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A number of reviewers have already taken shots at the huge plot holes and ridiculous setup of this movie; I share in both their criticism and disappointment. If you happen to care about such lofty things like coherent storytelling or character development, I'd wait to watch this lazy entry into the zombie genre until you're either drunk or stoned to overlook its many problems.

And while Zack may have gotten some kind of personal thrill out of manning every major job in this project, the outcome has clearly suffered as a result. What could have been an otherwise outstanding zombie action flick, given proper attention to detail and an avoidance of lazy tropes, is instead no more than another sparkly yet mediocre piece of cookie-cutter movie confection.

The fact that more movie goers aren't outraged by the significant and apparently permanent drop in quality/intelligence of most these blockbuster Hollywood productions is what bewilders me. Apparently, just shoveling an old retread of a story into a production-line CGI machine is enough to satisfy most of today's audience, who blithely flock to, praise, and subsidize whatever vapid POS comes out. Are super hero action scenes really all we're after anymore? Isn't it time to demand more for your entertainment dollar?

I'm not usually a fan of Zack Snyder's movies, but I do enjoy his visuals from time to time - maybe he should just stick to directing and leave the writing to those who know how to actually write a good movie with some interesting characters because this movie is just downright bad.

You can't help but appreciate Snyder for the vision he brings to his projects, even if you disagree with so many decisions that go along with them. It's a really fun escape that captures the magic of the summer blockbuster with great action set pieces and a badass ensemble, it's so hard not to recommend.

Entertaining movie. I enjoyed it.

People are taking the movie to serious. It's a zombie film after all.

I've given the movie a generous 8 really just to make up for the poor ratings it has received! The zombie genre has been pretty much run dry through movies and TV mainly over the last 15 years and the bad movies far out way the good. I thought this was a decent offering with a few fresh ideas. Some people on here saying "it's hard to screw up a zombie movie". Seriously. I'd love to know what wonderful new ideas others would bring to the table!!!

(Netflix...once again) A stupidly bad film. So much money spent for this rather silly zombie flick and Zack Snyder got a nice paycheck for preparing and executing a script of a 10 year old. I don't even know where to start with this dumb script and scenes, let alone the enormous runtime of more than 2h, which completely killed this film.

I thought I will see something cool once the starting titles went in; I found that small part a great start for a nice, interesting and intense Zack Snyder film. But little did I know...The dialogue is so bad that it is not even funny, the motivation of the protagonist(s) and the character development are non existent. If you see someone saying this movie is fun then it's either Netflix social media writers or people that have never ever seen a zombie flick before. Because this is clearly not fun, but more of a money run! 2/10 just for the starting titles.

The story is somewhat taking, but the daughter is just very annoying that it makes me angry.

The problem is that nowadays everyone thinks they're a film critic. Honestly, some of you have forgotten what it's like to sit back and enjoy a movie and instead seem hellbent on ripping it apart to it's bare bones and then holding up the pieces as if you're Roger Ebert reincarnated. But you're not. And he ain't come back as a zombie. So just watch and enjoy and ignore all the armchair experts. It's good fun. I loved the Dawn of the Dead remake. This is a very different film. But so what? It's a rollercoaster ride. I really cared about all of the characters. It moves the genre forwards. The action scenes are fantastic. It pays homage to those that came before it. And it stars Dave Bautista with a great supporting cast. What's not to like?

Slow, stupid and a painfully artificial narrow depth of field injected into every single shot. The characters are all abrasive. And the daughter, oh the daughter. I have never had to watch such a spoiled little brat sink a movie so fast.

Solid action zombie movie.

Nothing spectacular. Good watch. Got exactly what I expected and wanted.

The premise was cool and the movie doesn't take itself too serious.

Well done.

Comparing Zack's "Dawn of the Dead" and this piece of garbage is like comparing Mona Lisa and my idiot neighbors redheaded 6-year-old stepchilds scribbles.

What's the matter with people an bad reviews - it's a zombie move if for goodness sake.

Just sit back and enjoy, the story is shallow but just about hold water, effects are great, Dave B and the cast are good. If you like zombie movies you'll love it.

I'm not a huge Snyder fan and think his films always have flashes of brilliance mixed with face palm moments, and Army of the Dead doesn't break this mould at all.

There's a lot to enjoy with this movie. I love the zombie genre and Zack's take on it in this film was pretty unique and interesting. The central premise was great and put a new spin on the genre. Instead of a ragtag group of survivors doing their best to evade the undead we follow a well equipped and skilled group who know what they are doing and actively head into the lion's den, which was a fresh take that I enjoyed. His style of zombie was very well done as well, with two defined types of zombie that we encounter.

The aesthetics were all pretty good, from the zombie design to the ruins of Las Vegas, everything looked cool. There were some typical Snyder directorial trademarks, as well as some blurry camera work which I really wasn't on board with, but on the whole I'd say this is one of Snyder's better looking films.

Then there's the main part of any zombie film, are there actually decent action scenes with the zombies? I'm glad to report Army of the Dead is full of some fantastic and gory zombie action. The opening credits are glorious and set the tone for the film in terms of the action. I would have liked a little more, and the pacing of the film was off a bit, as with most Snyder films, but the action we did get was top drawer.

Unfortunately, this film fell into the trap of so many horror and zombie films. The numerous nonsensical and idiotic decisions of the characters make these films so frustrating! When there are flesh eating monsters running around you don't have to inject tension, drama, and death through moronic character decisions, there's enough inherent tension already. The result of this is that none of the emotional deaths are deserved and don't carry the impact that was intended, because they are so avoidable. You just end up mad at the character that caused the death. As a result the ending fell flat because it was very avoidable and frustrating.

A good film there's no doubt about it, and it's good to see Zack returning to the zombie genre with a solid film, but it couldn't escape the usual genre pitfalls and was pretty frustrating in parts. An enjoyable and cool film though.