Dead at the Box Office Review

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(More customer reviews)Perhaps best known for once being the lowest rated horror film on IMDb, `Dead at the Box Office' tells the story of a struggling independent movie theatre looking for anything they can to save their beloved movie house. As if their prayers are answered, the cinema's crew discovers an old movie reel of what they believe is a classic B-movie preview. Unfortunately for them, the reel actually holds a mind-control device created by a mad Nazi scientist. Soon, the theatre is overrun by a horde of murderous, flesh-eating zombies and the employees must find a way to put a stop to the ravenous monsters.
Perhaps it's low expectations. Perhaps it's an unending passion for zombie cinema. Or perhaps it's a warped mind that has lost its ability to recognize horrible cinema. Whatever it may be. . . but I just couldn't seem to hate this movie the way so many others have. Sure, the acting is as unimpressive as can be. And sure, the writing is pretty terrible, with ridiculous dialogue and uneven pacing. And, maybe all the lame special effects could have been purchased for $10 from Party City. But, the film did seem to have some serious heart to it, not to mention a pretty wicked story. It was pretty obvious that it was made by people who love the zombie subgenre; and, for that alone, it should be placed above most other ultra low-budget horrors that have come out. Now, this isn't to say this is a good movie. No, it's a bad movie. A very bad movie. But it's far from the worst, if only due to its watchability and comedy. As long as there are films like `The Zombie Diaries' or the `Night of the Living Dead 3D' remake, `Dead at the Box Office' should be saved as the bottom-level zombie flicks.
The one thing a movie like this brings to light is the unfortunate hypocrisy that rules the film industry. It's a sad state of affairs when someone with true passion for the genre like director Shawn Sutler is forced to be stuck with z-grade inadequacy while remake hounds like Nelson McCormick get to helm multi-million dollar productions with no heart or soul whatsoever.
Perhaps one day our genre will go back to rewarding people who actually care about horror, but it seems a far way off from now.
Final Verdict: 4/10. If only for the passion behind it.
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