But I don't own it and couldn't find a copy readily. I only wanted to review ones I had watched, or re-watched, recently.
Just watched a really interesting, semi-zombie flick called The Vanguard. Definitely a different take on the genre. Here's a review that sums it up nicely.
Every week, it seems, a dozen zombie movies hit the DVD shelves, most rehashing George Romero's films without the nagging insistence on quality control. The British film The Vanguard, however, is a gem in the tall rough -- in part because it's not really a zombie movie.
The story takes place in an apocalyptic future. A company called the Corporation has taken over from the government and has begun a depopulation program aimed at "undesirables." However, the lethal depopulation drug is sabotaged, turning the people into vicious mutants called Biosyns that roam the countryside.
Max, one of the few remaining humans outside Corporation control, has lived for five years in the wilderness, both fighting and studying the Biosyns. When two soldiers and a scientist who've deserted the Corporation trek through his territory, they bring with them the pursuing Corporation army. Max's world is thrown into turmoil, as he must deal not only with the Biosyns, but also with the soldiers and secrets that arise about his past.
The Vanguard is strikingly original for a low-budget horror movie. Visually, the forest setting, Max's mountain man beard and the Biosyns' ape-like movements help it stand out from the pack of zombie flicks, while the gray British weather, the Eastern-influenced musical score and melancholy voiceovers drive the dark tone. The story's mythology is intricate and socially relevant, although the film feels like the introduction to a larger, more fully developed work.
There are some issues with uneven character development and choppy scene transitions, but the usual complaints about low-budget films -- like acting, direction and makeup -- are not a problem. At times, the pace bogs down, as the brooding tone trumps substantive action, but overall, The Vanguard is smart, fresh and sequel-worthy. http://horror.about.com/od/dvdhorrorreviews/gr/vanguardreview.htm