The title of this film is a bit strange in and of itself, but it does fit quite aptly with what is a bit of an odd film.

Done deliberately in the style of an old B movie, which includes giving the viewer an authentic old-skool cinema experience and including a trailor for a currently ficticious film at the start, this is a strange film.

An army base is the setting for a secret meeting between an ex-Chemical weapons expert and a bunch of army soldiers. The unpleasant expert kills one of goons in possibly the most horrible way imaginable, keeping something for himself as a trophy. His customers, led by Bruce "Die Hard" Willis, aren't in a charitable mood. One thing leads to another and a chemical weapon is released into the vicinity.

In a local town, a go-go dancer (played by one of the main characters in Charmed) gets attacked on her way out of town and her leg has to be amputated. As was is very similar to a zombie apocolypse takes over the town, those unaffected gather together to get out of town.

This film has its moments. Some things, like the girl who gets a machine gun attached to her stump are really funny. The strategic timing of some things like the "missing scene" are classic too. However, much of the scene is just needlessly disgusting or overly explicit.

This isn't a scary film, by any means, more disgusting than anything else. The comic relief did make it bearable though and the obsurdity of the plot distanced it from reality enough for me to get through it. I doubt it will be on my Christmas list - but if you like this style of movie you probably wont be disappointed.

see also:
Blade 2, Insidious, A history of Violence, Dawn of the Dead

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