Automaton Transfusion

2006 Automation Transfusion: Written and directed by Steven C. Miller

By Kiki

Bloody, slight gore, and with a small time feel to it. This movie was a little cheesy in ways, which made parts kind of funny. Although, it was still pretty good. Miller did a good job with this one.

Steven C. Miller also directed "Frankenstein Reborn: Behind the Scenes" and wrote "Chinese Guys" (which has not been put in film or released yet). He seems to be a good director, and is a good writer as well. I feel that this movie had an amazing story line, they just may not have had great resources to take this movie out to its full potential.

Chris (Garrett Jones) is a bad boy in school, dating Jackie (Juliet Reeves) a cheerleader. Chris and his friends go to a showing in town while Jackie goes to a party with her friends. Zombies show up at both places and Chris feels that he must find her. Once they have escaped, they look for survivors and blast their way through zombies, going back to their school. By the time they get to their school, Chris, Jackie, and Scott (William Howard Bowman) are the only ones left. That is when Scott must make a life changing decision. The very end of a the movie is a massive cliff hanger that makes you crave more.

The acting from Garrett Jones (also played Will in "Penance") is, in my opinion, the best acting in this movie. This actor isn't very well known, but should be. He puts his emotion in it all deeply and he makes you feel like all this is really happening to him.

Juliet Reeves (also played Lora Gerritsen in "Second Coming", Pandora in "Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!", and Necro Feelia in "All Wrapped Up") did her part very well. She didn't seem to have trouble with her lines and did very well with putting her feelings out there. There were times when I thought she was trying to hard though, such as her scenes when she was supposed to be scared and screaming crying, she took it a little over the top.

William Bowman (also played Chris in "Jumping Up and Down") played somewhat of an aggressive part, and played it well. There were times when he seemed a bit lost in the movie. Though, played it off well at the same time.

I feel that the acting in this movie was very well. Everyone seemed to know what they were doing most of the time. The acting from the zombies was some of the best that I've seen from zombie movies. There are small things in the movie that many people may not have noticed, such as in the beginning, when they first show the kids in the class room, there is a moment where more than half of the class moves at the EXACT same time. Then, they did it again when Chris, Jackie, and Scott go back to the school and are in the gym, with zombies laying everywhere looking dead, then they all rise to a sitting position at the EXACT same time. I found that both interesting and funny.

I give this movie 2 thumbs up.