Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

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stefenemie
Easily the best musical zombie heartfelt comedy movie I have seen all year. 5 years 3 months ago
Siskoid
Glee meets Shaun of the Dead in Anna and the Apocalypse, a quirky British Christmas musical that starts out with a strong metaphor - teenagers so self-absorbed they don't notice the zombie apocalypse going on around them - but eventually has to give in to the comedy-horror genre, turn Anna into a version of Buffy (who HAS been in a musical) and start bumping off characters. From there, other metaphors do suggest themselves, whether teens thinking everything is basically the end of the world, or their feeling of isolation as wi-fi breaks down, but the one that most resonates is the school rebels refusing to join the zombie horde like most of their class will after graduation. We're all zombies, shuffling from work/studies to home, staring at glittery tv screens, and so on. Only the purest rebel souls will break the mold and leave the world high school was preparing them for behind. As for the music, I do think there are a couple good songs and fun choreography, but wow, the pop music is so cheesy, it almost killed the film for me early on. But mostly amusing, with plenty of "aww"s around the room when such and such a character got bit. 4 years 4 months ago
nowhereman136
The music is good, but it feels more ambitious than it's budget. Some good campy humor but not enough to compete with the big boys. 6/10 5 years 2 months ago