A cult horror favorite, Bio Zombie takes the time tested formula of pitting hapless shopping mall denizens against a horde of monstrous zombies and manages to put a fresh twist on the ensuing comedy, suspense, and gore. Woody and Bee are the two young mall clerks who inadvertently raise the army of the undead when they hit a pedestrian who was a former employee of a rather unsavory biochemical company. When the boys load his corpse in the trunk and take him to work, the chemicals in his bodies turn him into one of the living dead, and it isn't long before he has infected other shoppers at the mall, leaving Woody and Bee to defend themselves against an ever-growing army.

Saying I love this movie is a great understatement. As the most zombie-obsessed person ever, take it seriously when I say Biozombie is a work of art. With the exception of the holy trilogy, I don’t think there’s a better zombie movie out there. I put off watching this flick because of the cover and the comedic aspects. The comedy is dry, witty and takes nothing away from the horror of this movie, but at the same time is borderline hilarious.

This is the kind of comedy I approve of in a horror flick, it’s not bizarre slapstick, it’s realistic amusing dialogue in a horror setting, and it works so well that my entire attitude about horror/comedies needs rethinking.

The most entertaining thing about the flick is Woody and Bee, of course. At times they reminded me of Kevin Smith characters, with a similar work ethic to Randall and shades of Brody. This is not a bad thing, this is very good. These are guys that stop helping the man they accidentally hit with their car to beat up a nerd, then forget all about him and go have a snack. When they remember later, they go back to find him gone and decide it’s a good thing, because they’d have had to kick his ass for messing up their car. False bravado has never been played so well in a movie before, it’s quite pleasing once they have to kick ass for real.

These characters and the actors playing them were truly great. When they both stop talking to concentrate on staring at a mechanic’s giant nuts, you can’t help but laugh. And it’s the kind of humor you’re likely to miss if you’re not paying attention, just a line here or there that turns a straightforward horror scene into a laugh, and makes a good story into a great movie. An example would be Bee dragging a former classmate’s body away and whispers, “Cindy, please don’t become a zombie, we’ve always been friends.”

The violence and fight scenes are great, there’s some great gore but not much in comparison to most Asian horror. No nudity, which is a shame because Rolls is incredibly sexy even without it. What really makes this movie is the depth of the characters, the writer loved them all to be able to write them so well. I highly recommend watching in the original Chinese and using the subtitles, the horrible voice acting can completely ruin the performances of the cast, and it’s perfect as is. This actually goes for every Asian movie I’ve watched, there’s apparently no such thing as a talented voice-actor.

So great is the depths of characters in this film, there’s a scene where I very nearly shed a tear, it’s heart wrenching. I’ve never seen that in a horror film before, I’ve never cared enough about a character not to enjoy them becoming a zombie. I was even hoping for a happy, romantic ending, which I hate in a horror flick.

This is primo movie-making. Watch it or it’s your loss.

10 out of 10 finger-sushis

This was a great movie. Not my favorite, but pretty high up there. I am still fonder of Cemetery Man and Zombie and a couple others.

I didn't realize it until I watched this movie, but I find the whole "infecting a human with a zombie bite" a little bit irritating. I believe that if you fight a zombie to the death, you should be rewarded with life, not look down, realize you got nabbed in the melee and didn't know it at the time, and now your doomed for eternity. Too much tension.

The action scenes were pretty good. The kills were great. There was one kill where somebody shoved a pipe with a hose valve attached to it. Once the pipe was in the zombie's head, they turned the spigot on and blood started flowing out. Now that's good stuff! No nakedity was a little disappointing. The gore wasn't off the charts, but it was good when needed, and you never really felt that it wasn't authentic.

It was interesting how this movie turned from a comedy to a horror and you didn't even know it. There were a couple genuinely depressing parts in the movie too. The one that the Horrorist was talking about was a little too drawn out and emotional. I wanted to feel sympathy for the character, not turn off the film, go weep, collect myself, then turn it back on and watch the rest of it.

There were some really good quirks in the movie too. When the people were in the mall getting ready to battle zombies, they gave this video game-like specs rundown of all the characters and their attributes. Very cool. Woody would pick up a gun and a little on screen warning would light up "No ammo!". These are little quirks that can push a movie up to the next level.

There were a couple of times when I busted out laughing like an idiot, even though I was totally by myself in a hotel room. Usually idiotic laughter is a contagious group thing. Good stuff.

The Horrorist says to read the subtitles instead of the terrible voice actors, but that doesn't always work for me. Sure, you lose the geniuneness of the moment when some idiot is voicing over your lines. But for me, if I have to concentrate on the subtitles (especially if they go fast), that loses some impact for me too. If I am reading the subtitles, I am missing body language and other subtle interactions that are going on that I can't see because I am reading. The solution to this is non-idiot voice actors.

I was luke warm with the ending, and the whole Sushi boy love story got old pretty fast. I was also a little disappointed at how easily some of the secondary characters got offed. Still yet, a quality flick. I give it 9 out of 10 SMOKING hot oriental babes.

Great little zombie flick! Let me start off by saying that Crazy Bee, was hilarious! His facial expressions were over the top and really added to what was always going on. I honestly don't know who was funnier, Crazy Bee in this, or Ace in Wild Zero. The story was good, all of the characters developed very well so you either hoped they made it, or couldn't wait for them to become zombie chow.

The strength in this movie is not in the gore, nor with the makeup, nudity, or sets. The success of this movie predicated on the relationship and bond between Woody, and Bee. I don't know if these guys know each other outside of this movie, but they had definite chemistry, and played off of each other perfectly. Most amusing was the BS bravado that Horrorist touched on.

If I had to say one negative thing about the movie it would have to be that it dragged out a bit in very few parts. I didn't really find any of these slow parts detrimental. And I'd agree with Payne that Loi the Sushi Boy got kind of old really quick. Also, seen as how Horrorist touched on the recommendation to watch the movie in its native Chinese, I'd say that's a definite must. I watched it with the English dubbing on, just to be able to say beyond a reasonable doubt that the English dubbing is for shit.

The English dubbing turns a respectable, comedic Chinese zombie flick, into Bill & Ted's Totally Bogus Zombie Adventure. In other words, if you don't like subtitles and insist on watching with the English track, just say no, leave Bio Zombie out of your queue, the dubbing is that bad, and this flick deserves better.

A top-notch zombie outing. Highly Recommended!

8.5 out of 10 Passionate kisses with a chick that just puked on you