Dead & Breakfast (2005)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

While heading to Galveston, Texas to attend a wedding, a group of 3 men and 3 women decide to stop at a small Bed & Breakfast to spend the night. What they don't know is that the owner of the Bed & Breakfast, who goes by the name of "Mr. Wise" (David Carradine), is involved in a form of witchcraft and has in his possession a magical box which grants him good fortune. Unfortunately, it has a dual nature and can release an evil spirit if the box is ever opened by anyone. Naturally, as one might expect, the box is indeed opened and the spirit immediately possesses one of the wedding guests named "Johnny" (Osgood Perkins) who subsequently goes about the task of transforming people in the small town into zombie-like creatures intent on killing everybody they see. Now rather than reveal any more of this film I will just say that, while I don't particular like most "zom-coms" (Zombie-Comedies), this particular movie wasn't too bad as it managed to mix some decent comedy with some adequate special effects. In short, while this movie certainly wasn't great by any means it was still somewhat entertaining and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.

After becoming lost while driving to a wedding in Galveston, six friends—Johnny, Sara, Kate, Melody, Christian, and David—decide to spend the night at a bed and breakfast in the hick town of Lovelock. But their stay is not to be a pleasant one: the establishment's chef is found murdered; Mr. Wise (David Carradine), the creepy owner of the guest house, suffers from a heart attack; and Johnny becomes possessed by the Kuman Thong, an evil spirit that is intent on turning everyone into mindless zombies.Dead and Breakfast displays such a broad range of comedy, from genuinely witty dialogue, to outrageous splat-stick, to the downright surreal, that as far as laughs go, it's very much a hit and miss affair; but although it doesn't always succeed at being 'funny', it's does manage to be a lot of 'fun', thanks to a continuously unpredictable, freewheeling approach that incorporates (badly drawn) comic-book scene transitions, Cat Ballou-style musical interludes, and buckets and buckets of gore (a juicy range of exploding heads, decapitations, and dismemberment).It takes a while to get to the really entertaining stuff—the gory stand-off between the living and the possessed that involves the use of assorted blunt and sharp implements, home-made shotguns and a chainsaw (natch!)—but the film is just so damn quirky that getting there is half the fun.Whilst not as good as Shaun of the Dead (as the quote on the packaging claims), Dead and Breakfast still has enough manic energy and gruesome imagination to keep fans of OTT horror happy for the duration.6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.

A group of young adults decides to stay in a bed and breakfast for the night, but by morning two people are dead. Now witnesses and possibly suspects, the sheriff keeps them in town... but that's not the best idea, since there's about to be an outbreak of zombies, and not many will survive the next few days.Maybe you stumbled on this film because you like horror comedies. And if you did, that was a good idea. It's funny and has gore that may remind you of such low budget classics as the early works of Peter Jackson ("Bad Taste" and "Dead Alive"). Nice blood, decapitated heads, a chainsaw and a homemade shotgun.Maybe you stumbled on this because of the cameos from Diedrich Bader and David Carradine, or the appearance of horror regular Jeremy Sisto. Bader and Carradine are both great, though their parts are small. Sisto is also his typical self, which means you'll probably enjoy him. He's not as prominent as he is in other films (such as "May"), but he does not disappoint.The reason you should have watched this film, but you probably didn't, is for Zach Selwyn (also known as simply Zachariah). He plays Randall Keith Randall, the musical gas station attendant. His songs are great, particularly one where he mixes rap and country, and has zombies dancing the "Thriller" dance. (Outside of this film, he is marginally known for his songs "CILF" and "TSA Gangstaz"... YouTube them.) The film would have been great without him, but he brought the enjoyment over the top.I had known of this film's existence for years, but never had it forced on me until now... I'm glad it was. The picture's a little grainy and the budget is clearly nothing special, but if you're the type of horror fan who can look past that... you'll love it. The only problem is that Billy Burke (Charlie Swan from "Twilight") dropped out and doesn't appear... but you wouldn't notice.

A quirky semi-zombie tale about a group of friends going to a wedding in their RV. They stop for the night at a quaint little bed and breakfast. After pissing off the residents, they settle in for the night, only to find out that one of the caretakers, the chef, has been murdered. The reasons for his death are not concretely known and are guessed at by the guests. Then, the owner, David Carradine, kicks the bucket, seemingly the victim of a heart attack.What follows is a rather unusual attempt to bridge zombies and Eastern mysticism with a magic "soul box" controlling most of the small town's inhabitants and sending them out to siege warfare against the bed and breakfast where the surviving members of the RV crew, the sheriff, and a mysterious drifter must build makeshift weapons(the pipe guns are particularly effective) to defend their domain from wisecracking possessed townsfolk lead by one of the RV peeps.Horror hounds will find references to other horror films, subtle and not so, such as Psycho, The Burning, Evil Dead, and Braindead/Dead Alive peppered throughout. The comedy doesn't always hit the mark, but the gore effects are pretty outstanding. I was also reminded of Kill Bill since not only was David Carradine present, but Ever Carradine reminded me of Uma Thurman in a way, and Portia is referred to as "The Bride" in the credits. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but it probably was. The film is rounded out with an eclectic musical soundtrack and a rather unnecessary though amusing country-western bard who appears now and again to tell us the obvious in song.Some of the editing was rough, and certain cuts to actors' faces seemed botched or inappropriate at times. Still, you will find a lot to enjoy about this flick if you like zombie-ish films or plenty of gore. I'm willing to overlook the few flaws of the film since the producers heaped a giant helping of exploding heads and chainsaw slashings onto my plate.