Chad Reviews

Shaun of the Dead is a British zombie comedy film released in 2004, coincidently the same year as Dawn of the Dead , a horror zombie movie.  The plot of Shaun of the Dead is of course filled with much more hilarity and amusing twists and turns!  This flick features a lot of sound effects to reinforce the sheer force that blunt weapons have on zombie skulls.  As well, the  special effects used in this 16-year-old movie are excellent for that time.   The movie doesn't waste its time showing a 20-minute expose explaining each character in detail, instead every character is explained within 5 minutes; not wasting any time on explaining an elaborate backstory. Despite not having detailed backstories for each character they are all fleshed out and relatable. The story follows a small group of acquaintances in the zombie apocalypse in the UK.  Most of the film is spent gathering the whole crew and driving to the local bar as a potential safe haven from th...

Next on The Chopping Block, Ford v. Ferrari. The film first released November 15th 2019 and grossed 31.5 million dollars on its opening week. This action-packed movie as you expect is a car film, but it's not just any ordinary car film, it is based on a true story and features Matt Damon and Christian Bale as the male leads, Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles respectively.  American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles built a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Fortunately, the two friends successfully built the car to finally defeat Ferrari and dethrone them for the next 3 years. The car that was built for the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the GT40 Mk 1. As the film features a lot of high-risk situations with high-speed vehicles and close-quarters racing, most of this movie was made with CGI to keep everyone involved safe in any situation. Just because CGI was used does not mean the film is automatically bad, in...