Devil's Playground (2010)

Thanks for the memories!

Sadly Over-hyped

How sad is this?

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Mark McQueen superb direction of screenwriter Bart Ruspoli's brilliant script results in an apocalyptic vision of uncompromising horror. This is a stunning concept based upon the idea that somehow the dead have come back to life and an apocalypse of the undead has devastated civilization. With this unique foundation, McQueen builds a masterpiece of vast vistas of a city of horror, painted with imagery of bleak beauty so haunting it's unforgettable. This is the end of the world at its most powerful. Superb performances from an outstanding cast bring to life characters of touching depth and overwhelming humanity. Craig Fairbrass and Danny Dyer are particularly effective as men fighting for their lives as they try to protect those in their care. A magnificent film of unrelenting terror and supreme suspense, this is much more than simply one more zombie movie.

I'm a fan of horror movies, and Devil's Playground is really not as bad as to deserve less than 5 stars. It's definitely above average. I have seen a lot more worse zombie flicks. I like the storyline and most importantly, this movie managed to keep me on tenterhooks. When the new testing drug, that was made to enhance physical performance failed and turned the 29,999 testers into athletic zombies. Cole (the mercenary), under the last plead from a dying scientist has to find Angela in time. As she was the #30,000 tester unaccounted for and most likely was immune to it. Ignore the negative reviews here and watch the show for yourself (That's what i did and i have no regrets).

After watching some inadequate horror movies over the past couple of days, this was exactly what I needed - a gory, bloody zombie flick with all the trimmings. Devil's Playground takes place in London where a pharmaceutical company announces that they have stumbled across a new wonder drug that they describe as a legal "performance enhancer" (super steroids) which actually (to the embarrassment of the drug company) turns out to be a poisonous cocktail that kicks off a zombie outbreak which quickly sweeps through the UK.We follow a group of people as they try to survive by finding an area somewhere in London that is zombie-free. Now, there's a plot twist that's pretty much a blatant ripoff of 28 Weeks Later, but I chose to look past it because the character development was adequate and the storyline bumped along at an even pace.Oh, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention the zombies. Devil's playground follows in the new tradition of showcasing athletic zombies that have the same speed and the same appetite as Mike Tyson. Yes, the zombies you know and love from the Dawn Of The Dead remake and 28 Days & Weeks Later are back to hunt people down like a pack of bloodthirsty dobermans that haven't been fed for weeks.The movie doesn't quite live up to the standards of Dawn Of The Dead and 28 Days & Weeks Later, but it's well worth the time if you're in the mood for a zombie flick and haven't filled your blood and gore quota for the month. Two thumbs up, horror fans.

It's not a bad thing to steal from successful franchises. Resident Evil the Game (and the movies of course) got their idea from a few movies themselves. But the problem is, you have to have something endearing or something that the viewer will want to see. And it does not count if you check a list. Those things really have to be in the movie, instead of just putting them in there.The main actors, I've seen him this year in "Dead Cert" too, has not enough of screen presence to hold the movie. Danny Dyer does his "schtick" (I'm starting to understand why some people do dislike him, though I wouldn't go that far ... it's a shame though, that he seems to just do it for the money ... it looks and feels like it certainly). Overall not a bad movie, but also not really good. Can be enjoyed with some mates ...