A group of rave enthusiasts run across another cannister of zombie-creating chemical the evil military created and lost. They analyze the substance and find it makes for one hell of a high, so they start peddling and planning a rave to raise cash and have fun. Of course all the users of "Z" eventually become zombies and the fun begins.

This one starts off on the wrong foot, it has several of the same actors as RotLD4: Necropolis, and they're playing the same characters with the same uncle, but seem to have no memory of what happened there. Maybe this was written by people who didn't watch the last one, or are retarded. But you can easily see why this can cause credibility problems, especially when they were made back to back like these were. It shows the filmmakers were completely aware that they were making crap and didn't mind. At least they're comfortable with their station. Gotta respect that. Well, I guess not.

This movie really does fall flat, though. The zombies are at no time ominous or foreboding, more like ridiculous, but not played for laughs. Just ridiculous in a way that makes you say, "damn, that's just fuckin' ridiculous." What I'm trying to convey is how stupid the story is and how badly it's pulled off in most aspects.

The acting is seriously annoying. Again, not just bad, but bad in a way that makes you say... ah, you get the point. Lots of the people in this movie really need to look into a career in grocery bagging or something where they can be productive. Not all, mind you, but several.

Also the characters are single dimension stereotypes that will impress with their shititude. Note the drug dealer for an example.

Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave does solve the eternal controversy over slow versus fast zombies. It has both, and there's no reason or rhyme as to why some shamble while others run, well there is, it's because the people who made this film either really didn't give a fuck or are retarded (see above). Also the zombies talk about eating brains, but never do, they just eat scalps.

On the good side, there's some nice gore and most the zombies look really great. Also there's nudity, something I thought was forever gone from horror. Not enough to make me like the flick, though.

The reason I'm so hard on this film and my insults are so insulting is because I see so many people make horror films with little resources that could have been good if they had a few more bucks to put into 'em, and these guys clearly had some bank available but instead of making something decent they just banged some shit out and called 'em sequels. When non-horror fans point out that horror flicks are all formulaic crap that's just thrown together for a quick buck, this is an example of them being right. Still, it's slightly better than the last one and Peter Coyote doesn't act like a weirdo in this one.

3 out of 10 true pains in the ass.