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Special Dead Movie Review
Only in the realm of low budget straight to dvd horror films could you ever find something as politically incorrect and offensive as “Special Dead”. Its worth mentioning off the bat that if you’re easily offended epically by the exploitation of mentally challenged or handicapped people for the sake of humor and entertainment then this certainly isn’t the type of film for you. On the other hand the chances of anyone on this site being easily offended is probably unlikely or you wouldn’t be a horror fan. The unfortunate thing about “Special Dead” is that it isn’t the brilliant over the top offensive horror comedy it thinks it is. In fact the film feels like someone had one joke and instead of trying to build on the idea and make it into a film he simple ran the one joke into the ground in a dragged out ninety minute excuse for a film. Its really a shame when you look at the potential the film had and with a tag line of “Sometimes heroes ride the short bus” how could the film not be complete trashy fun? The answer is incompetent direction throughout, terrible production values and painfully bad writing dragged this novel idea down into the dirt.
The story revolves around Camp Special Dude, a summer ranch for the mentally handicapped or “retards” as they’re lovingly referred to in the film. The camp is run by a father and son duo with the help of some very horny counselors. On the first night that the new group of “special” guest arrive a zombie outbreak happens in the area. It turns out that the camp just so happens to be smack dab in the middle of zombie country. The only problem is the camp’s bus isn’t working. The only chance of surviving the night for the counselors and the campers is if they band together and fight the zombies. This all happens in the first twenty minutes or so of the film and up to that point the film is pretty fun. Its by no means good but its entertaining and fun which is exactly what you’d expect from a film like this.
