Zombieland is everything you could ever hope for

Magician · Oct 5, 2009

I viewed this yesterday and...I thought it was alright. Great makeup work, good casting choices, nice camerawork, etc. But there weren't enough awesome moments in Zombieland...for me. The grocery store scene with the banjo and baseball bat, very nice; dorm room assault...also nice. But other than those two scenes I found myself yawning more than laughing.

Maybe I was in a pessimistic mood, but Zombieland isn't nearly as entertaining as Shaun of the Dead.

Darren870 · Oct 5, 2009

wasabi said:
Left when the credits started rolling. Is it worth the repeat viewing?

Egh no its only a few seconds...Then again I would see this movie again in a heart beat.

Here is a crappy clip of the after credits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIQIpsuvHIk

Mike Shagohod · Oct 5, 2009

LustForLard said:
Egh no its only a few seconds...Then again I would see this movie again in a heart beat.

Here is a crappy clip of the after credits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIQIpsuvHIk

What he said.

usually make a point of waiting for the credits to end because you never know.

evil wasabi · Oct 5, 2009

Magician said:
I viewed this yesterday and...I thought it was alright. Great makeup work, good casting choices, nice camerawork, etc. But there weren't enough awesome moments in Zombieland...for me. The grocery store scene with the banjo and baseball bat, very nice; dorm room assault...also nice. But other than those two scenes I found myself yawning more than laughing.

Maybe I was in a pessimistic mood, but Zombieland isn't nearly as entertaining as Shaun of the Dead.

OK KANYE.

Magician · Oct 5, 2009

wasabi said:
OK KANYE.

Sorry man, I didn't find Zombieland any more or less enjoyable than say...Land of the Dead.

Only Zombieland has a better cast and more cinematic flair.

evil wasabi · Oct 5, 2009

Magician said:
Sorry man, I didn't find Zombieland any more or less enjoyable than say...Land of the Dead.

Only Zombieland has a better cast and more cinematic flair.

Ok Magician, and Ima let you finish, but Kanye is better at one upping people than you.

Taiso · Oct 5, 2009

Saw it a second time.

Just as entertaining and enjoyable as the first.

Lagduf · Oct 5, 2009

Am I the only one who liked Land of the Dead?

Diary of was shit, and I've just never cared for Day of much.

evil wasabi · Oct 5, 2009

Lagduf said:
Am I the only one who liked Land of the Dead?

Diary of was shit, and I've just never cared for Day of much.

I enjoyed Land of the Dead a lot. I don't understand the hatred either. Fiddler's Green was a perfect metaphor for class segregation, and class vs. dignity, and pride.

I think people don't like seeing certain faces in certain places. John Leguizamo for instance. He played his role well and was fun to watch, but I can imagine people not being down with him.

It even had Bub in it, ever so briefly.

Taiso · Oct 5, 2009

Lagduf said:
Am I the only one who liked Land of the Dead?

Diary of was shit, and I've just never cared for Day of much.

I likied Land.

Diary was a hell of a lot more thought provoking, IMO. It dealt with the spreading of the virus and information about the spreading of the virus in the modern age. I thought it was an interesting look at a zombie infestation in the modern day.

Day had some good ideas in it, and portrayed what it might actually be like if civilians and scientists got stuck holing up with military people. It's not that much different from what we saw in 28 days later in that respect. Military people see the world around them begin to collapse and they try to establish order. Eventually, one of them gets the big idea that there is no more order besides what they establish. They go from being the emergency contingency to the rulers.

Every one of Romero's movies examines different social aspects of living in such a world, and that's why Romero's zombie movies are my favorite ones.

The new one sounds pretty good.

Try the movie 'The Zombie Diaries' if you like Romero's zombie stuff. It's the closest to a Romero flick in terms of tone, characters and pacing. It's VERY low budget, done by some Brits, but it's an excellent movie, IMO.

Some comic book recommendations if you like zombie survival horror as more than just gore and gratuitous violence.

The Walking Dead
Rotten

SouthtownKid · Oct 5, 2009

Mercenary X99 said:
What he said.

usually make a point of waiting for the credits to end because you never know.

So do I, which drives the wife nuts because of the 998 times out of 1000 we wait for nothing.

P00t · Oct 5, 2009

Just watched it, was watchable, but wasn't that funny, I dunno, maybe I lost my sense of humor since I registered here and met Kernow.

Probably had a little chuckle to myself at 2 parts.

Mike Shagohod · Oct 5, 2009

SouthtownKid said:
So do I, which drives the wife nuts because of the 998 times out of 1000 we wait for nothing.

It drives my wife nuts for the same reason. But ever since AIRPLANE! and Ferris Bueller's Day Off... it's just something I always do. Hell everyone thought I was lying about the ending of the fast & the furious, until they stuck around to see it. I was hoping Emma Stone would've flashed her tits or something then picked up that tactical shotgun, pointed it at the screen and uttered:

"Fuckin zombie fanboi perverts,"

and discharged the shotgun point blank into the camera and effectively US, as the audience. But no such luck. :crying:

LoneSage · Oct 5, 2009

SouthtownKid said:
So do I, which drives the wife nuts because of the 998 times out of 1000 we wait for nothing.

