zoombies

Johnny Caps here. I was recently asked to review the movie Zoombies, an Asylum release from 2016 which is screening tonight, October 19th, at Cinemark Theaters as part of their screening series of films from the studio, written about recently by our own Peter Paltridge. I’ve certainly heard of The Asylum’s work, and a lot of the word has been negative, but in my opinion, Zoombies works on its’ level, the level being that of a B-movie. The movie is about Eden Wildlife Zoo, a wildlife park that’s home to many endangered species, including a large last-of-its’-kind gorilla named Kifo (Ivan Djurovic). It’s run by Dr. Ellen Rogers (Kim Nielsen), who takes care of her daughter Thea (LaLa Nestor) at the park. Several interns are working at the park prior to opening, including new security guard Lizzy (Ione Butler), yuppie-like Gage (Andrew Asper), troublemaker Amber (Brianna Joy Chomer), muscular primate worker A.J (Aaron Groben), and wacky-shirt-wearing fast talker Ricky (Isaac Anderson). A virus gets loose that starts with the zoo’s monkeys,