Looking for a good zombie film? Well, keep looking. However, if you are simply looking for an entertaining zombie movie, this may very well fit the bill. Good zombie movies are few and far between, yet they remain a staple of low budget filmmaking and will continue to do so for many years to come. If you are a fan of horror movies it is almost a requirement that you wade through a a waist-deep pile of zombie movies, always searching for that elusive golden gem.
Flight of the Living Dead - Outbreak on a Plane is something of a gem. It has goofy dialogue, a ridiculous plot, and plenty of fluids. I remember when I first heard this title, I knew I had to see it. It is just one of those "can't miss" titles. When you hear it you have to see it, no questions asked. Seriously, it's zombies on a plane!
Last year brought us Snakes on a Plane which was a blast of a B-movie that likely only got to the big screen because Samuel L. Jackson loved the title and wanted to be in it. With the moderate success of that film it was only a matter of time before similar movies and titles started popping up. Surprisingly, this particular zombie outbreak film was in production prior to Snakes. It also originally had the moniker of Plane Dead, which was clearly an inferior title. The marketing geniuses decided to re-brand the film and make a wonderful marketing-driven, cash-in on Snakes on a Plane as well as the granddaddy of the modern zombie flick, Night of the Living Dead, and so Flight of the Living Dead - Outbreak on a Plane was born.
Let's set the scene. A plane is 30,000 feet up and bound for Paris and is carrying some very special cargo. In the cheap seats there is your standard assortment of brain dead teens, nuns, convicts, and criminals. Upstairs in first class are a group of scientists that are the reason for the presence of said special cargo. Now don't fret, you will get to meet each and every one of them. I am sure you could care less about the zombie fodder that litters the plane. Below the deck, down in the cargo hold lies a smoking container being guarded by a guy in a haz-mat suit with an automatic weapon.
Article comments
1 - Iloz Zoc
I wish they had done more with the nun. I also wish they did more with the script. Somehow, I think they could have milked the whole flying experience for more humor.
One thing that especially bothers me when watching a film that takes place on a plane is the lack of realism. Everybody walks without much effort, toilets are always larger and easily accommodate two people, and you never ever hear the jet engines.
2 - Chris Beaumont
Yeah, I was expecting more from the nun, they sure went out of their way to highlight her early on.
The realism, at least in this case didn't bother me none. The moment the first gun was fired. The second half was a fun ride.