Film Review: Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies (Kudzu Zombies)

Film Overview

• 💡 The video provides a review of Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies, a 2017 horror-comedy also known as Kudzu Zombies.
• 🎬 The film was directed by Mark Newton and written by Christian Hokinson and Mark Newton.

Plot Summary

• 🧟‍♂️ The storyline involves an experimental chemical intended to control invasive kudzu vines in Charleston, Mississippi.
• ⚠️ This chemical accidentally transforms the town's residents into flesh-eating zombies with kudzu growing from them.
• ✈️ The protagonist, Lonnie, a crop duster pilot, must lead a mismatched group of survivors to escape the growing zombie horde.

Critical Reception & Awards

• 🏆 The film won the award for "Goriest Film" at the 2017 FANtastic Horror Film Festival in San Diego.
• 🎭 It generally received mixed reviews, typical of the B-movie genre, often described as a "cheesy" and "so-bad-it's-good" flick.

Reviewer's Opinion

• ✨ The reviewer found it to be one of the most entertaining and fun zombie films seen since "Bong the Dead."
• ✅ It was praised for being well-shot, well-acted, and having a great storyline that deviates from typical zombie tropes.
• 💯 The reviewer gives the film an 8 out of 10 and highly recommends it as "well worth a watch."