The Demented (2013) User Reviews

It was sort of demented...

[paul_haakonsen · 5/10 · 9 August 2013]

"The Demented" is sort of a reminiscent of a lower-budget version of "28 Days Later". So is that a good thing or a bad thing? Well that depends on what kind of zombies - or infected - you enjoy in movies.

Story-wise, then "The Demented" is a very standard movie as movies go in the zombie genre. A group of young people find themselves trapped in a rural setting when a biological outbreak takes place - turning people into crazed killers. And I would use the term zombie loosely here, as they aren't exactly zombies, if you measure them up by the standard of many movies in the genre.

The infected in the movie, like in "28 Days Later", are agile and fast running. And for some reason they have to make sounds like prowling animals. And also, once you become infected, your clothes become shredded and ripped. Try looking at all the infected, their clothes is all torn and ripped, and they are smeared in blood, yet they don't have any visible cuts, wounds, bite marks and the like. It was a little bit too ridiculous.

The way the movie ended was actually a nice twist to an otherwise generic zombie movie. I will not spoil anything by mentioning it here, but I didn't see that ending coming, not by a long shot.

As for the title of the movie, well, they could have found something more appropriate, as "The Demented" doesn't really do a zombie movie any kind of justice in any possible way.

For a zombie movie, then "The Demented" didn't really bring anything new or innovative to the genre. Everything in the movie has been done or seen before. But still, the movie was enjoyable and actually fared well for a movie of this production value.

Fast-moving zombie Olympic hopefuls compete for food.

[Someguysomwhere · 4/10 · 11 August 2013]

4 friends get together at another friend's house to have fun. Along with his girl, this makes 3 couples. At some point during the course of their get together, they receive news of a terrorist attack via a telephone call from their friend's father who owns the house they're partying in. They are freaked out, naturally, and wonder if they should leave or stay put. They decide to stay (Hmmm...this can't be good).

They later become besieged by zombies of the fast-moving kind who for some reason at one point in the movie can't figure out what to do about a gate that is only a few inches taller than them. Reminds me here of the zombie movie with Dolph Lungren. Steep stairs are a breeze, but apparently this ability is not transferable to going over a gate 2 or 3 inches taller than you. Ah, well, can't have everything.

Let's see now... In this movie there's a lot of running, panicking, screaming, yelling as the zombies try to thin out the herd (the weak, the infirmed, the stupid...you know how it is). And what would a zombie movie be without some occasional "laying low". Or to put it in less cool terms: "Waiting until the dead stinking things leave". It becomes kind of like a video game. The group (whats left of them), learn that choppers are picking up survivors at strategic locations. Can they get to a rescue point without being the main course at a zombie banquet? If they can they get to fly away and give everything below them the middle finger.

The ending of the movie might be somewhat puzzling. There are 2 possible endings depending on WHEN the woman was dreaming or imagining things. You have to decide for yourself. Oh yeah, before I close, I must tell you that this movie strain of zombies are often in some kind of trance or suspended animation; dormant and "statue-like" until their food unwittingly wakes them by making too much noise. Then they become Olympic material. In a way it's kind of flattering though. You know, that something thinks you're so delicious that they break all kinds of records to get to you. Now that's love. Boloxxxi.

Rather Disappointing

[char_ja · 3/10 · 8 August 2013]

The movie, was bad from the start. Like all low budget zombie movies it failed to satisfy me. The plot is actually, six college kids, going on vacations, in the rich kids summer house. After an information they got about a terrorist attack, they see a missile heading their way. After that, everyone in that area, turned into zombies. It had all the cliché a movie of that kind could have. The end also was bad. The survivors, were chasing a helicopter through out campus, only to find out that they couldn't get on board. Still, the general idea was good and the movie could have been better if there was better acting and special effects and most of all a much better ending. Summarizing, the movie was a classic b- film, that tried to hide its bad script/production/acting, behind running zombies, splatter scenes and a decent looking actress that died too soon in the movie (like all the hot girls in terror films).

forgivable B movie until the ending

[wellsonofabit · 25 July 2013]

Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler This movie actually angered me enough to create an account and review it. The movie is reasonable enough as a B movie with cheesy dialogue, pointless and poorly written plot points, and camera angles and shots that shy away from the parts where you'd put special effects and the gore. All of that I'm fine with, but what is not okay is the enormous plot-hole at the end. And once again I said SPOILER ALERT.

