Zombie Ninjas vs Black Ops (2015) Reviews

• The actions the star in this Australian hybrid

  eddie_baggins2015-10-20

  While its performance's won't be studied by aspiring actors and it's unlikely to feature at next year's Academy Awards, with a title like Zombie Ninjas vs Black Ops these were never really goals for this low budget privately financed Australian effort and at the end of the day, Rody Claude's film delivers on its title promise. Showing aspiring filmmakers that all it takes is some determination and willingness to follow your dreams, Claude and his willing cast and crew have crafted a fun and in many ways original zombie tale that doesn't rely on endless blood spraying zombie kills or one liners to get it through the hordes of undead and in reality Zombie Ninja's doesn't even really have zombies in it, a fact that ear marks it as something more original than many other recent undead movie entries. The "zombies" here are more like red eyed one man armies, ninjas chopping and fly kicking their way through the unsuspecting contingent of human survivors and it's here that Claude delivers the films best scenes. The action that takes place through Zombie Ninjas; it must be said, this is an action film over a horror film so those wanting to get their scares on will be disappointed, is of the highest order and there's a frenetic and energetic nature to what takes place when the hits start flying. With the zombie ninja warriors led by UFC fighter Soa 'The Hulk' Palelei. Claude and his stunt team really get things moving and it helps overcome the films less proficient elements. The films script work and acting leaves much to be desired here and while films of this nature aren't won or lost on this alone, delivery in Zombie Ninjas sometimes remains far too flat to engage and some of the performances here are barely above High School production level. It wouldn't have taken much for a performer here to take hold of the situation and carry the team but not one of human team nails a home run. Zombie Ninjas vs Black Ops is a fun and in many ways original Australian production that's worth tracking down. With the potential for this idea to grow into the future we can only hope that Claude and his team can match their skills behind camera with people's skill in front of camera and then we'll be treated to what could well be an Australian cult classic. 3 unfortunate office cleaners out of 5

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• One badass low budget movie!

  brad-479992015-11-22

  Man, this film was fun! Now I don't know what's with troll haters on this review board but they are absolute idiots! Saying things like bad fights, waste of time, awful, no entertainment, not zombies and not ninjas. I mean seriously did they even watch the movie or just random miserable people who spew hate everywhere. Or pirates (criminals feeding criminals) that shouldn't have a right to comment on a film they stole and or not pay to watch! First off they aren't ninjas as explained by the lead Dillon who clearly says "this is why these freaks move like ninjas. That's why they can dodge our bullets" discovered after talking with Mali about how they are genetically enhanced. So clearly a play on the name Ninjas! OK two… Eddie says "what... zombies!" Mali says, " I guess so." They obviously don't know what these freaks are and so clearly a name given to them by the characters as the closest thing they are too. The story was good overall but felt like a movie with lots chopped out. Now the acting was stiff but still a good effort from inexperienced actors. The fight scenes were fantastic as they were fast and intense. They didn't drag on too long like most martial arts films which gave this film more of a realistic feel to it. The gun fights were awesome in particular AK versus Dillon and Eddie on the office floor and then in the car park where the black ops team breach. Western-style standoff at the end was awesome too! The music through out was a bit much but overall pretty good score. This movie was one fun ride from start to finish and absolutely intense as hell! Don't listen to these poor miserable pirate haters who can't even afford 5 dollars to rent a movie legally, I mean how sad of a life is that. One badass low budget movie with slick production values, lots of fight scenes and gun play. Well done to the people behind this one! and yes, good play on the word zombie ninjas!

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• Great fast paced action!

  sands-371062015-10-21

  Pure action film that is all! Zombie purists will not like this film. Actually they"ll hate it as you see with the previous comments. If you like a movie with lots of gun shootouts and martial arts action through out than this movie is for you. The action is done very well with tonnes of energy in them. The film definitely lives up to its title! The FX are really good and the zombie eyes are done well. The biggest let down was the acting cause its not great at all but what do you expect with a movie called Zombie Ninjas vs Black ops. Overall a good fun action flick with an OK story and excellent action sequences. Worth a watch for the intense action.

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• Worth a watch

  amears-933342015-10-21

  I'm not generally a Zombie movie watcher but I quite enjoyed this -- -- Tension from the outset and I loved the way the Zombies moved. Quite unsettling. Some familiar Australian faces which is always welcome. Plenty of fight scenes. Kept within MA 15+ restrictions to increase audience Perhaps not for the hard core Zombie movie enthusiast Well done people. A good effort. Thanks

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• Fantastic for its low budget!

  jj-275132016-01-13

  Great action movie on a tight budget!!! This movie is fantastic fantastic fantastic and unpredictable! It doesn't follow the repetitive clichéd 1st act 2nd act 3rd act blah blah blah… It doesn't get bogged down with stupid scenes of extraneous dialogue blah blah blah! lets explain everything to the audience they don't have a brain blah blah. It doesn't get bogged down with dumb clichéd back stories!!! It doesn't get a stupid boy kisses girl and suddenly falls in love for no reason than walk off happily together into the clichéd sunset blah blah blah! It doesn't get bogged down with crappy slow mo's and one stupid over used wide camera angle to capture crappy over choreographed fight scenes you see in today's movies blah blah blah!!! The fight scenes are completely off the cuff. They feel real, intense and unstaged. You get excellent edits and interesting camera angles which lend the movie to a more modern way of experience. The action scenes are a mix of old school martial arts films and the Bourne films. You get excellent gun action sequences! You get a completely unpredictable story and ending! You get an epic end fight scene between hero and villain! You get an epic battle between Black Ops men and Zombie Ninjas in the opening car park breach! You get a completely new deranged killing machine in the zombie ninjas and quiet disturbing in their erratic movements! You don't get the same slow useless boring repetitive dumb zombie hordes you see in every damn zombie movie where the outcome is the same over and over again blah blah blah! I could only imagine if the filmmakers had a bigger budget what they could achieve with this kind of action genre. This movie is very unique and original and unlike anything you have seen. Really good production values for a tight budget!!! This movie does suffer from mediocre acting at times but you can see past that cause there is something else going on here. Something special!!! Now to all those brainless artless idiots giving this movie one star out of hate or jealousy, shame on you! This movie deserves more love considering its lack of budget! If you're a true action fan and crave action than this movie deserves your attention my friend. So check it out!

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