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Review of Otto; or, Up with Dead People (2008) by Paavo I — 19 Sep 2008

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A little gay porn never hurt anyone. This mixes also a zombie movie and an arthouse comedy to the mix. What's not to like?

This review of Otto; or, Up with Dead People (2008) was written by Paavo I on 19 Sep 2008.

Otto; or, Up with Dead People has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Naaz D (20) on 26 Jul 2009

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By Joseph L (324) on 24 May 2009

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By Laura P (342) on 28 Apr 2009

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By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 16 Jan 2009

Moviegoers with a LaBruce fetish will appreciate another imaginative offering from the filmmaker. Mainstream audiences should stay far, far away…

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By Kameron M (32) on 18 Nov 2012

Lol well first read the blurb above. This is a brilliant film. It has a lot of room for improvement…

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By Ericm. (10) on 08 Mar 2009

What a tedious piece of trash. SO utterly boring that the kinky zombie sex doesn't even make it exciting…

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By Pera K (57) on 20 Feb 2010

Cheap, weird and bizzare, yet the most original horror movie I've seen in a while…

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By Dave M (1,479) on 24 Jul 2009

The best gay German zombie movie I've seen this year. Seriously weird, more than a bit scattershot, and I'm not sure what to think about it at all…

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By Paul C (2,626) on 13 Jun 2009

Ok I want to first say that I did not rate this 1 star for the fact that it was about gay zombies. That stuff does not bother me…

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