The movie ends with one of those fake outs, where the last survivors run up to a roof and flag down a rescue helicopter and take off to (presumably) live happily ever after, the end. BUT then you get a hazy wipe and they are back on the roof, as if she had just imagined being saved, and the helicopter rescuer tells her that they are full and have no room for them. WHY IN THE HELL WOULD THE HELICOPTER LAND TO TELL THEM THAT. If you're full then go unload and come back and you certainly don't land and endanger your full helicopter to a disease/infection just to tell someone they're out of luck. Fricken absolutely ruined the movie for me right there and inspired me to rant.

A disgrace to zombie films everywhere.

[archerillian · 1/10 · 28 July 2014]

I saw absolutely no effort put into this film what-so-ever other than overused dramatic camera angles. The movie was cliché as heck, it had very cheesy dialogue, it had the most stupidest moments ever, and there was very little suspense.

If you wanted the gory bits of a zombie movie, this is NOT the once for you. There's barely any gore. Just a guy getting his knee cut and dried blood on all of the zombies. Did you guys know that when you get bit, your clothes automatically become torn and shredded? I never knew that until this film showed me. Huh...

Most of the characters are either unlikable or do absolutely nothing to help push the plot forward. They only two people who were actually busting butt to help the group survive in the majority of the film were the two dudes, and that black dude REALLY kicked butt, even with a cut knee.

But boy, when I said stupid moments, I mean REALLY stupid moments. They we're driving in a van and this zombie girl is just standing on the street, but instead of RUNNING the zombie girl over, they slide off the road and total their vehicle and injure one of their guy's legs... to save a FREAKING ZOMBIE! And there's this one scene where three guys are running from zombies, and one of them gets bit and starts to turn. The other two obviously know that he is going to into a zombie, but do they run? NO! They just stare at him for one full minute while the camera zooms in his face to show how freaky it is when he's transforming. When he finally turns into a zombie, THEN they run! I was literally screaming the whole time, "RUN! FREAKING RUN! OR HIT HIM WITH THAT AXE! YOU HAVE AN AXE! FREAKING PUT HIM DOWN BEFORE HE EATS YOU!"

But the ending is just the WORST!!! The worst zombie ending ever! They all think they made it to the helicopter, flying away all safe and sound, but NOOOOO! It was just a DREAM! Instead, the helicopter abandons them on the roof and the last two survivors become zombie country buffet. Freaking clichés... It's like they couldn't decide to put a happy ending or a sad ending, so they decided, "Screw it, let's do both, and make the happy ending all just a dream." Wow. What a slap to the face.

Sorry to be blunt, but this movie made me so angry, I HAD to make a review of it.

A predictably bad movie made even worse...

[riquigley · 1/10 · 21 October 2014]

There are movies that have in-depth plots. There are movies that have interesting, complex characters. These films often make us contemplate our existence through obtuse themes that require introspection and careful pondering. And there are movies that are none of these things and yet still maintain a level of entertainment - visceral experiences that emote excitement, or fright, or romance, or comedy... perhaps even all four if we're lucky.

The Demented has none of these traits. It is devoid of any artistic originality. It is predictable and bland. Watching it makes me contemplate how much I value the hours I have left on this earth, and whether or not I should choose to go do something else right at this moment. But The Demented is a cheap zombie flick, and this fact alone forgives many sins.

The ending however, catapults this film past redemption. It makes me angry in ways that other things make me angry, like willful ignorance, 3rd world poverty, and excessive Facebook selfies. In the last few minutes of the film, just before the credits rolled, had there been a baby present, I would have punched he/she in the face. Had there been an invaluable painting handy, I would have smashed it into oblivion and declared art dead forever.

