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A man (Michael) goes to Berlin to try and reconcile with his girlfriend (Gabi) under the guise of "returning her keys". When he gets to her house he finds that she's not there and that zombies are ruling the neighborhood. In other words, they're all over the f!!cking place. With the help of a young man (Harper) he is forced to barricade himself in her apartment. In fact everyone in the apartment complex that overlooks a courtyard is trapped; they're only able to communicate with each other by shouting across the courtyard. How the outbreak of zombification started is not known. A special report that conveniently begins as soon as Harper turns on a TV set, highlights terrorism as one of the public and news media speculations (a "German September 11th"). To this, the authorities respond with "ridiculous". So the people in the movie don't really know and neither do we the viewer. But who cares? This is typical of many zombie movies. The important thing is that this is one of the better made ones.

The zombies in this movie are aggressive, ravenous, and know how to hustle for a bite and taste of human flesh. I think it's beginning to dawn on horror movie producers that one could still have some kind of life with the slow zombies since the only way they could catch a healthy man, woman, or child is by surprise. With these new strain of zombies you're pretty much shut down in your house and really horrified. I mean, no work, no school, no social life. Anyway, some of the challenges these trapped people face is to find a way to close the gate to the courtyard below and to navigate the apartment complex to get away from zombies and bring assistance to each other. We all love situations in movies where people are trapped or confined in some place and have to use their courage and ingenuity to survive ---if they're done well. And it's done well here; very entertaining. Don't miss! Love, Boloxxxi.

For a rather short film (just over an hour) with a rather low budget it's not too shabby. The "dead" act like the infected from 28 days later, rather than zombies and are repelled with bright light but do love the taste of flesh! The action takes place in and around an apartment block and a courtyard so don't be mislead by the cover. I liked the film but found the main character to be a complete pain. The guy is a complete plank and its hard to sympathise with him though the other main characters (or should I say, character) were fine. In the middle of the apocalypse, he is completely smitten with his girlfriend and worries about her whereabouts which is plausible but he still comes across as rather stupid and pathetic. However this is a nice change from the hard as nails lead you expect in this type of film. Some people should be warned that the film is in German which posed no problems for me as I don't mind subtitles but folk do seem to moan a lot about having to read subtitles these days...

Rammbock otherwise known as Berlin Dead and Siege Of The Dead is a German zombie movie which tells the very generic story of the beginning of a zombie outbreak but does it competently enough to be passable.

It follows two strangers who are forced to barricade themselves inside a block of flats and try to survive. Basically your usual tropes so don't expect anything original here.

It plays the realistic angle and reminded me of the 28 Days Later (2002) movies despite these actually being zombies.

It looks okay, the characters are passable but it's so unoriginal it made my balls rattle. It really is paint by numbers stuff so if you like generic zombie films this may very well be what you're looking for.

Sadly after countless zombie epics including the more recent Train To Busan (2016) and Wyrmwood (2014) I do find myself expecting more.

The Good:

Realistic approach

Generally passable stuff

The Bad:

No originality at all

Lead bounces from annoying to pathetic

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Bent fork heads don't make the best projectiles

Fork desecration is a womans primary concern during a zombie apocalypse

I actually am reviewing this film just to push its rating up because I think that the current rating might put people off who would otherwise really enjoy this film.

Berlin Undead is a 28 days later style horror flick with realistic (rather than Hollywood-style) characters and a believable storyline. The low-budget doesn't affect the quality at all, except where the special effects are concerned... thankfully, the director seems to have been aware of this weakness as he has limited their use.

Watch it late at night and I'm pretty sure you'll get creeped out and/or have trouble sleeping afterwards... which is what horror is all about!

This is one of those flicks I was trying to get in my hands. It is officially out and should be easy to find but when I ordered it it was always delayed but finally I was able to get it from the UK. It's an independent and it shows but not on the effects. It only shows on the amount of actors and on the way the script was written. There are a few CGI shots but it's only the apocalypse of Berlin and it worked out fine. The zombies itself are okay in the way they act and are created. But overall it's more a love story than a real zombie flick. Nevertheless, the zombies do appear at regular base just when you think that it's going to be boring. There is a bit of red stuff and only in the beginning there is a bite in the neck where it's a little bit gory. Further on the gore is left out. Still by clocking in at 61 minutes it's surely on to have in your zombie collection. A really nice effort by the director and his crew.

