Product Description: A group of college students go to a deserted island to have a rave party but find zombies instead.
Amazon.com: The usual slasher-movie teens charter a boat to attend a rave in Washington's San Juan islands, find zombies there, and splatter their guts all over the place. House of the Dead shows early promise when the boat captain is the dude from Das Boot (Jürgen Prochnow) and the mate is the inimitably weird Clint Howard. Alas, things devolve from there. The movie includes frequent flashes from its video game inspiration, not that we need much reminding of the obvious source. Amongst the rotten dialogue, bad acting, and gratuitous topless scenes, there's one looooong shootout sequence in the middle of the picture that should be the main attraction for fans of this kind of thing. Otherwise, it's at the level of every other slasher movie, video game or no video game, in which stupid people do stupid things to keep themselves in harm's way. --Robert Horton
So bad that it's...well, it's just bad. ^ I rarely take the time to write reviews but as someone who often relies on others' reviews of horror films when deciding what to buy, I felt that it was my duty to warn fellow horror fans to stay far, far away from this film. I say this as a fan of good horror flicks as well as those that are so bad that they're good! Sometimes it's fun to watch a really low budget, bad horror movie. However, I found no redeeming quality to this movie whatsoever. I'll never get those 90 minutes back. Don't make the same mistake I did. If you want a good zombie movie, watch Zombi 2 or Dawn of the Dead again. If you want a horror movie that is so bad that it's good, watch Bad Taste or heheheh...The Dead Hate the Living. Whatever you do, don't watch House of the Dead. I bought it for about $4.00 and it was still a waste of my time and money.
Save Your Money! ^ Terrible dialogue and atrocious acting make this "movie" one of the worst I have EVER seen, horror or otherwise. Don't waste your time or your money on this pointless trash. If you want something really scary, try the French horror film "High Tension" or the Dario Argento's "Suspiria" for something you'll never forget (in a good way)!
House of the Dead, Recipe Style ^ Recipe for House of the Dead : 1. Start with an Bland Opening Speech 2. Add cheap bad no-name late 20-30ish yr-old actors who may never work again 3. Fold them into buisness money-types who want to go to a RAVE (hmmmm, but are suppose to be teens...scary) 4. Add in some story about a haunted island told by an old nerd who reminds me of that fat caveman from the 'Terrible Thunder Lizards.' 5. Put this all on an island that looks like it was suddenly desserted and has bloody clothes and such lying around it,but makes everyone feel okay/safe with it and want go off and have sex. 6. Add zombie-like creatures and a blah wooden house that never ends. 7. Mix in smuggled weapons. 8. Stir in repetitive dizzing wanna-be Matrix cinematography and a rap theme song 9. Bake for entire time of file with dumb lines, instant plots, limited explanations, lots of staring, a useless string of deaths, and flashbacks to the 18th Century. 10. Finally, top with swift justice, a soul survior, a predictable twist, and a bad ending speech that leaves opportunity for a sequel (please no). Optional: nuts or throw in flashes of an old Sega Videogame this movie is based on at random times in the picture. So, if you want a serious movie, don't get this one, but if you want a movie you can laugh at with your friends and/or play drinking games to, this is your movie!!
Masterwork. ^ This is another of visionary director Uwe Bolls brilliantly forged masterpieces. I believe this film was secretly banned from Oscar consideration due to the fact the committee felt it would be unfair to the other nominees.
This sweeping epic tells the story of several nameless teens who travel to Isle del Muerte, Canada, to party and are swept into a tale of zombies, deceit, suspense, and moral choices that push the boundaries of the human psyche.
If you buy this, you will watch it so many times you may wear the disc out, so I suggest buying at least 2 copies. I personally have gone through 9.
Uwe Boll deserves an award for his contributions; he is truly a pioneer of German tax loopholes, and will continue to inspire future generations with his brilliance.
I salute thee, Mr. Boll.
Soooooo much trash.... ^ I really can't believe that somebody gave this the green light. The plot, cinematogrophy, acting, actors...ah everything sucked. Bah!
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