Automaton Transfusion (2007)

50% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
25% of users liked it
(1,617 ratings)

An army experiment gone awry sets the stage for terror in this tale of a small town overtaken by ravenous flesh eaters. The undead have risen, and Main St. is packed with hordes of gut-munching copses that crave fresh meat. No one is safe from the armies of the damned, but perhaps there is hope as a… More An army experiment gone awry sets the stage for terror in this tale of a small town overtaken by ravenous flesh eaters. The undead have risen, and Main St. is packed with hordes of gut-munching copses that crave fresh meat. No one is safe from the armies of the damned, but perhaps there is hope as a group of local teens embark on a mission to dispatch with the dead and save mankind from complete annihilation. The gore flows in chunks and the flesh tears away like wallpaper in this apocalyptic shocker from writer/director/editor Steven C. Miller. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 15 min.
Directed By: Steven C. Miller
Genres: Action & Adventure, Horror

In Theaters: Oct 18, 2006 Wide
On DVD: Mar 4, 2008
Studio: The Weinstein Company

Critic Reviews

Anton Bitel, Eye for Film
ineptly scripted, amateurishly edited, poorly acted, ugly looking and determinedly adolescent in its focus. Worst of all, it is entirely without subtext - and a zombie flick without subtext is like a bottle without the wine.
Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique
It rocks with an incredible energy thanks to hardcore metal music, incredibly over-the-top gore effects, and an awesomely impressive dedication to playing its horror straight.
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
More than enough energy, mayhem and gore to keep the serious horror freaks entertained.
Bill Gibron, PopMatters
"...a greatest hits package of terror takes..."
James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page
Guaranteed to have you projectile vomiting all over your lounge room furniture. . .
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
Ultimately it's hard to pronounce but fun to watch...
Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central
The whole thing feels very thrown together with only a strand of exposition holding the plot in place.

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Coxxie M

So automationism transfunctioner, which im sure is the name of one of the screamo bands on the soundtrack, is about four stupid teenagers forced into defending their stupid canadian school from zombies, i guess. the characters can be explained with one word each: virgin. black.… More
So automationism transfunctioner, which im sure is the name of one of the screamo bands on the soundtrack, is about four stupid teenagers forced into defending their stupid canadian school from zombies, i guess. the characters can be explained with one word each: virgin. black. bass-player. cheerleader. horror fans love this movie cause it has a scene where a girl gets a free abortion from a generous zombie who could see the misery in her eyes so he decided to make the prom queen beauty popular again. my favorite scene in the movie is the murder of the first emo kid who arrives home from school. "mom?" after one "mom" and no answer, he knows something is wrong. he takes off his messenger bag incase he finds that he has to run from something and he starts his three and a half minute walk up the creaky stairs. "mom, you up there?" he starts to become confused because like, why wouldn't mom say shit when he asked her if she was up there? "mommm??" oh no, she has blood dripping from her mouth. "mom, i told you to get a new dentist, he was only supposed to-- what the fuck, mom? holy shit! mom! no mom, its me! stoppp!" and she thrusts her fingernails into his "the dying will survive this vengeful death" t-shirt and all is well with the world because this kid would surely have grown up to be the next Jared Loughner and nobody wants that, so hurrahh! to zombies for thinning out the human herd. hey, they only eat democrats.
Emily A

This movie is awful. Really really bad. In fact, I do believe it is the worst zombie movie I have ever seen. I am so glad now that I didn't see it at the 2006 Zombie Walk. The title and the mercifully short running time are the only good things about this film. It's stiffly… More
This movie is awful. Really really bad. In fact, I do believe it is the worst zombie movie I have ever seen. I am so glad now that I didn't see it at the 2006 Zombie Walk. The title and the mercifully short running time are the only good things about this film. It's stiffly written, poorly acted, badly lit and shot on ugly film stock. The actors have no talent, the plot has no story, none of the characters are likable or even appropriately cast and the dialogue is robotic and unnatural. Even the gore effects, while displaying a certain level of inventiveness, are poorly executed and not for a second believable. Fuck, this movie is so bad, it's not even enjoyable. In fact, the only pleasure I got from watching this movie was envisioning the nasty things I was going to say about it in this review. What a waste. I had such high hopes for this, too.
_kelly .

