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Army of the Dead premiered Friday, May 21, on the streaming service.
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The film starts with a military convoy outside of Las Vegas that gets into an accident while transporting dangerous Cargo. When the cargo breaks free, the outbreak begins. The Zombies are confined to the Las Vegas area, which is closed off and heavily guarded so that no one can get in. Scott Ward (David Batista) is presented with an opportunity to retrieve a multi-million dollar fortune from one of the casinos inside the zombie quarantine zone. He must assemble a team, bypass hidden traps, crack the safe to get the money, and escape to the helicopter to safety. There’s just one problem: there’s only a few hours to get in and get out before a nuclear bomb destroys Las Vegas.
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Rated: 3.0/5.0
Director: Zack Snyder
In 2004, Zack Snyder made his directorial debut with Dawn of the Dead, a remake of 1978 classic by George A. Romero. While not as critically well-received as the original the remake was entertaining to watch and became a box office success and now 17 years later Snyder returns to the genre with Army of the Dead, with an original story that is written by him as well as has him taking over the role of cinematographer.
Snyder has always been a mixed bag for me. His movies often have great action set pieces which are shot well and some funny and a bit cheesy jokes which when paired with a solid script have produced some movies that I have enjoyed watching like his adaption of the comic Watchmen and 300, but when there is no script we get movies like Sucker Punch and Batman V Super Man though the movie studio should bear some responsibility for the latter.