Detention of the Dead

DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD BLOOD IS TO GET OUT?
Has anyone else noticed that the amount of zombie films produced in a year has grown on the same graph as the legalization of marihuana? I suspect people are sitting around smoking, brainstorming ideas like, 'Dude, what if we added zombies to "The Breakfast Club?"' Okay, we noticed.

This is a fun zombie cult film that starts off with our stereotyped kids in detention and moves on from there. Willow (Alexa Nikolas) is the goth chick and the voice of reason who comes up with profound zombie metaphors. Eddie (Jacob Zachar) is the picked on geek, who doesn't have asthma and is not a level 18 wizard. Janet (Christa B. Allen) is our popular head cheerleader with Brad (Jayson Blair) as her jock/ROTC boyfriend who claims he is going to "officer's boot camp" after high school. Jimmy (Max Adler) is another jock who follows Brad. Ash (Justin Chon) is a likeable skateboard stoner who sells jocks Midal and tells them it is hash that won't show up on a drug test.

The film...

High School can be Murder
This is a pretty solid entry into the Horror/Comedy Genre. You have all your usual characters and stereotypes.I'm not mad because I like formulaic Horror movies as long as it's a formula I like and this formula I do.I believe most everyone else who loves this sub genre will love it too.
The comedy is a little over the top as is the acting but it's still a lot of fun and the gore was abundant and fun to watch as well.It's not destined to be a classic or anything but it is a good film that will entertain you and not leave you feeling like you wasted money like so many of late.
Jayson Blair of 'The New Normal' and Krista B.Allen of 'Revenge' were my favorite characters because their acting was so well suited for this film..I say rent it or buy it..You can't go wrong either way because it has the re-watch-ability factor.

Breakfast Club meets the Undead
I'm not much for Zombie comedies but occasionally they can be fun. Shawn of the Dead and Zombieland come to mind as a couple of Zombie comedies that were not only funny but had enough good action, story line, and well scripted that made them worthwhile to watch more than once. Detention of the Dead is not a repeater, I doubt seriously if I'll ever feel the need to watch it again. It had some funny moments and some action but not a lot of story or script to it. Played a little too much on the Breakfast Club. The acting was decent and the Zombie effects actually weren't half bad.

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