All of Us Are Dead (2022)

Come Back To It

So I first started this show the minute that it aired on Netflix and I only got to half the second episode before I quit. I was bored and wasn't really feeling up for another zombie show when at the time, it seemed like it was all that was on TV. So I dumped it and moved on.

But! Less than a year later, I browsing Lomon's page and trying to find out what else I'd seen him in, since I was watching Revenge of Others and guess what! He played the main role in All of Us Are Dead (and some other shows that I'd watched). But since I hadn't actually watched All of Us Are Dead, I decided to give it another try for him. And I am so so glad I did.

Now I'm not saying this because I'm currently stanning Lomon. ( I am stanning him but that's a whole different point.) I think this was genuinely an amazing show.

Acting -
These kids are doing amazing. I am genuinely so impressed by their portrayal of their characters and how genuinely they come across. They gave amazing performances with perfect chemistry. They felt like friends, they had their jokes and their drama and pettiness. They portrayed being teenagers perfectly.

The rest of the cast also did a phenomenal job. The detective was a massive DILF and I loved every one of his scenes. His heartbreak at the state of the world, and his hope that he can keep the kids safe. The general played cool and rational and coldhearted while subtly being able to convey that every decision he is making is taking a toll on him and he doesn't want to be making them. The soldiers who follow orders no matter what even if they don't want to and you are screaming with frustration at them for not disobeying and yet you know that no matter what they will follow orders to the letter because that is how they are conditioned. The parents who would run into danger for their kids, and the kids who are dealing with so much trauma that they don't know how to react to all of it so some of it hits them like a tidal wave and they are frozen, depressed, suicidal or they some they just compartmentalize until they can deal with it later.

Plot -
Believable. It has been three years since Covid started and I can still remember how chaotic that time was. Now take a zombie virus that is quick and deadly and put in human stupidity and drama and all the rest and you've got reality. I think the most unbelievable part is that the military actually does a pretty adequate job in containing the disease for how deadly it is. (Although I did think a lot about how birds would naturally become zombies by eating the decaying bodies and therefore it would be impossible to actually contain the zombie virus, but I guess i have to suspend my disbelief in some things because at the end of the day, this is a zombie show).

Even the love triangle/square was believable. Because in that scenario, you aren't just going to forget that you like someone, even if you are in a super chaotic environment. It's cute and it adds moments of softness to a very action packed drama.

I definitely recommend the show.
Go into it with an open mind and you will be pleasantly surprised.

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Ahhhh....Zombies! All of us are dead: Review

Ah. Zombies.

All Of Us Are Dead.

I mean….of course we are. Let’s face it, we all have a zombie apocalypse survival plan. Don’t we? Because if you don’t, you probably don’t have enough imagination to enjoy this show, much less survive an actual apocalypse. But even with a plan, would you make it?

Me? Nah. I had to stop and check my blood pressure too many times, just while watching. LOL. The action is almost non-stop through most episodes. The amount of adrenaline coursing through my veins as I watched could have powered a small city for a hot minute. It was hard to simply sit through these episodes quietly. You’re either cheering someone on or wanting to throw someone off the roof. I can’t imagine what it was like to film this because there was something going on constantly. The special effects were fabulous, the acting was on point, and….someone commented about plot holes. Are you stupid?? What plot holes?? If you listen to the dialogue (or in my case, read the subs) they explained everything at one point or another. Even the science of the virus itself is explained, and the parts that weren’t explained were stated as unknown or unknowable within the script itself. Maybe there are some plot holes that I missed, but I can’t think of any. I actually do have a couple of questions, but I hope for those to be answered in Season 2.

The plot of the show is pretty simple and as expected: Survive. It centers around a group of high-schoolers trying to help each other survive and get to safety. There are heroes and there are anti-heroes. There is bravery and cowardice. There is fear. Disappointment. And a lot of death. (Too much happening to get a kill-count.) But don’t worry. The government will make everything right. They will, won’t they? Won’t they?

It’s not all bad though. Well, actually it is, but there are some sweet moments that will endear you to the characters, as well as some truly heroic actions by some truly heroic people. There are even heroic actions by some who would prefer to be anything other than a hero. There is friendship and trust and love. But mostly death.

