Best zombie movie.
Best zombie movie.
Dawn of the Dead 2004, by far. It takes the idea seriously enough to make me start problem solving with the characters. It also doesn't try to explain the cause of the \"outbreak\", which I think leaves out a lot of the corn. And a close second would be night of the living dead 1968.
And... Wild zero might have been the corniest zombie movie of all time:
And... Wild zero might have been the corniest zombie movie of all time:
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For goofball zombie fun:
Zombieland!
For more serious zombie action/drama:
I rather enjoyed 28 Days Later.
Zombieland!
For more serious zombie action/drama:
I rather enjoyed 28 Days Later.
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28 days later might not actually be a zombie movie. I don't think their monsters are actually dead, but it's been a while since I've seen it.Foil wrote:For goofball zombie fun:
Zombieland!
For more serious zombie action/drama:
I rather enjoyed 28 Days Later.
I need to see, still.ferni wrote:Dead Snow
You're not imagining yourself in the film. That's really important when watching these serious drama/horror films with monsters. The viewer is expected to imagine themselves as the victims or the monster. The same goes for action films. And no, not all films require this kind of attention from its audience.dull0010 :p wrote:Zombies, to me, are about the most dull thing a horror movie could possibly be about.
If I'm in the film, I'm immediately around a thousand times more competent than the characters, which removes all suspense. Plus, it's not like zombies are really that effective to begin with.
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I've never enjoyed horror flicks; there's little point to intentionally being scared/startled/grossed-out.
However, a zombie apocalypse film can work in a thoughtful or funny film. After all, there's plenty to work with:
- Interesting dramatic scenes (e.g. What do you do with a zombi-fied loved one? What do you do if you've just been infected?).
- Intriguing scenarios and circumstances (e.g. quarantine zones, lone survivors)
- Even some social commentary (What actions do the powers-that-be take?)
That's why I enjoyed the movies I mentioned above. They're not horror; they use a zombie backdrop for a more interesting/funny film about the non-zombie characters.
However, a zombie apocalypse film can work in a thoughtful or funny film. After all, there's plenty to work with:
- Interesting dramatic scenes (e.g. What do you do with a zombi-fied loved one? What do you do if you've just been infected?).
- Intriguing scenarios and circumstances (e.g. quarantine zones, lone survivors)
- Even some social commentary (What actions do the powers-that-be take?)
That's why I enjoyed the movies I mentioned above. They're not horror; they use a zombie backdrop for a more interesting/funny film about the non-zombie characters.
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Spidey wrote:I’m not big on Hollywood, but I am currently watching an Anime series called High School of the Dead.
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Have you ever seen a horror flick? It's like all the characters are completely devoid of survival skills or any cognizant thought whatsoever.Isaac wrote:A thousand times huh? yeah...
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fixed?null0010 wrote:Zombies, to me, are about the most ridiculous thing a horror movie could possibly be about.
That's why I never like horror movies, besides all the disturbing stuff, people who make them never get creative enough; almost all action movies are idea-less, and, more important, almost all idea movies are action-less.null0010 wrote:Have you ever seen a horror flick? It's like all the characters are completely devoid of survival skills or any cognizant thought whatsoever.Isaac wrote:A thousand times huh? yeah...
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Most PEOPLE are also devoid of basic survival skills, sadly.null0010 wrote:Have you ever seen a horror flick? It's like all the characters are completely devoid of survival skills or any cognizant thought whatsoever.Isaac wrote:A thousand times huh? yeah...
Amg! It's on every post and it WON'T GO AWAY!!
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That's why I decided to be like my horror movie idol: Burt, from Tremors.Stroodles wrote:Most PEOPLE are also devoid of basic survival skills, sadly.null0010 wrote:Have you ever seen a horror flick? It's like all the characters are completely devoid of survival skills or any cognizant thought whatsoever.Isaac wrote:A thousand times huh? yeah...
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"Now, if you'll kindly lean your endangered carcass over my property line, we'll call your untimely demise 'self defense'."null0010 wrote:That's why I decided to be like my horror movie idol: Burt, from Tremors.
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Work on it.Isaac wrote:I have... not seen... Tremors...
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Foil wrote:Grendel wrote:Shan of the Dead.
That's one I hadn't seen, so I NetFlix'd it last night.
Hilarious!!
My friend was telling me we had to watch that when he was at my house yesterday.
Burlyman wrote:Yeah, it's safe to say now that Resident Evil movies will never be as good as the video game.
I could figure that out from watching the movie trailer...
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I wasn't going to. :P I'm glad I didn't have to pay to see it.
It isn't a franchise, genius.TigerRaptorFX wrote:I'm burned out on the whole zombie franchise. What is left do? Zombies run for the undead lives in fear of being eaten themselves by another unnatural creature. :P
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yeah the Zombie theme needs a total reconstruction. We need something OTHER than humans being the main characters, how about Zombie main characters with goals of their own? I guess this is kinda what we've been doing with vampires ever since the original Buffy film and Interview with the Vampire.TigerRaptorFX wrote:I'm burned out on the whole zombie franchise. What is left do? Zombies run for the undead lives in fear of being eaten themselves by another unnatural creature.
(But hey i guess comics and books had probably been doing the whole monster-hero thing for a while before that)
Honestly I think atm most people are gettin'-their-Zombie-on via computer games like the Left 4 Dead franchise. Do you play em?
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Exactly, it's a shallow character that few have really given much thought.Their only motive is to consume the living.
It could use an overhaul.