All of Us Are Dead (2022)

awesome start, questionable ending.

I am thrilled by this series, it is great.
I wouldn’t say this would be my 100% favorite zombie series, but it’s worth the wait.
Even my parents was fascinated by it.

Story: 9

This no difference from other zombie movies/series, the plot is kinda mess up but the way
they did the story about highschool students trying to survive an zombie outbreak was kinda interesting.
I also thought this was all about zombies, so I didn’t expect this to be a tear-jerker.

Acting/Cast: 7
I am impressed by Yoon Chan Young/Lee Cheong San his acting was magnificent, he deserves
more recognition he’s the reason why I continue watching but I couldn’t believe what they did to him,
his character was also okay there is no reason to hate him.

My least favorite would be Park Ji Hoo/Nam Oh Joo, I kinda hate her character and her acting wasn’t
that good, but it wasn’t that bad for a rookie. She couldn’t match her emotions to her facial expressions
and can’t even cry. Her character was also annoying, no no not annoying but dumb she moves to slow
which every zombie main character do which I had enough of lol.
However, I do not have reason to hate her I am only giving my opinion about the series.

Nam Ra is also one of the best character.

Most of my favorite characters vanished like Han Kyung Soo, Imagine saving your classmate ass
then you’ll get re payed by someone turning you into a zombie, just evil.
I am glad that she got her karma back, cause Na Yeon girl you deserve it.

The headache I got from Gwi Nam, gosh he’s even more annoying mala cardo dalisay.
I couldn’t stand him every episode he would fall then come back alive.
His acting though was really impressive, deserves a recognition.

I also couldn’t stand Eun Ji and Cheol Soo, I just think that there screen time is a waste.
They are both annoying, though pathetic. I wish they could have Eun Ji and Gwi Nam fight
instead cause wouldn’t that be interesting, so atleast Eun Ji can get revenge.

For the support roles, they did great, some of their actings was stiff but still i love them.

Music: 8

All I remember was the songs Dae Soo was singing so for that I would give an 8, he’s voice
was so good, I am too lazy to even search the ost.

This series is great for binge watching, but I have no intention to even rewatch this.
Too much headache for meeee.

Overall: 8.5

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WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS????

I'll start with saying this is not gonna be a review just questioning something that happened but didnt see anyone talk about yet. Now if u didnt watch the show yet DO NOT CONTINUE AS THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!

I kept on waiting and waiting but something just didnt add up.
In ep1 , when the first girl that got infected by the hamster, was brought to the school infirmary, she actually bit Ohn Jo but she never turned or showed any signs . why ? is she immune? could she have been a way to get a vaccine or something?
but thats not as important. i went back to rewatch the scene and she definetly got bitten or at least hurt by that girl. how did they just leave it like that?
first of all thats such wasted potential for the plot line but then again why did they add it in the first play . homegirl got bitten and NOTHING happens to her like what?
did anyone else notice that or am i starting to see things????

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A fun ride with some inconsistencies

Is how I would describe the experience that is All Of Us Are Dead. After feeling let down by Netflix's last few darker K-dramas, my expectations for this were rather low, but looking back on it, I am actually surprisingly pleased with this series.

All Of Us Are Dead is an eye-catching show in many ways. For starters, it definitely didn’t hold back when it came to gore and edge. Which I greatly appreciate actually. I wasn’t familiar with the source material but when I originally read the summary, I was under the impression that a highschool setting meant, that the target audience of All Of Us Are Dead was supposed to be teenagers and that the violence would be accordingly mild. Let me tell you, it is everything but. I can’t remember the last time I saw this many heads rolling and guts spilling out. Truly a sight to behold.
Aside from that, I think this series has pretty solid cinematography. The shot composition was visually stimulating most of the time. I think the simplistic single-camera really shined here. The action- and fight scenes were choreographed surprisingly well. Honestly, the show looks its best when all hell breaks loose. Suspension was high. I was on the edge of my seat throughout numerous scenes.
I really enjoyed the performance of our female protagonist Ohn-jo. She was my favorite character by far but I feel like I am in the minority here, as I have read countless complaints about her being annoying. I actually can’t relate to that sentiment at all, I found it very easy to root for the female lead. I haven’t watched any of the actress's previous work but considering that she is rather young and seemingly inexperienced, I thought she did a pretty convincing job.
I also appreciated the rare moments of comedy (well, most of them, not sure what to make of the two cops, to be honest). They didn’t feel out of place to me, instead, they were much needed to take off some edge from this dark dark drama.
In the series’ more humane moments, feel like I got to connect with most of the cast and got an idea of their dynamic with each other. In a very weird way, I was reminded of The Breakfast Club, the way our group of widely different angsty teens was forced to work and bond together. Just, you know, with more people dying. A lot more. While you have characters getting killed off left and right, most deaths felt impactful, which is difficult to pull off when your body count is this high. This for me signifies that All Of Us Dead did a solid job with setting up its characters and making me care for them, even if their screen time was comparably short.

