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Block Z is a Filipino Zombie movie that takes place at a medical school. PJ is dropped off by her father at San Lazaro University after a short, emotional car ride between father and daughter. It appears he’s late on tuition, and doesn’t have the money to follow through.

Oddly, Block Z starts with subtitles, then switches to English, then has intermittent dialogue that is in subtitles. I don’t really mind, it’s just a little back and forth.

PJ And The Squad

PJ and her squad are in medical school and the school is broken down by social groups. The groups appear to be based on the student’s “block”. Some of the translations may be off, but I’m not sure. You’ll see what I mean if you watch it. Small bits of subtitles that seem off.

As PJ is starting her day in a clinic, her father, Mario accidentally hits a pedestrian. This leads him back to the emergency room where PJ is working. As Mario brings in his accident victim PJ is going to treat a patient who has what should be small injury. The patient has been bitten.

The patient is a female who has been bitten on her ankle. As PJ and her pre med friend examine the patient, the patient goes into shock. Angry veins slowly covers the patient’s brow. The woman then codes and is pronounced dead.

Patient 0

At least for a little while. Two other pre med students are in Patient 0’s room when she comes back. One of them is quickly pulled down as the other runs for it. This leaves the door open so that Patient 0 and her first pre med victim can escape. The two Zombies attack the triage unit and all hell breaks loose.

This shortly spreads o the gym. The coach gets his nose bitten off and the basketball team gets destroyed. The cheerleaders are next, which quickly turns into an all out infection. The school has been overrun.

PJ has survived, and so has her father, but they have been separated. PJ’s father is with the young man he hit with his car. The young man wants money. He has also been bitten. Of course the young man turns, and appears to bite PJ’s father, but we aren’t quite sure yet. One of the other student doctors, Lucas, show’s up, saving PJ’s father for the moment.

Lucas & PJ

Lucas ends up finding PJ just in time. She was in the Chancellor’s office after he was bitten in the initial outbreak. Lucky for PJ, Lucas manages to save the day for her as well.

In the chaos, students and patients try to make it outside, but they find their way blocked. The military has blocked the main gates. As Zombies push the survivors out into the open the soldiers panic, opening fire on Zombies and survivors alike.

While the slaughter is going on, the son of a privileged military commander calls his father for help. His father tells him to be ready at 5AM for a helicopter rescue – but only for two people.

Survivors

We now have two groups of survivors. PJ with a few fellow students, and her father who is with the security guard, Bebeth and Patient 0’s young daughter, Ruby. They are hiding out in the kitchen storeroom where they are safe for the moment.

Ruby enjoys some ice cream while Mario and Bebeth share some booze Bebeth’s coworker hid there.

The two are discussing their children when the lights go out and the red emergency lights come on.

Out in the parking lot PJ is with her small group of medical student survivors, trying to make their way across the parking lot. The rich student puts them all at risk by making a run for it just before the generators die. This results in the Zombies spotting PJ and Lucas in the open.

The group gets split up by the zombies. Lucas and PJ end up crawling under cars in a garage full of the undead. They just barely escape with their lives.

The Church

The group reunites not far away at the church. Thankfully someone had the sense to ask Lucas what his wound is from, making sure he wasn’t bitten.

As the church bells ring the group realizes they are surrounded. They grab what weapons they can find and begin a desperate fight to survive. They fight off the initial few zombies, but a massive horde is coming for them.

Lucas steps forward but before he can strike the first zombie is blown away. Dad and Bebeth have shown up just in time to save the day.

Mario and PJ hug it out but Mario was saved earlier by Lucas, and Lucas told Mario he had to go look for his “girlfriend”. I love the fact that in the midst of people eating people Dad (Mario) is still worried about his daughter’s love life. PJ goes around and says, friends, friends, friends to everyone there.

For the moment Mario is mollified and the survivors are safe.

Dressing Wounds

PJ dresses Lucas’s glass cut wounds while he has a pity party for himself. He thinks he could have saved some of the others. PJ tells him she should be thanking him and they look like they are going to kiss. At least until Mario comes by and coughs in their direction.

As the medical students discuss the virus and what it might be Ruby wanders over to a very dark stairway. She is only kept from going down by Mario’s intervention.

The rich kids girlfriend mentions the rescue as they are standing in the church, and he is forced to admit there will only be room for two people. He says he didn’t think there would be this many survivors by now. What a d*ck! He then proceeds to basically say the guard (Bebeth) and the older guy (Mario) should be left behind with the kid (Ruby). Why? Because they will just slow the medical students down.

Lucas, being a good, moral person says they can’t leave anyone behind, but the rich kid (Gelo) doesn’t agree.