A German zombie movie, well why not...

A short summary; Michael comes to Berlin to seek his ex-girlfriend Gabi, and comes head to head with an outbreak that turns people into zombies. There, short and to the point, the movie just unfurls after that, just sit back and watch the show...

Actually, the movie "Rammbock", was rather good. Of course, you have to look past it being in German and all. I am saying that because I, personally, don't think German is a nice sounding language. But the language didn't really prove much of a nuisance to the movie.

The story told in "Rammbock" was appealing and good. It was straight forward and moved on at a brisk pace right from the very beginning. And Marvin Kren, the director, actually managed to put together a fairly decent zombie movie here, and proving it can be done with limited funds as well. And the fact that the movie basically just takes place in a small apartment complex, adds some sense of claustrophobia to the movie. And it worked well.

The lead actor, Michael Fuith, playing Michael, actually was quite good in this role. I can't say that I have seen any of his work before, or that I had even heard of him before this movie. Guess it is fairly obvious that German movies is not that I watch the most of.

One thing that I didn't like about the movie, was the agile zombies that were running around. I am more of a Romero-type zombie fan, wanting zombies to be slow moving and rigid in their movements, after all something called Rigor Mortis will set in once you die, so you shouldn't be all flexible and able to run around. But for those who like movies such as "28 Days Later" and "28 Weeks Later", you will definitely like the zombies in this movie. (Both "28 Days" and "28 Weeks" later are awesome movies, by the way.) Also, the ending was a bit too sassy. You saw it coming a mile away and it was quite cheesy. But hey, in overall, the movie was compelling and thrilling. So this ending can be ignored for the greater picture.

For a non-Hollywood movie, "Rammbock" actually is a good notch on the zombie genre. If it definitely worth checking out for zombie fans, regardless of you liking Romero-zombies or the agile zombies. And while you are at it, check out the French zombie movie "The Horde" (La Horde), it is worth the time as well.

My God! Sorry... German flick... Mein Gott! Let me preface this by stating I love zombie movies, and have been watching them since the 70's, so I've seen my share of them. Except for - of course - Warm Bodies, this is the first time I ever rooted for the zombies. By 20 minutes in, I was begging the Z's to put this film out of it's misery and pleeeeeease kill off the wholly unlikeable main character. It was purely morbid curiosity that kept me around for the end of this stinker. I did not check the spoiler alert box, so I will not give specifics, but I will say the ending left me shaking my head and asking, "Seriously? Are you kidding me?" Watch this movie only if you have two hours of your life you wouldn't rather spend, I don't know... painting the hall closet? getting a root canal?

This is so know as Siege Of The Dead (2010) is a low budget infected movie from Germany.

I did not expect much from this at all but turn out to be surprising good.

Michael as come to see his girlfriend in Berlin but then he finds out that people have been infected by this unknown virus.

This is only 59 minutes long, just under an hour, this movie was really fast paced and some really good decent tense moment as well.

The infected were really welled acted and liked the whole foaming thing from there mouth.

This movie wasn't really thag gory at all, the bite moment that looked nasty but nothing other zombies/infected movies.

I really liked the idea of flashes from the camera, that was nice turn for the infected, Which had fresh feel to these kinda of movies.

There was a few surprising moments, that I didn't see coming at all,

I really liked that scene. Great acting from the whole but I not sure what to make of the infected hugging Scenes,

I am giving this movie 8 out of 10

I enjoy many horror movies however, the zombie genre is far beyond overused. I applaud the efforts to bring a different twist however it ultimately fails because it is so uneven, and the characters do not react as someone in a survival situation. This is not 'blast'em and run' this is 'These zombies used to be our loved ones, don't hurt them', which is OK, however I doubt you'd embrace someone attempting to bite you or tear you limb from limb regardless of who they are. The zombie reactions are inconsistent, sometimes swarming to loud noises, sometimes to the slightest tap but not always, so which is it? The main protagonist is extremely wimpy and just plain weird and definitely not funny. I couldn't find any humor in this very short movie, but perhaps it was lost in translation. Recommend only to those attempting to see every zombie ever made, regardless of entertainment value.

You may see I have rated this movie an 9. Yes, a 9. Surely it doesn't reach the standards to become a new Night Of The Living Dead or 28 days later, but considering the low budget and the origin of this flick, well, boys have done very well.

