La Horde and the French Zombie Revolution

A fist full of french fries

La Horde, or The Horde, is a French zombie thriller where a group of gangsters and corrupt cops join together after "The End of the World" takes place and is overrun by ravenous zombies.
There's a list of French zombie films, here's one, that have been claimed as a huge step forward for the zombie genre, and some that are dragging it back to the grave.

Being a zombie, and fan of zombie films, La Horde does not disappoint in the realm of gore and madness.  Some corny lines, one-sided characters and shotguns that never seem to run out of shells, does take away from the reality that filmmakers Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher are trying to create.

While La Horde is not the worst zombie film in the world, it's also not the best.

Sometimes actions of the characters don't seem to make sense.  The lead and only female character suddenly decides to take off her body armor and run around the place with only a tank top on that accents her nipples.

Zombies? Hold on, let me show my nipples

I don't know about you, but if I were human and a horde of zombies were coming after me, I would not make the job easy for 'em.  Hell, I'd wear a set of chainmail if it didn't slow me down.

The film does depict a certain sense of indecency that thrives in the human race; a few of the males harass and beat on a female zombie as if participating in a gang rape.  Once again, raising the question, Who are the real monsters in this film?

...Well, it's still the zombies, technically.

Which one to shoot first...

While some will go on to criticize La Horde for pages on end, I, as well as a few others, will simply tell you that the film is well worth seeing, especially if you're a zombie fan.  The lighting, music and action are all well done and there's plenty of blood to go around.  This film is just one more step forward for filmmakers in Europe, displaying French's finest talent in the world of horror.

All I can assure you is that, at one point or another, your hair will stand on end... as well as your nipples.

-HSZ