Surviving the Outbreak (2017) User Reviews

Surviving the Outbreak: What a let down

[Platypuschow · 3/10 · 22 February 2018]

I watched After The Outbreak (2017) not realising it was part of a series, I really enjoyed it and truly didn't expect to.

Upon discovering it had too more parts I was very excited though concerned that all three movies were made in the same year. This suggested rush jobs and after the great After The Outbreak I really didn't want to see that.

Surviving The Outbreak is essentially more of the same. Due the lack of budget it's less about the zombies and more about the survivors and their personal turmoils.

Sadly in watching this I couldn't help feel it was the same movie, several scenes were near identical (Just not as well done) and this really killed it for me.

I went into this expecting something good and walked away sorely let down, I do truly hope the third movie makes up for that as this could have been a neat little trilogy.

The Good:

Clearly connected to the other films

The Bad:

Too much recycled from elsewhere in the series

Simply not very well made

Lifeless, forgettable cast

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Making the same movie with minor tweaks is no way to make a franchise

Simply terrible

[israelfavela-33760 · 1/10 · 28 December 2020]

Did not expect much going in and nothing every really happens. Majority of the movie is just meaningless dialogue with sub par acting. Donald Paul gives a decent performance. Overall the movie is a mess. Despite being less than an hour and a half, you have to suffer for the entire duration of the film. I enjoy bad films but even I found this movie to be surprisingly awful. Would not recommend even as a funny or good bad movie.

A lame spin on Night of the Living Dead

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 10 February 2018]

SURVIVING THE OUTBREAK is yet another indie spin on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, as a bunch of survivors hole up inside a house while outside the whole world goes to hell. This time around, a 'rage virus' borrowed from 28 DAYS LATER turns the population into a mass of bloodthirsty cannibals, not that many are seen. Most of the time this is just a boring old movie with actors sitting around in a house and failing to show anything in the way of fear. The director has no idea how to build suspense and a few scenes in which the characters argue are just lame.