Dean Sipling, Ellen Softley, Gile Aspen

There's nothing a journalist likes more than partying with the undead. In this grisly zombie flick -- produced by the popular horror magazine &NFi;Fangoria&NFi_; -- Gile Aspen plays a writer who's bee...( read more  read more... )n attacked by a creepy woman who's recently joined the ranks of the undead. As his body deteriorates and his thoughts turn obsessive and bloodthirsty, the reporter realizes he's becoming part of the zombie army. Ellen Softley and Dean Sipling also star.

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Unrated, 85 min.

Directed by: Andrew Parkinson

Release Date: January 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: March 27, 2001

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  • January 21, 2008
    Right on
  • April 17, 2007
    This film was mind-boggling but nonetheless interesting in set of watching a man's transformation. Very cool!
  • December 15, 2009
    I, Zombie makes an early stab at a theme that would be quite popular in the most recent slate of zombie films. It's most clear descendants are movies like American Zombie, Zombie Honeymoon, and Zombies Anonymous. All three films follow I, Zombie's lead in thinking about what it...( read more) would be like to be a conscious zombie. In some ways, this film explores that issue more intimately than do the later films.

    The film follows Brian, a graduate student who gets bitten by a zombie and finds himself turned into one. He has an uncontrollable hunger for people and is slowly rotting as he hides away from the world. It's a grim tale of desperation and sorrow, with lots of lingering shots focused on Brian's painful life hiding in his flat. A few other thoughts:

    * While the film contemplates the question of what it would be like to become a zombie quite well, it veers quite far from the recipe necessary for an enjoyable zombie film. There's not much tension as Brian never seems in any sort of danger. A persistant detective (ala Zombie Honeymoon) would have made the story a bit more exciting.
    * The gloomy desperation and haunted narrative reminds me a lot of An American Werewolf in London, which also considers the spiritual tragedy of becoming a monster.
    * This movie has one of the more horrifying consequences of rotting I've seen in a zombie film, made much worse by the emotional depth of the scene in which it occurs.
    * There's not a whole lot of action or excitement in the film. Instead, its matter-of-fact cinematography and shallow narrative arc short circuit most of the horror-pleasure that one finds in these films. In so doing, I could see it being pretty unsatisfying for people looking for more conventional fare. That said, I think it makes a fine companion to those other films I mentioned above.
    * The makeup effects and dream sequences are impressive and solid.

    Overall, it's worth seeing, but more recent films do the same work in a more entertaining way.
  • October 16, 2009
    While a good idea in concept, this movie just about fails on every level. You'd think a simple story about the transformation into zombiehood would yield better results. This, for some reason, is more of an art film with way too many scenes of the zombie staring off into the dist...( read more)ance while piano music played. Oh well, at least I got the chance to see that zombie's do masturbate..
  • August 1, 2009
    Interesting contemporary zombie story, rather brutally graphic, but it is an unusual twist on the often told subject. Very good score, nicely acted and directed. Good pace.
  • October 10, 2007
    This is fucking genius. An in-depth look at one man's transformation into a zombie. One of the more real zombie flicks I've seen, very personal. Also it must be said, I loved the masturbation scene.
  • October 3, 2007
    Not the best in the zombie genre but... well it does have a zombie on it... although it is kind of boring... Who would have thing it? A boring zombie...
  • July 22, 2007
    Looks kind of crappy and very cheap. I'd probably watch it thought.
  • July 17, 2007
    Cheaply done. Not scary at all.
  • June 11, 2007
    Excellent. Very frightening, and I really did feel sorry for the guy.

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