Army Of The Dead: 9 Stupid Blunders That Completely Ruined It

9. It Never Tops The Opening

With a dazzling opening credits sequence - a brutal and darkly comical slow-motion montage of the Las Vegas zombie outbreak that is set to 'Viva Las Vegas', a brilliant music choice - the film really hits the ground running.

Not only is it unbelievably fun to watch, but it hints at a much better film than the one we got: a flamboyant, larger-than-life and semi-comedic offering that leaned into the absurdity of its premise. Hell, this is even better than the opening credits of Dawn of the Dead, Snyder's other zombie film, and that's saying a lot.

The pre-credits scene, which shows how the outbreak fist began, is good as well.

Sadly, the film then launches into a very dreary first act - in which the characters and heist are introduced and set up, but not in a remotely compelling fashion - and the brilliance of the opening quickly fades away.

Still, this was one of the greatest opening credits sequences of recent times, so that's something.