Zombeavers

Zombeavers is an action packed horror/comedy low budget film released March 20, 2015. With it being such a new movie, it was nice to see it stray away from the over used and terrible CGI that plagues other B movies and instead used classic makeup and puppeteering. While laughable at best, the props and acting actually still fit the movie perfectly due to its self- spoofing nature and cheesy yet iconic moments throughout the film. Obviously anyone who is looking for a high quality and serious film would be sorely disappointed but lets be honest here, its about zombie beavers so what did you expect it to be? With that being said, for such a low budget movie it had a surprisingly smooth plot, however ridiculous it was. It was also a very polished movie and you could definitely tell that care and time was put into each and every one of the scenes. If the viewer watches the film keeping in mind these things then it leads to a very hilarious and surprisingly pleasant viewing. 

The movie begins with two truckers exchanging some very interesting dialogue while hauling some toxic waste in the bed of their truck. The pair of them go on for sometime talking about some random past experiences and then promptly hit a deer. This causes the toxic waste to fall into the nearby river and thus, the zombeaver was born. Step forward a few days into the future, a group of college girls makes their way up to a secluded cabin in the woods where they would spend a girls weekend getaway. Later to their dismay, they are interrupted by their annoying and extremely childish boyfriends who tagged along without them knowing. After a night filled with drama, sex and more drama, the next day they all decide to go out to the lake for a little swim. That's when all hell breaks loose and the real fun in the movie begins. Not going into any more detail in case of spoilers ( for anyone who chooses to grace their eyes with this movie), but essentially what happens is the story of how they try and survive the night from the marauding bands of zombeavers. Riddled with bad and funny dialogue, action packed high speed beaver chases, and freakishly fake looking beavers, Zombeavers is definitely an experience for the viewer. AND, if you can make it through the entire movie, the credits, and the after scene credits, then you will be rewarded with a zombeaver filmed Frank Sinatra styled song. If so desired you can view the song along with clips from the movie that summarize the entire movie here. 

This zombie film was so unlike every other zombie film out there that it is hard to make too many comparisons. For example, in the 1932 release of White Zombie, the main antagonist was a white male who through his voodoo, created an army of zombies to do his bidding. The main protagonist must swoop in and save the damsel in distress who has been captured and is being held in the castle on the rocky bluff. This is completely different than Zombeavers because the roles are flipped. It's the guys in the movie who act all tough but are really just big babies who need to be saved. Also, the movie was very unclear about the toxic waste which created the zombie beavers, but also when they bite a human, they too turn into a zombie beaver humanoid. This brings up the question, did the waste just mutate the beavers or did it also give them some kind of virus? How else would they be able to transform humans into those freaky looking beaver monsters. If this is the case then the movie is running along more with the modern view of zombies where they are infected via a virus of some sort. As for zombie movie cliches, the movies has them, but not as many as one would expect from a B zombie movie. The survivors board up a house in hopes protection such as in pretty much every zombie survival movie ever, but unfortunately for them they are up against beavers who tend to chew through wood for a living so that plan doesn't last very long. Unlike a lot of other zombie movies and readings such as Night of the Living Dead by Romero, the females in this movie aren't contemporary Barbaras. On the contrary the women in Zombeavers are actually really bad ass and *SPOILER ALERT* pick up all of the guys slack and are in fact the last to survive in the group. This includes them chopping up beavers, chopping up their zombie beaverified friends, driving over said zombie friends and jumping out of a window.

 All in all, I think this movie is an excellent addition to the zombie canon because it shows the untold story of the zombie beaver and how underrated this stuff is. While it is an awful movie in pretty much all aspects, it is so bad that it turns into a train wreck that you must finish. It embraces the fact that it is not a serious movie and pokes fun at other B zombie movies which just adds to its majesty. If I sound biased, its because I am and I loved this movie.

Based off of my personal taste and love for crappy horror/comedy movies I give it a solid 4 out of 5 brains as a much watch for people who have nothing better to do with their time. 

As for an actual unbiased rating that just examines the movie aspects, I give it an amazing 1.5 brains out of 5 for just being bad in every way.

If you desire to watch this work of art, it can be found on DVD, Netflix and on Amazon so pick your poison. Also the official ratings and trailers of the movie can be found at IMDB Zombeavers.