Time to Move

The group then agrees to move on to the Library. This leads the group into a lot of growling, angry zombies. As Bebeth is opening a locked door Ruby sees her mother, who is now a hungry Zombie. The kid goes running into the midst of the biters to get to her mom.

While the survivors scream in horror, Ruby is devoured. Gelo takes the moment of distraction to screw over his friends. He locks the gate that Bebeth just opened, stranding his friends on the Zombie side.

There are apparently a lot of gates at this medical school. Even though Gelo locked them out the rest of the survivors are (barely) able to make it to another gated hallway and lock the biters on the far side.

The Dormitory

It is now 1:44:08 AM, and the action has moved on to the Dormitory.

Bebeth is heartbroken. She had bonded with Ruby and likely blames herself for what happened. This transitions into a brief interlude where Mario plays the guitar before the others do a time check. They need to be at the hospital by 5AM.

PJ goes to use the restroom. When she pulls her hand back she realizes the doorknob is covered in blood.

Of course there is a zombie inside the bathroom. This leads to Mario jumping in to save his daughter, and getting bit in the process. PJ is in denial about what it means, but the others realize what’s about to happen. Mario begs Bebeth to shoot him, but PJ intervenes. Mario shuts the door on the bathroom so his daughter won’t have to see him turn.

The group leaves him to his fate while Bebeth leads the remaining survivors to the pool. They don’t get far before Myles gets attacked in a storeroom and gets bitten. Bebeth gives him a handgun with four bullets before the dwindling survivors move on.

Good Aim

Apparently Myles has genetic good aim. He places his first two shots into zombie heads before wasting his last two. He’s dry firing and screaming as the zombie horde descends on him.

Bebeth holds the stairwell with her shotgun as the other flee. They are forced to jump into the pool when they have no other escape.

Lucky for the survivors the Zombies are afraid of the water. Even more lucky, Erika can’t live without Myles. She’s willing to get eaten as a distraction so that PJ and Lucas can escape.

PJ and Lucas make it to the medical ward only to find it overflowing with Zombies. They flee to the roof as their only escape.

The Rooftop

Lucas is worried about the door giving way but is able to help PJ climb to the next level before the roof gives way. The wound on his arm from earlier in the night is holding PJ back. Lucas does the only thing you can do when your on a roof and about to get eaten. He jumps over the edge, leading a small horde with him as he goes.

The team is now down to one survivor. PJ is left, but as she’s lying on the helipad she realizes she’s been bit when she checks her watch.

Instead of waiting for the helicopter, PJ goes back down into the building, grabbing an axe in the process.

PJ Goes On The Attack

PJ does fairly well at first, but as she continues into the building she ends up getting bitten multiple times. Pesky Zombies!

PJ has realized that she’s not turning, and figures that her father might not have turned either. She’s been heading back to her father since grabbing the axe.

Once she reunites with Mario she explains that they are somehow immune. Then she breaks the news that no rescue is coming. They need to get back to the church in the hopes that the old WW2 tunnels will lead them to safety. Lucky for them, the WW2 tunnels have electric lights.

Unfortunately for Mario and PJ, even though the tunnels are conveniently lit, they also contain a just about to turn Gelo. Gelo’s pissed that someone else might get to live when he’s clearly not going to. Mario fights off Gelo long enough to let PJ escape before they both flee to the surface.

Things on the street don’t look great, but at least PJ finds a weapon fairly quickly and strikes a brave, combative pose.

As PJ clutches her weapon the audio switches to a voiceover. There is a typhoon coming and everyone should flee.

We then cut over to PJ finding Lucas and telling the band behind her that they are taking him with them before the credits roll.

Block Z Scoring

Block Z scores a 44/100, put it in Rainy Day territory, so safe it for one of those days where you are locked inside and there isn’t a lot else to do. Why did Block Z score a 44?

Part of the reason is the mix of English and Filipino which means you will be reading subtitles, listening to English, then switching back and forth as the dialogue changes. I found it a bit disruptive, which is sad, because the action scenes were actually pretty good.

The main reason though is the ending. It ends abruptly and honestly feels like a set up for a future film, but doesn’t really have a satisfying ending. PJ and Mario climb up onto the street and then it’s left to our imagination as to what happens.

