All of Us Are Dead (2022)

ZOMBIE thriller and forget the rest

Trust me on this one. The Netflix drama is thrill watching. Forget about the cast and jump into it. From the beginning to the end the drama holds you to your couch. The production is just too good. With nice VFX and zombie action to sound effects just take this one to another level. I don't know much about other Zombie K dramas but this has become my new favorite. Train to Busan was my last zombie movie.

DON'T compare this drama to any other piece of work. Just go with the flow, the story takes place in a high school and the rest you will get to it. The supporting characters maintain their pace and run the plot smoothly. Believe me, the zombie attacks were well executed and opened a new window for more such scenes. Whatever be your expectations please watch it one go. It will give you excitement for more without thinking much.

The plot was concise and completed in season 1 itself. As a typical Netflix show, there is a slim chance for season 2.
For the zombie drama lovers, I know you will not be disappointed and will quench your thirst from this.

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Reskinned Sweet Home?

I'll keep this review short.
If apocalyptic movies and dramas are of your taste, you've probably watched many of the popular ones out there, including Sweet Home (which is also getting a S2 very soon). While watching All of Us are Dead, many of the scenes had me thinking back at Sweet Home's plot. The plot is so overused and repetitive ;-; I would just recommend that you go watch Sweet Home if you haven't yet/if you're looking for a good apocalypse drama, cus this isn't it. The casts carried this drama imo, esp the male lead.

TLDR
If you're looking for a good drama, go watch Sweet Home instead. They invested way more into that drama and the CGI is insane. Not up to par to this drama.

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Fun watch that’s Bloody and Action Packed throughout, even if the concept is not groundbreaking

I really enjoyed the show. I’m usually very critical with shows like this because this is really one of my favourite genres and even the western shows that I watch usually fall in this space. All 12 episodes were action packed and fun with good characters and that’s what matters to me. It’s not a totally new storyline or concept for sure, may NOT be everyone’s type if they’re not looking for some bloody, gory and great action scenes but I’m very satisfied with what we got.

Performances were weak by good amount of the cast, but the characters were likeable and took realistic decisions at times. Not every ‘evil’ character is given an unnecessary redeemable story as well, which I do like while some who faced tough situations broke down understandably. Through some of the characters could have been provided a better background. There was overall a good depiction of humanity as well.

You do have to drop logic when you watch shows like this but if you don’t have to face unnecessary romantic moments (they were definitely there but again, these are High School students so some of the behavior makes sense *shrugs*) or don’t continue watching just because there are some pretty people you want to look at throughout. Not to mention they didn't overuse a concept you'll get to see at the middle of the series which other dramas definitely would.

The drama also takes bold decisions to keep us engaged, though, some deaths felt unworthy. There is no unnecessary music or soundtrack throughout, the background music is fun and doesn’t overlap any of the scenes either, which I really liked. The scale of the show was clearly big, considering they made good use of the sets and the streets and it didn’t feel monotonous or boring in terms of the setting. They brought back so many actors to perform as zombies even in the last few episodes, meaning the whole team was really dedicated to it, not something we’ll see usually.

Overall, solid 9/10. If you wonder why the overall rating is good while I haven’t rated other aspect on MDL that well, it’s because the CGI, Sets, Action/Choreography were very good especially when you consider it’s a K-drama, so the overall rating does shoot up.

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Waste of time

In the beginning, I thought that the first episode was okay, but I was waiting for the characters to develop and the plot to become more interesting. However, it did not work for me that way.
The characters are bland, the acting is very stiff and did not make me feel any emotion other than annoyance. (especially Nayeon who was extremely irritating from the beginning) The main character even if she is showing some 'range' of emotions, I could not feel the emotions with her.
I did not find one character that could be likeable in this show, other than Chung San's mother. All of the characters in this series are extremely stupid... like: "we have a good place to hide - let's go somewhere else now!". The ones who survived managed to do this only by luck and (unnecessary) sacrifice of others.
This show was (in my opinion) exhausting to watch.

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Zombie genre overdone: Long and Boring

After watching trailer, I thought it was going to be an entertaining and different as it involves school but it had the same troops like other zombie movies.
Good points:
1. The production value is great. The scene where the students burst out of the windows while the girl was trying to commit suicide was highlight shot . Even during bomb blast thing, the zombies gathering was amazing.
2. The acting of all the actors were quite on point specially antagonist did a great job.

Bad points:
1. Why was it 12 episodes? It just dragged the whole show with unnecessary things added. The editing is to be blamed.
2. How can students turn into superman while fighting and even old firefighter father can do that kind flips? Moreover, the small baby survived without milk for that many days. Even the students had that much of energy without eating or drinking for days. That's so unrealistic.
3. There are countless number of stupid decisions that restricted from building up any emotion towards any of the character.
4. The emotion of friendship between teenagers looked so force from the beginning like On-Jo didn't even called out or searched for her best friend at the very beginning of zombie attack at cafeteria even after they got out of the vulnerable situation but she suddenly feels bad for her at the time when she was converting into zombie. Don't get that thing??
5. The sound track other than the theme song, is so bad. How can you play comic sound track in those intense scenes? And want us to feel the pain of the characters while being chased by zombies.

