Die-ner (Get It?) (2010)

I love this movie so much

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Also called "KFZ: Kentucky Fried Zombies," "Die-ner" is probably one of the worst films I've ever seen.The script was probably written in crayon and, I'm theorizing, the entire film was made to just try and milk some money out of zombie and horror fans because absolutely no effort was put into this film. Sure, one could argue that a lack of a budget was to blame (clearly this movie was made for about 10 dollars and change) but, after sitting through it, I would argue the entire film was made just to try and make some cash off of people seeing the halfway decent box art on the DVD and decided to spend the 5 bucks it will put them back after they pull it from the bargain bin.There's not much of a story to speak of (and the plot clearly forgotten about) and, not surprisingly, the acting is terrible--unless you're talking about the main character, the annoying serial killer who tries (and fails) to be charismatically cool. However, the actor is a tremendous source of amusement as it is obvious he thinks he's the greatest actor to ever live despite looking like he moonlights as a Bud Bundy impersonator.The zombies in this film were lazily created, the camera work is painful to endure and look at, there's no horror or comedy to speak of in this poorly defined dark comedy (it's just insulting to even attempt to classify this one as such) and the entire movie is just a gigantic waste of time and it's only real purpose seems to be as a reminder of all the things you could be doing that would actually end with something productive and a better use of your time.This movie is lazy filmmaking at its more obvious.

First of all, I don't understand how this movie can end up with "KFZ - Kentucky Fried Zombie" on the movie cover. It just doesn't make sense, and is just a lawsuit waiting to happen.I enjoy zombie movies tremendously, and tend to sit down and watch just about anything even remotely zombie. And it is extremely rare that I have to give up on a zombie movie. Unfortunately I had to give up on "Die-ner (Get It?)". Why? Well because of the horrible acting, and the even worse make-up and effects. The zombies in this movie were so bad that I was laughing most of the time. You just got to love the "let's paint their faces gray, but forget about the neck and the rest of the body" mindset. It is just so 70's and 80's, and it doesn't work in this day and age.The story in "Die-ner (Get It?)", well as far as I got into the movie, then it is about a loner coming into a late open diner and having a conversation with a waitress. But he turns out to be a killer and does what he does best. More late night visitor come to the diner. But those killed just will not stay dead, but come back as zombies.Zombies? Well, gray face-painted shambling corpses! I am certain that there is an audience out there for these kind of low budget zombie movies. I, however, am just not part of that audience. And I am more than certain that I will never make a second trip back to this movie to finish it. I made it about halfway through and gave up out of sheer boredom and stupidity radiating from the screen.Yawn!

Die(ner) is a simple little horror film made for very, very little money. When accepting that, one can find quite a lot of enjoyment out of it.It's about a serial killer who murders a waitress and short-order cook during the graveyard shift of a roadside diner, only to run into some problems. The first is an arguing couple who come in and want to be served and the second is that his victims are about to come back to life as zombies. Throw in an old sheriff, some wry dialogue, and some originality and you have the recipe for a fun little microbudget horror movie.The only drawback is, as with most low budget films, the action is low and some of the performances are stiff, but the lead playing the serial killer is quite charismatic. Just give it a chance, especially if you're disillusioned by Hollywood horror movies.

Ken is a personable, talkative serial killer who has just dispatched the late-night skeleton crew at an out-of-the-way diner. When a bickering young couple and a local cop turn up and start to smell a rat, Ken is ready to add to the body count. But the bodies in the freezer aren't content to stay dead, and things quickly get out of control.When you approach a movie with a title like this one, you don't tend to expect subtlety. But Die-ner's grim opening sequence (in a series of close-ups showing Ken cleaning up the traces of his work) tips you off that this is a horror movie before it's anything else. The low-key comedy proceeds mostly from the well-drawn characters' reactions to the situation. The young couple is faced with a double threat: they can't flee the zombies because of the psycho killer holding them hostage. Josh Grote (in his first film performance) does a great job as Ken, who is less terrified than utterly fascinated by the zombie rising. As a connoisseur of death, he's intrigued by the idea of un-death. "I kill people all the time," he says, "but they've never come back before." Louisiana actor Larry Purtell is hilarious as the tired, ineffectual sheriff, who gets taken out of the game pretty quickly and spends most of the movie groaning on the floor.The film is fairly light on the gore, but there is one well-done zombie bite and a bit of hand trauma. That aside, it's a clever take on the zombie and serial killer genres, informed by lots of older movies but never beholden to them. They even manage to pull off the "kill me if I become one of them" exchange without embarrassing themselves. I think if more people see this, it has the potential to generate some buzz. If a DVD were available (hopefully with a different title), I might be interested in seeing it again.P.S. Lead actor Josh Grote appears to be in no way related to Edward Norton, despite looking and sounding exactly like him.