I absolutely adore this movie and the young new actors! It was nice to see some fresh new faces on Disney. The overall production, the songs, the acting, the whole thing kept me and my kiddos entertained (even my "too cool" teenager got into it!)

Can't wait to see what Milo and Meg become in the future!

Considering this is a Disney Channel TV movie, and not a theatrical film, it was very entertaining! The leads Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly had great chemistry and their acting (including Bucky, Trevor Tordjman) was great, which you don't usually get with DCOMs. Even some of the leads in the ever-popular Descendents were lacking, so it was refreshing to see some better talent in this movie. I liked the overall tone of the movie and the cheerleaders reminded me a bit of Bring It On, in how they enthusiastic and sometimes corny they were in talking about cheerleading. One negative- I felt that the costuming and setting was a bit over the top. I understand this was done intentionally to portray the differences between the two worlds of humans and zombies, but the pastels and bright neon pink and green was just too much for the eye to take.

The music was good, a little cookie-cutter, but the song Someday was particularly sweet and effective in setting the tone and message for the movie. I thought it was a great statement for young kids on how racism is bad and we should be more accepting of other people/culture/differences, and I loved how Disney put it in the context of Zombies- fun and inspirational! I am curious to see if this gets a sequel and interested to see where they take the story next.

I very much enjoyed the movie. I am 14, and even I enjoyed the plot and development of the entire thing. The movie has a lot of older humor and idealistic attitudes to it that I very much enjoyed. It feels as if the whole movie was a more childish take on racism and personal values on being different and taking pride in who you are as a person.

Since it has come out I have watched it a total of three times-two of which were the premiere night!

This movie when I saw the preview at first, I had low expectations. I thought it was gonna flop. However.....after watching the premiere, I actually really liked it! :D

The characters were really likable, even the "antagonist/villain" was likable.

There is a lot of "Diversity" in this Movie, which was the main message of the Movie from the start.

Acceptance & Diversity!

Meg Donnelly ie Addison, allows the viewer to see what's like to be accepted amongst your peers only to live with the cripplingly fear of your "true self" being exposed, thereby hiding it and showing a "pretend you" in order to feel accepted. Which is what a lot of kids/teenagers can relate to when starting a new school with new people.

In the end......well I won't spoil it! ;)

But just like I mentioned before, acceptance and diversity plays a big role! So this movie is a fun, entertaining movie for children and young teens to watch, and better choreography than Descendants! Oh....and the lip sync is actually better when they sing in this movie! Just putting that out there! :)

I thought it was pretty cute with a good message and it kept my 6 year old niece entertained. The only thing I really hated about this movie was Bucky. I really wish they would have toned his character down a bit... Bonzo was definitely the best character.

This is an amazing story of friendship, love, and being who you truly are, and is inspiring.

My 11 year old daughter and I love this movie! We still like the re-runs too. The songs were written very well and are catchy tunes. Bamm! is full of energy and I love the choreography performed by such talented dancers! I happen to think the casting of Zed, Addison, Bucky, Eliza & little Zoe was spot on. They are great in their roles and look forward to seeing more from Milo & Meg. Is it a simple, typical plot, yes, but found it to be entertaining and in my opinion more so than any of the High School Musical movies.

Firstly, I really liked the film. Still, it has flaws. There are too many musical numbers crammed into the film, as if the writers or producers want to set a record for the most number of songs in a motion picture. I definitely like that Addison and Zed become friends (and not much more even though it would seem like they would). This is refreshing. Another important point is that the movie stresses that people need to know what they fear and interact with each other to integrate. This integration point seems quite important. The film discusses different cultural and political attitudes toward those who are different or foreign. The script portrays that striving to be like everyone else is overrated. Each should be celebrated as one's own individual entity. One flavour, like vanilla in the movie, does not cut it. It stresses that intercultural interaction is important. In order to improve their lives, stop living in fear, learn about each other. See how the other side may think, who they are as individuals, not as a clump of mass. Each and everyone is different and thus should be treated individually. Ignorance and prejudice is just an example of narrow mind set, unjustified prejudice, lack of cultural and social education, lack of empathy.

For teens and younger, but if you like lots of song and dance in your movies then olders will like it also. A very Romeo & Juliet or West Side Story production, but w/out the tragedy. A feel good Disney ending of a boy (happens to be a zombie) and a middle class syrupy sweet girl from the other side of the tracks fall for each other despite issues w/parents, society, school administrators, etc. Main negative is that despite the abundance of song and dance both were simplistic in choreography and lyrics. Other hooks include football, cheerleading

This film is so good the songs are catchy and it's just enjoyable I would recommend it

This enitre film is a slower version of every other movie Disney channel puts out with some below average dance numbers to mask the absolutely atrocious acting. the plot is so similar to descendants it's ridiculous, and my god. THE ZOMBIES. They look like rejected jokers! No effort put into them at all. This movie is 100% tosh. Do not waste your time.

