“Dead Set” takes the idea of a zombie attack on the Big Brother house and uses the unique real-world meta aspects of the setting to make possible an oddly believable zombie story.
...this is one of those rare occasions where an interesting idea with mostly good but few great elements is elevated into the must-see category by virtue of having a singular quality.
The best movie about a mad scientist that has sex with prehistoric fish monsters that I've ever seen. Sadly, there's some stiff competition for that award, no pun intended.
...works as an atmospheric creature feature, with simple but largely effective dramatizations helping to immerse the viewer in the weird mood of that time and place.
This is the best movie ever to combine H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” with William Burroughs’ “Naked Lunch” and structure it like the life cycle of a Cicada.
If a movie is going to have something as transgressive as serial rape at the core of its story a defining act of revenge is the bare minimum required for a viewer to endure the rest of the grueling ride.