If you don’t like blood and gore, then this is not for you. If you get attached to characters, assume they will die. If you’re looking for a happy ending….well, there is an ending. I don’t know that I would call it happy.

Enjoy!

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Why would I re-watch 'All of us are dead'?

Hello! This is my first ever review so please bear with me if it goes here and there at times. I have finished this drama within 2 days of its' release. Honestly, enjoyed watching it so much. There are a few obvious plot holes (come on writers ain't super humas to not have any) but while we watch the series they go unnoticed. I absolutely loved the emotions carried by the cast. The series had me sitting on the edge. The series COULD have been concluded in lesser episodes, at times it kinda feels dragged or maybe slowed down. But again, while watching it won't feel tiring at all.

So, the main question as why I would re-watch it? The BG score was so subtle, at times you just get into the scene and the score won't feel like an extra addition that was forced. This kind of stands out. I watched the trailer after finishing the series and then noticed how well they have composed it. Especially the whistle version of Auld Lang Syne which was by Cheong-San in the series was nicely put towards the outro of the trailer making it extra heavy. That song means farewell indeed. The series had my most favourite characters dying from episode to episode, and I really have complaints against it. My heart sank so much I would re watch it just to see those characters live and laugh on screen once more.

With zombies coming from everywhere right from the first minute, this series kept me hanging on to it even after 5 days of finishing it. I would definitely recommend you to watch it, at least to appreciate the production.

I understand I just had too many thoughts and no proper structure in my review. I promise to get better while I review further. Thanks if you read me till here.

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All of Us Are Dead? More like All of Us Are Crying!

Just don't watch while eating! Not recommended!

I wasn't going to watch a zombie drama given how gory I heard this drama was. But the thriller surprisingly got me hooked! I was gasping, wincing, and sobbing pretty much every ep. What an emotional rollercoaster!

It's only the start of 2022, but already this show is too good to be able to top. Some thoughts I have though: I thought we would get a redemption arc for this girl student just for her to get eaten in a horrendous death. What an evil writer-nim! Cheongsan literally carried the show the way he dashed like Sonic everywhere. He's easily my fave and deserves better. It's a shame he had to like his childhood friend. Please, can we just get rid of the flour sack he kept dragging around? She needed more support than a grandma the way she kept needing assistance for everything!! Does she think she's a princess?? I have never met a more pathetic, useless, and irritating looking female "lead". What is she leading?? She has literally done nothing in this show except cry and give cringe lines.

Done with rant. Other than that girl, this show was amazing!! Props to all the zombie actors!!!! You have my respect.

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what the hell is this romance ass garbo

ait so i thought it was going to be an alright show by the first two episodes.. there was some unecessary romance but I was like whatever I hope they don't drag this out.
Well, they did!
Not only did they drag the romance out, but they also dragged out ALL THE OTHER SCENES IN THE SERIES! seriously, why are they trying to redeem EVERY single character?? Oh the girl who killed an innocent guy feels bad? let's give her 30 minutes of an episode where she sobs and has a breakdown with BAD soundtrack playing. Don't even get me started on the ass soundtrack, it was SO. SO SO BAD. I know kdramas struggle with soundtracks but jesus christ this shit made me laugh at every death scene. The ending sucks absolute balls. what was that. ?????????????why were everybody shocked???what???what was that suspenful music?

Some people are complaining about plot holes but honestly there was no plot. Literally what was the plot. It didn't make sense. You kill off the most important character in the most anti-climatic way, but still keep showing videos of him.................. what
Btw the scientist could've been AN AMAZING VILLAIN, BUT INSTEAD THEY KEPT GOING WITH THE ANNOYING AS MF BULLY. WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT HIM. "but a villain is made to be hated" stfu he was the most boring villain ever, i was sleeping through all his scenes. Watching this series was a whole ass chore and I can't believe I wasted 12+ hours watching it. why. why.?`?!?!??!!?!?

the cast was ait but like, i aint gonna give it a higher rating because of it?????? and some of them were so mehhh on god.