Frankly, I'm getting very tired of these Disney TV Movie Musicals. I mean, can't they think of other rather MORE IMPORTANT themes to write about and turn into a movie? It's always the girl and the guy coming from two different worlds, e.g. Descendants' Mal and Ben (Villain's Kid and Hero's Kid), High School Musicals' Troy and Gabriela (The Popular Jocka and The Nerd) and then this movie, a guy zombie and a "normal" girl? I mean, please find other important issues to write about.

I rated this movie 10 not for the production or the acting but the message the movie is trying to pass. I wish the world could become how this movie ends.

This movie was literally a copy of Descendants and it was just the worst movie ever made and honestly really predictable

Disney Channel Original Movies, are all the rage on the cable station, with epic promotion, marketing, and merchandizing to build up the film for your little ones. Back in the day, these movies actually did a decent job telling predictable stories, that held some suspense and impressive stunts in a variety of sports and disciplines. Since the new age of Disney though, these stories have taken a major hit in their quality, resorting to marketing gimmicks and dance numbers to do their lifting and dumping the story down the drain. After the success of Descendants, the studio that brought the villain prodigy tales to you, brings another movie to the small screen, in hopes of maximizing the ratings again. Robbie is back with another review on TV movies, so let's get started, shall we?

LIKES:

The Message: Disney is taking some bold moves in their political statements, doing little to disguise the messages contained in the movie. Zombies is a flat-out statement about how wrong racism is, with the entire writing/cinematography set out to show the horrors of prejudice. The movie shows the various responses to the candor of segregation, and the right and wrong ways to fight all under the prowess of changing things that need to be changed. In addition, the movie has a strong focus on being yourself, learning to change things that are toxic about yourself, not because someone doesn't like it.

The Leads: Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly are the stars of the show, getting a majority of the camera time. Milo has a fresh energy about him, giving the movie that entertaining, fun quality you want in a DCOM. He manages to transition between silly and serious smoothly, never crossing into the realm of overacting. In addition to acting, his dance moves, singing, and ability to act like a savage, brain hungry monster are worth noting as well. Meg on the other hand is the strong, women protagonist that is the trend of Disney at the moment. While not wielding spears or martial arts that leave extra reeling in pain, Meg's public speaking and political games are the highlights of her character's ability. Like Milo, she has a good balance in her tones and acting style, alongside an impressive facial acting that speaks the emotions and tone of the scene. She injects energy at the right moments but stands as the symbol of hope/change in this installment. And in terms of singing, her harmony with the actors is astonishing and quite honestly my favorite voice of the group.

The Dance Numbers: The focus of this movie is obviously the musical numbers. What will most likely be a hot selling item, these numbers capture the energy and spirit of the movie. Unlike other musicals that focus on adjusting their styles to make a nice blend for the track, Zombies sticks to the major pop meets electronic beat. While not as dynamic, this allowed for some impressive choreography that brought in some breakdancing, some line dancing, and even more so the cheerleading flips and dynamics. These numbers work in the theme of the movie and again highlight the singing talents of our stars.

DISLIKES:

The Story: While the message is good, the story really took steps down in terms of quality. For one thing, the story isn't unique, just a carbon copy of half of their stories, which are often diluted versions of classic movie stories. But ignoring this, the movie is not fleshed out very well with so many plot holes and stretches having to be taken to even semi-piece the tale together. The character development is rushed and sloppy, the love story fairly cheap and pathetic (when they aren't singing), and the impasses are laughable as they resolve with little to no effort. It's obvious that the focus was music, because much of this story looked for opportunities to introduce another song number, sacrificing key plot points.

The Other characters: Not everyone will fall into this dislike, but a large number of the characters are lame to put it as nicely as I can. These characters are those with extreme flaws/prejudice, who fail to move an ounce during the first 85 minutes and often present their grandiose ways in an overacted direction. I can't tell how much of this is due to the direction and writing, but these characters are certainly some of the weaker ones to grace the Disney line up. Characters like Bucky and his squad in particularly are the worst, in terms of their inconsistency and presentation. And the parents of the crew/fans are only a couple of paces behind.

The Writing: This would explain a lot in terms of the other dislikes, but the writing was kind of shoddy in this film for me. Dialogue is limited in terms of anything unique, with only the anti-segregation lines holding any sustenance to them so you can get some mimicking from your kids started. Outside of that, I've already stated that the writing built everything around the dance numbers, leading to rushed plot lines, rapid character development that is almost nonexistent, and just poor planning in general.

