Zombie Wars Explained

Zombie Wars
Director:David A. Prior
Producer:William Ferrell
Ted Prior
David A. Prior
Starring:Adam Mayfield
Alissa Koenig
Jim Marlow
Kristi Renee Pearce
Music:David M. Poole
Cinematography:Frédéric Chaignat
Editing:David Alan
Alan Roberts
Studio:All American Pictures
Distributor:Echelon Studios
American World Pictures
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Zombie Wars is a 2007 American war horror film written and directed by David A. Prior. It stars Adam Mayfield, Alissa Koenig, Jim Marlow, and Kristi Renee Pearce as humans struggling against zombie overlords.

Premise

After a zombie apocalypse, humanity becomes enslaved by zombies. Bred in captivity for food, these humans receive no education or training. Bands of free humans work to free the captives and turn the tide against the zombies.

Cast

Release

A trailer was released in November 2006.[1] On March 15, 2009, Zombie Wars played at the first Paranoia Horror Film Festival.[2]

Reception

Scott Foy of Dread Central rated the film 3/5 stars and called it "a fun little piece of pulp action horror – a modern day drive-in movie, breezy and cheesy, but done so with an unmistakable enthusiasm."[3]

David Walker of DVD Talk rated the film 1/5 stars and said, "Zombie Wars is not a terrible film in the sense that it is not completely unwatchable. It is, however, a terrible film in that the script is bad, the direction is lackluster, the acting is marginal and the premise, which has hints of Planet of the Apes, is laughable in its execution."[4]

Peter Dendle wrote that the film is "conceptually ambitious" but dragged down by its poor writing, acting, and production values.[5]

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trailer for David A. Prior's ZOMBIE WARS. Twitch Film. 2006-11-16. 2013-12-02. 2013-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206045327/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/11/trailer-for-david-a-priors-zombie-wars.html. dead.
  2. Web site: CA's Paranoia Fest debuts with strong movie lineup. https://web.archive.org/web/20090405162709/http://fangoriaonline.com/home/news/9-film-news/1621-cas-paranoia-fest-debuts-with-strong-movie-lineup.html. Gingold. Michael. Fangoria. 2009-03-05. 2013-12-02. 2009-04-05.
  3. Web site: Zombie Wars (2008). Foy. Scott. Dread Central. 2008-02-22. 2013-12-02.
  4. Web site: Zombie Wars. Walker. David. DVD Talk. 2008-07-16. 2013-12-02.
  5. Book: Dendle, Peter. McFarland Publishing. 2012. 978-0-7864-6163-9. 232–233. Peter Dendle.