Am 21. Mai erscheint Army of the Dead auf Netflix. Diese bringen den Zombie-Actioner eine Woche zuvor bereits in ausgewählte US-Kinos. Der amerikanischen Presse vor der Film nun vorab gezeigt und einige der Glücklichen haben ihre Meinung via Twitter kund getan (siehe unten). Die meisten sind zufrieden mit Zack Snyders neuer Regiearbeit, gemängelt wird aber u. a. die Laufzeit von stolzen 148 Minuten.
Der Film handelt von einer Zombieplage, die Las Vegas trifft. Nachdem sich der Virus vollends in der Stadt ausgebreitet hat, engagiert ein Casinobesitzer Jahre später eine Gruppe von Söldnern, um sein Geld zu holen, welches er noch in einem Safe in einem der Casinos zurückgelassen hat. Neben dem Hauptfilm entsteht auch eine vierteilige Animationsserie namens Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, die als Prequel fungiert. Diese hat noch keinen offiziellen Release-Termin.
#ArmyOfTheDead’s opening credits sequence is delicious, pure camp. While the rest of the film doesn’t sustain that tone (& meanders), there are lots of wild, deftly executed concepts & scenes centered on the heist. Even more audacious is there’s an unexpected infusion of heart. pic.twitter.com/TPGFC2nG2I
I found myself wanting more from #ArmyOfTheDead overall. It's well cast and often funny. But despite blending the heist/zombie genres, there's not much newness added to either. One or two fresh setpieces amid familiar blood n gore, but outside of that, you've seen it more or less pic.twitter.com/u4Bd0Ra5Ap
I guess I was expecting a balls to the wall nonstop gonzo fun affair for #ArmyoftheDead. But the first 50 minutes are a relatively standard 'Getting the Crew Together' set-up (though, as always, Snyder rocks a great opening credits). The ending also felt a bit old hat to me.
#ArmyOfTheDead is bloody fun! Has great zombie action, character banter & killer music. Also, quite funny. Loved the world created by @ZackSnyder & that every character has a moment to shine. His style matches perfectly with the zombie genre. Opening credits are 🔥#ZombieVersepic.twitter.com/vhbaKjX8KV
Army of The Dead is a violent, gory, and bloody blast. Zack Snyder’s latest is a ridiculously fun and over the top genre bending zombie film. While the entire cast is great, Matthias Schweighöfer steals every scene. Oh, and the opening credits are absolutely epic. #ArmyoftheDeadpic.twitter.com/6Seg3l1AFG
Army of the Dead: Zack Snyder is having an absolute blast, delivering a jaw dropping/jaw-removing) amount of slo-mo bloodshed. The gore and mayhem on display is lovingly captured and, more importantly, gleefully faceted within the film. #ArmyOfTheDead
Slow and fast zombies co-existing! A proper heist crew! Zombie animals! All this and a sweet father/daughter redemption arc. As far as I’m concerned #ArmyOfTheDead delivers everything you want in a Zack Snyder zombie heist film.
#ArmyOfTheDead was VERY much my kind of thing. As hoped, the setting + Zack Snyder's eye = a downright stunning display of zombie mayhem and carnage. Fell mighty hard for the whole ensemble, but I might need a 2.5 hour movie about just these two ... pic.twitter.com/j6daBtuCOL