But this show sadly also has its dull moments. I am not going to list every single plothole, for the sake of avoiding spoilers and also because this isn’t Cinema Sins. Also, unpopular opinion, I don’t care that much about stuff like that. This is a zombie series; my disbelief is already suspended. The only real crime you can commit as a story about the flesh-eating undead, is bore me, which this show definitely did not. Still, you have to accept some level of idiocrasy going into this. If logic is terribly important to you, I imagine that you will be frustrated a lot here. Everyone behaves rather irrationally but I mean, they’re teenagers. That’s what they do. Still, I can understand where the outcry is coming from, multiple moments don’t make a whole lot of sense if you really think about them for longer than a second.
I appreciated All Of Us Are Dead's attempt at social commentary but I don’t know if it was always warranted here. I don’t think zombie films have to be dumb, if you have something important to say, by all means, go ahead. But I think this show tried to say so much, that it ended up conveying very little. Maybe pick a message and stick to that one to avoid feeling like an After School Special. At its best, All Of Us Are Dead’s societal critique felt a bit preachy and on the nose. At its worst, it felt entirely out of place and took me out of the story.
The pacing started off great. The plot was developing fast and I was fully immersed in the experience. And then somewhere along the way All Of Us Are Dead got kind of lost with segments that took up way too much time. The last few episodes felt a bit draggy as a result. I don’t mind the typically ambiguous Netflix ending but since we started off so strong and plot-dense it seems like we got a lot of set-up with comparably little pay-off.
I struggle a bit when it comes to evaluating acting- I can vaguely tell what makes a story good or bad. Or what makes cinematography less or more interesting. I don’t possess the same talent when it comes to performances, it’s even more difficult for me when it’s in a foreign language. But for once I can point at one specific performance and go “Wow that was not exactly great”. That critique goes to the actress of Nam-ra. I am so used to Korean actors doing too much, honestly, overacting is part of the charm when it comes to Asian dramas. Well for the first time ever I witnessed a K-drama actress doing too little, it was honestly kind of puzzling to me. I understand that being stoic is part of the character but Nam-ra’s actress just gave me nothing, absolutely nothing at all. Maybe it’s because most of the time she did not have anything interesting to do, besides saying pseudo-poignant things at the entirely wrong time. Her chemistry with her love interest (who is also a rather bland character) was also close to non-existent, by the end, I honestly shipped her more with our female protagonist.
Speaking of romance, it also belongs to the show’s weaker qualities. I didn’t mind Cheong-sans and Ohn-jo’s developing relationship that much, but maybe this is due to my weakness for the Friends-to-lovers-trope. The love triangle???square??? though, felt entirely unnecessary and took up way too much time. It’s incredible that everyone had time for this petty drama while they had all these zombies to deal with.

I sometimes curse the day Train To Busan premiered. It seems like the existence of the movie alone has made it impossible for people to critique any piece of Korean media with zombies in it, without somehow comparing it to Sang-Ho Yeon's masterpiece. Even in universe, the title has to be somehow referenced, apparently, it’s just unavoidable.
Listen, is this the next Train To Busan? No, absolutely not. But I don’t think it has or tried to be. I think there is an important dissonance between entertaining and objectively great. At its best, All Of Us Are Dead was both but even at its worst I was still having fun, and at the end of the day, isn’t that what really counts?

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It tried to be something it couldnt

This show tried to be train to busan so badly like it desperately wants to be compared to it. The inspirations are clear as day.

Comedy, why?: i think there are kinds of shows that doesn't need comedy, this is one of them. Comedy could work in zombie shows/movies, but a quirky drama type of humour is just not the tone that this show needs.

