Well, if you enjoy the works of R. L. Stine, such as "Goosebumps", then you will enjoy the 2023 movie "Zombie Town" for sure. And I will say that it is a movie that is suitable enough for a younger audience, as it is not a traditional bloody and gory zombie movie.
Initially, when I sat down to watch "Zombie Town", I was drawn in by the movie's title. I hadn't noticed the R. L. Stine part of the movie, and would perhaps have had whole other expectations to the movie, had I known it was a movie based on a Stine story. But I saw that the movie had Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase listed on the poster/cover, and thus I expected to see them as they headlined the billing. Yeah, Chevy Chase was hardly even in the movie, whereas Dan Aykroyd was, but not in an leading role. A bit disappointing.
The storyline in "Zombie Town" is pretty straight forward. A zombie-themed movie aimed at a younger audience, and thus I found the movie to be a bit bland, to be bluntly honest. I suppose it was because I was just not a part of the target audience. And I can't claim that I was particularly impressed with what writers Peter Lepeniotis, Michael Samonek, Michael Schwartz and Dean Wilkinson delivered here.
The special effects in the movie were okay. Take into consideration that it is aimed at a younger audience, so you don't have blood, gore and gruesome zombie make-up, though.
"Zombie Town", from director Peter Lepeniotis, lands on a four out of ten stars.
Initially, when I sat down to watch "Zombie Town", I was drawn in by the movie's title. I hadn't noticed the R. L. Stine part of the movie, and would perhaps have had whole other expectations to the movie, had I known it was a movie based on a Stine story. But I saw that the movie had Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase listed on the poster/cover, and thus I expected to see them as they headlined the billing. Yeah, Chevy Chase was hardly even in the movie, whereas Dan Aykroyd was, but not in an leading role. A bit disappointing.
The storyline in "Zombie Town" is pretty straight forward. A zombie-themed movie aimed at a younger audience, and thus I found the movie to be a bit bland, to be bluntly honest. I suppose it was because I was just not a part of the target audience. And I can't claim that I was particularly impressed with what writers Peter Lepeniotis, Michael Samonek, Michael Schwartz and Dean Wilkinson delivered here.
The special effects in the movie were okay. Take into consideration that it is aimed at a younger audience, so you don't have blood, gore and gruesome zombie make-up, though.
"Zombie Town", from director Peter Lepeniotis, lands on a four out of ten stars.