It all starts as any romantic comedy movie, but suddenly when you start to move on your chair thinking "ok, in a few moments I will get introduced to mayhem" the director just trows it into you, like a uppercut in the jaw. Direct, brutal.

Fast paced zombies, small spaces and a dirty and decay environment. It sure worth watching, specially considering it's only one hour length.

Go rent it! You won't regret!

A survival tale set in close quarters with the members of a gated apartment complex coming to terms with a viral outbreak. Make no assumptions here about the genre; this is a character study.

If you're looking for your average zombified killfest, look elsewhere. However, if you are into watching a writer take a main character through the angst of worldly cares that soon pale to otherworldly ones, you'll enjoy this small movie.

One big plus is that there are no stupid for stupid sake moments in the movie, making this one of the rare zombie movies that values living brains over cheap thrills.

One of the most annoying things to me about "Rammbock: Berlin Undead (Uncut)" was Michael, the lead in the film. He was an open-mouthed, whiny, self-centered loser who could care less there was a zombie apocalypse afoot just as long as he reunites with his girlfriend. If this movie was supposed to be a comedy then that fact was lost on me. It wasn't funny at all. The filmmakers made the Michael character so pathetic that you hoped the zombies would hurry up and eat him to put us out of our misery.

What do I give the film points for? Editing, camera work, makeup and the cute guy who plays Harper. He was worth the price of admission. Otherwise the movie was limp.

You know, there was a time when "Uncut" meant the film was too brutal and graphic for normal viewing. I don't know what happened here but it wasn't strong at all. I guess the "Uncut" was just a ploy to get movie renters interested. Nice try, but no. I had to stop and start this movie about three or four times just to get through it. It was bore, derivative, more of a sappy love story, and where was Berlin? This movie could've been called "Rammbock: Suburban St. Louis" for all we know because Berlin was never shown. What a rip.

I always thought that a low budget zombie movie should be a lot better than the big block busters. Maybe set in my home country of Romania, where guns are rarely allowed and even cops don't carry them much, the story would gain a lot of power and the ingenuity of the people would be brought into view.

Rammbock is exactly the kind of film I was thinking about: set in Berlin, the Eastern side I guess, with extraordinarily ordinary people getting caught by the zombie epidemic in a banal building block. Complex story, a few people, authentic reactions.

I am sure the makers of the movie realized that the true force of the movie is in the obvious of the lowbudgetness, and so they didn't even conform to the length standards of regular movies: it all lasts just an hour, more akin to an episode of something.

Bottom line: it is hard to identify with any of the people in the film, simply because they are so ordinary and like normal persons that we refuse to. I watched the movie with English dubbing, which I hated, but I couldn't find the German version. The zombie story was not developed in any way: we don't know how it happened, why or how to stop it. In the end, the true lead character is the story. I liked the film and I would recommend it to viewers of zombie movies.

A German zombie movie? It reminded me of the Spanish "REC". Good acting, though the actors are fairly unknown for the general public. Gory, but not too much (in a movie about zombies, I mean). It contains some of the typical issues in the genre, but yet the approach is quite original and new. Romero is still a must, but this one is worth watching too. Definitely, I must keep an eye on this director. It kept me tied down to my seat all way through. You end up thinking that this could happen. Also, am I the only one to think that this movie has something to do with the recent youth demonstrations in Northern Africa and Europe? All in all, what I most enjoyed about "Siege of the Dead" is that it is in fact a great story of love, that takes place in Berlin. You do not want to miss it!

After confining themselves into an apartment complex following a massive zombie outbreak, two strangers try to survive without infection while trying to help the others stranded in the complex with them stave off the encroaching undead hordes outside the building.

This was a pretty enjoyable effort, though there's some rather pronounced flaws here. Most notably, the fact that this one barely lasts an hour in length doesn't allow much time to do anything in terms of getting the story developed, as we know nothing about what's going on, the start of the virus or anything else, they just show up at the start of the movie and an hour later it's over. That leaves a huge mark as to be completely unsure of what's going on, and then combined with the utterly banal human characters that aren't that interesting to follow and what we should be following them, it's really hard to get into this one. Thankfully, all the zombie scenes here are where it's at here, with the undead hordes being quite involved in the proceedings and getting lots of close calls as they swarm around the group trying to get out, the make-up isn't that atrocious and some of the gore gags are done nicely. It's nothing new we haven't seen before, but it's done well what's here so it's pretty enjoyable.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.

