Feeding The Masses (2004)

"Feeding The Masses", is a film that I might have easily overlooked, but for circumstances unforeseen by me, it was brought to my attention.

The film was directed by Richard Griffin and written by, Trent Hagga. Both have illustrious careers in the Indy movie circuit.

Some of the actors as well, have numerous Indy ties, others, none at all.

The film, I may have enjoyed, but dismissed as another entertaining Indy zombie flick, however,
due to the current political atmosphere in which we live; it had a far deeper impact on me.

The film, meant to take a comedic but acerbic look at government control of life and the media,
proved to be more pragmatic than comedic. Oh don't get me wrong, it did have humor, though
the timing was frequently off cue.

The film tells the story of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in the middle of a catastrophic event. It just so
happens, for my benefit, the catastrophe is the much anticipated, Zombpocalypse.
While the true extent of the Apocalypse is kept from the masses, there are a few that know
the truth, and try to disseminate it to the populace. The film is the familiar story, of the
true and virtuous souls, (although not so virtuous at times), against the avarice, greedy and corrupt.

The atmosphere of the film is enjoyable, even fun at times. With PSA's reminiscent of
the 1950's. You know, "How to treat a girl on a date", or in this case, "Just Play Dead".
If you ever watch AMC, you'll know what I mean.

There is plenty of gore for the gore hounds amongst us, with the makeup being adequate for the small budget and short filming time, (about 15 days).

If you are slightly paranoid about government control of the media, and ultimately your welfare and even existence, I wouldn't advise watching this movie until we get past 2012.

Red Box Rating

(The views represented by this review, are not necessarily the views of the management)

Review by Floridapossum