House of the Dead (DVD, 2004)

I am a big fan of Zombie films. This film takes a bit of a different approach to the genre. It is not of the same quality that you'll find in a George A. Romero film. But thats comparing apples to oranges. The plot itself is pretty good. The special effects are very good. For a movie inspired by a video game, it's worth a look. Just be a bit open minded or you'll probably hate it.

I usually don't like this type of movie but this one is different. The movie has great action mixed with clips of the video game. Also present are the usual hot babes but Ona Grauer really stands out. This movie was fun!

i wish there was some rating lower than poor for this one. i consider this to be the worst movie i have ever seen. it sucks so bad!!!!! the acting is horrendous, you could find better in any local high school, wait, how bout elementary school. the plot is just crap. i am so sick of the stop-slow down action sequences and this is full of them. after i saw this i actually felt pissed that anyone made a movie this horrible.

I'll be brief, I wish I could get the time I wasted watching this movie back. This movie doesn't deserve a review, but a warning. It's crap! No movie should have clips of the video game it is based on cut and pasted into it. Don't even bother with this one.

Rating: Dud

The cream of all crap in zombie movies. This is by far the worst movie I ever seen, it's even worse than the zombies before the 80s

Well 1st if your not a fan of series of Video Games.
You won't appreciate it as much as you would other zombie films.
I mean even when you put in the DVD.
The start menu has each character with a weapon & it says insert coins just like the arcade game.
They gave it a good storyline that was believable why these people would go to the island. Plus the editing with graphics from the arcade game inserted in to jump from scene or in real-time made this excellent in my opinion.
It goes right up there with Resident Evil Apocalypse which is based all on the Resident Evil 3 Nemesis game for PlayStation.
With not as much of a budget to spend of course.
I never got tired of watching it as many times as I did & think they did an awesome job. Keeping it in line with the video game as much as possible.

I HAVE READ all of everyones Reviews on this movie, and its SOOOO FUNNY. HERES WHAT I SEE.. CORNY 3rd rate actors- CHEEZEY B-film dialouge, 55 cent BUDGET, Special EFFECTS done by THIRD GRADERS ON A MACINTRASH APPLE, PLASTIC ZOMBIE MASKS. BUT WAIT,, WHATS THIS.. HUH>. id rather watch this than a multi million budget TORM CRUIZZ movie.. yes the actors suck but they are simpathetic, the dialouge is comedy.. hahaha.,, and as for special effects. well THE MOVIE 300 had special effects.. and i would throw that movie into the TRASH CAN.. i spit on the movie 300.. NO STORY PEICE OF DOO DOO. so for my final arguement, YOUR ALL WRONG THIS MOVIE IS GREAT.

well its not as bad as house of the dead 2 ummmm oh it has hot babe's thats about the only thing that gets to watch

A lot of people hate this flick, but in my opinion, any zombie movie with this many hidden trampolines can't be all bad!
Okay, it's no classic, & Uwe Boll is probably the most hated director in the history of the Internet, but come on, it has a sense of humor so why don't you?
It's brainless fun full of beautiful babes (sorry, my feminist friends, but there is no other way to describe them...), lots of bullet-blasting action & tons of walking, running and not to mention leaping undead, & on top of all that it has a great rock score & is gorgeously photographed in the rain forests of beautiful British Columbia. A perfect popcorn pick for someone who just wants a fun fright flick.
Sure, it's based on a video game, & Boll can't stop himself from editing actual footage from said game into the film (& no, it is NOT "over half the film" as some reviewers have said, but more like about 30 seconds of quick cuts sprinkled liberally through the running time), but I look upon that as a creative artistic flourish that, like the wonderfully weird camera tricks he pulls during the fight scenes, adds to the uniqueness of the film.
Besides, I like my game-based movies like I like my women...willing to show their roots!
As for some of the more supposedly 'unbelievable' parts of the story like a lost island of Spanish zombies off the west coast of Canada...well, to tell the truth, I live in the area, & let me tell you, the Spaniards really were the first white explorers to plant their flag here, naming most of the major landmarks & waterways as they went through.
And if you every take a ferry trip past some of those forest-covered, seemingly deserted islands on a misty day, you can't help thinking, well, maybe...
The DVD comes with tons of extras too, including a couple of commentary tracks, a making-of documentary/history of zombie flicks, a training film showing the movie's young actresses learning how to use the firearms they wield so expertly on screen (with some poor unfortunate interns acting the part of their zombie targets!), deleted scenes, storyboard comparisons, & a selection of trailers.
Now I should warn that this, of course, is a review of "House of the Dead" & not the more comedic "House of the Dead: the Director's Cut".
I haven't seen that, although I have heard that it consists of such filmed-on-location changes as having the movie's shady, cigar-smoking Captain Kirk (yes, that's his name...) smuggling not guns but David Hasselhoff CDs (oh, these Germans & their famous sense of humor!).
You have been warned...

This is a terrible, terrible movie, full of huge, gaping plot holes, inexplicable boob-flashing and ridiculous amounts of gore. The female lead is a total wench, and for some reason we're supposed to like her just because she's "smart" (ie, rude to everyone around her) and has a big chest. I didn't expect much from this movie considering the reviews (and honestly, I only even bought it for Tyron Leitso, who did not disappoint), but I was still surprised.

The music was pretty fun, though, and the fight scenes were cool aside from the gore. If you want a movie to make fun of with friends and can handle the bad points, this is a decent choice.