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OZONE
Tempe Video

review by Terry Wickham

A new drug called Ozone causes people to turn into zombies and others into a pool of slime. What I liked about this film was the two police office characters Eddie Boon and Mike Weitz. I thought both characters were quite likable and the same can be said of the actors, James Black and Tom Hoover, who portrayed each character. James Black plays the lead character Eddie Boone and is one of the best actors I've seen in a J.R. Bookwalter film. He's a bit understated, which is unlike many of the actors who go over the top in this film and Bookwalter's other productions. Mr. Black seems a bit more comfortable in front of the camera. The nemesis behind the Ozone drug is a cliched overweight monster-beast, who we've seen in countless other films. The problem with having an antagonist like this, is that it's all talk and no action. We never come to fear this character. The blob like villain can barely move in it's chair, so it's basically an incapacitated glob of latex. The music by Jens C. Moller worked rather nicely. But I've got to tell you, besides Romero's trilogy & a few other exceptions (LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE, CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS) zombies just don't do it for me. I don't find them interesting or scary. If you're looking for a micro budget horror film, this one will give you two strong characters, which is more than most of these films can provide.

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RATING 1-10
OVERALL 6

 

CREDITS:

STARRING: James Black, Tom Hoover, Bill Morrison, Michael Cagnoli, Lori Scarlett, Michael W. Beatty, James L. Edwards CREW: Produced, Photographed & Directed by: J.R. Bookwalter, Written by: David Wagner & J.R. Bookwalter, Associate Producers: Douglas Snauffer & Scott P. Plummer, Executive Producers: The Suburban Tempe Company and David Wagner, Director of Photography: Lance Randas, Production Designers: Todd Hone, Christine Morrison & Ric Weaver, Special Make-up Effects Created by: Bill Morrison & Vince Rossetti, Additional Make-up Effects: David P. Barton, Brian Sipe & Dan Rebert, Music By: Jens C. Moller