Review	Year	Score	Type
#Alive	2020	100	Action / Infection
Dawn Of The Dead	1978	100	Action / Horror / Classics
Night Of The Living Dead	1968	100	Action / Horror / Classics
World War Z	2013	100	Action / Infection
28 Days Later	2002	100	Action / Infection
Train To Busan	2016	100	Action / Infection
Zombieland	2010	100	Comedy / Action
Flesh And Blood	2018	99	Shorts
Serenity	2005	99	Action / Sci-Fi
The Girl With All The Gifts	2016	95	Action / Infection
Land Of The Dead	2005	94	Action / Horror
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	2004	93	Action / Infection
Resident Evil	2002	92	Action / Infection
Rampant	2018	91	Action / Infection / Mid Evil
Day of the Dead	2008	90	Action / Infection
Cooties	2014	89	Comedy / Action
The Return of the Living Dead	1985	85	Comedy / Action
Night of the Comet	1984	85	Comedy / Action
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula	2020	84	Action / Infection
Zombieland: Double Tap	2019	83	Comedy / Action
Fido	2006	82	Comedy / Action
Shaun Of The Dead	2004	81	Comedy / Action
Zombie	1979	80	Action / Horror
The Evil Dead	1981	80	Classic / Action
I Am Legend (2007)	2007	80	Action / Infection
28 Weeks Later	2007	80	Action / Infection
Infection	2019	79	Action / Infection
It Stains The Sands Red	2016	79	Action / Infection
Overlord	2018	79	Action / Horror
A Little Bit Zombie	2012	78	Comedy / Action
Plan Z	2016	78	Action / Infection
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse	2021	77	Action / Infection
Day of the Dead	1985	77	Action / Horror / Classics
Dead Rising: Endgame	2016	77	Action / Infection
Freaks of Nature	2015	76	Comedy / Action
The Dead	2010	76	Action / Infection
Cockneys Vs. Zombies	2012	75	Comedy / Action
Here Alone	2016	75	Suspense / Infection
The Battery	2012	74	Drama / Infection
Shed of the Dead	2019	74	Comedy / Action
Alone	2020	73	Action / Infection
Survival Of The Dead	2009	73	Action / Horror
State of Emergency	2011	73	Action / Infection
Remains	2011	72	Action / Infection
Dawning of the Dead	2017	72	Action / Infection
Dance of the Dead	2008	72	Comedy / Action
The Rezort	2015	72	Action / Infection
The Army of the Dead	2021	71	Action / Infection
Witness Infection	2021	71	Comedy / Action
Daylight's End	2016	71	Action / Infection
The Valley Of The Dead	2021	70	Horror / Infection
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead	2014	70	Action / Infection
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse	2015	70	Comedy / Action
Resident Evil: Afterlife	2010	70	Action / Infection
Night of the Living Deb	2015	70	Comedy / Romance
For A Few Zombies More	2015	70	Action / Infection
Zombie Night	2013	70	Action / Infection
Dead Rising: Watchtower	2015	70	Action / Infection
Zombie Hunter	2013	70	Action / Infection
The Dead 2: India	2015	70	Action / Infection
Among The Living	2022	69	Suspense / Horror
Exit Humanity	2011	69	Action / Infection
Bird Box	2018	69	Action / Horror / Possession
Republic Z	2018	68	Action / Comedy
Blood Quantum	2019	68	Action / Infection
Ravenous	2017	68	Action / Infection
Quarantine	2008	67	Infection / Horror
Forget Everything And Run (F.E.A.R.)	2021	67	Suspense / Horror
The Night Eats The World	2018	67	Suspense / Infection
Ultimate Zombie Feast	2020	66	Shorts/ Action
How To Kill A Zombie	2014	66	Action / Comedy
Cargo	2017	66	Suspense / Infection
Trench 11	2017	66	Action / Horror
Dead County	2021	65	Drama / Horror
Zombie Town	2007	65	Action / Horror
Zoombies	2016	65	Awesomely Bad
The End?	2017	64	Horror / Infection
Quarantine 2	2011	64	Action / Infection
Zombie Apocalypse	2011	64	Action / Infection
Red Spring	2017	63	Action / Infection
Virus:32	2022	62	Horror / Infection
Resident Evil: Extinction	2007	62	Action / Infection
Resident Evil Retribution	2012	61	Action / Infection
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead	2023	60	Comedy / Action
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter	2016	60	Action / Infection
Life After Beth	2014	59	Comedy / Action
Diary Of The Dead	2007	58	Action / Horror
Revelation Trail	2013	57	Action / Horror
Eat Brains Love	2019	56	Comedy / Horror
