Spanish 'Los Infectados' Trailer Promises More Zombie Madness

It seems like there's been a new zombie-themed film coming out every week recently. Sometimes it's easy to lump them all together and write them all off as just being the "same old, same old." Now Spanish director Alejandro Alegre wants us to give his walking dead film "Los Infectados" a chance.

Alegre's "Los Infectados" (that's "The Infected" for those who don't know Spanish) is presently playing in Mexico's Guanajuato International Film Festival as a part of the first feature competition. The fact that it made it into a film festival shows that there has to be something good going on within the film.

The official synopsis for "Los Infectados" reads "the outbreak of an unknown virus turns everyone into hungry, rabid creatures. Marcos, Claudia, Renato and five year old Zoe, head into the wilderness and hide out on the mountain side hoping to stay alive. But the infected begin to appear near the area."

Apparently, the food supply in the cities has run out.

"Los Infectados" was shot on an extremely low budget. Alegre did all the special effects himself. Although direct scenes of the zombies are very quick, they appear to look convincing. I have to give him credit for his work ethic and drive.

I wish I could say the trailer for "Los Infectados" showed something unique and creative. Unfortunately, it really doesn't. It looks like what we can expect from the indie film is more of the same shaky-cam faux-documentary filmmaking that's become the norm lately. That's not to say it doesn't look good from that standpoint. It's just that after "Paranormal Activity," "Battle: Los Angeles," "The Last Exorcism," and "District 9," I'm not sure anyone's stomach (not mine for sure) can take another dizzying entry into the handheld cam world.

I encourage everyone who loves zombie movies to watch the trailer for "Los Infectados." You might like what you see. It's being compared to Gareth Edwards' "Monsters" because of its attempt to "create a large world with a tiny crew."

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