predecessors and revels in a pile of its own campiness -- neither original nor watchable enough to entertain." Another aggregator Metacritic gave it a "generally unfavorable" 34 out of 100. Roger Ebert said that "Undead is the kind of movie that would be so bad it's good, except it's not bad enough to be good enough." However, David Stratton reviewed the film for Variety said it was a "precociously inventive horror pic," although "the film's threatened humans aren't a very likeable bunch and a grievously overlong running time reps a definite downer." It was awarded the Fipresci Prize at the 2003 Melbourne International Film Festival for "Daring to be everything that Australian films are not supposed to be: part of a popular, disreputable genre. We commend it as an entertainment that is also political while showing the pleasures of hands-on film-making." Box office Undead was distributed by Imagine Entertainment in Australia, Warner Bros. in the United Kingdom and Lionsgate in the United States. It grossed A$149,590 at the box office in Australia. See also List of ghost films Cinema of Australia References External links 2000s comedy horror films 2000s science fiction horror films 2003 films 2003 horror films Australian zombie films Films directed by Spierig brothers Australian splatter films Zombie comedy films Australian comedy horror films 2003 comedy films Films set in Queensland Films shot in Queensland 2000s English-language films