Plano-Sequência dos Mortos

Weirdly enough, this Japanese film has received praise abroad, but was unbearable suffering for, and I don't understand why viewers are satisfied with it. It is more or less a film within a film where we follow non-actors playing a zombie film, where the crew is attacked by real zombies. It’s a fairly original idea, but apart from that, I can't find anything positive. It looks cheap, the actors are unbearable, there is practically no gore, the atmosphere doesn't work, it's not funny at all, and after half an hour, the film strangely shifts to drama, and even though the final half hour was unexpected, I still couldn't stop being bored. This went completely over me. Story***, Action**, Humor**, Violence**, Entertainment*, Music***, Visuals*, Atmosphere**, Tension**. 3/10. (30/11/2020)

An interesting comedy experiment within the film narrative. Initially, the creators test the audience to see how far they can endure a boring and crappy amateur zombie flick. Then, as a reward, they gradually uncover the background that explains why the beginning was so excessively – and voluntarily – bad. Finally, in the last third, there’s a crazy and hilarious sequence of events that makes all the previous plotline completely relevant. One Cut of the Dead is no film jewel, but as a low-budget comedy with an interesting formal concept, it must be valued and appreciated. And I really enjoyed it. [Sitges 2018] (06/10/2018)

Os primeiros trinta e cinco minutos são um filme de zombies completamente idiota e incrivelmente horrível, barato e amador sem argumento ou esforço de ofício (exceto que tudo se passa numa única tomada) que conta a história de cineastas que fazem um filme de terror de zombies, mas são surpreendidos no cenário por um contágio de zombies real. Mal se consegue sobreviver e provavelmente a maioria das pessoas desiste após os primeiros quinze minutos. A hora restante, porém, é um pouco mais interessante - vemos os cineastas e atores prepararem-se para filmar o pequeno filme de zombies e depois como o filmam, e é revelada a razão pela qual o resultado foi tão desesperadamente mau (por exemplo, quando um dos atores que interpretava um zombie teve um ataque de diarreia e os outros atores tiveram de improvisar durante alguns minutos por causa disso). Ainda assim, é um filme bastante estúpido, interpretado por atores amadores de televisão e realizado quase sem nenhuma qualidade técnica e cinematográfica. O resultado é pelo menos ocasionalmente divertido e imaginativo, mas ainda assim não consegue ser suficientemente divertido e engraçado durante todo o tempo. (30/06/2018)

The Japanese movie One Cut of the Dead shows the Japanese in a better light. I mean, their bizarreness especially. They are bizarre despite also being intelligent. One Cut of the Dead is wonderfully confusing. This is a movie that, at first glance, looks crap but ends up an above-average movie that really affects you and leaves you feeling this movie is just something else. (05/09/2019)