Me and My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse (2015) Reviews

• A little gem of a movie

  jayneflakes2016-08-03

  I bought this movie on DVD from the bargain section in a local supermarket, for the princely sum of £3. I did not expect much at that price, but given that I quite like Jim Jefferies, I was prepared to give it a shot. What I was actually presented with was a charming and funny low budget film made by people who clearly love the genre. There are several in jokes throughout the movie and the usual robust Australian humour, all of which made the movie really rather funny in places. However (and be prepared for a spoiler here) the demise of Jefferies is a beautifully silly and funny moment, which did make me laugh. At the end of the movie, the on going conversation between the last surviving cast of Greg Fleet and Alex Williamson is not only funny, but also clever. As Williamson stumbles over his words, it is hard to tell if it is a cleverly written joke or just a very lucky fumble. Either way, it had me laughing again. This is not a high budget movie, it is however made with love. The cast clearly loved every moment and to be honest I rather enjoyed every silly moment. One of which came when Roy (Fleet) is explaining to Darryl (Williamson) why he does not like his daughters's boyfriend this is actually a clever joke and it does put a switch on how we the viewer think about the characters. It is true that this movie is not as sharp as Shaun of the Dead and it is not as bleak as Zombieland, but it does have a charm of it's own. Think back to what it was that we loved about the original Romero movies, those low budget gore fests that were about the love of storytelling, rather than fantastic visuals. This movie has a similar heart in it and although it won't appeal to everyone, it appealed to me and I enjoyed it. Best £3 I have spent in ages.

• Laughs n gore, not a whole lot more

  peter-vast2015-07-26

  I have to say, I enjoyed this a lit more than I expected. It had lots of great one liners and awkward comedy moments, and zombies. Plus me, as a zombie extra, I should probably mention. Alex Williamson might well get another role playing the Aussie larrikin based on this performance. Most of his lines were pretty funny and pretty well delivered. Greg Fleet was also very solid and delivered some great lines. Plot wise I loved the concept, and the interplay between the characters was pretty clever. There wasn't a whole lot going on plot wise other than enough to deliver the next classic one liner or gore filled scene, but that wasn't really the point. One minor criticism, the military angle was unresolved, and seemed a bit of an afterthought. Overall, it was pretty bloody hilarious, and well worth your time, even if some of the humour borders on being more than a bit wrong. The opening image and the ending were original and unforgettable. The next movie Daniel and Declan make I'm sure I will also love, as the ideas, writing and humour overall are great. Then again I loved Hot Tub time Machine, so probably don't take this as gospel. To sum up, in my book it's already a cult classic. Aussie zom com - brilliantly realised.

• stars jim jefferies?? did he get bored and go home early?

  sj-298282016-07-10

  despite generally poor reviews i watched this for jim jefferies thinking there must be something in it for his fans - believe me their is not. indeed, i thought and still think he gave up halve way thru and asked to be allowed to go home. i joke not. there is a scne part way thru where he seems to get blown up off screen and never appears again, itis hard to believe and all thru remainder of movie i expected he would return to paly soem key function in film, but he does not. I cannot say i blame him for asking to be let off early if that is what happened. there are so many Aussie tropes that could have played welll to a light hearted zombie comedy that are just missed in this film. another of those movies where u wonder how people can get backing and the be too lazy(?) or talentless(?) to do a decent job of putting together a fun wack the zombie movie. It has no idea of where it is headed, no sense of whether it wants to be light comedy, boys fun, gore, or whatever and achieves nothing. Nothing at all.

• Jim Jefferies WTAbsoluteF?

  dforce102016-07-13

  (Disclaimer) This review may contain spoilers but to be honest it wouldn't really matter because this movie is so bad. First off I want to start by saying that at the time of writing my review there were 3 other reviews, 2 positive ones of which are both fake and obviously from people involved in the making of this absolute sh!t fest. The only other honest review was from Sarah. Secondly I want to say Jim Jefferies WTF were you thinking being involved with this crap? I know you were probably doing a mate a favour by being in this and I almost totally agree with Sarah's opinion on what happened to your character but being involved in an absolute sh!t show like this is the kinda thing that could end a career. I only watched this because of Jim Jefferies, he's as funny as fvck. His show Legit should never of gotten cancelled. It was far, far better than the likes of similar shows like Louie which got all artsy fartsy or Maron. Such a shame. If you've never seen his stand up you should really check it out, then you'd understand why I'm asking why he would ever have anything to do with crap like this. Check out his FreeDumb gig fvcking hilarious there's plenty of clips of his stuff on youtube. The only point which I might disagree with Sarah's review is that I think Jim Jefferies might have been in a scene near the end of the movie. The scene where they're in the escape tunnel there's a zombie in different closes from what Jim was wearing earlier that I'm almost certain was him.

• I don't get why...

  kittenkongshow2017-06-21

  I don't get why this film has as many good reviews on here both from users and critics. I didn't find it particularly funny nor horrific. The acting was not that good either. I keep getting suckered in by Zombie films and regretting it... Still at least it's not found footage...Only give this a go cheap or on TV etc...