Who's idea was it to make a kdrama off this shitty webtoon anyways? the webtoon's artstyle is ass and I wont bother reading it because the characters and plot suck ass. At least the shitty soundtrack isn't in the webtoon...

this series could've been saved if the villain had ANY personality, if the cringe ass mf romance was removed (omfg that shit made me so mad like idc if yall want to kiss and fuck omfg istg these straights be making me insane), if THE PLOT MADE ANY SENSE AND IF THE SERIES STOPPED GIVING ALL CHARACTERS REDEMPTION ARCS. thank you. dont watch this shit. watch kingdom instead (an actual good zombie kdrama).

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Us All are Dead

Simply there is no plot development, for some unknown reason director choose to make same scenarios over and over through the series. The Sub plot of bullying or teen pregnancy or sexual harassment didn't make any impact on the story line. With nothing much in story, 12 episodes is very long, 8 episodes should have done good. My Big Complain is Writer and Director failed to imagine possibilities of story development. There where so many opportunities where story could have thickened but they choose not to.

My recommendation to people who want to watch, watch only if you have nothing else to watch, even so it in installments, do not worth the binge watch.

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A lot of questionable decisions and things that don't make sense

The things I hated :

The characters are probably the worst part of the drama. A lot of of them were either boring, dumb, unnecessary, annoying or whatever. There were just too many and some of them only existed to make the story longer such as the assembly woman, the blogger, the pregnant teen etc. A lot of the story arcs were also poorly done. I thought Eunji was gonna have some sort of hero arc or at least fight off Gwi Nam to redeem herself since they're both half zombies but NOPE. They also made Nayeon seem remorseful for what she did for 5 minutes and then proceed to kill her like WHY???

One of my complaints is with the FL. On Ju is an incredibly boring, dull and uninteresting character. She's also extremely stupid at times. When the zombies were coming at her in the canteen, what does she do you ask? SHE FREAKING SAT THERE AND WAITED FOR CHEONG SAN TO SAVE HER. When she found out her best friend and crush died, what does she say to her Cheong San aka her childhood friend? THAT EVERYONE SHE LIKES DIED. She also almost cause Cheong San to die in the same scene. If it weren't for him saving her, she would have died. BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR GODS SAKE. No to mention her constantly beating and kicking Cheong San in the first couple of episodes. I really don't know what Cheong San see in her.

The romance between Su Hyeok and Nam Ra was super unnecessary and boring if you ask me. Nam Ra also makes some stupid decisions even though she's suppose to be the smart one. She saw Nayeon wanting to murder Gyeong Su and what does she do? SHE FREAKING WAITS UNTIL NAYEON DID IT TO ONLY EXPOSE HER. Why couldn't you have done it sooner and prevent 3 death??? Also, when she heard there was zombies coming why did she have to count how many there were ??? How is that in any way shape or form helpful?? JUST RUN ALREADY.

Cheong San's mom who was literally dumb as hell, not to mention his dad who just magically disappeared??? The police force my goodness, y'all let a bunch of high schoolers beat you ass at survival. The science teacher, who told the police to retrieve the his computer from the school science lab to find a cure but only...THERE WAS NO CURE IN THE FIRST PLACE. Eunji who "set the school on fire" when she just sat a bunch of papers IN ONE ROOM ON FIRE.

On Jo's dad also had an unnecessary sacrifice, he could have escaped safely with the group but no, they had to kill him. They also didn't bother to explain how hybrids seem to work, how and why 3 of them are different which left me confuse. After almost 3 days without food except for a piece of chocolate bar, you'd think they'd be tired and exhausted but NOPE they still seem perfectly intact.

The female characters in the classroom group were all so useless. When they encountered zombies, the male characters literally ripped out doors and windows from the classroom to attack and defend. And what do the female characters do? THEY LITERALLY STOOD THERE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. They didn't build up I-Sak and On Ju's friendship except for a couple of flashbacks so I felt nothing when she died.

The times taken for each character to turn into zombies also didn't make sense. It took the science teacher's son a couple of weeks (?) to turn into zombies. Then when the school got infected, it was 5 seconds. When I-Sak was infected, it was 20 minutes. And when Gyeong Su is infected, it took him like what? A couple hours??

