siderite I really loved The Dead in Africa movie, but I don't remember much of it. I finally got to see The Dead: India and it was really bad. Perhaps the original was like that, too, but I have fond memories of it. This one is badly acted, with nothing to make me empathize with any character except the little Indian child (good job, kid!).What I think really makes this unwatchable, though, is the editing. It seems like someone wanted to make a movie out of still photos and struggled to move and shake the disjointed images in some semblance of a narrative thread. Not only the horror and action scenes, but even the normal transitions felt like someone slapped them on, with no care on how they would look.I really hope the Fords wake up. They vowed to never film in Africa because of their difficulties with corruption and the bad conditions there. I don't know how it was in India, but is it possible that the Africa filmed movie felt more natural because and not despite the hardships in making it?

Uriah43 "Nicholas Burton" (Joseph Millson) is an electrical engineer who is currently in India working on wind farms. His girlfriend, "Ishani Sharma" (Meenu Mishra) has just told him she is pregnant and he is determined to go to Mumbai to see her as soon as possible. Unfortunately, a zombie epidemic has suddenly erupted which seriously jeopardizes everything. Now, rather than reveal any more of the movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this film greatly resembles its predecessor in a number of ways. Although there is only a slight connection to the original film I actually think this sequel is slightly better because it adds more of a human element. However, just the like the first film it is a dry zombie picture with absolutely no humor or anything else which deviates from the horror at hand. And while I have no doubt that true zombie fanatics will appreciate this movie, I also think that it might appeal to other viewers as well because it isn't one of those cheap-looking zombie films by any means. Accordingly, I rate it as slightly above average.

griffon652 I rarely buy movies but after borrowing this one from a friend,watching it and realizing what a great movie this was; I felt that I had an obligation to support the makers. Guys this isn't a big budget film. Its made by people with a ridiculously low budget. I couldn't believe how good this movie was given the budget.The plot, pacing, suspense and visuals were amazing. The only minor complaint I have is the acting. However, given the budget even that was not too bad. In order to keep having independent gems like this coming out they need our support. So if you haven't already bought this movie, go do it now! Trust me it's a quality zombie movie that rivals the big budget productions. You won't be disappointed.

chicagopoetry The Dead and The Dead 2 prove that even in a genre as used up as zombie movies there can still be some diamonds in the rough. The Ford Brothers have made a couple of really scary films that don't rely on camp to be entertaining. What makes these two films stand apart from all the other zombie films out there is that these zombies are ethnic, African in the first film and Indian in this sequel. And for some reason, it's pretty creepy. Although the first one is the superior film, this second one definitely has its moments.What also saves these films from drowning in the sea of zombie films is that they are really well shot on location. The Ford Brothers do a good job with suspense and sudden scares, I only wish that they would have used their creativity for something a little more original than the standard slow moving cannibalistic zombie that can only be stopped by shooting it in the head or otherwise inflicting damage on its brain. I wish they could have at least concocted their own version of a zombie, their own explanation of why the zombie apocalypse is happening, and some type of unique vulnerability that other zombies don't have. But it is what it is, standard George Romero zombies taking over Africa first and now India.The Dead 2 seems more like a remake of the first film. The plot is pretty much identical. An American engineer in a foreign land finds himself caught up in the zombie plague and must travel a long distance for one reason or another, battling zombies at every moment. The tried and true clichés are used--the car won't start right away as the zombies approach, the corpse isn't really dead and opens its eyes and lurches at the optimal moment for a scare, the protagonist must team up with an unlikely partner in order to survive--but nevertheless it's all done well, which is what counts. The end result is scary, creepy and somehow at least a bit original.I can see why the Ford Brothers are making these zombie films. They get to show off what they can do on a safe bet at the box office. I just hope they can find their way out of the genre and some day deliver something that's entirely their's instead of rehashing a story that's been done 999 times before. I really think they have it in them to some day really create an epic masterpiece of horror.