Sars Wars: The Bangkok Zombie Crisis

Synopsis: Well I’m going to do my best to briefly describe the plot to this film. A wealthy young woman is kidnapped by a group of fairly inept criminals and secreted off to a large high-rise condominium. Her father seeks out the help of a mysterious old man, who himself sends his best student to rescue her. All while this is happening the Sars 4 virus breaks out in the building, which also houses a club populated by drug taking party kids. So everyone ends up locked in the building, which is quarantined by the government once they discover the Sars 4 outbreak, which by the way kills and turns its victims into zombies. Add to that a zombie cat’s tail and a mutant giant snake, and well all hell you get the idea.

The Good: Well this film isn’t boring. The “horror” aspects of this little gem are strictly played for laughs, and it does that well. The characters are funny, and they sneak many movie parodies into the story, but don’t linger on them. Over all the film is very tight and entertaining.

The Bad: CGI. I know that they are playing this for laughs, but the CGI is just terrible. I can understand the giant snake having to be CGI, but they also obviously used it to do many of the bullet hits. I mean how hard is it to use practical effects shots for bullet hits. The before mentioned snake is just terrible as well. It seems to me a bit more effort could have been made on the effects in this movie.

The Score: 1.5 out of 4

If you are a fan of Asian horror films you will probably like this one. Though at the current $25 cost I think it is a little pricey. If you aren’t a fan of Asian horror I would recommend staying away from this.

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