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ZOMBIE FOR SALE: Snack On Undead Shenanigans With Lee Min-Jae’s Feature Debut On Blu-Ray This Summer

Lee Min-jae’s directing debut, The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale, was some of the most delightful Korean genrefare to emerge last summer, and I encourage you to read my review to catch up. In the meantime, Arrow Video is finally picking up on the pic, retitled Zombie For Sale, with an announcement as of last week, and pre-orders up and running via Arrow UK, Amazon UK, DiabolikDVD in the U.S., and Unobstructed View in Canada. Tune in for dates listed at each website. Below are the listed specs for the film’s July release on Blu-Ray in the U.S.: “An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where Train to Busan, The Quiet Family and Warm Bodies collide to create a memorable rom-zom-com from first time director Lee Min-jae. When the illegal human experiments of Korea’s biggest Pharmaceutical company go wrong, one of their “undead” test subjects escapes and ends up […]

NYAFF Review: In Lee Min-Jae’s THE ODD FAMILY: ZOMBIE ON SALE, There Will Be Laughter, Love And Fireworks!

Lee B. Golden III

Among any line-up of horror movies, you’ll see a number of zombie titles, many of which will be comedies. In that batch, however, you might find the occassional gem or two that unabashedly bend the rules and go against typical genre conventions and expectations. It speaks to the challenge at hand, and hard overall work it takes to create something as outstanding as writer and director Lee Min-Jae’s February debut, The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale, a film that evidently finds a way to turn the zombie genre on its head without selling you short on value. A few examples of this may even include titles like Shaun Of The Dead or Versus, or even Warm Bodies in recent memory. Rest assured, Lee himself proves his acumen aptly in crafting a stylish zombie thriller dressed in a fun family comedy with tons of heart. Cue the brooding intro shots of […]