Following a major zombie outbreak, Zafari takes place in a
zombie safari park where people can pay to hunt and shoot the undead. However,
when its security is breached, a group of guests find themselves in a fight for
survival against the zombies.
The ReZort, a post-apocalyptic safari, offers paying guests
the opportunity to kill zombies in the wake of an outbreak.
Following a near-apocalyptic zombie outbreak, humans are once
again in control. If an occasional rogue zombie finds its way into everyday
life, it is quickly disposed of by the authorities. In this day and age, people
know how to handle "Zee's". The latest craze is the Zombie Safari -
Zafari - a chance to go out and shoot the undead in the wild. The ultimate
blood sport experience, and for many the ultimate therapeutic revenge following
the losses suffered during the outbreak. Little do the vacationers realize
they're actually in a highly controlled environment, where the zombies are
always kept at a safe shooting distance? Nothing is left to chance, nothing is
unplanned.
Somewhere in the future, a major zombie outbreak has occurred. To keep the humans safe from the zombie, a safari park called Zafari is created for where the humans can pay to hunt and shoot the undead. However, when the park's security is broken, a group of visitors is trapped in a situation where they need to fight for their survival against the walking dead.
Somewhere in the future, a major zombie outbreak has occurred. To keep the humans safe from the zombie, a safari park called Zafari is created for where the humans can pay to hunt and shoot the undead. However, when the park's security is broken, a group of visitors is trapped in a situation where they need to fight for their survival against the walking dead.
Zombie films are pretty common place these days with the sub-genre being saturated with entries. So expectations are generally pretty low when a new one comes around the block. This rule of thumb applies to The Rezort. But I have to say that this one keeps things a little more interesting than usual.
ReplyDeleteFor those who are interested in the distinction, this is one of the ones which has fast zombies. They bomb about in hot pursuit of the protagonists and you can probably imagine that it ends in tears for almost everyone. There is a little bit of political subtext added to the mix as well with a revelation later in the film involving refugees, which of course taps into a current issue in a zombie tradition that goes all the way back to George A. Romero.
ReplyDeleteThe concept is realized with enough thought behind it and the Rezort has a nicely developed corporate identity within the story.
ReplyDeleteThe Rezort is worth a passing glance for putting a somewhat inspired spin on the zombie movie formula. It’s plenty silly, but does not get swallowed up entirely in said silliness and with a better cast and a bigger budget, might actually have been almost good.
The Rezort lacks in thrills and its ambition is hamstrung by its budget, but there are glimmers of wit in its premise, such that it rises slightly above your run-of-the-mill zombie flick.
ReplyDeleteSet in the post-apocalypse humanity having won the war against zombies, the Rezort is a place where the rich can shoot up zombies for fun or zombie-related PTSD therapy, as is the case with our survivor protagonist Melanie.