{"id":1553,"date":"2010-06-01T03:58:54","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T08:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2010-06-01T15:40:35","modified_gmt":"2010-06-01T20:40:35","slug":"zombie-movie-review-last-of-the-living-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/2010\/06\/01\/zombie-movie-review-last-of-the-living-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"ZOMBIE MOVIE REVIEW:  Last of the Living (2008)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ag-colorbox urgent\"><p>The movie reviewed here is definitely NOT for children, and probably not for most other people either.  <i><b>Made in New Zealand.<\/b><\/i><\/p><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_1555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1555\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/lastoftheliving1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"Last of the Living\" title=\"lastoftheliving1\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1555\" srcset=\"http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/lastoftheliving1-300x167.jpg 300w, http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/lastoftheliving1-150x83.jpg 150w, http:\/\/k-line.org\/9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/lastoftheliving1.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last of the Living<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>GENRE:<\/b>  Zombie &#8220;Comedy&#8221;\/Horror<\/li>\n<li><b>ACTORS:<\/b>  Morgan Williams, Ashleigh Southam, Robert Faith, Emily Paddon-Brown, Mark Hadlow<\/li>\n<li><b>RATING:<\/b>  UK-15<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1553-1' id='fnref-1553-1' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1553)'>1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><b>PARENTAL NOTE:<\/b>  <i><u>Not intended for children.<\/u>  Bad language.  Violence.  Zombie killings galore.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>INTENDED AUDIENCE:<\/b>  <i>This movie is intended for fans of the genre, and may not be appreciated by others.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1553-2' id='fnref-1553-2' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1553)'>2<\/a><\/sup><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>GENERAL PLOT:<\/b>  (No spoilers) Three certifiable knuckleheads and a scientist chick they pick up in a zombie infested church are racing against the clock (and a bad zombie bite) to save the world.<\/li>\n<p>  <!--more--><\/p>\n<li><object width=\"250\" height=\"193\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/wPq5DgZ1t7o&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0xe1600f&#038;color2=0xfebd01\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/wPq5DgZ1t7o&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0xe1600f&#038;color2=0xfebd01\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"250\" height=\"193\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"22\"><\/embed><\/object><b>REVIEW:<\/b>  Calling this film a &#8220;B&#8221; Movie would be giving it the benefit of the doubt by a letter grade or two.  Generally zombie movies try to be scary, with a bit of humor; or funny, with a bit of zombie mayhem.  This movie isn&#8217;t really that scary.  Neither is it very funny.  The zombie style isn&#8217;t consistent either.  Some of them look like regular humans, but for a bit of eye makeup.  Another zombie looks like he&#8217;s wearing a rotten pig head mask.  Some zombies are fast, some are slow.  Some are good with objects; others are grunting piles of flesh.  But after a bit of reflection, I realize maybe my problem is that I don&#8217;t appreciate good old fashioned New Zealand zombie comedy\/horror when I see it.  In fact, I can see a bit of the same style of humor as in another New Zealand zombie movie&#8211;<i>Black Sheep<\/i> (2006) UR.  In summary, I&#8217;ll admit I&#8217;ve seen a lot, lot worse zombie movies.   <em>Last of the Living<\/em> is watchable<em>&#8211;for fans of the genre&#8211;<\/em>in all categories:  acting, plot<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1553-3' id='fnref-1553-3' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1553)'>3<\/a><\/sup>, production values, etc.<\/li>\n<li><b>RECOMMENDATION:<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1553-4' id='fnref-1553-4' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1553)'>4<\/a><\/sup><\/b>  <i>This is a zombie &#8220;comedy&#8221;\/horror movie.  Many people will be highly offended by every movie in this genre because of the graphic violence, gore, language and other questionable elements.  However, if you are a fan of this genre&#8211;<\/i>I give  <em>Last of the Living<\/em> a lukewarm recommendation.<\/li>\n<li><b>RATING (out of 5 stars):<\/b>  <span class=\"rating\"><span>&#9733;<\/span><span>&#9733;<\/span><span>&#9733;<\/span><span class=\"empty\">&#9733;<\/span><span class=\"empty\">&#9733;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FOOTNOTES:<\/p>\n<div class='footnotes' id='footnotes-1553'>\n<div class='footnotedivider'><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li id='fn-1553-1'> Apparently equivalent to about PG-13, or a mild R, but the movie is official &#8220;NR&#8221; in the USA <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1553-1'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1553-2'> As noted elsewhere in this review, this particular film may not be enjoyed by fans of the genre either. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1553-2'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1553-3'> Such as it is.  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