Pontypool

2008

Action / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

21
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 84 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 37934 37.9K

based on novel or book winter radio station disc jockey survival zombie

Director

Bruce McDonald Photo
Bruce McDonald

Top cast

Louis Negin Photo
Louis Negin as Conversationalist
Rick Roberts Photo
Rick Roberts as Ken Loney
Boyd Banks Photo
Boyd Banks as Jay
Steven McChattie Photo
Steven McChattie as Grant Mazzy
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
886.36 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 7
1.78 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 30

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Knoedelkop 7 / 10

This film needs the right audience.

Indeed, Pontypool is one of those movies that will appeal to a certain number of people, but it's just not for everyone. However, it does feature some refreshingly new twists and turns to the classical zombie-infestation-overflows-a-village horror story. These new twists and differences are beautifully explained during the movie, and won't leave you with any questions at the end, something that doesn't happen often enough in this genre. The acting by Stephen McHattie and Lisa Houle is decent enough, especially for a horror movie. Especially the first part of the movie, where the tension is built up, relies for the most part on their acting and they pull it off nicely. The camera-work is good but nothing special, the setting is dark but what can you expect from this genre of film!All in all, I believe Pontypool stands out of the bulk of today's horror movies. It won't make it to be an all time classic of the genre, but it's a nice movie to watch (atleast for once), especially if you like a somewhat mysterious atmosphere and less blood and gore than is usual for a zombie movie. If you, on top of that, try to really comprehend the new twists and turns and the explanation for the zombie infestation and use your imagination, this film will leave you wondering and ensure you'll have had a good time.*First review ever*
Reviewed by jon_pratt12345 7 / 10

An atmospheric horror that engages your imagination.

I avoided Pontypool for a long time mistaking it for a conventional zombie movie but it absolutely is not. Pontypool is a twist on both the zombie concept and the way the story is told which leaves a great deal to the audience's imagination. The lead actor is charismatic and has an incredible voice for radio and the professional chemistry with his producer is really exciting to watch. There is the occasional cliche and needless, clumsy exposition but there is a huge amount of originality which places this well into the upper echelons of psychological horror films. It's also very funny in places.
Reviewed by Samiam3 6 / 10

Works for a while

Read more IMDb reviews

12 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment