The Dead Next Door
Strange, fun little movie. It's really not very good, but it has a few perks that make it worth watching.
Im sure, as horror fans, we've all seen our share of bad actors. As far as Im concerned, some of these guys are pretty close to Dark Heritage levels of bad. Even Bruce Campbell, who did uncredited voice overs for a couple characters, doesnt seem as great as he should. Sure, he's a million times better than anyone else involved, but that really isnt saying a whole lot.
The strength of this film lies in it's plot. It actually has a really good zombie plot, J.R. Bookwalter actually came with a rare original concept for the sub-genre. Up until the ending it's pretty basic and straight-forward, but the whole deal with the serum was really cool. I wont spoil it by saying any more about it.
For a movie that was advertised, to me at least, as a no-holds-barred gorefest, the blood and guts were somewhat disapointing. They looked great of course, but we rarely got to see any.
When it comes down to it, this is a pretty bad movie. However the plot and a bit of gore make it worth seeing on a rainy night if you have nothing better to do.
6/10