The things I liked :

The bromance between Su Hyeok and Cheong San were amazing. The scene where they were hanging off each other on the window was so cute, really wished there was more moments like that. The cinematography and camerawork was great, the canteen scene when students started getting infected was the most notable one. How they escaped from one room after another was quite interesting as well even though it got a little repetitive, I still liked it for the most part.

MINJI, her existence just makes me happy.

The acting was quite impressive, even though they were given quite shitty characters, they actors and actresses still did a pretty good job portraying them. My favourite portrayal would be Lee Yoo Mi who played Nayeon and Yoo In Soo who played Gwi Nam.

Would I rewatch it? Most definitely as I love to rewatch shows after a while. It was overall okay, I did enjoy it at some part. Not as good as Kingdom or Train to Busan but still not the worst thing in the world.

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BELIEVE ME... YOU DON'T WANT TO WATCH THIS !!!

Seriously.... Trust me.... Do not waste your time on this one...

I'd give this a wholesome ZERO if I could...

Don't go by all those ratings out there... Like why did they even make this show ?? We're they trying to fry our brain cells ?

I should have read the other review before deciding on watching this series...

It said "You need to be a zombie to enjoy this.
Whew! Watching this is like doing an unwanted chore!" It's so True !!!

If you still want to watch this... Take a minute and read the review I've mentioned earlier by @Pinoy Ares

That is all I've got to say.... The decision is yours, whether or not you want to watch this.

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BEST DRAMA EVER. PERFECT MIX OF EVERYTHING

HOLYYYYY FUCK THIS DRAMA WAS SO FUCKING GOOD WHAT THE HELL. OH MY GOD. i cried laughed sobbed screamed creamed giggled blushed ALL OF THE ABOVE🥲this drama has EVRRYTHINGGGG BRO. ITS SO GOOD. oh my god NAMRA AND SOOHEOK GUY . I AM FLOORED. ABSOLUTELY FLOORED. THEY WERE SO CUTE . THE TENSION. THE GOOD GIRL X BAD GUY. THE WAY HED LOOK AT HER . THE CONFESSION SCENE. (beginning of ep 7.) IM LEGIT GONNA REWATCH JUST FOR THEM WHAY THE HELLLL. on the other hand CHEONGSAN IS SOOOO CUTE. but bro onjoo GOT ON MY NERVES. like why didn’t she like him…. that bitch was SO ANNOYING. like what a drama queen pls… QUEEN NAMRA SO FUCKING BAD ASS THI INOOVE HER. i’m so happy she’s still alive but why did she have to be a half-bie😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣SHES MY FAV CHARACTER AND THE ROMANCEEEEE. omg i bet cheongsan isn’t dead tho… idk they didn’t show it he can’t be. and the cliff hanger… WHO WAS IT!!!! ok good thing there’s gonna be a second season. SO GOOD. i loved the police officer giys + seoul university duo they were fun to watch. UGHHHH the girl in the pink that killed her friend… what the hell. SHE COULDVE GAVE THEM FOOD FROM THE ROOM… THIS WAS SOIIO GOOD THO


side bar. i need sooheok and chongsan biblically. no lube, no protection, all night, all day, from the kitchen floor to the toilet seat, from the dining table to the bedroom, from the bathroom sink to the shower, from the front porch to the balcony, vertically, horizontally, quadratic, exponent al, logarithmic, while i gasp for air, scream and see the light, missionary, cowgirl, reverse cow girl, doggy, backwards, forwards, sideways, upside down, on the floor, in the bed, on the couch, on a chair, being carried against the wall, outside, in a train, on a plane, in the car, on a motorcycle, the bed of a truck, on a trampoline, in a bounce house, in the pool, bent over, in the basement, against the window, have the most toe curling, back arching, leg shaking, dick thribbing, first clenching, ear rining, mouth drooling, ass clenching, nose sniffling, eye watering, eye rolling, hip thrusting, earthquaking, sheet gripping, knuckles cracking, jaw dropping, hair pulling. teeth jitterbug, mind blogging, soul snatching, overstimulating, vile, sloppy, moan inducing, heart wrenching, spine tingling, back breaking, atrocious, gushy, creamy, beastly, lip bitting, gravity defying, nail biting, sweaty, feet kicking, mind blowing, body shivering, orgasmic, bone breaking, world ending, black hole creating, universe destroying, devious, scrumptious, amazing, delightful, delectable, unbelievable, body numbing, bark worthy, cant walk, head nodding, soul evaporating, volcano erupting, sweat rolling, voice cracking, trembling, sheets soaked, hair drenched, flabbergasting, lip locking, skin peeling, eyelash removing, eye widening, pussy popping, nail stractching, back cuts, spectacular, brain cell desolving, hair ripping, show stopping, magnificent, unique, extraordinary, slendid, phenomenal, mouth foaming, heavenly, awakening, devils tangos, he could put a nuclear bomb inside me and i'd still ride!



