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Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

dbfish66-457-773342 I have only watched half of this movie as of the time this review is being written.according to IMDb, this film was made with a budget of $30,000 (thirty thousand, not million) dollars.if that is correct- then FANTASTIC results for the money spent.I agree with most of the other reviewers: C-grade acting, D-grade script, but the film looks and sounds great.so again, good news: if you have $30K, and if you have a bunch of friends who want to work cheap, and if you are talented enough to tell a good story, then this movie will be an inspiration.... Hey, even Kevin Smith started with nothing.

Paul Andrews Cowboys & Zombies is set in 1849 & starts as a bounty hunter named Mortimer (David A. Lockhart) sets out to find & capture an Indian named Brother Wolf (Rick Mora) who is wanted for rape & murder but has a $1,000 reward on his head. Mortimer doesn't have much trouble finding where Brother Wolf lives & uses a woman named Rhiannon (Camille Montgomery) as bait to lure him out into the open, meanwhile in a small town called Jaemstown the locals are puzzled over a large green glowing rock that they find nearby, as they try to break it open a strange green gas full of spores escape & infect the entire town who turn into flesh eating zombies. Mortimer manages to capture Brother Wolf & handcuff him, heading back to town with Rhiannon the three are attacked by the flesh eating zombies & quickly realise that they are everywhere & that they must work together to survive...Edited, written & directed by Rene Perez who also gets a co-credit for the music one has to say that while Cowboys & Zombies is far from great it could have been worse I suppose, originally called The Dead and the Damned the title was obviously changed to Cowboys & Zombies to cash-in on the big budget Coyboys & Aliens (2011) which was released at the same time. What we have here is a script that takes the western & horror genres (which, according to a recent study are two of the three least successful film genres when it comes to making money with the other being thriller's) & mixes them together, it doesn't even try to do anything particularly new with the genres either. I mean the story about some bounty hunter in the Wild West capturing & trying to bring in a prisoner for money is nothing new neither is the flesh eating zombie film, is it? To be fair to it the script does a reasonable job here, at a thankfully short 80 minutes it moves along at a decent pace & while there's no great reasoning behind anything the character's are slightly better than usual although the fact that the captor & his prey team up & work together is totally predictable & the ending isn't what you would expect. The script takes itself pretty seriously, while many of these genre mash-ups plant their tongue in their cheeks & lay on the slapstick & silliness with a trowel Cowboys & Zombies plays it fairly straight which will appeal to some but maybe not to other's.The whole film looks quite cheap but I suppose you have to give the makers some credit for trying to make such an ambitious film, I mean the western setting & period clothes & props to the zombie make-up & gore effects. It all costs money & to be fair while Cowboys & Zombies doesn't have that big budget Hollywood slickness the majority of it looks alright & could have been worse. The zombie make-up & gore is alright but nothing more, none of the zombies are ever really seen in close-up & I am sure that was deliberate. The gore is sparse, there's a ripped-off leg & arm, someone's heart is bitten out & there are a few bloody gunshot wounds but not much else.According to the IMDb this had a budget of about $30,000 which is low even by low budget horror standards, the fact that the makers managed to make this on that low amount is impressive in itself (if it's true...), forget about the DVD cover as well Cowboys & Zombies is not Deadwood with zombies & there's no tough looking guy with a beard & rifle. The acting is alright, nothing more nothing less really.Cowboys & Zombies is a western & zombie film mixture that still feels unoriginal, the lack of any great gore or scares doesn't help neither does the uneven tone in which the first half is almost pure western while the second is almost total zombie horror. Not terrible but not great either.

horn-rh Really, what dd you expect? This was an indie film done by mostly local people with tiny budget. You go into this film without much expectation and it doesn't disappoint. Perez has put together a showcase of his talents as a young filmmaker and this film is merely him cutting his teeth. He shows promise with the action scenes, but the story line is generic. The actors ... well ... let's just say it seems the cast and crew had fun making this. The post-production effects are elementary, the make-up actually inspired (the high point of the film) and the boobs are, well, epic. What can I say; I'm a guy. If your goal it to watch zombie movies, make sure this one is on your list. You can make it fun by having a drinking game related to the anachronisms (I see plywood ... drink!).

drama59 OK..did the director go to a Mall and say "Hey- Who wants to be in a movie?". I don't think anyone in the cast has ever acted before and if they did then I am sure someone must have said "Don't quit your day job". YIKES this is a bad movie. This movie is perfect for a 12 year old boy who wants to look at breasts. You get the really big ones to the small breasts.. (give me a break) The plot is dumb..the movie is slow..the actors are horrible...special effects aren't bad though. I paid $1.29 with my Red Box Rental and I am sure I paid $1.00 too much. This movie is MAYBE worth .29 cents....probably not.....I am a big fan of Zombie Movies..but WOW..NOT THIS ONE! The Chief was the only decent actor in the bunch. Was this suppose to be campy...well..maybe..but it did not work. HELLO Mr. Director..I would actually watch my movie before I released it. BAD BAD BAD......enough said.