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They Came Back (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 5  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Theatrical Release: Nov 30, 1999 Limited
Synopsis:
A welcome original entry into the vast canon of zombie films, THEY CAME BACK offers a humorous poke at the conventions of the genre. Set in a quiet French town, the local residents are in for a shock when the dead come crawling back to life. But they needn't fear, as these undead non-ghouls simply... [More]
A welcome original entry into the vast canon of zombie films, THEY CAME BACK offers a humorous poke at the conventions of the genre. Set in a quiet French town, the local residents are in for a shock when the dead come crawling back to life. But they needn't fear, as these undead non-ghouls simply want to come home and resume their lives from whence they left off. As the issue begins to attract attention from outside the village, a huge problem evolves as no one can decide what to do with this convergence of the walking dead. Amusing at first, director Robin Campillo delicately allows a disturbing undercurrent to develop as the film progresses, resulting in a memorable movie with themes that echo the Brit zombie hit SHAUN OF THE DEAD. [Less]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Geraldine Pailhas, Jonathan Zaccai, Frederic Pierrot, Catherine Samie, Marie Matheron

Director: Robin Campillo

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Release:

Jun 21, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region (unknonw)
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer
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[Director Robin Campillo's] camera seems to deliberately circle around death, examining it from every angle.

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10/19/07 09:30 AM
Rob Humanick
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It's an original in a genre done to death (pun intended).

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07/02/06 06:19 PM
Robin Clifford
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...this film's engagingly original premise allows for some probing social exploration but ultimately fails to draw any real conclusions.

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Rich Cline
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a kind of aborted film that's mostly about how paranoid people are, and not the mind-f*** that it really ought to have been

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06/30/05 02:24 PM
Christopher Null
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A triumph of internal horror.

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03/11/05 06:19 PM
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
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A creative and intelligent recycling of the dead returning for non-horror purposes, but it runs into pacing problems toward the middle.

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10/06/04 01:07 PM
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