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  • Written by Greymatter on 08.03.2015

    The plot ? Somewhere in France in a small town, zombies nazi soldiers came back from the "lake" (more like a pond), where their bodies were hidden after being killed in an ambush by the men of the village. One of them have a daughter in the village he had with one of the woman when their patrol was passing by.

    This is it. BUT, but, the producer has no budget to do it. The cast is mainly local dwellers, so bad actng at its finest. Awful make up and some of the cheesiest effects you can think. You can clearly see the walls of the swimming pool in the submarine views, one laughing extra actor in a good dramatic scene, special effects tubes, cameraman reflections...It's more like a game of "find what's wrong in this scene".

    Le lac des morts vivants or Zombie Lake is what you called a "so-bad-it's-good" movie. Yet it does have some flaws, the main one being the lack of action. It is enjoyable but you have to be in the right mood to see it. Gather some friends, have a beer and chips that's all you need. In a word, it's awesome.

    And kill that bird if you see "it".

  • Written by Greymatter on 26.01.2019

    I didn't expect much of this movie.

    And yet, it punched me in the guts, right in the feels. Christopher Robin (Jean-Christophe in french) is now a grown-up man, married and father of a little girl, stifled in a business company. His work is overwhelming him, neglecting his own family. And then, the past knock at his door. Pooh is coming to visit his old friend. All of his friends are missing, the Hundred Acre Wood is all dark...But everything will change soon.

    It's all about the childhood. How much someone can forgot about being a child and the joy he was experiencing once, when all what matter was to play with toys and friends. Even if you're still like a total bitter and boring grown man, sometimes, it only takes a litle thing to throw you back and memories comes to hit you like a truck.

    Critics have been very average overall but I said this movie is great. It's not Citizen Kane, it's not North by Northwest. It's just about an adult finding himself back. A red balloon, a toy, an old tree, candy...or Winnie the Pooh.

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