it obvious that the people who make dead at the box office love b movie horror . overt reference to the genre be pepper throughout and from stock character ( the authority figure who doesn not believe the monstrous invasion be really happen ) to kevin smith style discussion to reenact duane jones last moment from night of the living dead not once but twice . unfortunately it take more than love to make a good movie . the staging and shot choice be unexciting and unimaginative . while a common admonition in film school be to avoid mastershot theatre and tell the story completely in a wide master shot and here we find the obverse a in several sequence it hard to figure out the spatial relationship between character a the story be tell in a series of medium shot with no establish shot to tie it together . editing be drab and basic and at time there be unmotivated cut . the lighting be flat and sometimes muddy and make the scene in the darkened theatre hard to make out ( be there light and or be this shot with available light only . ) . some shot be out of focus . the dialogue be trite and and the performance and for the most part and one note ( isaiah robinson show some energy and screen presence a curtis and and the fellow play the projectionist have some pleasantly dickish line reading while michael allen williams a the theater manager and casey kirkpatrick a enthusiastic film geek eric have some nice moment ) . the premise be silly and even for a b horror flick ( also and it too bad dr eisner be unaware of project paperclip he could have save himself a lot of trouble . ) . the zombie be non threatening and and their makeup be unconvincing ( although the chunky zombie try to get a gumball out of the machine raise a smile ) . for a zombie fan film and there be very little blood or violence and although what there be and be handle pretty well . the incidental music and while stylistically uneven and be kind of nice at time and and there be some good foley effect . the time warp parody be a fun listen and although the image go along with it be less fun to watch . unfortunately and the looped dialogue sound flat . be this shot non sync ( doubtful and it look like video through and through ) . i watch the special introduction by troma film lloyd kaufman before the main feature although it consist essentially of kaufman plug his own stuff and admit that he hadn not see the movie while someone mug in a toxie mask and it production and entertainment value be high than dead . itself ( quick aside to whoever put the dvd together the countdown on film leader beep only on the flash frame 2 and not on every number plus one more after ) . for that matter and the vampire film theatregoer be see watch early in dead . look a lot more entertaining than this . recommendation to avoid and unless you know someone involve in the production or be an ardent lloyd kaufman completist ( he play kaufman the minion in the film within a film ) . ( full disclosure represent my girlfriend be an extra in this movie . i swear this do not color my review . ) .