apocalypse started. There is no clear cut hero or main character. The characters seem to be simply different parts of a single psyche. <
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>If you can't get past cheap production values and traditional stories told in a non-traditional manner, then Rise probably isn't for you.

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good horror
This was a good horror movie. I've seen it accused of not making sense in one of the other reviews. They must not have actually been paying attention, because the movie makes perfect sense. <
>It's not the greatest movie ever, but it's certainly not the worse. It's definately worthy of a viewing. <
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