House of the Dead
House of the Dead is a fun on-rails shooter that swept through arcades due to its fun level design, boss encounters, and campy, yet fun story. However, none of this translated into the 2003 adaptation that takes the House out of House of the Dead. Set on a remote island instead, this film follows a group of college students that find themselves swarmed by the undead during a nightly rave. We’re sure literally no one is surprised to hear that the acting is abysmal and all of the action scenes look utterly terrible.
Yet, the biggest problem is that the House of the Dead movie has literally nothing to do with House of the Dead. The only similarity these two movies share is the fact that zombies are the main antagonist. What’s worse is that director Uwe Boll decided it was a good idea to use actual in-game footage to make transitions between scenes. That’s right, he would use real footage from the game, splice it between scenes, and considered it a good transition. How this movie even got a sequel is beyond us.