Stupid side-plots: Why did we get an entire side plot for every episode of some live streamer trying to survive, it was neither compelling nor interesting.

The show also tries a military sub plot, that makes sense on the surface, but is a waste of time

Deaths: most deaths in this show are sacrifices that help the friend group progress but when EVERY death is a sacrifice the meaning of those deaths becomes pointless and meaningless, it also shows how the writers are incompetent at creating a meaningful death.

Villain(s): Lee Nayeon is unrealistically evil, it was completely unnecessary for her to kill Gyeonsu, and then she was sad about having no friends, her character should've been a way to show how selfishness and greed affect human relationships.

Gwi-nam has no other depth than other being evil as hell

GOOD: the cafeteria scene (well-made action sequence)

It's unfortunate, i really wanted for this show to be a good zombie movie as Koreans has made their mark for creating well-crafted zombie shows and movies with Kingdom and Train to Busan, but this will never, ever should ever be considered even a being a decent show nor should it get second season.

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DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM ⁉️

Summary: Happiness > All of us are dead

I wished they got better main leads, i liked the supporting characters better (Especially the 2nd group of survivors , hari, mijin and the 2 guys) better than the boring main cast. The story was nice but nothing to rave about.
Some characters are just plain stupid like the mom of one of the main guys.
What i hated is that they just bombed the whole city instead of finding a cure.
The story as a whole is just very unclear on how the actual virus started and series just ended like huh? I wouldn’t say it’s a cliffhanger cause it’s not wanting me to see more episodes or another season.

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If you're a zombie series fan, just watch

I might be a little biased since I'm a huge fan of The Walking Dead, but I really enjoyed All of Us Are Dead. One of the things I loved was how they drew inspiration from the aggressive, fast-moving zombies seen in World War Z. The zombies in this series are intense and terrifying, much more than the slow, lumbering ones we're used to. It's been a while since I watched it, but the show definitely has a Resident Evil vibe, with the virus being man-made. The whole concept of a virus created by humans, leading to a zombie outbreak, adds a chilling layer to the story. It's a mix of intense action, emotional moments, and the classic survival horror that fans of the genre will appreciate.

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My Favorite Zombie Show

As a fan of zombie content in cinema, I had to check this one out a few months ago when my finals finally ended. I went in with HIGH expectations, just because we all know South Korea can do horror content in general extremely well and bring something new to the zombie genre that Hollywood doesn't seem to be able to anymore. I enjoyed this take a lot and as much as it took some getting used to the brutality of the transition from human to zombie for me personally, once I did it became the best possible ride. I would say that the romance sub-plot feels shoved in for no reason and completely useless. I wish it wasn't there to begin with. The ending also let me down to be honest and I hope they build up on it in season 2. It's more than needed. I do recommend you check this one out for sure, because if nothing else, the horror is so damn good!! It also made me cry a few times, which isn't that common for me.

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everyone in review act like they are writer

I read a lot of reviews before watching this series. and i just find bad reviews, anyhow those bad reviews lead me watch this series.
those reviewers act like they can write a better storyline than this, hell yah! I wanna see how they gonna manage this..
• storyhole ?? so you guys worrying about storyhole, well I didn't saw any. expect they didn't get bother to find food..
• after all writer put a lot of plot to make it spicy but our watchers wanted it to be shown as man vs wild show..
• there wasn't any unnecessary character, if you watch it clearly. we are human and a lot of YouTuber always go to sensitive place to cover up things (you know those crazy guys) and there was one like that.
expect that mother student who tied herself with gift ribbon 😂
• the main four characters were golden point of this series. that's true.
• When one of them turned into a zombie and attacked to their fellow members, ah, that point was saddest yet best. well delivered.

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Watch for the intense scenes not the emotional ones

This show had such amazing potential. The markup was awesome, the acting was amazing, and it really made you feel stressed. This is proabably one of the most stressful shows I’ve ever watched. That’s a good thing, better than being bored. I usually am super generous with scores but man did they drag on the emotional scenes. half the time me and my mom were screaming at the tv for the intense emotial scenes to just end. On top of that they had some weird cuts in there. one second you in this super intense scene that’s got you hooked and then it switched to something else without notice. These cuts just really ruined the vibe. also what was that ending, the main character should’ve turned into a half zombie like the other ones, that would’ve been cooler than him dying like that. love the main villain though it was almost funny how determined he was, super entertaining. so this is a good watch- because of my mom I was forced to watch the dub but it was so intense I don’t think I’d even be able to handle the “raw” emotions. amazing.

