I saw it recently as well (my Mom descended on the hospital to cover off Darkling, and Dad dragged me away for a few hours).
So the review: Time to Nut Up or Shut Up.
This film rocks. It Oedipal gerund rocks. Take a page from Max Brooks instead of George Romero, it rattles the genre in an exciting way; it is visually
appealing (the rules especially) and mixes in the ironic and the surreal along with the requisite flesh munching, head shots, and tense eaten-any-moment
atmosphere that makes the genre so exciting. Mad props go out to Harleson for hitting his role - simultaneously the easiest and most difficult- out of the
park.
I think the reason that there are so many comparisons to Sean of the Dead - aside from the obvious humor - is that this is a warm movie. Most zombie movies
are pretty desolate, and even the leads flirt with likability. Here there is an underlying sweetness to all the protagonists. You like them. In a moment of
Sally Fields gushing, you could go as far as 'You like them - you really like them!' You want the protagonist to become a man; you want Tallahassee to
find his grail; you want everyone to get out without becoming members of the cannibalistic munch-bunch. The genre cliches are there, but are handled so
adroitly as to rise above their source.
I got my money's worth, and am going to try and drag Cindy out to see it before it leaves the theaters. It is that good.
The cameo - not what I expected - loved it to death. If someone tries to tell you who it is, break them. Hard.
Take the time to enjoy the little things. See it.
Shayne
So the review: Time to Nut Up or Shut Up.
This film rocks. It Oedipal gerund rocks. Take a page from Max Brooks instead of George Romero, it rattles the genre in an exciting way; it is visually
appealing (the rules especially) and mixes in the ironic and the surreal along with the requisite flesh munching, head shots, and tense eaten-any-moment
atmosphere that makes the genre so exciting. Mad props go out to Harleson for hitting his role - simultaneously the easiest and most difficult- out of the
park.
I think the reason that there are so many comparisons to Sean of the Dead - aside from the obvious humor - is that this is a warm movie. Most zombie movies
are pretty desolate, and even the leads flirt with likability. Here there is an underlying sweetness to all the protagonists. You like them. In a moment of
Sally Fields gushing, you could go as far as 'You like them - you really like them!' You want the protagonist to become a man; you want Tallahassee to
find his grail; you want everyone to get out without becoming members of the cannibalistic munch-bunch. The genre cliches are there, but are handled so
adroitly as to rise above their source.
I got my money's worth, and am going to try and drag Cindy out to see it before it leaves the theaters. It is that good.
The cameo - not what I expected - loved it to death. If someone tries to tell you who it is, break them. Hard.
Take the time to enjoy the little things. See it.
Shayne