You could always discuss the movie while waiting.

When I was a kid I hated waiting, really irked me. Then a few years ago I started waiting and have been doing it ever since.

ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO GO WITH

Ghost-Dog · Oct 5, 2009

You could try logging off of Neo-Geo.com and making some friends maybe?

Lagduf · Oct 6, 2009

Taiso said:
I likied Land.

Diary was a hell of a lot more thought provoking, IMO. It dealt with the spreading of the virus and information about the spreading of the virus in the modern age. I thought it was an interesting look at a zombie infestation in the modern day.

That fact alone didn't do it for me though. I just found the movie to be quite bad all around.

I'd rather see that idea explored in a film that doesn't utilize the obnoxious shaky-cam first person perspective.

Oh, get better characters too.

I dunno, the whole film just felt cheap to me.

BigTinz · Oct 6, 2009

Wait wait, you didn't like Day of the Dead?

Are you referring to the original or dvd remake?

Lagduf · Oct 6, 2009

I've only ever seen the original.

It's not bad really.

I wouldn't own it.

I would own Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead though.

Originals, of course.

SouthtownKid · Oct 6, 2009

Night remake is a fun movie, too. Good in its own way. Worth owning.

Fuck the Dawn remake, though. Fuck it.

Lagduf · Oct 6, 2009

Only saw the Night remake once, many years ago.

I just remember it didn't leave a great impression on me.

I want to buy 28 Weeks Later just for the first part of the film.

That's some good zombie action.

I couldn't believe it when he actually left his wife behind. I figured we'd get some hollywood bullshit where either he sacrificed himself (making the mom the main character or some shit) or heroically saved his wife.

But instead he left the dumb bitch behind, like we were all wanting him to do. That was just great. That's probably one of my favorite scenes in a movie ever. Just because it goes against your typical fantasy conventions and saves himself, because his wife was already lost. Awesome.

SouthtownKid · Oct 6, 2009

Lagduf said:
I want to buy 28 Weeks Later just for the first part of the film.

That's some good zombie action.

I couldn't believe it when he actually left his wife behind. I figured we'd get some hollywood bullshit where either he sacrificed himself (making the mom the main character or some shit) or heroically saved his wife.

But instead he left the dumb bitch behind, like we were all wanting him to do. That was just great. That's probably one of my favorite scenes in a movie ever. Just because it goes against your typical fantasy conventions and saves himself, because his wife was already lost. Awesome.

Yeah, I loved that scene, too. Good music with it as well. Too bad the rest of the movie was garbage.

About the Night remake, I think it's worth another try. Maybe don't go out of your way or anything, but if you get the chance.

fenikso · Oct 6, 2009

Another +1 on the Night remake. Excellent movie IMO.

Want to see Zombieland, but I've bee too busy. Hope to get the chance to see it next week.

evil wasabi · Oct 6, 2009

Mercenary X99 said:
It drives my wife nuts for the same reason. But ever since AIRPLANE! and Ferris Bueller's Day Off... it's just something I always do. Hell everyone thought I was lying about the ending of the fast & the furious, until they stuck around to see it. I was hoping Emma Stone would've flashed her tits or something then picked up that tactical shotgun, pointed it at the screen and uttered:

"Fuckin zombie fanboi perverts,"

and discharged the shotgun point blank into the camera and effectively US, as the audience. But no such luck.

You're so goofy. It's clear you should be directing Jason Statham Crank movies.

Taiso · Oct 6, 2009

Lagduf said:
That fact alone didn't do it for me though. I just found the movie to be quite bad all around.

I'd rather see that idea explored in a film that doesn't utilize the obnoxious shaky-cam first person perspective.

Oh, get better characters too.

I dunno, the whole film just felt cheap to me.

I don't think ANY of the Romero movies have a big budget feel to them at all, though. Well, maybe the original Night, when you compare it with its horror brethren of the day. But other than that, they've all felt like labors of love made on the cheap.

And I think the shaky cam is necessary for Diary because that is the essence of youtube. That is the essence of the information superhighway. I think that if they explore the ideas presented in Diary in a conventional film presentation, the end result wouldn't be all that interesting. I think the whole voyeuristic aspect of the film, that part of us that is attracted to youtube, would be lost. I largely feel this was the best way for Romero to communicate the idea of Diary.

Interesting thing about Diary: it's the only zombie movie Romero's made that he actually owns. Night is in the public domain due to a copyrighting error and Dawn, Day and Land were all paid for by outside resources so other parties own them.

Night remake is pretty good. Unfairly maligned by the industry at the time but embraced by the fans.

The Night Of The Living Dead 3D is fucking terrible, however. Really, really awful. I'm talking about the one with Sid haig.

Return Of The Living Dead (first one) is very good, too. One of the few 'fast zombie' movies I liked.

rarehero · Oct 6, 2009

I love return.
the whole naked punk rook girl graveyard dancing scene sealed the deal for me.

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