This is what you can look forward to if you decide to watch this film. Perhaps that's what you're after: a reason to be depressed and angry at the world. Perhaps you're manic and need a reason to not love yourself anymore. Then this is the film for you.

You've seen it all before... just better

[bowmanblue · 4/10 · 24 September 2014]

'The Demented.' The latest in a seemingly never-ending line of zombie films. Only the monsters aren't zombies - they're more the 'infected' that we've seen before in 28 Days/Weeks Later or the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. Both films were great successes, but, just because you have 'running zombies,' doesn't guarantee you an automatic hit.

Perhaps the main problem here are the characters. Okay, this is a horror film and no one's expecting deep and meaningful character developments with watertight arcs etc, but, both Dawn of the Deads, 28 Days/Weeks Later and others like them, proved that just because your heroes are getting chased by zombies, doesn't mean you can't give them some decent traits to make the audience relate to them.

In The Demented we have six friends. Let's call them, 'Attractive Blonde Female, Attractive Brunette Female, Attractive Mixed-race Female, Attractive Dark-haired Male, Attractive Blond-haired Male and Attractive African-American Male.' For that's all they are - we never really learn anything about them, so we don't really care when they start getting chewed up one by one.

And there isn't really that much gore. I know this is a cheap film, but a bit of entertaining mayhem might have given it a bit more of an edge. So our six generic protagonists get caught up in a zombie outbreak. How does it happen? Does it matter? Do you care? They just do. So they're chased continually, in between sneaking here and there while the zombies are 'sleeping standing up.' Whatever.

If you've never seen a zombie movie before (there must be one of you) then you may actually enjoy this. Or if this was made all those years ago before Night of the Living Dead, it may even have been called 'groundbreaking' and 'a classic.' However, it wasn't. And there's absolutely nothing here that you haven't seen before. If you like zombie films (or running zombie films in particular), stick with Dawn of the Dead 2004 or either 28 Days Later film. Both have budgets, gore, suspense, action and decent characterisation in them. The Demented has none of those, sadly.

Not Great, But Fun.

[chrismackey1972 · 5/10 · 25 April 2015]

I don't know why this got such a low rating on IMDb. The acting wasn't top-notch, but it was good enough, certainly better than the 3.8 stars that it currently has.

It's a low budget take-off of 28 Days Later, but they do a fair enough job on it. Sarah Butler's the reason I watched this, but she wasn't used to her full potential. Kayla Ewell is the protagonist. Her acting's never been that great, even in The Vampire Diaries. And she kept yelling at very inappropriate times, such as when they needed to be silent. Gosh, that was annoying.

They had a subplot between Charlie and Naomi. I thought they'd have Charlie somehow tell the others she let Naomi die, but that never happened. I don't know why they bothered putting that in the movie unless they just wanted the audience to dislike Charlie.

Overall, I was entertained. Again, the acting wasn't top-notch, but the movie was fun. I gave this movie a 5-star rating. If you like virus movies that make people turn into drooling, blood-thirsty cannibals, you'll enjoy this. If you're expecting The Walking Dead or Dawn of the Dead, forget it.

Disappointedly idiotic

[JDtheBigGuy · 3/10 · 24 August 2013]

I was not expecting too much from the movie and it proved me right.

The acting seemed at least capable and sometimes quite good with Kayla Ewell and Ashlee Brian standing out a little.

The story line was the standard, people turn to Zombie like creatures and normal people turn to morons. Surely they could get someone to write in sensible characters. We are told it's important to be quiet but throughout the movie not only do the girls scream like banshees, they also constantly talk at the top of their voices or shout. Why is it that decent believable situations and characters are rarely written in to these movies? It's as though the movie makers just want to annoy the audience.

It's a low budget movie so don't expect any great special effects, major celebs or even minor ones. The "28 Days Later" style zombies lack the realism or makeup of said movie.

You might be disappointed by the ends of the movie, but if you have little else to do this is not the worse Zombie film I have ever seen and could have been quite good with believable characters even though it brought nothing new to the genre.