watched w syd+rach

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Netflix Sensationalism With Poor Substance

To quote a great poet "I expected nothing and I'm still let down".

I checked All of Us Are Dead out of curiosity: labelled as a Netflix show but with a kdrama more usual format (12 episodes of roughly 1h). I think this is the first time I wished this drama had been shorter like the other Netflix productions.

The Story

It drags on. The main plot of the students can be summarized in one sentence : a dozen students try to survive a zombie epidemic, moving from safe spots to safe spots while having encounters with zombies and see their group thin out. That's....... basically all there is to that main storyline. As the epidemic spreads, we follow for a while other storylines, notably two : that of Captain Song Jae Ik (Lee Kyu Hyung) and firefighter Nam So Ju (one of the female leads' father). While the first brought a well-needed comic relief and some adorable moments of Lee Kyu Hyung adopting kids left and right (and being his usual great self), the other managed to catch my attention more, balanced action scenes with calmer ones better than the school storyline. Maybe I was more receptive to these two particular part of the story because I like the actors involved or it moved quicker than the students' and gave more information to the stakes of the storyline. But, in my opinion, the part outside of the school were just..... better. Which is quite sad considering the main point of focus of the drama is youth in the midst of a zombie epidemic and the emotional impact such epidemic has on them.

In addition, I was really uncomfortable by the scene of sexual assault at the start of the drama which........ Served no purpose and was never really resolved unless punishing and blaming the victim even further was the point.

And generally speaking I'm just very tired of bullying plotlines. This is an important topic that should be addressed but lately it seems it's in every drama I watch and there is only so much I can take.

The drama could have easily been just 10 episodes or even less, but instead we got long boring scenes of the students talking and talking and talking and being suspicious and fighting (plus some plotholes) not to mention two "love" storylines that were quite honestly kinda cute but unnecessary imo.


The Characters

Going in pairs with my boredom to the students storyline, I did not really get attach to any of the students. I liked them, the actors did a good job portraying them but they were..... Just there. I did not particularly care what would happen to them and even if some scenes were sad I barely felt anything. It just did not click for me. HOWEVER, once again, Lee Kyu Hyung portraying a police captain trying to grapple with the last shred of hope he can find and Jeon Bae Soo in a desperate father role were two highlights and I was disappointed when their arcs were done (especially Lee Kyu Hyung's which was cut way to short for my taste).

Visuals

The zombies make-up and their choreography was really well done (one of the few positives in this drama for me). They truly looked the part and were chilling at times.

As for the rest... I know this is a horror drama and that gory scenes are likely to happen. But this drama really had me think that some gore scenes were simply there just because Netflix can have them - in a "in-your-face" kind of way. Just like with most of their dramas, it seems to me they massively take the route of violent, gritty dramas and just go and escalate what they show each time. I'm not sure why. Is it provocation? Is it cheap shock-value? Is it just to "buzz" on social medias and thus receive extra publicity? I'm not sure, but this Netflix Sensationalism is not IT. And it's frustrating because Netflix knows just how to make shows with violence and still have it be a natural part of the story (Kingdom comes to mind particularly) and not...... the whole personnality of the drama.

The cinematography was subpar at best, not that I was expecting anything in that regard.


In conclusion

If you like zombies and have seen several dramas and movies on the subject, you will probably get bored though you might still want to check it out. If this is one of your first dramas, please check out other dramas. If it's zombies you're interested about, Kingdom is right there waiting for you. If it's simply dramas in general, Netflix and many other platforms like Viki, Viu and others have many titles to offer with better stories, better development, better crafting all around.

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