World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries 2
| World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Michael Bartlett Kevin Gates |
| Written by | Kevin Gates |
| Produced by | Rob Weston |
| Cinematography | George Carpenter |
| Edited by | Drew Cullingham Mark Tehnsuko |
| Music by | Pete Renton |
Release date |
|
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries is a 2011 British horror film written by Kevin Gates.
The film was released at 3 UK cinemas on June 24th, 2011[1], followed by a DVD released on June 27th. A US release is planned for October.[2] The leads will be played by Alix Wilton Regan, Philip Brodie and Vicky Aracio.[3]
Plot
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2011) |
Cast
|
|
Reception
The film opened to mixed reviews. TimeOut magazine gave the film three stars out of five, stating “the production values in general are classier; and co-directors Michael Bartlett and Kevin Gates’s handling of the relentlessly grim, apocalyptic setting is more assured.” The Daily Star awarded the film seven out of ten, stating “fans of fear will be suitably thrilled and chilled by the survivors’ bloody and grisly trek towards safety with horrifying run-ins with heartless human bandits who take the law into their own hands and turn out to be almost as nasty as zombies.”
It has also received more negative reviews, receiving one star out of a possible five from The Independent[4] and with Gorepress stating "World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries 2 also fails to improve on the mistakes of its predecessor: the acting is still shocking in places, the make-up insufficient, the scares almost non-existent, the plot emaciated and the DVD cover and title are once again horribly misleading. The DVD artwork features a giant, ruined cityscape and the words “World of the Dead” smacked over it, but we never see anywhere but Bedfordshire and the biggest building we witness is an old barn… which isn’t even ruined."[5] The Guardian described it as "even less neccessary than another prison drama",[6] while flickeringmyth.com says "The zombies themselves felt very non-threatening. It almost felt like they just organised a flash mob with blank firing weapons and left it at that" and "There are a couple of, frankly, unneeded rape scenes (one on a female zombie...) that just felt like Bartlett and Gates wanted to do some kind of rape revenge film, but gave up and worked zombies into it" before concluding that "World of the Dead: Zombie Diaries 2 just feels like a massive waste of time."[7] The Daily Mail said "Kevin Gates’ moronic dialogue, liberally scattered with four-letter words, is as devoid of ideas as his direction, which is shared with someone called Michael Bartlett. Though most of the camerawork suffers from St Vitus’s dance, the nastiest of several torture-rape-murders is shot, needless to say, in static, lovingly lascivious detail", and described the film as an "88 minute waste of electricity."[8]
References
- ^ "World Of The Dead: The Zombie Diaries 2 (18)". LondonNet.
- ^ World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries: The Saga Continues - Plot Details and Cast Revealed
- ^ 'The Zombie Diaries' Sequel in Post-Production
- ^ Quinn, Anthony (2011-06-24). "World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries (18)". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Rose, Steve (2011-06-25). "This week's new films". The Guardian.
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