Low Budget Is OK, But At Least Make Sense

[djaudiomind · 3/10 · 13 January 2014]

Low budget nonsensical flick that appears to try and be a cross between World War Z and 28 Days Later.

Going to spoil it for some, but I simply cannot help it. Seen many budget zombie flicks in my time, but this is probably one of the worst.

Why does only one soul in this flick actively procure a weapon to use against the "zombies"? (I use that term loosely bc the zombie designer did a very poor job making them look anywhere close to authentic.)

After running over multiple zombies just moments before, why does the guy swerve and wreck the SUV when confronted with another obvious one in the road, even if it is a child?

Who in the he!! decides to walk around the middle of a small downtown swarming with zombies with no actual plan and no weapons in hand?

Can someone please tell Kayla Ewell to shut up? Her constant fake screams are the most annoying thing about this film.

Why is it that the Olympic zombie runners can hear very good, but apparently cannot see without sound "activating" them? Yet when you do "wake" them, they see you without fail? HUH? That's what I said.

How exactly did they confuse the buildings they needed to get to the roof of? Who does that, when running for their life?

What's with the absolutely demented two endings?

The one saving grace is that Kayla Ewell finally gets put down at the end after putting my ears through screeching misery.

Not half bad but the ending kinda sucked.

[rohanownz · 5/10 · 14 July 2013]

Personally if your expecting a zombie movie that isn't going to repeat similar scenarios that have been seen in other movies then keep dreaming. The essence of a good zombie movie isn't always about being fresh, it's just keeping you on your toes and giving you enough zombie killing action to be like "this is badass". This movie isn't amazing by any means, the acting is decent, in some spots it felt a little scripted and not up to par but for the most part the actors do a good job playing their roles. The plot itself isn't anything complex. It starts with 6 young adults hanging out at one of their friend's dad's house and then a missile comes and blows up near by. The rest of the movie is them trying to escape the quarantined area that has become filled with infected people who stand still until they hear a noise.

The zombies themselves were nothing special. They all seemed to wear the same kind of clothing and the makeup wasn't very effective but it was enough to keep you watching. However they run very fast like something out of Dawn Of The Dead or 28 Days Later. None of those slow moving puppies here. The CGI wasn't anything special either, it's only really seen in the beginning but I have seen a lot worse. As far as being gory, there isn't much blood here so if your into gore fests then look elsewhere. Aside from the typical dumb actions you see people do in horror movies, this movie wasn't too bad for being low budget. It actually kept me on my toes through much of it. However if your looking for gun use this movie doesn't have any. In fact you only see 1 bullet fired haha. The only thing that ruined it for me was the false ending combination. I won't spoil anymore but why can't they just let things end on a good note once and a while? I mean they stopped the cliché of the African American dying first.

What a final!

[gunners-42498 · 10/10 · 4 January 2021]

What a surprising in the end of the movie. When you expected the characters to survive, they got caught! Afammok

If you like zombie movies, then what's not to like?

[ihearthorrorfilm · 6/10 · 17 August 2013]

I have to give the first positive review for this film because the ones available at the moment are terribly close-minded and harsh. The consensus of the current reviews bitch and moan about the ending, which I felt, was incredibly realistic. I actually found that to be a quality most likable about this film is its ability to be realistic for such a low-budget zombie film. By realistic, I mean that the characters are relatable when it comes to their reactions and their fates. They make choices and they die like one actually would given there be a zombie apocalypse. It is difficult to write a zombie film that stands out anymore due to our zombie obsessions. That being said, sometimes its fun just to watch a film that portrays that very situation, play out naturally without there being something totally new and never-before-seen. CHILL OUT people!! It's a low-budget zombie film! I don't know why people expect so much from films, especially the low-budge indies. If you're not pretentious and/or jaded, but you like a fun zombie apocalypse film, then you will probably have a fun Sunday afternoon watching The Demented. Plus, let me just point out that the zombie sleeping thing was incredibly creative and really very creepy in my opinion. That was a super cool new zombie characteristic, mad props to the writers on that.

