Automaton Transfusion Could Use a Little More Hemoglobin

Three friends while travelling to a summer party find the highways, and cities full of ravenous undead looking for a human meal. On the run this teenage trio makes it to the party despite the obstacles and find a friend along with several more zombies. Breaking out the chain-saws, one-liners, and blood curling screams this group of high schoolers take on the undead in an ongoing battle for survival (Movies).

After battling several groups of blood-thirsty undead this group makes their way to an underground bunker where the local janitor fills in some plot holes late in the story. Talking vaguely about Vietnam and soldier experiments the gloom of the situation takes hold as the janitor reveals to the teens that the city is part of a military experiment. So, the remaining zombie fighters drive up to the local military research station, shotgun in hand to find a solution to the zombie outbreak, but find killer scientists instead.

Release Date: March 4, 2008.

Rating: Restricted for violence, gore, and blood.

Starring: Garrett Jones, Juliet Reeves, William H. Bowman, Ashley Elizabeth Pierce, Rowan Bousaid, Kendra Farmer, and Kevin O'Neill.

Director: Steven C. Miller.

Writer: Steven C. Miller.

First of all there does not seem to be any real story to "Automaton Transfusion," instead the film relies on gore, make-up effects and multitudes of extras to entertain viewers. The reason for the zombie outbreak is not given an explanation, but the gore effects do give the film an entertaining quality. However, without a story "Automaton Transfusion," seems slightly pointless as the zombie outbreak without knowing where it came from cannot truly be given a resolution.

The shaky camera effects a-la-Cloverfield begins to grind on the nerves after awhile and the poor quality of the video marginally takes away from the quality of the film. Made on a shoestring budget the director and writer have put the focus on the action sequences rather than creating a plot or any character development. Mostly a popcorn flick with a few original death sequences "Automaton Transfusion," hopes to generate laughter through the unbelievability of the film.

Paying homage to "28 Days Later," through shots of a deserted city this film tends to be fun at times, but the non-inclusion of any type of plot lines or back story means that film will be forgotten ten minutes after viewing. Plus, the "To Be Continued," ending might leave a bad taste in some movie viewer's mouths. See "Automaton Transfusion," if you are in the mood for some mindless fun; otherwise, rewatch Zack Snyder's remake of "Dawn of the Dead," which is much more entertaining.

4 screaming skulls out of 10.

A trailer for "Automaton Transfusion," here:



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Automaton Transfusion at IMDB

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