Review of Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) by Simon C — 12 Aug 2016

Yet Another Zombie Apocalypse Flick. Not entirely awful.

This review of Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) was written by Simon C on 12 Aug 2016.

Dead Rising: Watchtower has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Samuel M (745) on 22 Aug 2015

Es una lástima que Dead Rising: Watchtower no haya sabido encontrar el tono que necesita…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 18 Feb 2016

Hadn't heard of the video game before watching this movie. Kinda just watched it, cause it involved zombies…

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By Dillon L (734) on 05 May 2017

Way better than expected good silly fun zombie film for fans and maybe some non fans of the game series…

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By Rob H (635) on 17 Sep 2016

This movie is not as bad as these reviews say it is. I've seen a lot worst zombie movies than this far, even some on Netflix…

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By Quincy T (122) on 07 Jul 2015

Campy and absurd from combining too many imbalanced aspects, though it presents some of the game's quirky amusements…

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By David Alejandro A (9) on 03 Nov 2015

An average zombie movie, with many nods towards the video game series with the same name that fans may enjoy…

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By Jay C (350) on 04 Aug 2015

Could have been fun, unfortunately it missed everything that made the game great…

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By Matt S (1,994) on 10 Aug 2015

Dead Rising: Watchtower is one of the best film adaptations of a video game that I have ever seen…

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By Aria P (1) on 04 Feb 2016

I thought this movie was pretty great overall, I really enjoyed the way it was based off of the books and video games and just had that connection…

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By Christian C (931) on 31 May 2016

Deliciously bad and campy, I couldn't turn my eyes away from this low-budget, glorious train-wreck of a film…

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