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SO cliché, bad effects, save your money and time! 0/10

[Michael-Hallows-Eve · 1/10 · 28 July 2013]

This movie was so bad from start to finish! It had all the clichés, a group of college students have a weekend together drinking, they don't have cell phones (really?), there are some supposed "eye candy" girls in it, the plot is rehashed and re-used from all the other "college student" horror movies (so there is NO originality), the actors (especially the girls) are SO annoying that you can't wait for them to be killed, there is a black guy in it, the visual effects are rubbish, the premise of the film is laughable - SPOILER ALERT - because there is a supposed "missile attack" going on, but all they seemed to be focusing on is there relationships, I mean - if this was really happening, and you saw a missile explode within a mile or two from where you were, then you saw some air force jets fly over head, wouldn't you be getting the hell out of Dodge??!! But not these idiots, no, they stay at the house! Also, who the hell doesn't have a TV in their house now-a-days??!! Really?? And the other thing that annoyed me is that I wonder how this movie got funding when there are actual "good" movie idea's out there that either have trouble getting off the ground (i.e, 'Before The Mask: The Return of Leslie Vernon'), or are going by the way side because they can't get the support they need. Most horror fans that I know would rather see a well written thought provoking movie than this tripe! So if you are thinking of seeing this, DON'T! Save your time, money, and sanity! I give this movie a 0 out of 10.

Had promise, but fails tremendously.

[MisterE2108 · 8 July 2013]

This was a film I was willing to give a chance, but like most low budget films in this genre it fails beyond belief. Think a low budget '28 days later' with splatters of 'World war z', but on a much smaller scale, a waaaaaaaay smaller scale. The intensity and ferocity was there, but it was obvious the budget didn't allow for much. The 'infected' appeared to be dressed by some wannabe costume designer, who for whatever reason decided to dress all the infected in the same tattered clothing. The film featured a pretty good young cast which included Sarah Butler from the 'I spit on your grave' remake. The saving grace to the film if any was the performance by Kayla Ewell, who seemed to be the only one who took her role serious. Again on the subject of budget, it was obvious the producers couldn't afford karo syrup and red dye number five because it was a near bloodless film. So don't be fooled by the DVD cover, you'll be greatly disappointed if you're expecting a gorefest. Lastly, the ending, believe me when I say this film has one of the most dumb and confusing endings in the history of horror films. I don't know what else I could say about this film without reviewing it with spoilers, but since I'm never the one to divulge spoilers, I'll leave up to you to decide if you wished you De-rented the Demented.

It would have been good but turned out to be just disappointing.

[RoboRabbit89 · 1/10 · 27 October 2017]

I'll keep this review short. I don't really like this film at all, it was way too dark even for a zombie film.

I don't remember much from this, and that's another problem, it was too forgettable. All I remember is that a group of friends get together for the weekend or something,

and then a zombie apocalypse happens.

Now I do like at least like some zombie films including The Walking Dead. but this film starts with promise and ends very badly.

I watched this because Sarah Butler was in it but even that didn't save this movie.

Most people like happy endings or at least an upbeat one in this subject matter.

A lot of you on here are right, this film honestly sucks.

The characters could have been written a lot better, hell the whole movie could have been a lot better.

Theirs nothing to like in this film, no humor, on fun, sexy sidekicks, no one liners, no nudity, sex scenes, no bad ass weaponry, no bad ass vehicles, no villains other than the zombies, no epic chase scenes, no cool explosions, I could go on but you get the point.

Overall, I think it sucked which is a shame because it would have been cool if the writers and director would have gave us a cool zombie film that I think we all would have liked.

I give it a 1/10. it was just awful.

"The Demented" Provides Minor Zombie Thrills and Chills

[ersinkdotcom · 4/10 · 17 August 2013]

Does the world really need another zombie movie? Walk into any store that sells DVDs and most people would scream "No!" I've said it before and I'll say it again. There must be three zombie movies coming out every week. The hard thing for viewers to do is try to pick which one they should devote an hour and a half of their time to. Thankfully, you have a guy like me who wastes way too many moments watching movies like Anchor Bay Entertainment's "The Demented" to keep you from doing the same.

