Automaton transfusion
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Automaton Transfusion is an indie
horror film
written and directed by Steven C Miller.
Automaton Transfusion was shot on location in Orlando, Florida
on an estimated budget of $30,000. It is intended to be the first of a trilogy of horror movies, and emulates classic examples of the genre. The film was purchased and released by Dimension Extreme
, the straight-to-DVD genre arm of The Weinstein Company. Automaton Transfusion 2 will be released in 2012.
were unable to control their hunger for human flesh.
Thirty years later the army decides to reopen the project. Grover City, because of its remote location, would be the home of their main testing facilities. Without warning, the Grover City experiments go horribly wrong and the reanimated corpses go on a rampage, eating everyone in sight.
With the town overtaken by zombie
s, a group of High School seniors take it upon themselves to fight back and find a cure for the disease.
's "Mr. Disgusting" gave the film a 7 out of 10 rating calling it the "Holy Grail of true independent horror films." Additionally, scifipulse.net's Nicholas Yanes gave the film a positive review and claimed that "If you are a zombie film aficionado, you will want this to be part of your collection." Dread Central's "Uncle Creepy", on the other hand, gave the film a 2.5 out of 5 rating, stating, "I wanted to love this movie. I wanted this to be the next big thing. It just wasn't." Internet critic Phelan Porteous (Phelous) heavily criticized the plot, or lack thereof, the irrational nature of the characters, as well as the confusing editing of the film.
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
written and directed by Steven C Miller.
Automaton Transfusion was shot on location in Orlando, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
on an estimated budget of $30,000. It is intended to be the first of a trilogy of horror movies, and emulates classic examples of the genre. The film was purchased and released by Dimension Extreme
Dimension Extreme
Dimension Extreme is a genre DVD label owned by The Weinstein Company. The majority of the films released are unrated horror films, although comedies and action films have been released occasionally as well.-Films:*13: Game of Death ...
, the straight-to-DVD genre arm of The Weinstein Company. Automaton Transfusion 2 will be released in 2012.
Plot summary
In the early 1970s when everyone in America was worrying about what was going on in Vietnam, the United States Army was secretly developing a way to reanimate the dead. Their intention was to have the dead fight instead of the living, but the experiments were shut down when the reanimated corpsesZombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
were unable to control their hunger for human flesh.
Thirty years later the army decides to reopen the project. Grover City, because of its remote location, would be the home of their main testing facilities. Without warning, the Grover City experiments go horribly wrong and the reanimated corpses go on a rampage, eating everyone in sight.
With the town overtaken by zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
s, a group of High School seniors take it upon themselves to fight back and find a cure for the disease.
Reception
Much hype was built up for this movie before release.Bloody DisgustingBloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting is a website that covers horror movies with reviews, interviews and news. It is currently run by Brad Miska, and Tom Owen. According to one source, the site has 1.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month. It is widely considered to be the "world's most...
's "Mr. Disgusting" gave the film a 7 out of 10 rating calling it the "Holy Grail of true independent horror films." Additionally, scifipulse.net's Nicholas Yanes gave the film a positive review and claimed that "If you are a zombie film aficionado, you will want this to be part of your collection." Dread Central's "Uncle Creepy", on the other hand, gave the film a 2.5 out of 5 rating, stating, "I wanted to love this movie. I wanted this to be the next big thing. It just wasn't." Internet critic Phelan Porteous (Phelous) heavily criticized the plot, or lack thereof, the irrational nature of the characters, as well as the confusing editing of the film.