Extinction (2015)

This didn't start off too promising for me - a zombie attack on a bus load of passengers with lots of blurred, shaky cam (I hate that), indicating yet another zombie apocalypse movie (yawn, this has been done to death). But then it's fast forward 9 years to a frozen place called Harmony, where we find three survivors from the bus attack. Jack is living with a young girl called Lou, who refers to him as Dad. Next door is Patrick, a drunk who lives with his dog. They are no longer on speaking terms until events take a turn for the worse.. This film is a slow burn, it's more about the relationship between these three characters than the zombies (perhaps infected would be a better word to describe them). So it may put some horror fans off who may become impatient but I found the film to be well made, well acted and although it is quite predictable I was intrigued as to what was going to happen. One thing that I thought stupid however was that these creatures appear to be naked apart from wearing white pants! If you like horror combined with drama then highly recommended; if you just want a zombie gorefest either get prepared to hit the FFWD button or give it a miss.

I agree with the reviews I read, this is a cut above many of the zombie flicks.I was amazed when I realized that I was watching Matthew Fox and Jeffrey Donovan - it was well into the movie before it dawned on me - MF is unrecognizable until close to the end of the movie.I wonder how they ended up in a Spanish/french funded and directed production but they should be glad they did as this was a professionally shot movie. No idea what the budget was - it was certainly not a $50MM dollar flick, but whatever it was it no corners were cut, especially in the special effects - they were not complex but they were well executed and shot.The score, the cinematography, the acting were all excellent. The movie built up its suspense as it carried on, I found I was fully invested for most of the movie.For any fan of sci-fi, or the zombie genre, but desiring some real character, acting, and suspense this movie will not disappoint.

In recent years I have really struggled to come across a zombie horror movie which really interested me. This movie is not the most original I have ever seen and it is relatively predictable however I did still find myself entertained through 90% of the film. The characters were, for the most part, likable and it had some tense moments. The 'zombie' design was not very original but creepy nonetheless. The acting was decent and the setting was interesting. As the movie went on I felt it comparable to the likes of 'I am Legend', 'The Descent' and 'Signs'. All of which I consider pretty good movies so I wasn't too bothered about the obvious similarities. All in all I felt it was an hour and a half well spent and I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of this genre.

So overall this is a great zombie movie. Don't listen to the haters. They simply have bad taste. Overall what can we really expect from a zombie movie anyways guys? So coming to it with that mystery solved , I walked away pretty satisfied. We all have heard the plot although reading the reviews I'm really shocked that people interpreted it in their own way. Like these two guys didn't know each other before the bus. But anyways I guess it's left up to interpretation and it pains me to say that ( a very obvious sign of a childhood friendship is at the dinner table when Lu asked what he liked to do as a kid and he said play hockey with my friends and the friend had a very obvious reaction ) OK so my only complaint about this movie is that Jack , the adopted dad and apparent fling of the mothers ( but we never find out for sure because dad was drunk and you know how drunk guys get . Or did he start drinking after the affair because he seemed to be a normal guy before the zombie invasion ) but Jack is obviously gay. I think this is becoming my pet peeve with movies lately , the actors can't seem to keep their gay out of it when they are supposed to be playing straight guys. Nothing against gay guys but it really takes the fantasy and illusion out of it and is downright distracting when the main lead is gay and we are also supposed to take seriously that he was a contender in this love triangle. Yeah. He can't. So that happened and it sucked. But other than that, this movie actually impressed me most at the end. Why? Because there was some deep messages there.. This dude Jack all throughout the movie was trying really hard to be a good dad and he was a good dad by default. How can you not be a good dad when you dedicate your life to a kid? But in the end, what makes us good parents is much different than making your kid do homework at 6. Or obey you all the time. It's sacrifice. A parent would be the only person on the planet that would gladly give their lives for their children to live. Only a real dad can do that. A real good dad. In this case it's the biological father , but in some cases it isn't. This movie managed to teach a great lesson about what real parenthood is about. While we are surrounded by soccer moms and grand birthday parties that would put a 16 year old to shame, a real good parent doesn't always look the part. Doesn't do everything right. Doesn't need everything in its place or in order. Because a real parent is willing to lay down their life for that kid. The truth is in them at all times and it colors everything they do. The bad dad in this case was still the best dad. He sacrificed his entire life for her to be near her and at the end to let her live. He didn't need any credit in that. He didn't need any props and that is what it's all about.