Six college friends meet for a fun weekend at a Louisiana bayou estate for beers, water sliding (yes, water sliding), and good times. Just as the fun begins, the group is warned that the U.S. is being attacked by terrorists using biological weapons. Their hopes of being far from the danger zone are dashed when one of the enemy bombers crashes outside the nearest city. The chemical the plane was carrying infects the entire community by turning them into ravenous flesh-eating killers.

If this setup sounds familiar it should. It's been used in 95% of every zombie film you've seen. The problem with "The Demented" is it's a zombie movie with no "oomph!" Sure, the ones here are wild-eyed, bloody fast-running zombies and all. None of that matters, though, without some solid headshots or real gore.

"The Demented" is edited like the "Friday the 13th" movies in the late 1980s and early 1990s. All the graphic violence happens off-screen. While that "less-is-more" technique works with some horror thrillers, it really doesn't with films featuring the walking dead or undead.

I will give credit to Director/Writer Christopher Roosevelt for one thing. The guy tries to get you to care about his characters. Even if they all come across as a bunch of whiny rich kids, he takes the time and attempts to give them some sort of personalities and backgrounds. This always helps to get the audience connected so we care when these people die horribly later on.

There's also an interesting characteristic the zombies have that sets them apart from their counterparts in other movies of this nature. They freeze when they can't sense any activity around them, resembling the disturbing nurses in the "Silent Hill" movies. The concept is intriguing, even if it does borrow a bit from the zombies that sleep while standing up in "Steve Niles' Remains."

Director/Writer Roosevelt pulled out all the stops when picking an affordable cast that would appeal to horror fans and teens. "The Demented" stars Michael Welch ("The Twilight Saga"), Sarah Butler ("I Spit on Your Grave"), Kayla Ewell ("The Vampire Diaries"), and Richard Kohnke ("The Carrie Diaries"). They'll all no doubt grab individuals familiar with their separate works in those movies and TV shows.

"The Demented" is rated R because of its strong language. I've seen more gore and violence and heard heavier sexual innuendos in a PG-13 film. No flesh is bared besides the girls running around in their bikinis.

If you're hanging out with someone who doesn't like overly graphic movies but is looking for some scares, "The Demented" might come in handy. True gorehounds looking for decapitations and gunshots to the head need to move on to something else. There's nothing to see here.

28 Days Later clone on which your milage may very

[daniel-mannouch · 4/10 · 30 March 2020]

Zombie slasher. In two words I have described this mildly entertaining film. A Terowists attack puts the ol' spanner in the works for a house party with your usual teen slasher line up and the result is a weary southern fried tangent on 28 days later. Not as trashy as i wanted it, not as inventive as i wanted it. The majority of this film is just a bunch of screeching, shaky cam, and very dumb decisions. Running around closed off streets with a bunch of feral supporting artists chasing them, the cast do little to engage and that would have been fine if the film was not passing itself off as something half serious, and that ending was just simply a kick in the face. So much so, that it almost made me not recommend this film, but it's thirty seconds, i so i guess, i don't know this film's still kinda crap.

The Demented was setting itself up in the beginning to be something fun, but somewhere along the mid point, it started to take itself seriously and that was the wrong choice. It's a very average film that was at the time a contemporary approach to the zombie genre, but has now considerably dated. It's unremarkable, but I can still recommend it as a one off time waster, but nothing else.

A WATER SLIDE?

[nogodnomasters · 3/10 · 3 August 2018]

This is a low budget wannabe zombie flick. Three bikini teases and their boyfriends spend some time away from their college studies to have some fun in rural Louisiana. While a slow motion camera films them playing on a kids water slide (the hill wasn't that steep and the slide wasn't that long) and tossing a Nerf football (can't you feel the adrenaline rush?), NuBuck (Michael Welch) gets a call from his father claiming that terrorist missiles are on the way.