Cheap Production: I know TV movies don't have the biggest budget, but seeing as Disney is essentially the money maker of the world, they could have done better than this. Zombie's stunts are not the greatest in terms of special effects, with many props looking snazzy, but very cheap. Sure, the light shows and setting look decent, but they can't mask another big dislike, they couldn't find another team/different uniforms to switch them into. You pay attention, you see that the football teams and cheerleaders are all the same. It's not the fact that unique teams are key to a movie, it's the laziness that the movie had when they have the means to go all out. In addition, beating the same team over and over, means again a lack of developing story/tension.

Lazy on Soundtrack: You just heard me say I like the soundtrack, so why on Earth am I putting this as a dislike. Simple, because half the track is unique and the other half are just reprisals that often pale to the first mix. Descendants, Teen Beach Movie, and even High School Musical do a nice job with keeping their tracks different, unique, and with as few remixes as possible. Zombies failed on this level, cheating the fans out of unique mixes just to cut some costs. Why Disney didn't fun this DCOM more so, I don't know, but it didn't impress me in these regards. At least the numbers didn't have those annoying, lazy lyrics like some tracks have had though... right.

The VERDICT;

Zombies, in my opinion, was a massively overhyped movie that promised a lot more than it delivered. I'll admit it was fun at times, energetic, and a great medium for promoting anti-segregation (always a plus) and that the acting and dance numbers did their jobs. However, this installment makes me fear tor the future of DCOMs if all they focus on is the music and the merchandizing that will follow. This team cut a lot of corners, shucking originality, deeper development, and meaningful dialogue and comparing it to other DCOMS that remain hidden in their vaults, it's sad. I'm hoping they will utilize the star actors and the supporting zombies in future projects, but the company needs to get their act together if they plan to keep their DCOMS from further plunging down into crappy depths.

My scores: Musical/Romance: 5.0 Movie Overall: 3.0

That review might seem a little harsh, however that doesn't mean that it is not true. I am usually very positive when I review movies. As negative as this review may appear, I do like to give most movies the benefit of the doubt. However, it took me 3 separate views too find anything that I can even consider passible.

Lets start with what I find passible with the movie. Probably the most passible thing in the movie is the couch of Zed's team. The character is almost like something out of a Kevin Hart or Tyler Perry movie. His character is self-depracting and aware of just how pathetic he is. He's also over the top and clearly not taking this seriously. However, he never truly reaches anything above passible.

No lets get into the things I find bad about this movie. And rest assured, There is a lot of things. But to keep things relatively streamlined and to keep me from explode in a mixture of rage and violence, I'll start with the production design.

The production design looks like it was done in an afternoon with whatever they could find laying around the soundstage. The colors of the sets include pastel pink and blue that don't sever any purpose whatsoever. The make-up makes the zombies look like they're all amateur cosplayers dressing up as The Joker for ComicCon.

Next, I'm going to talk about the acting. Apart from the couch, none of the performances reaches anything above serviceable. Zed, the lead male of the film, is a zombie who wants to join the football team. He barely seems like he cares thought the movie, clearly have fun an letting too much of himself into the character. There's also Addison, the female lead of the movie, who is a human hoping to become a cheerleader. She appears to be trying really hard throughout the entire movie. However, this combination isn't very good at all. Not to mention that their on screen chemistry can best be described as two people who were told early that morning that they would fall in love.

There's also Bucky, Addison's cousin who is also the captain of the cheerleaders. He is constant flipping from coked out maniac and wooden stump throughout the movie. And then there's everyone else, whom are basically the same as Bucky.

Then there is the writing and story, which is probably my least favorite aspect. The messages and themes, while definitely good and important, are delivered with the all of the subtlety of a sledgehammer being swung towards a house made of glass. Not a single line is clever or service the story in a unique way. And the message of the film appears to be "We call all solve racism by cheering." If only Malcolm X or Fredrick Douglas k new that all he needed to do was cheer.

There are other things that are terrible about this movie, but I don't have the time or the patience to describe them

For what we got from this movie, this move was way too anticipated by far.

Disney managed to hype up a bunch of kids/younger teens about this movie. But, sadly, "Zombies" manages to make yet another crappy unfunny movie with the same formula as all of their other movies. Although it has a good message, this movie delivers nothing out of the ordinary for Disney Channel. And, as usual, Disney didn't put any real focus into Disney Channel, and were just money greedy.

The thing is, Disney likes to put all of their money into their animated/live action movies that go into theaters, and pay no attention to Disney Channel. It's ridiculous that they don't even really pay any attention to Disney Channel, because if they really did, I am sure they wouldn't accept this garbage we were presented with right here. I'm sure Walt Disney wouldn't be too proud. The Soundtrack to this movie wasn't even very good, either, which was a huge setback as well.