My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse	2015	56	Comedy / Action
Deadsight	2018	55	Suspense / Infection
Anna And The Apocalypse	2017	55	Musical / Infection
Amigo Undead	2015	54	Comedy / Horror
Bong of the Living Dead	2017	54	Action / Infection
Black Friday	2021	53	Action / Horror
The Dead Undead	2010	53	Action / Infection
Redcon-1	2018	52	Action / Horror
Deadheads	2011	52	Comedy / Romance
Dead Don't Die in Dallas	2019	51	Action / Infection / LGBTQ
Day of the Dead: Bloodline	2018	51	Action / Infection
Road Wars	2015	50	Action / Infection
Disaster L.A.	2014	50	Action
Zombie Strippers!	2008	49	Horror / Comedy
Within the Woods of Undead County	2016	49	Action / Infection
Day Zero	2023	48	Horror / Infection
Rise of The Zombies	2012	48	Action / Infection
I Am Alone	2015	48	Action / Infection
Valentine DayZ	2018	47	Action / Infection / Awesomely Bad
Lethal Virus	2021	46	Action / Horror
Savageland	2015	46	Horror / Drama
Zombie Warz: Falls The Shadow	2011	45	Action / Horror
Infected	2019	45	Shorts
Bridge of the Doomed	2022	44	Horror / Infection
Block Z	2020	44	Action / Infection
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City	2021	43	Action / Horror
The Dead Don't Die	2019	43	Spoof / Drama
The Plague	2006	42	Action / Horror
Strain 100	2020	42	Action / Infection
Infected	2021	41	Action / Horror
Before Dawn	2013	41	Drama / Action
When the Fever Breaks	2019	41	Suspense / Infection
Zombie Undead	2010	40	Action / Infection
Hostile	2017	40	Action / Infection
Dead Before Down	2012	39	Horror / Supernatural
Gangs Of The Dead	2006	38	Action / Infection
Zombies	2017	37	Action / Infection
American Zombieland	2020	36	Comedy / Infection
Cannon Fodder / Battle Of The Undead	2013	35	Action / Horror
Zombie Diaries 2	2011	35	Action / Infection
Dead Trigger	2017	35	Action / Infection
Deadlocked	2020	35	Action / Infection
Another World	2014	35	Action / Infection
Evilution	2009	34	Action / Horror
KL24: Zombies	2017	34	Action / Infection
Re-Elected	2020	33	Comedy / Suspense
Antisocial 2	2015	33	Action / Infection
Aquarium of the Dead	2021	32	Comedy / Horror
Antisocial	2013	32	Action / Infection
By Day's End	2020	31	Suspense / Infection
Dead 7	2016	31	Action / Infection
Pandemic	2016	30	Action / Infection
Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies	2017	29	Comedy / Action
Zombie Hood	2013	28	Action / Infection
The Dustwalker	2019	27	Action / Parasite
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium	2005	26	Action / Infection
Solar Impact	2019	25	Action / Horror
Anger Of The Dead	2015	25	Action / Infection
The Last Hope	2017	24	Action / Infection
The Day of the Living Dead	2014	23	Drama / Detective
Zombie Road	2018	22	Shorts
Zombie Wars	2007	21	Action / Infection
Army of Thieves	2021	20	Heist / Horror
Last Rites Of The Dead	2019	20	Drama / Thriller
The Mad	2007	19	Comedy / Infection
The Living Dead	2020	18	Horror / Drama
Zone of the Dead	2009	17	Action / Infection
Killer Weekend	2018	16	Comedy / Not Zombies
G Zombie	2021	15	Drama / Infection
Quarantine L.A.	2013	14	Action / Infection
Driven	2020	13	Drama / Suspense
The Hive	2014	12	Demonic Possession / Horror
The Horde	2016	11	Action / Gore
Rebirth	2020	10	Action / Horror
The Last Starship	2017	10	Action / Infection
Rising Undead / Rise of the Undead	2005	9	Action / Horror
Rise of the Zombie	2013	9	Drama / Action
Plague	2014	8	Suspense / Drama
Flu	2013	8	Infection / Not Zombies
Red Days	2016	7	Action / Infection
The Returned	2013	6	Drama / Romance
Apocalypse Nerds	2012	5	Comedy / Action
Zombie with a Shotgun	2019	4	Infection / Drama
Soon Enough	2018	3	Action / Drama
Army of the Dead	2008	2	Action / Horror
Range 15	2016	2	Comedy / Action
Nazi Undead	2018	1	Paranormal / Horror
Pandemic	2009	1	Drama / Action
Eyes Of The Dead	2015	1	Action / Infection
All My Friends Are Dead	2021	0	Horror / Not Zombies
Curse of the Blind Dead	2020	0	Horror / Not Zombies
Carriers	2009	0	Drama / Not Zombies
Afflicted	2013	0	Drama / Infection
Broadcast Dead	2018	0	Horror / Thriller
Dead End	2003	0	Horror / Thriller

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