Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)

Director:

Ellory Elkayem

Writers:

William Butler (writer)
Aaron Strongoni (writer)

Release Date:

23 March 2006 (Thailand)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You cannot kill what is already dead.

Plot:

A group of teenagers who, in an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, end up releasing a horde of blood thirsty zombies.

Plot Keywords:

Splatter | Severed Arm | Sequel | Gore | Poison Gas

Cast

Aimee-Lynn Chadwick	...	Becky
Cory Hardrict	...	Cody
John Keefe	...	Julian Garrison
Jana Kramer	...	Katie Williams
Peter Coyote	...	Uncle Charles
Elvin Dandel	...	Zeke Borden
Alexandru Geoana	...	Jake Garrison
Toma Danila	...	Carlos
Diana Munteanu	...	Mimi Romero
Serban Georgevici	...	Hector
Gelu Nitu	...	Boris
Claudiu Trandafir	...	Nicholai
Boris Petroff	...	Crusty
Constantin Barbulescu	...	Joey
Razvan Oprea	...	Darren

Also Known As:

Return of the Living Dead 4: Necropolis (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Denholm Trading Inc.

Trivia:

The chemical that brought the dead back to life in the previous Return of the Living Dead films was 2-4-5 Tioxin. In this film the chemical is referred to as Trioxin 5.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the severed arm is being re-animated in the chamber, the rubber mat on the bottom or the container can be seen lifting with the actors arm as he lifts it.

Quotes:

Cody: Shoot her man!
Julian Garrison: I can't shoot her! She's my friend! I lost my virginity to her.
Cody: Man, everyone knows your first time sucks! Split her damn head open!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Silence, ça tue! (2008)

Soundtrack:

Cold Machines

so bad it's...awful

THIS is what we waited for? THIS is what we've been given after more than a year of hype? I can't believe how bad this was! It's not funny, it's not scary, it's not even "so bad it's good", it's just "so bad it's really bad"...

We are talking about some grade-z bad direction, I'm not sure what was worse: watching everyone don mining helmets to explore a research facility or watching 2 of the characters test their walkie-talkies while standing five feet apart in the same shot! No wait, the worst was the fistfight (?!) between the talking (?!) zombie and the human...or any scene with the girl in pigtails. Speaking of the characters, this movie has the most unlikable group of (horrible) actors you could possibly imagine. Most of them seem to think they are in a high-school play and overact accordingly, with ridiculously exaggerated expressions of (insert emotion here). The others can barely muster up enough inflection in their voices to break past monotone...and when they do, it's only at the end of the line, so everything they say sounds like a question.

I'm not usually one to speak too badly about films because it takes a lot of work to make one. In fact, I usually give more credit than is probably deserved and therefore end up liking (or at least not minding) films everyone else hates. I thought "House of the Dead" tried too hard but was mildly entertaining and found good points to "Cry_Wolf"...that should pretty much put my movie viewing into perspective.

With this film, there just isn't anything to speak highly about. Originally, I gave this film a rating of "1" but changed it to a "2" after seeing part 5. I didn't think it possible, but part 5 is worse than this one. As a matter of fact, the only positive thing I can say about this film is that it is slightly more bearable than part 5 and I guess that's worth something.

I thought it was hysterical when they put a preview for 'Land of the Dead' with this movie...it's like they couldn't make it look bad enough on it's own, they had to give us something for comparison!