Excellent but underrated film

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I'll admit that when you buy / rent / download a movie like this, you deserve everything that you get.Some low budget movies are great (Mad Max / Road Warrior was superb). Some movies are so stupid, they are funny (Bad Taste or any of Peter Jackson's earlier work). Bad Moon Rising was just really bad.I'm not going to bang on about the random camera work, yellow people or poor acting. I share the opinion of everyone else about how lousy it was.What I want to know is how the Writer / Director / Producer / Coffee Maker thought he could release the movie in the state that it was in? That mini gun scene was an anti-climax because of the Atari video game sound effects and the movie briefly entered soft porn territory with a lesbo kissing scene somewhere in the middle. Even that couldn't save it.Who encouraged Mark E Poole to make films? Dude - Get out. It's OK to admit defeat.

It would be very hard to actually call this a film. It's more of a collection of bad, poorly lit shots.I would first like to mention that the majority of the good comments here are biased. And they all admit to being so. An unbiased review of the film would be the one to look for if you're going to be downloading or, god forbid purchasing this film.The main reason I am saddened by watching this atrocity is that I am a struggling film-maker. And many of my favorite directors (and influences) have made their debut feature films with very very little money. Christopher Nolan, Darren Aronofsky, and Robert Rodriguez all filmed beautiful extremely low budget films. The films in order are: Following, Pi, and El Mariachi.All three films had been performed by either non-professional, or non-actors. And all three films were originally shot for less than $10,000. Pi was the only one that cost more than $7,000 to shoot (listen to commentaries of these films, and/or read 'Rebel Without a Crew').This film (Dead moon rising), for lack of a better word, is a steaming pile of waste. I continue to ask myself 'Where in the world did the $50,000 go to making this film?'. If anyone has a real answer to this, i'd love to hear from you. Email me at: [email protected] But I digress. Lets look at the reasons this film deserved a 2-star rating. Well, lets talk about the camera work to start. There were rarely any smooth pans, and suffer countless zooms. I'm sorry, but you never, ever ZOOM! Bring the camera to the subject/object with a dolly, or a steadicam.Okay lets talk about sound. I don't know how or why this film came to be with such horrible sound. The quality, cutting, effects, everything was either off, or just bearable. Once again I ask myself what happened to the $50,000? Everyone that has praised this film has said that "it's a very low budget film, what do you expect?". I say that if there was any planning at all to this film, it was done horrifically.You don't have a $50,000 budget and end up with one of the worst films i've ever seen. But then again there are tons of 10-20 million dollar films that are horrible. I should re-phrase that: You don't shoot a $50,000 film and not even BUY (not rent) at least an XL2 (less than $3,000) camera. That is probably the cheapest way to get 24P (Film speed), and the quality of video that is more than acceptable. Sadly it looks as if the consumer camera being used might have been one that a crew member, or the director himself already had.There are countless errors in the plot, story structure as well. But there isn't a point in getting into every single detail. In fact, i've written too much on this film.My advise to you Mark, if you're reading this is to PLAN! Plan every shot. Have auditions, and rehearse with your actors. Watch a lot of zombie movies. If your intent is to continue with the genre, pay attention to them. Zombies are better shot at night (less detail needed in make-up, etc) than broad day-light. Start by working with a lot of static shots. Read books on filming (if you email me, i'll suggest some excellent books on editing, cinematography, etc) techniques. Take to criticizing with out effecting you (hardest part of this industry). PLAN every move! Storyboard and make scene lists. Any scene should be able to flow visually and through sound on its own. This is extremely important when it comes to omitting useless scenes.