Disappointing!!

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Dam .... I Cant believe I watched this

Okay to say the show was extremely different is saying the least, after squid game I really didn't think I could do a another freaky show, but I was proven wrong.

So this drama I am at a lost for words, because even though It was good in the sense the acting and cinematography was really excellent, and the visual effects were out of this world, I did find that by the time I reached ep 7 I started to get a little bored, mainly because it just felt that the drama was going nowhere, we got to see how the zombies were created and the reason behind them being created, but the whole running away and hiding the fighting between the remaining survivors started to over lap each other. he first episode was compelling and was such a gorefest, I thought it is exactly how I want my horror show. The very first attack by the school nurse was heart stopping and showed a lot of promise.

The story is simple enough but could have been a goldmine of ideas and exciting scenarios. Instead, they dropped stupid and repetitive scenarios one after another. Some of the plots and characters were what seemed to be wasted time space, like the assembly woman what was her reason for being there and the people around her, the vlog guy, he didn't seem to vlog much and was caught on the roof, the police guy that rescued the baby and the child but only to see them get caught and separated. Then out of no where you got a mutation of the some of the characters that just seemed to endless.

This felt like the drama could have been in done 6 episodes instead of the full 12, cuz in the end the military bombed the town up, for me also, I could not get my head around why the commander shot himself after dropping the bomb, there was literally no other way to stop the zombies from entering the main towns, and causing a major chaos, there was no cure or vaccine so why did he feel like he need to end his life?

Overall: The ending has left us all questioning is there a season 2 coming? If zombies and gruesome is your thing then yes watch it, for me this is not something I will watch again, but i did find enjoyable on a 50/50 scale.

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Had a Promising Start

This series started in such an exciting, groundbreaking way. If you ever ask me about my favorite episodes in a drama ever, the first few episodes of this show would probably be a runner up. At the start, the concepts were promising, the characters were interesting, and the cinematography was amazing. The cafeteria scene was freaking epic. Now, THIS is a freaking zombie show! I thought to myself. I can't wait to see more thrilling scenes with zombies and action and tension! Well sadly. The show was exciting until it wasn't.

Characters: 3/5
As the series went on I could not bring myself to root for anyone, especially the main leads. They were just very stale. Even Su-hyeok, who I found very charming at the start, eventually became boring to watch too. I think Gwi-nam was the most memorable character. He may not have been one of the, 'good guys' but he was DEFINITELY interesting to watch. All these characters, who we know nothing about like their motivations or fears , a guy with seemingly no desire other than to kill WAS fun to watch. Dae-soo, the archery girl, and the delinquent were likeable, but also lack depth like the others. The detective showed some promise, but he eventually fades into the background. Characters are also introduced despite changing nothing about the story. Like why was the vlogger even there...

Story: 1/5
Now, my main complaint, the story. It was puzzling, that in a show centered around HIGHSCHOOLERS in a ZOMBIE virus the emotional intensity that was portrayed cannot be felt at all. Even if the characters cried, argued, or fought, I felt so detached as a viewer that I just didn't care. Deaths were also very anticlimactic and had no impact. Some were even stupid. Clearly the dad did NOT need to fire a second light for the zombies to go away!! They set up this whole epic rescue mission of the dad just for him to die by locking himself in a court with zombies. Like why!! Anyways, the big chunk of teenage melodrama should also be discussed. I'm not the type to hate those types of stories, but if you don't care about the people involved, it becomes tasking to watch. Arguably the most boring part of the show.

Like alot of things, it's not all bad. I did still enjoy some parts of the story. Nam-ra's arc was nice and I liked how she developed. The scene of their campfire at the rooftop with Dae-soo singing was heartwarming. There were fun parts but the excitement eventually dies down a lot, and any tension that might have been previously felt in the story was eventually gone and depleting in the last few episodes. I have no energy to talk about the ending.

Acting: 5/5
I don't have much to say about the acting. Everyone did great! I'm not familiar with the main cast, but I think that the actors did really well with the script they were given. The zombie extras did great in being zombies. Notably, I liked Yoo In Soo's performance. I'm looking out for his future roles soon!

Cinematography: 5/5
Again, nothing much to say. As I expected from Netflix, this show definitely looks amazing. I like how the camera angles were shot, especially in the cafeteria scene (yes, i really like that scene) and also the library scene. Generally I just think the cinematography is great. Sidenote, I love how they shot this in a 16:9 ratio too. It fits the theme well.

