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Bio Zombie

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Silly fun
Review: Bio-Zombie is one of those movies that surprised the pants off of me. I'm a zombie completist so any movie that features the undead I will want to watch, whether the movie has a reputation as being a stinkbomb or not. Well let me tell you Bio-Zombie is one of the most pleasureable experiences I've ever had watching a dead dude film.

The two central characters are a couple of young punks who go by the names "Crazy Bee" and "Woody Invincible". The two own a small DVD counter in a shopping mall. While driving a car on an errand for a friend, the guys accidentally hit a man who was standing in the middle of the road. The man survives and while trying to help him up, our two heroes feed him a soft drink that happens to be a biochemical experiment engineered by some Mafioso types. The two guys drive the man back to the mall in an effort to clean him up, but then of course the man soon turns into a zombie. Soon, the contagion spreads and the mall is overrun by hordes of the undead.

Anyone sitting down to watch Bio-Zombie should not expect a horror movie. It's a zombie movie but not a horror movie. Huh? Well imagine if Kevin Smith had decided to add packs of zombies into his movie "Mallrats" and that will give you a pretty good idea of the tone of this film. Witty dialogue, vanguard youth, clever pop culture references all of it done Hong-Kong style. Even though more of a comedy than a horror film, this certainly doesn't disappoint in the gore department. Lots of arterial sprayings and gut-munching Romero-style.

The fact that there's no zombie action until the midway point did nothing to curb my interest, the first half of the film was very good at providing laughs and setting the tone. Even the two central dweebs, who were extremely annoying at first and who aren't much smarter than a couple of ten watt lightbulbs, really grew on me after a while. Other great characters are "Sushi Boy" who becomes a zombie with feelings and compassion, and "Rolls" one of the cutest girls I've ever seen in an Asian movie. Sure, Bio-Zombie is dumb as all get out but the filmmakers KNOW this. Bottom line is that Bio-Zombie scores humongous points in the fun department and that is why you should watch it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Silly fun
Review: Bio-Zombie is one of those movies that surprised the pants off of me. I'm a zombie completist so any movie that features the undead I will want to watch, whether the movie has a reputation as being a stinkbomb or not. Well let me tell you Bio-Zombie is one of the most pleasureable experiences I've ever had watching a dead dude film.

The two central characters are a couple of young punks who go by the names "Crazy Bee" and "Woody Invincible". The two own a small DVD counter in a shopping mall. While driving a car on an errand for a friend, the guys accidentally hit a man who was standing in the middle of the road. The man survives and while trying to help him up, our two heroes feed him a soft drink that happens to be a biochemical experiment engineered by some Mafioso types. The two guys drive the man back to the mall in an effort to clean him up, but then of course the man soon turns into a zombie. Soon, the contagion spreads and the mall is overrun by hordes of the undead.

Anyone sitting down to watch Bio-Zombie should not expect a horror movie. It's a zombie movie but not a horror movie. Huh? Well imagine if Kevin Smith had decided to add packs of zombies into his movie "Mallrats" and that will give you a pretty good idea of the tone of this film. Witty dialogue, vanguard youth, clever pop culture references all of it done Hong-Kong style. Even though more of a comedy than a horror film, this certainly doesn't disappoint in the gore department. Lots of arterial sprayings and gut-munching Romero-style.

The fact that there's no zombie action until the midway point did nothing to curb my interest, the first half of the film was very good at providing laughs and setting the tone. Even the two central dweebs, who were extremely annoying at first and who aren't much smarter than a couple of ten watt lightbulbs, really grew on me after a while. Other great characters are "Sushi Boy" who becomes a zombie with feelings and compassion, and "Rolls" one of the cutest girls I've ever seen in an Asian movie. Sure, Bio-Zombie is dumb as all get out but the filmmakers KNOW this. Bottom line is that Bio-Zombie scores humongous points in the fun department and that is why you should watch it.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Amusing, but far from brilliant.
Review: Biozombie (Wilson Yip, 1998)

Yip (The Mummy, Aged 19) turns in another of his comedy/horror/action flicks here, and really, it's nothing you haven't seen before. Granted, you may not have seen it all put together in this way.

Jordan Chan (think of him as the Hong Kong version of Vin Diesel) stars as the amusingly-named Woody Invincible, a stoner and wannabe tough guy who runs a bootleg VCD store with his buddy and fellow stoner Crazy B (popular character actor Sam Lee in one of his first few movies). Their boss asks them to go pick up his car from the repair shop. On the way back from doing so, they hit a government agent who's carrying a very nasty solution that happens to be concealed in a soft drink bottle. Through various misadventures, said government official drinks some of said formula, and becomes a zombie, bent on infecting others around him. The mall closes, and... you can guess the rest.

The usual horrible dubbing is found here, despite the American producers pulling in a wealth of voice talent rarely found outside mega-million-selling Japanese cartoon series. It doesn't help matters that the situations themselves are silly, rather than funny, and the directions the writers chose to go with some of them are nothing short of ludicrous. One reviewer referred to it as "Mallrats with zombies," and that pretty much sums it up; if you're a Kevin Smith fan with a closet fetish for bad horror films, this should be right up your alley. Otherwise, you can probably leave it on the video store shelf for the guy who's finally gotten bored with Clerks after his millionth viewing. **

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: hilarious! Crazy Bee and Woody
Review: Crazy Bee and Woody are the main characters in one of the best zombie films of all time a must see.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: What a ride.
Review: DVD begins.
Zombie kills some guy.
Then tons of goofy non zombie related stuff happens.
You forget you are even watching a zombie movie.
It becomes a HK slacker comedy.
You kinda get into the characters.
Then all hell breaks loose.
Suddenly this Abbot and Costello episode is Abbot and Costello meet Zombies, and then people start dying left and right. And this silly movie suddenly gets hardcore and turns into a real zombie movie with really silly looking FX, yet it's too late.
Like how Giant Robo started of all innocent and fun and suddenly became hardcore and heartbreaking, the same happens here.
Some interesting zombie ideas. Some truly funny moments.
And one of the best endings I've ever seen.
One of those hidden gems you'll never forget.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A very entertaining movie
Review: First off let me say that most HK horrors (if you even want to call them that) are not scary, they are for the most part meant to be funny. If you don't understand HK films or culture then this will probably seem very cheesy or stupid. But I can definately say that I loved it. It's just about two average young guys who get into a mess with zombies over the course of one night. They run a bootleg VCD shop in a mall, and gradually all the people left in the mall are turned into zombies one by one. It's just really a great movie because the characters are likeable, the situations are funny, the zombies act funny, and everyone is running around trying to escape for their lives. I actually own the HK DVD by Mei Ah but unfortunately the video quality is not the best so I am going to buy this to see if it's any better. But I notice that the running time on this version is shorter than the original. I'm hoping scenes are not cut? Also there are NO extras on this DVD, while the HK DVD has many extras such as the trailer and even an alternate ending. Either way if you appreciate HK cinema and this type of fun movie it is more than recommended.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: one of the best zombie movies I`ve ever seen!
Review: I bought Bio Zombie not knowing what to expect, and it ended up being one of the best investments I ever made. This movie is pretty high-quality for a Hong-Kong/zombie film, two genres which I love but know fall short in the quality dept. This film has comedy, action, cool music, and a good amnt. of gore also the mall it takes place in is awesome. the zombies are pretty cool looking, especially the guy they run over in the beginning. And the decapitation scenes are gross, and hilarious because they beat up the head afterwards. Also this movie has a great ending. It has many references towards videogames such as House of the Dead. I love this film and recommend it to lovers of zombie films and Resident Evil games. If you dont like subtitles beware they go rather quickly.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Nice remake of classic
Review: I bought this movie following the reviews on this page. I love ALL zombie movies. This one is a good time with some blood and gore in it, The flesh falling from the zombies is badly done (think my 4 year old could do better) but the story as a whole is pretty good. Then the part where they get there "BIOs and Weapons" haha thats a trip on its own. $15 is a little high but whatcha gonna do, A must for Zombie move buffs.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Maybe not horror,But Definatly comedy
Review: I didn't find this movie really scary at all, and i don't believe it is intended to be an extreme horror movie.However I was caught of guard by just how funny it was.The dubbing is hilarious! Crazy Bee and Woody Invincible are awesome main characters!They're such jerks you keep watching to see what stunt they'll pull next.Just look at the way they walk,talk,and dress,its freakin funny.Thats the genuis behind this movie.Not the zombies but the jerks who are put into this situation with zombies and have to fight their way out of a mall!This movie is a must see whether your into zombie flicks or not.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wow! This was a great movie!
Review: I didn't know what to expect from Bio-Zombie I sat down to watch it. I know I wasn't expecting it to be this awesome! It was hysterical - dubbed or not - the kind of silly, very gory humor in "Dead Alive." The cinematography was fast and sharp, and some parts of this movie reminded me of "Night of the Demons" or "The Convent" (which was overhyped - "Bio-Zombie" is the better horror-comedy mix!)Video-game lovers will enjoy this, too. But despite the nods to George Romero, Pete Jackson, etc. "Bio-Zombie" manages to be very original! Crazy Bee and Woody are great characters; you'll root for them all the way. And the ending is unexpected and sticks with you for a while. Buy it now!


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