If Shaun of the Dead is known as a Rom Zom Com, Versus, directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, should be classified as a Rom Zom Com Mar SciFi Fant Act... A romantic zombie comedy filled with martial arts, sci fi, fantasy and action up the proverbial wahzoo! In fact I would go so far as to just call it nuts!!!

As a comparison, Versus is best described as a raucous mish mash of Peter Jackson’s Brain Dead, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy and Shinsuke Sato's Princess Blade with a liberal dose of Sony PlayStation style videogame-esque action. In certain parts of the film I felt as though I was watching a cut scene from the Capcom favourite, Devil May Cry.

The acting in this film isn't the best, although in a film that doesn't take itself too seriously this isn't always a negative. Tak Sagaguchi plays the lead as our dark, brooding ex-inmate KSC2-303. Throughout the film he takes it upon himself to shoot, punch, kick, hack and slash the heck out of as many new inductees into the "Forrest of Resurrection's" zombie fraternity. He does this with the help of a trusty six shooter and a mysterious sword with a laser sight... see... nuts!



The soundtrack to Versus is just as hyper active and frantic as the film itself. Thumping electro/metal and industrial beats permeate the action scenes with little disturbance although does little to build suspense.

The movie is crazy and that is exactly why I loved it. It was simple yet confusing, amateur yet polished and ... just NUTS!

If you are an action fan, a horror fan or just keen on a laugh give Versus a watch.

Versus has been released by Madman's live action Asian cinema arm Eastern Eye and is available at the Comic Shop now!