Even the plot seemed super over-used. Nothing came fresh and new from this movie.

Plus, the side characters were either super annoying or super dumb, and it was really annoying. I just didn't like it at all.

Now that I think of it, this movie even looked lame from the commercials. Why did I even bother wasting like an hour and 45 minutes watching this movie?

4/10 because at least the message was good.

This movie is literally a copy of Descendants and it was plain out just an awful awful movie

Thurston Howell on Gilligans island once said that message movies do not make any money. This was a message movie that was not any good.

Disney can do interesting and socially relevant. (think the color of friendship) What can't be done is make that into a happy musical designed to be funny. You can do that low key thoughtful like Decendants II, but you cannot try to apply a message with a sledgehammer and the movie be any good.

It was an attempt to hit all the boxes. Cute actors dancing, yeah got that. Attempt at catchy songs, yes. Zomibies WERE the thing, so lets do that. Anti trump tolerence message, sounds like fun. Put it all together and bake it you have dreck that is Zombies. Any one of those themes would have been fine and could have made a good movie, but all of them together with no focus is not.

I will give this movie one positive point (spoiler). At least they did not win the state cheer competition at the end too to hit every possible cliche that you could have a movie. Pretty girl falls for outcast guy. He is really deep and special. Friends and family do not like it and causes friction. There is a big competition, job, role, etc. on the line that the relationship effects. The heros win in the end, well at least not here.

The movie was an insult kids intelligence, cheerleading, football and zombies.

I once lived in Seabrook , New Hampshire that is on the Atlantic coast , Route 1 passes right in front of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant and Route 95 is very nearby. There is no Seabrook High School , the students go to the regional school which is Winnicunnet High School , that is the school where the infamous Pam Smart case took place in the circa 1990 time frame. I refuse to believe that whoever wrote / produced this movie never visited that area and didn't know about the town and it's Nuclear Power Plant.

Did you guys know that this movie was done years ago and starred Luke Benward? Did you know that this movie is actually from the creators of Teen Beach Movie and not Descendants and Disney Channel used Descendants name to get people to watch it? Did you know that the directors, producers and Disney Plan was to recreate Descendants with this movie so they changed the original plot of the movie and incorporated small Descendants things to make viewers seem familiar with it? I bet you didn't. This movie is everything wrong with Disney Channel. If they're not making a remake or spin off, they're stealing from a past movie and it's even sad because the franchise is still going. Dove Cameron and Kenny Ortega has both been caught liking tweets or Insta post shading this movie. The cast is also a horrible group of people especially Meg and Milo. I feel bad that this is probably all Disney will have after Descendants. The ratings are in. The movie only scored 2.5 million views becoming the less watched DCOM of all time snatching the spot from Disney's lates DCOM. The Swap. Descendants 2 scored 5.3 million on the channel last year. Wow what a downgrade Disney. I'll pray for the channel.

While the movie may have been made by the same people that created Descendants it comes off as something that was thrown together way to quickly by people that had no clue what they were really doing. While Descendants had Kristin Chenoweth give some support to the musical side, this stink has all the quality of your local high school musical done by rejects. For the love of god the lipsyncing was so horrible. I was also left wondering if some of the actor were actually singing or if it was someone else doing the singing for them... Was hard to tell because some of the vocals were so over processed it was lthe equivalent of cheese in a can.

I would like to say at least your kids will like it because that was the only reason I watched it, figured for a family night movie it would at least keep the two kids happy... Nope... they found the entire movie to be so bad that they spent most of the time pointing out the problems with the movie. So if you are thinking of using this as a family flick for the family think twice. Maybe if your kids are under the age of 10 they might enjoy it but any older and they won't.

Nothing good on Disney, this just puts the stupidity it feeds the youth to a new level.

Such an amazing movie I want a second I didn't think the movie would be good when I first started watching it but then it was just amazing it really cheesy I know some preppie don't like that but I love it and I've watched it so many times and listen to "someday" over and over again

You have to watch this film it is awesome it's awesome AWESOME ???? I love love it and if you don't I'm gonna call the police and send you to jail cause your dumb! My brother dislikes it but you can tell he's lying he obviously likes it I've watched this loads of times! Great songs great choreography whoever invented this needs to be rewarded with 1000 more years of life cause it has changed mine and now I have something to watch when I'm bored! You wanna theme for an event zombies! You wanna learn a song zombies!!!!!! There's so much more it's the best thing ever! You have to watch it now! I'm being serious go on your YouTube or amazon I DONT CARE! Just buy it and watch it you will not regret the decision once your attached to the movie and become obsessed dangerously and then you have to go to hospital because you love it so much. A message to all the 9 stars or under people on ratings GO AWAY! goodbye humans