Virus:32 (2022)
April 22, 2022 10:56 AM - Subscribe
A rapid spreading virus which transforms people into intelligent, ultra-violent, extra-fast zombified hunters. After each wave of attack by the monsters, they're left incapacitated for 32 seconds while they recover their strength. A new Argentinian film from director Gustavo Hernandez (La Casa Muda).
Currently streaming in the US on Shudder.
Currently streaming in the US on Shudder.
Apologies, this is from Uruguay, not Argentina, though I think it is partly Argentinian-madr, hence the confusion.
This is tense and good, a thriller with very human characters. Iris in particular is a uniquely flawed (but still ultimately sympathetic!) character. I mean
... at the beginning she's kind of the worst... in a recognizably human way, but to a degree single moms aren't typically rendered.
Also, this feels like it would be a gore fest, but it's mostly suspense and threatened gore. It's closer to the violence level of A Quiet Place than 28 Days Later.
And the premise! The :32 pause thing? It's very clever but presented naturally and not at all gimmicky. Terrific score.
This is top shelf. Highly recommended. It does an A+ job of being a B movie. That is high praise in my world.
This movie has:
-Chekhov's skateboard
-Chekhov's flares
-Chekhov's scissors
-Chekhov's zombie baby-eating mom
-Chekhov's knock
and just in general, Chekhov's pausing zombie.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:03 PM on April 22, 2022 [2 favorites]
This is tense and good, a thriller with very human characters. Iris in particular is a uniquely flawed (but still ultimately sympathetic!) character. I mean
... at the beginning she's kind of the worst... in a recognizably human way, but to a degree single moms aren't typically rendered.
Also, this feels like it would be a gore fest, but it's mostly suspense and threatened gore. It's closer to the violence level of A Quiet Place than 28 Days Later.
And the premise! The :32 pause thing? It's very clever but presented naturally and not at all gimmicky. Terrific score.
This is top shelf. Highly recommended. It does an A+ job of being a B movie. That is high praise in my world.
This movie has:
-Chekhov's skateboard
-Chekhov's flares
-Chekhov's scissors
-Chekhov's zombie baby-eating mom
-Chekhov's knock
and just in general, Chekhov's pausing zombie.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:03 PM on April 22, 2022 [2 favorites]
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posted by DirtyOldTown at 10:59 AM on April 22, 2022 [2 favorites]