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Autumn (2009)

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  • GENRE: Zombie Horror
  • ACTORS: Dexter Fletcher, Dickon Tolson, Lana Kamenov, Anton Brejak, David Carradine[1. David Carridine has a cameo role. His bizarre life and death include credits in the 1970’s TV show, KUNG FU, and the 2004 movie, KILL BILL vol. 2], Tricia McMurtry, Jody Willis, Marisa Zaza, André Bharti, Leanne Dixon

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    Autumn, R (2009)

  • RATING: R
  • PARENTAL NOTE: Not intended for children. Some bad language. Extremely disturbing imagages and situations. Violence.
  • INTENDED AUDIENCE: This movie is intended for fans of the genre, and may not be appreciated by others.
  • GENERAL PLOT: (No spoilers) A mysterious virus “kills” most of the population in a matter of seconds. The dead don’t stay down. The survivors cope.



  • REVIEW: This is an example of a really, really bad zombie movie. The film looks like it was shot by 4 or 5 guys with a camcorder. One suspects this movie was shot with little or no knowledge of how to actually make a movie; and with no budget at all. The acting is just plain awful. The zombies look like corpses that were dipped in a barrel of used motor oil. The only dispute here is whether the ghouls are technically zombies. People bitten by a “traditional zombie” die and re-animate as zombies with an instant taste for human flesh. But in “Autumn,” people die from the “virus,” and after a day or so re-animate as walking dead. At first these “walkers” show no signs of aggression. But the ghouls/walkers progressively develop more violent tendencies. Oddly though, the film makers do create some pretty disturbing images. And this twist on the zombie theme might be interesting in more capable hands.
  • RECOMMENDATION:[2. If you wonder why zombie themes and horror films have space on a Christian website like K_Line Christian Online, please see my blog post on point] This is a zombie 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. Even if you are a fan of this genre, Autumn is a terrible movie on so many levels. I recommend watching the trailer instead. It is scarier, much shorter, and looks more professionally produced than the feature film. The movie gets one star based on the potentially interesting twist on the zombie theme.
  • RATING (out of 5 stars): ★★★★★

MOVIE RATING SYSTEM:

Start with zero (0) out of five (5) possible STARS

  • Add one STAR if it looks like the movie was made by professional film makers–not 4 or 5 guys with a camcorder.
  • Add one STAR if the film has a story, theme or plot (optional for horror and/or zombie movies); or if the movie makes any sense.
  • Add additional STARS for special effects, acting, good moral message(s), realistic zombies, scariness,
    interesting theme or plot and the like.
  • Subtract STARS for extreme bad acting, COMPLETELY awful themes/messages, overall INCREDIBLE trashiness, graphic and persistent lewdness, and the like.

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