"Dead Moon Rising" is a really entertaining and enjoyable low-budget zombie fare.**SPOILERS**Residents of Louisville, Jim, (Jason Crowe) Nick, (Mike Seely) and Bob, (Cory J. Grace) are witness to strange events around town. After several encounters with ravenous, flesh-eating citizens, they manage to meet up with April, (Erica Goldsmith) Vix, (Tucky Williams) Myrtle, (Kiki Wallace) Albert, (Derek Miller) and Sarah, (Jennifer Shank) fellow survivors and are quickly informed through their encounters that they're dealing with a plague of zombies. Suspecting that the dead have been revived through an increase in radiation released from a sudden spurt of solar flares from the Sun, they try to battle their way out of the city that are overrun with zombies and are forced into hiding. With their numbers dwindling and the undead getting stronger, they must battle for the sake of the planet.The Good News: When it tries to, this one has some pretty nice stuff to it. One of the main things is that, as cheesy and goofy as it is, there's some charm to it that can't be overlooked easily. From the low-budget charm that it displays to the continuous action and much more, there's some really nice moments that really work here, and play into it's cheesy goodness. The action in here is it's best part, as there's really no end to how good that is. There's plenty of confrontations in here that make for some great action, with the alleyway, parking lot and intersection ones being pretty good. All of them feature some nice gun-play, beatings with blunt weapons or more other defensive tactics as well as tons of gore, lots of excitement and a real sense of fun. There's also the film's two big points in the last half, which is the assault with the mini-gun when they're trapped inside the apartment complex, and when there's a min-gun involved, there's plenty of action to be had as the sight of seeing bullets fly across the screen splattering into any bodily organ possible with a giant blood splat is something to be enjoyed. The last big confrontation, the final battle in the streets with an horde of zombies versus an army of survivors out in a full-on rip of the kind of spectacle found in earlier films with similar sorts of scenes. It's a swarming mass of humanity with blood flowing, limbs being ripped off and torn open and is really great and fun. The fact that it's pretty bloody and gory works well, giving this one a really nice amount to make it interesting and keep the fans entertained. There's numerous shots of them ripping into the body, pulling out large chunks of bloody flesh, intestines and much more, limbs bitten off, a tongue ripped out, as well as the multitude of damage done to them as well as the severed body parts, splatter and puddles of blood left over in here, making this one really wet and gory. The fact that main character comments on the situation to the audience at numerous junctures is really nice, giving it a wise-cracking feel and keeping in perfect tone with the cheese level. The last thing is that it does the perfect amount of teasing in here without showing anything, and while it may turn off some, it still does it the right way. These factors are the film's best parts.The Bad News: This one here is mildly flawed, and contains only a few flaws. All of the flaws, though, are able to be traced back to the film's low-budget. The fact that so much of the film is obviously seen at that tactic which is where the film faults itself. The blood is going to be the biggest cause here, as it rarely looks real and more often than not appears as paint strewn about the scene or is so off-colored that there's no way it can be mistaken for real blood. The CGI blood is barely any better, never looking real or believable, and when there's something that occurs which features a ton of bloodshed, it's a sure bet to be fake. Several times there's a quick shot of something that will give away the low-budget, as the outdoor sun glaring off something or the tint going off-color for a couple seconds, enough to throw the fact that it's cheap right at viewers. These tactics are the film's only flaw, and for some it will be enough to automatically write it off due to that.The Final Verdict: A low-budget zombie classic with a lot to enjoy about it, this one here is one of the best examples of that style and for those who enjoy them. Highly recommended to those who have a deep affinity for this type of low-budget zombie film, while those who can't stand it to begin with should avoid this one.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language

Well, the cover looked really cool. I guess when you see a guy holding a mini-gun with two hot babes beside him it is only normal to get your hopes up, but I have seen porno's with better production values than this movie sadly. Somewhat random tangents told be the main character just drug the movie out, most of the zombies were just yellow-ish with pink stuff on their clothing, and lets see, bikers versus zombies... yeah crappy ending.Good notes, lots of blood, babe on babe action (kissing only), and a mini gun. (That is about it... really) Bad acting, bad camera work (watch reflective surfaces), and just about bad all around. I even like indi films (Bubba Hotep, Toxic Avenger), but this movie was a waste of my money to rent.