So, the cinematography is great, the cast did amazingly, but the biggest downside is the writing was not well done at all. Anyways, I don't despise this show, and deep inside I really wish it still succeeds. The actors and the crew clearly put a lot of hardwork into this series, and I'd hate for it to go to waste.

Overall, "All of Us Are Dead" is a show that could have been something much, much bigger. I feel more sad than disappointed, because this COULD have been a great show. I'm left pondering with a lot of what-ifs. What if this happened, what if they did this instead of that and a lot of other useless thoughts. I really wish this was a show I could have enjoyed.

Rewatch value is also probably a 2/5, because I'd definitely still watch the first 3 episodes again (only).

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Enjoyable but a lot of things are questionable

Overall it’s worth watching if you enjoy grotesque zombie scenes but there are questionable scenes from time to time. You just have to shut your brain while watching it.

You can feel how desperate these high school kids to survive. I laugh, cried, got annoyed and felt everything.

Bullying was the first problem in this series that was not properly addressed.

This experience with zombies form friendship and bond between the leads. Although not a good experience but it made the experience special.

Definitely worth a watch if you are not fussy about details.

You'll get annoyed by sooo many characters but you’ll be surprised how some kids can smartly think of ways to survive.

I can rewatch it but might have to skip some scenes.

Overall 7.5/10 for me.

Give it a try, I'm sure you’ll be curious on what will happen next and will keep on playing the next episodes until your done!

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Zombiecalypse nightmare

All of Us Are Dead is South Korea's latest entry into its esscalating body of undead mayhem (Train to Busan, #Alive, Happiness).

All of Us Are Dead pulls no punches and unleashes a savage and seemingly never-ending assault of fast-running zombies on an unfortunate squad of students who've managed to survive the first wave of a zombiecalypse. With 12 episodes running 1 hr long each, it gets a bit exhausting at times due to continuous gore and violence, yet it sticks to the basics and delivers a positive outcome, although there's nothing new.

All of Us Are Dead's zombie action is never not impressive. Whether it's giant chaotic crowd shots, massive ensemble brawls, or tricky "oners," this is massively kinetic storytelling that will drain you as emotionally as it drains our heroes physically. Likewise, there are dozens of instances involving astounding body acting.

All of Us Are Dead may not offer up anything exactly new in the realm of zombie carnage other than its somewhat cruel and unrelenting nature, but sometimes that's enough to pull off some damn effective survival horror.

My Rating : 7.5/10

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I don't really like zombie dramas

I'm aware that zombie dramas will have their fanbase, so let me preface this by saying that I am not part of it.... Anyway, I thought this drama was entertaining enough, but not particularly interesting. Like it is interesting enough to entertain?

About the plot:
? Interesting at the start, I think the main point of this drama is just the action and gore so I'm not sure how I should rate this. I have to say the drama was very interesting in the beginning but lost traction slowly. Many many plot armours, like how do the main characters survive from the most ridiculous things? There's not much plot honestly, there's barely any progression throughout the series. It's just filled with action, gore and thrill. Oh yes, and the occasional (irrelevant) romance? I mean it's a school drama after all, so maybe it was added to lighten the mood a little. I do love the childhood friends stuff going on but ... Onjo randomly bringing in romance and boys like... THERE ARE ZOMBIES EVERYWHERE AND YOU JUST WANT TO TALK/THINK ABOUT YOUR STUPID ROMANCE?? There's a time and place for everything and the majority of the romantic scenes are useless af. Overall, I think this drama wasn't even meant to have much of a plot? (or at least I hope so, if not it's pretty much a bigass failure of a plot) If you just compile the parts of the drama with a plot, this wouldn't be a 12-episode series, it would be halved or something.

About the acting/cast:
The main casts are obviously school-aged kids but the others.. there are "kids" who are obviously adults like, no questions asked (even among the main casts' friend group). They look way too old to look the part o.o I'm sorry but On-jo is so freaking expressionless, I cannot fathom how she even got the part? There are side characters who are much better at acting.

About the music/OST:
Appropriate for the scenes.

Rewatch value:
As mentioned, I don't usually watch zombie stuff. I'm watching it to just... find out more about the drama.

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Could have been better

This drama had so much potential, but it fell flat in a lot of ways. To start, almost all the female characters were unlikable, incredibly boring, and useless 99% of the time, which is really frustrating to watch. I'm especially dissapointed with Eunji's character arc. Having her take revenge on the bullies and going up against an immune Gwi Nam would have been epic. What a wasted oppertunity and a wasted character. It would bave been nice to see some character arcs play out a little differently. This story also has some pretty big plot holes, we never really find out what makes some people immune to the virus for instance, or what happened to Cheong-San's dad, or what the antidote was that delayed Byeong Chan's son's transformation. Overall, this drama had some good ideas but wasted too many opportunities and left way too many questions unanswered but if you're in the mood for mindless action, gore and zombies vs students then this is the drama for you.

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