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Zombieland
Zombieland
#1
A very fun movie. It treats the zombies seriously, allowing the human characters to provide the humor. I've seen it compared favorably to Shaun of the Dead but I have to say that while both are good movies they are very different movies. Shaun of the Dead was about zombie movies (and rom coms), Zombieland is a coming of age
story. The humor is great, and the celebrity cameo is very, very entertaining. The action scenes are actually the weakest part of the movie, but even the weak
parts are better than most other movies.

Defintely worth seeing in the theatres.

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Epsilon
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#2
There was some great humor in this.

I recommend it.
-Terry
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#3
I saw this movie as a free pre-screening and I would willingly pay at least matinee price, maybe even full price, to see it again. It is enormously fun. The
movie is really pretty simple. It's been compared to Shaun of the Dead, but I think that comparison misses the point. Shaun of the Dead plays with the
conventions and tropes of a zombie movie and does it well. Zombieland does some of the same (the various hilarious Rules laid down by the protagonist) but the
real strength of Zombieland is that it tries something even more unique. It uses the trope of a Zombie apocalypse as a frame to build a coming-of-age story.

I imagine that if John Hughes had ever tried his hand at the zombie genre, it might've turned out looking something like this. It's like Hughes and
George Romero were good pals and decided to collaborate on a film. George says "Hey, let's make a zombie film!" And Hughes nodding his head
good-naturedly at his friend and saying "Sure, sure, but let's add a geeky kid in there, and a rebel, and a hot girl..." And go on from there
until you get a weird cross between "Dawn of the Dead" and "The Breakfast Club".

And if you think that sounds like a really WACKY premise for a film, well... yeah.

That's Zombieland.

The weirdest thing of all is that it WORKS!

Oh, and one last thing -

BEST. CAMEO. EVER!!!!!
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#4
My favorite part of Zombie land is the setting - it's only 2 months after the apocalypse, and the virus is reasonable.
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#5
I'll second er, fifth this recomendation, great movie. 8)

And Logan's right about the cameo. 8)
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#6
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
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