Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave - Comments & Tips

Corny and incredibly dumb, Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave is a monotonous horror-comedy that overdoes the comedy. A pseudo-sequel to Necropolis, the story follows a group of college kids who discover a barrel of Trioxin and (mistaking it for ecstasy) turn it into a street drug that causes zombieism. The series continuity issues are glaring and the switch to a comedic tone doesn’t really work. Delivering neither scares nor laughs, Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave is a pointless entry into the franchise.

Since "Rave to the Grave" was filmed back-to-back with its already disastrous predecessor, "Necropolis," it's certainly no surprise that this film is also pretty crappy. The script is at least as weak, with the added negative that the surviving characters from the previous film seem to have forgotten everything that has happened so far and seem to have never heard of a zombie outbreak. No one can earn any points for likability here, and the acting is once again subpar, with the numerous Romanian actors, who barely speak English, certainly playing their part. Ultimately, I would recommend stopping at the third installment of the "Return of the Living Dead" film series.

Corny and incredibly dumb, _Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave_ is a monotonous horror-comedy that overdoes the comedy. A pseudo-sequel to Necropolis, the story follows a group of college kids who discover a barrel of Trioxin and (mistaking it for ecstasy) turn it into a street drug that causes zombieism. The series continuity issues are glaring and the switch to a comedic tone doesn’t really work. Delivering neither scares nor laughs, _Return of the Living Dead: Rave_ to the Grave is a pointless entry into the franchise.

Schlocky and dumb, but watchable. I liked the first 3 "Return" entries. I believe 4 is the ROTLD:Necropolis, which was by far my least favorite. Not sure if it was poor directing/editing or budget (or a combination), but the usually inventive gore seemed a little subdued and repetitive. It is something you can have on in the background and be fine to watch...but this would not be something that goes up on the favorites list and I doubt would get a secondary viewing either.

This one is far better than part 3 so worth a watch but don’t expect it to be as good as the first two.