Our couples are spared a direct hit, but a biological agent is spread about causing a rabies like infection in people and animals. The zombie craze has turned from slow foot dragging, return from the dead, zombies to fast moving unthinking pack animals that attack uninfected people. Our couples' goal is to escape the quarantined area without being bit by anything.

The film boasts a metal sound track, bad dialog, with stiff characters played by actors that haven't reached their potential. I did like the infected dog.

This is the first attempt by writer/director Christopher Roosevelt, whose resume includes being the producer of "Ninja Cheerleaders." It shows promise. It would have been nice if he had created clever dialog characters. The boyfriend cheating drama went nowhere and I am not sure why that was even tossed in. We could have had another two minutes of bikini girls on the slip and slide.

Parental Guidance: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

The screaming

[kloverkitty · 1/10 · 26 April 2017]

It was actually bearable until the girl started her awful, horrifically fake screaming. She literally made me want to rip her throat out with my bare hands just so I could watch her die. . . not screaming.

😏 I wasted almost two hours on this. I have a migraine from the stupid screams. Aspirin please! I would advise no one to watch. Unless you can't hear. Please, never EVER hire her for anything!

Terror (Z)

[kosmasp · 3/10 · 24 November 2013]

My summary line is actually the title the movie got released in Germany! Yes they changed "Demented" into "Terror Z". Actually not only that, they used a still from "I spit on your grave" with Sarah Butler holding an Axe. Talk about "demented"! But that is not the reason why I only gave this movie 3/10.

It starts pretty much like your standard/average horror movie cliché. But it's 6 instead of usually 5 young people meeting up to go to a cabin (with just one car, which kind of makes sense). The ratio is 3/3 (male/female that is) and obviously you get beautiful people/actors starring in the movie. Which I don't have a problem with. And it's not like this is a movie where there are big acting challenges. Look scared, be angry, be terrified. Feel hurt and some other basic things, that are checked (cliches again).

It still had some nice moments within, though I myself wouldn't count the ending as one of them. Apart from being dragged out, it tries too much to be clever. Didn't work for me

The Demented

[Scarecrow-88 · 3/10 · 13 September 2016]

Besides an ill-advised ending with a desperate attempt at shock value which just looks tacked on, and infected humans pursuing college kids who are as scary as a Barbie doll, "The Demented" does what it can with a overtly familiar premise: terrorist attack using bio weaponry turns a rural town and surrounding area into flesh hungry, claws-out fiends. They run feverishly when not locked in this mannequin stance ripping at their hair on cue. It starts with pretty couples, friends from the university, gathered at one of their own's cabin in the woods by the lake. Then what once were neighbors become stark raving mad rushing ghouls. Crazed editing and virtually no gore or zombie violence hamper this even more. Looked like a regional production in Louisiana. Sarah Butler of I Spit on Your Grave 1 & 3 is one of the victims, of the remaining three who can't jump a fence in time, with the mob of crazies catching up to her... attractive and not a bad actress, this film does her a disservice. Good to see an African- American character make it to the end. If you don't want the kids to survive just have the chopper out of reach! You still achieve the grim result without getting cute. Town sequence, like the chase in the alleys, up stairs, and from elevator to upper and lower floors provide some excitement. There's a decent scene where heroism as a pursuit of keys by climbing from the room, out a window, on a roof, to the ground, back in the house, in the kitchen, to retrieve keys, leads to a decision on whether to leave or return for your friends. Lots of bodies flung from vehicles. Carefully concealed violence speaks on the limited budget available. Early scenes feature the girls and guys discussing their relationships and futures, all of which face annihilation. Kayla Newel of The Vampire Diaries is really the lead actress of the cast, with Butler the second behind her. Michael Welch (I watched him in Hansel & Gretel Get Baked recently) is Butler's suspect boyfriend who is uncovered to have slept with her friend, with a sense of humor to match. He gets it early, the jerk. Richard Kohnke is Newel's insufferably nice boyfriend she feels smothered by. Ashlee Brian is the more heroic and athletic of the bunch with Britney Alger, his girlfriend tied to a one night stand with Welch, sealing her fate to leave the film early

Highly enjoyable zombie effort

[kannibalcorpsegrinder · 9/10 · 13 October 2016]

Heading out for a weekend getaway, a group of friends staying at a remote mansion house find themselves stuck in a quarantined zone when a terrorist attack unleashes a biological infection that turns people into ravenous zombies and must try to stay alive.