In a sort of 28 Days Later meets Rabid fashion, Rammbock is a film about a zombie outbreak that randomly occurs in Berlin. Just as a man named Michael has returned to give a set of keys back to his old girlfriend.

Now, he is holed up in her apartment, with another young man named Harper.

There are a few other people in the complex as well, and they can speak to one another from their balconies.

Turns out, that if you are bitten, you can ward off the illness, if you can refrain from getting an adrenaline rush. Though, that might be easier said than done under the circumstances.

Either way, the two men must hatch a plan to escape the room they are trapped in- because they have no food to eat.

So they fashion together a makeshift battering ram, and go right through one of the walls.

During this ordeal, they get separated- with one ending up on the roof, and the other stuck in the neighbour's kitchen.

Though, this does allow Harper to discover that a flash of bright light (like from a camera flash) temporarily blinds the zombies.

Thus, they hatch a plan to escape once and for all...but...will all of them be able to make it?

The ending is clearly inspired by Cronenberg's Rabid- though, in a slightly different way.

This isn't a bad little zombie flick. It's relatively short at approximately an hour. And it did, seemingly, go on to inspire a spin off television series. So, there's that. But it was still pretty simple overall...and left me a bit unfulfilled.

Nice effort though.

4.5 out of 10.

One of my relatives got me a DVD of this movie around its launch. I watched it then and forgot about it. I knew what it was about, I knew it was German, I knew some of the plot but couldn't find it at all. Today I found it and I had to give it a watch. It's better than I remembered it to be. This is a realistic "zombie" movie that really pinpoints how an average human would react in this scenario. It's silly, it's short, no filler, enjoyable characters. This is something you don't want to miss. 9/10

This wasn't a perfect or high quality movie by any means but it was worth a watch. The zombies were pretty well done actually. There were some quirks to them that I've never seen done before so that was interesting. Unfortunately, I also found that the dialogue and interactions between characters didn't flow well or sometimes weren't very believable. Overall, If you enjoy zombie movies, then I'd say you should give it a watch.

This is another basic zombie movie that follows the usual pattern of a viral epidemic which breaks out in a major city. In this case, Berlin. It's rather short (approximately 59 minutes) which I think is a negative factor because, even though it was a low-budget film, it was pretty enjoyable and I would have liked to have seen a bit more of it. The acting was decent and the storyline was about as realistic as any movie of this type could be. I also liked the fact that it introduced two new ideas which I thought have merit and are worth mentioning. First, the use of bright flashes of light which cause the zombies to temporarily retreat was quite interesting. Likewise, the use of sedatives to slow down the virus in an infected person was also very original. In summation, for such a low-budget film this was surprisingly good. Again though, I believe it would have been better if it were 20 to 30 minutes longer. Hopefully a sequel is in the works.

What I always appreciate in any film, but especially one in the zombie genre (because it is so rare), are believable characters. Characters whose actions are logical, even in bizarre situations. And I always appreciate a writer's ability to develop a dramatic plot without relying on characters' moronic decisions to stir trouble. This is seen too rarely in this genre.

For anyone wondering whether this is their kind of zombie film, I'll try to knock up a short summary with no spoilers. :) The plot of Rammbock takes you to the very start of the zombie virus outbreak, it begins while the world is still "normal". When it happens, it happens very suddenly. What follows is of course shock and confusion and the horror of not knowing what is going on, then the subsequent eeriness of witnessing the society dissipate through loss of public communication channels, following which the characters must come to terms with the weight of the situation, and shift their usual priorities and inhibitions to bare survival.

You are taken through this process with the protagonists, witnessing the first few days of the outbreak and the fragile survival of people trapped in a residential building in the middle of Berlin, surrounded by hordes of the violent infected.

Although the director decided not to reveal much about anyone's background and past, this doesn't stop you from empathising and gradually growing fond of them. At no point are any (uninfected) characters polarised or dehumanised, even the nameless ones.

This is the type of zombie film with no over-the-top violence and very little gore, the accent is on eeriness and tension, rather than action and special effects.

I would say that as far as the zombie apocalypse topic goes, this is one of the more realistic portrayals of how it would look for someone in Europe.

If you liked 28 Days Later or Rec, you will almost certainly like this one. If you're more of a Resident Evil type of person, maybe skip it.