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Finalmente o ano começou! A escolha para esse drama não poderia ter sido a melhor, afinal, eu estava precisando de um drama que abalasse as minhas estruturas.

Chung San e On Jo são amigos desde sempre e ainda moram no mesmo prédio, vão para a escola juntos e compartilham a felicidade de estarem vivendo os melhores dias da juventude. Mas o que eles não sabem, é que na mesma escola o bullying está correndo solto e os valentões são empoderados da pior forma possível.

E é essa trágica verdade que faz um pai e professor ficar revoltado com a passividade do filho, usando seu conhecimento sobre microbiologia para criar uma transformação. Um acidente causa outro até que há uma infecção através de um vírus letal tomando conta da escola. Todos precisam se ajudar e fugir, pois não há muito o que fazer para parar a contaminação que apenas se espalha pela cidade de Hyong.

Daí começamos a observar não apenas a luta pela sobrevivência, mas também o pior do ser humano. Cada personagem começa a mostrar a verdadeira face e o que os guia como pessoa. Aflora o lado vingativo, aquela parte bem escondida em cada um que é egoísta por mais que a pessoa seja boa,

Eu adorei o motivo que faz o motivo que faz os zumbis aparecerem. A revolta de um pai que faz tudo por um filho que não tem um célula em si voltada para a violência. A transformação que beira à loucura é um plot fantástico.

"All of your are dead" não é uma trama comum para a cinematografia de dramas coreanos, temos "Kingdom" e "Hapiness" para mostrar que a Coreia cada dia fica melhor em trazer ótimas releituras de enredos que podem ser julgados como batidos.

É bem sangrento, a sonoplastia é uma das melhores que já vi, além de uma coreografia para as transformações zumbirescas que deixa o telespectador de queixo caído com a atuações dos atores que estavam além de coadjuvantes, aqueles que contribuíram para que o drama fosse maravilhoso na sua totalidade.

O roteirista passou do limite entre o bem o mal. A maldade não há um limite quando a sobrevivência está em jogo. É um drama visceral que na mesma medida que dá vontade de torcer por alguns, mas também são intensas as partes em que a índole de cada um é testada.

Se eu pudesse definir "All of us are dead" com uma palavra seria sensorial. Foi o que senti enquanto era conduzida por 12 episódios que não poderia ser menores em sua duração do que os 60 minutos, pois faltaria alguma coisa.

O final é espetacular. Foi a primeira vez que a possibilidade de uma segunda temporada me deixou animada, pois a releitura que a parceria entre o diretor Lee Jae Gyoo e o roteirista Chun Sung Il seria bombástica. Eu amei como o elenco é jovem e extremamente talentoso. Quero muito vê-los reunidos novamente para dar vida e me fazer torcer por uma cohabitação interessante entre zumbis e humanos.

Deixo um adendo de que não é um drama que nos deixa sentado de modo impassível. É para sentir raiva, compaixão, empatia, mas principalmente muita revolta. Não há limites dessa super produção que abalou as minhas estruturas.

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very basic zombie series but great actors

Just by watching the trailer by itself I already assumed that it will be your typical zombie invasion drama where friends go through several obstacles and friendship tests,,, kinda nailed that assumption :) Besides being a pretty basic zombie theme series, the acting itself is quite impressive. Despite the kind-of cliche and fairly predictable plotline, the actors were super well casted.
Suhyeok and Namra definitely carried this series, both were level-headed characters that had good morals and were never rash with their actions--exactly what you need in zombie movies! finally !!!! the others---were pretty frustrating at times lol
Since they shot this in a school setting, I could feel the small slice-of-life/highschool romance moments, which were pretty refreshing. It was a good reminder that the setting/mcs were in highschool and despite being in a middle of chaos, by portraying their youthful feelings, it was somewhat realistic ..
Although the series didn't blow my mind completely nor did it leave a big impression, I am curious to see what the production will. bring to the second season if they ever release one.
The casting was really good, once again, and if you're into action/thriller especially zombie gore, this is the right series for you to binge.

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