Set in a genre which has grown over the last few years (if not bordering saturation) this film is a mix of horror and comedy with all the elements you'd expect to find in a film aimed at 20-40-year olds - bad language, sexual content, nudity, gross-out gore, action, and tongue in cheek humour. It tells the story of 3 boy scouts who want to grow - two of them have been enticed with the prospect of sexuality and all things cool in a coming of age way, while the other just wants to be the best darn scout he can possibly be. To coincide with a camping trip a zombie virus is let loose in their small town, with the residents slow to respond most people are wiped out and it's left to the 3 scouts to build bridges amongst themselves and save anyone near and dear to them. Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller and Joey Morgan take the lead roles in this film and they deliver well in this Christopher Landon film. It's a cross between "Shaun of the Dead" and "McGuyver" (or the "A-Team") in that, when the film gets going there is no end to their creativity and inventiveness - evidently the skills of being a good scout transfer well to zombie killing. It's an entertaining film which has some fun moments in it, the plot isn't that revolutionary as it follows a standard trope; boy fancies girl but daren't say anything, boy loses girl due to zombie apocalypse, boy realises his feelings due to impending doom from zombies (and a little help from cocktail waitress), boy fights the horde to get girl. Eagle eyed viewers and fan of zombies and horror will be quick to spot some fun Easter eggs along the journey, from the "Haddonfield" sign to the "Jockey" zombie from the "Left 4 Dead 2" game, to the trampoline escape a-la "Zombies ate my neighbours" game. All in all, an enjoyable ride which seems to have suffered from bad marketing - I say that because I'd never heard of the film and only stumbled across it by accident. Pacing is decent and I can't remember many wasted moments of screen time, and the score/soundtrack was as young and fresh as I'd expect from a film of this kind. Much better than a lot of the run of the mill B-movies being pumped out nowadays and I'd recommend this to friends without a doubt. I'm giving this a solid 7 out of 10.

A cack handed mess of a comedy/horror offering or whatever else you want to call it. Zombieland/Shaun of the dead/Planet Terror all day. It was just weak, didn't care what happened to any of them enough to want to sit through it all, I only did becuase there was nothing better on TV. If you want a horror comedy with zero laughs or thrills this is for you.

The title suggests a comedy, possibly for kids. And yes, a band of scouts will use their skills and props to fight friends, bullies and unknowns who have turned undead. But not before being confronted with several situations and choices that force them to look back at their lives, friendship and growing up.The movie has great production value and some very nice gore and other effects. But this is also where it misses. It could've been a "horror" meant for a very young audience, like Goosebumps was for kids. After a few moments of innocent fun, the movie becomes a shameless teen movie with too many references to sex.Comedy can be successful if the lead character IS comedy (Jim Carrey), or if funny moments happen to the oblivious character (Ben Stiller). But a comedy fails if it feels like the movie started as 2 or 3 jokes, and the movie was written around it. This is the case and the jokes weren't even that good. It's the forced comedy in scenes about hanging on to a penis, or groping a big-breasted zombie that made us realize that this is nothing more than flat, unoriginal comedy meant for an audience that has low to zero demands. The innocence is lost with the quality and even people looking for nothing more than fun, will forget they had fun with this flick.

This movie is not a subtle parody of zombie movies. It's a teenage comedy that also has decently thrilling action. The humour is lowbrow but still funny enough. The action is a bit silly but still fun to watch. Thankfully, the movie is consistently faced paced, exciting, and never boring. The comedy certainly helped.I'm unsure to whether to state that this is more action or comedy, but it contains both. Just think of Resident Evil with lowbrow comedy if you want a rough idea.+ Funny+ Decent actionScore: 8. Worth watching, but not great.