This one wasn't all that bad of a zombie effort. What really works here is the fact that there's quite a lot of rather fun and frantic zombie action on display which gives this one such a fun and exciting pace throughout here. From the opening shot of the missile striking and going off, there's quite a great deal of action that occurs after then which starts with the encounter with the rabid dog and leads into the great road-side brawl with the infected citizen that gives this a nice start before the zombies attack the house. Those are rather fun as well with the film featuring plenty of fine fighting in the kitchen to the chasing upstairs into the bedroom and dealing with the creatures there, and the eventual escape plan of running past them to get to the car and eventual safety makes for a thrilling action set-piece as they race past the creatures and get to safety. The scenes of them in the town are also quite fun with the group running into the massive horde on several occasions leading to some thrilling moments getting chased down the streets and into the back alleyways trying to dodge the snarling beings right on their heels and wading through the apocalyptic imagery there which leads to some chilling scenes here. The fact that the chilling finale is quite fun which goes for the rather daring series of chases throughout the college and into the big brawls in the hallways as there's more brawls and fights with the zombies running after them and generating plenty of solid chills here. Alongside the fine- looking zombies that are given a nice new trick with them being frozen stiff until they hear a sound and then snap into action which generates a great deal of positive points, these here are what work for this one. Even with these positives, there's a few minor flaws here in the fact that the film really slows down considerably in the middle here as there's long stretches of time with them in the house debating their plan of action and being hidden away from the zombies which reduces these segments to a crawl-like pace. It's a little too long to last in a film like this which features them going at a faster clip and probably could've gone at a faster cadence since it doe slow the film somewhat. Likewise, there's also the fact that this one really does seem a lot drier than most others would expect in a zombie film with a large amount of gruesomeness cut out of the film with the majority of the carnage committed against the zombies and only minor bits of flesh-ripping and other rather violent bits here. Otherwise there's not a whole lot to really dislike here.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

Good Story with a Disppointing Ending

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 31 May 2014]

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Taylor (Kayla Ewell), her boyfriend David (Richard Kohnke) and their friends Brice (Ashlee Brian) and his girlfriend Naomi (Brittney Alger) travel together on vacation to spend a couple of days with their friends Sharley (Sarah Butler) and her boyfriend Howard (Michael Welch) in the house of his family. On the next day, they see a missile exploding near the house and soon they learn that the USA is under a biological terrorist attack. Out of the blue, a hostile dog comes to the real estate and they decide to lock the door and go sleep. On the next morning, the dog is still stalking them and Brice kills it with a baseball bat. David decides to take the dog to the CDC and he discovers that the locals have transformed in sort of zombies. The friends are attacked by these zombies and have to find a means to escape and survive the hordes of zombies. Will they survive?

I have just seen "The Demented" with very low expectations based on the 3.9 IMDb User Rating. However, this underrated movie has a good story but with a disappointing ending. It begins like most of teen horror movies, with a group of friends going to a place where cellular do not work and some dumb attitudes. But the tension grows, and despite the stupid action (for example, why should Brice speed up and consequently lose control trying to veer off from a zombie child and overturn the car?), the movie is not bad. The conclusion could have been an alternate dark ending on the DVD Extras. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): Not Available

Not great, but not as bad as the rating

[tkell31 · 5/10 · 23 March 2020]

For a lower budget zombie flick I thought it was pretty entertaining. Looking past the limitations with effects they put characters in situations where they had to make decisions and react which is what I think the heart of any zombie movie is about. They did a good job with those aspects leaving people and picking some reasonable lines of action. Think they had people in the wrong roles, but unlike other people I loved the ending. If you are going with a zombie apocalypse you cant expect things to end neatly. One to watch if you dont have anything else to do, and these days who does?