This was so terrible that I struggled to switch this off, and I admit that I HAD to quit about 35 minutes in.
Steve K

If you're going to make an ultra low budget zombie flick and get noticed, this is probably the best way to do it. Not much originality or even acting talent on display, but plenty of hard edged, practical old school zombie gore. Delightful. Abrupt ending announcing (and… More
If you're going to make an ultra low budget zombie flick and get noticed, this is probably the best way to do it. Not much originality or even acting talent on display, but plenty of hard edged, practical old school zombie gore. Delightful. Abrupt ending announcing (and presuming) a sequel will likely annoy some folks looking for resolution. This film simply stops.
Jacob P

With A Tongue-Twisting\Awesome Title To It and A Super Short Approxamite Time, (75 mins.) It Was Still A Good Bloody\Zombie Horror Film, But Wouldn't Consider It A "Classic" As Some Are Calling It.
Christopher B

When did zombie movies have to be good to be considered good? Long before the days of Resident Evil, when 99% of zombie fans discovered zombies, zombie movies were treated much, much differently. We didn't have self proclaimed experts demanding that there be rules, we… More
When did zombie movies have to be good to be considered good? Long before the days of Resident Evil, when 99% of zombie fans discovered zombies, zombie movies were treated much, much differently. We didn't have self proclaimed experts demanding that there be rules, we didn't have people spouting that there had to be a good story along with the gore, and a low budget was something to be merited rather than a reason to hate it. When the fuck did low budget become uncool? Fucking fanboys are determined to destroy every genre they decide they like. I'll let everyone in on a secret. Before Resident Evil all zombie films were low budget and almost all of them were badly done. And I loved every minute of them. Which brings me to Automaton Transfusion, a fun, over the top gory zombie film that was shot in just 9 days. Considering the amount of camera setups and the fact that it does tell a coherent story, that is something to be admired. Hats off to these kids for making a decent entry into the genre. Sure it looks as if it were shot off a cell phone, the characters are about as one dimensional as a really, really one dimensional thing and the story is something you've seen before, but the gore... oh the sweet, succulent gore. Anyway, I do understand horror fans binging on the genre for a couple years now and becoming sick of formulas, damning a movie completely for not being the most amazing movie they've ever seen. Even genre magazines are giving negative reviews to any movie that isn't mind blowingly amazing. Much like the way you'd get bored of the same food if you ate it every day, these critics should recognize that it's time to move on, they no longer enjoy the wonders of the horror genre. The balls out enthusiasm and the gore drenched scenes in a movie like this should have them smiling rather than smugly saying, "I'm bored! Next!". Well, much like how the 90s killed the horror genre, these petty critics and fanboys will probably have a part in destroying it again. Oh well, I'll still enjoy the heck out of films like this.
John M

From the trailers the quality of the movie looks higher but when you see the whole product it is bad. The only positive thing that in this movie is that it has descent low budget gore but terrible editing, poor acting, mediocre story, stupid situations some plot hole. The movie… More
From the trailers the quality of the movie looks higher but when you see the whole product it is bad. The only positive thing that in this movie is that it has descent low budget gore but terrible editing, poor acting, mediocre story, stupid situations some plot hole. The movie ends with a "To Be Continued" but sorry I wasted 75 minutes in this and won't commit the same mistake.
Leo L

Here's an interesting one for ya! Although it starts out a little sketchy, but in the end it's somewhat fascinating. The overall story plot is intriguing for a 'zombie' genre. Worth seeing!
Juny L

Not so much thought for a good storyline & even some scenarios wasn't so believable but considering is a low-budget film shot in 9 days for $30,000 i believe,it achieve a lot of good things that other films with bigger budget don't accomplish.The film manage to have some… More
Not so much thought for a good storyline & even some scenarios wasn't so believable but considering is a low-budget film shot in 9 days for $30,000 i believe,it achieve a lot of good things that other films with bigger budget don't accomplish.The film manage to have some actors that were convincing with their characters & others just over the top,decent music & some well done gory effects.75 mins wasn't so bad & it gets down with the zombie action right away.I found this zombie film entertaining & compared to so many zombie films i seen,this wasn't so bad.Like most zombie films ,don't expect nothing original. <div style="width:600px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/servlet/embed/photo/link/10989544"><img src="http://www.flixster.com/servlet/embed/photo/10989544.jpg" border="0"/></a><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com">Flixster</a> - Share Movies</div></div>

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