Dead Before Dawn 3D

Name: Dead Before Dawn 3D
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Comedy
Released: September 6, 2013
Duration: 88 min

2013

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Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment | Release Date: September 6, 2013 | R

Summary: A bunch of college kids accidentally unleash an evil curse that causes people to kill themselves and turn into Zombie Demons, aka Zemons!

Director: April Mullen

Genre(s): Adventure, Horror, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 88 min

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Chuck Wilson

Sep 4, 2013

Dead Before Dawn's best jokes are grounded in the warm, believable camaraderie between Casper and his friends, but Mullen is less confident with crowds. The zemon-horde attack scenes are a visual jumble. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Sep 5, 2013

There are zero thrills — 3-D or otherwise — and, for all the nutty mayhem, the pacing drags. Read full review

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SecretAsianMann

Sep 12, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zombie Type: "Zemons" (demon zombies); basically fast-walking (they don't really sprint) undead
Outbreak/Apocalypse Phase: Initial outbreak (characters experience the outbreak as it happens)
Sub-genre: Goofy Horror, Dark Comedy

Dead Before Dawn had an awesomely cheesy late 80's/early 90's vibe right from the start that carried the fun all the way to the very end. I'm a sucker for 80's cheese (hell yeah gimme some cheddar), so throw in some zombies and it's like crack for me. I had a good time watching this movie.

The first 20 or so minutes were a bit slow, but it's all fun once the stuff hits the fan. The basic premise involves a group of college kids fighting off the zemon menace. Main character Casper Galloway (played by "Diary of a Wimpy Kid's" Devon Bostick) is the grandson of Horus Galloway (great Scott, he's played by Christopher Lloyd!), the owner of a store called "Occult Barn." When Casper agrees to watch the store while the elder Galloway steps out to grab something, his friends accidentally unleash a curse that turns its victims into "zemons" and spreads itself from person-to-person either via eye-contact with Casper and his friends after 10pm or hickeys from the already infected. But wait! The zemons can be turned into your personal slaves if you seduce them with a French kiss! Needless to say, this movie's charm comes from the fact that it doesn't take itself the least bit seriously.

That's all you need to know. Dead Before Dawn is a bit over-the-top (not insanely crazy, more slapstick and funny than anything), surprisingly funny, cheesy, and fun to watch. I'm lucky to have found so many enjoyable zombie movies over the past month after years of sifting through random crap on Netflix.

Final Verdict: Recommended. Goofy, cheesy, funny, great to watch with a group of friends. If what I just typed doesn't immediately turn you off, go watch Dead Before Dawn!… Expand

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Oct 17, 2013

This movie goes from being an okay movie to terrible in the time span of 10 minutes. The plot and story makes no sense, the characters are boring and annoying. The acting is terrible, and its kind of stupid how they get inffected from getting a hickey.

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