November 04, 2004

smoke em if you got em

So what do we do when we feel strongly about our convictions and then they get dashed all to hell? We see a zombie movie, that's what.

First, I'd like to take a moment to remind you what makes zombie movies awesome.

ONE! Zombies are slow moving but difficult to kill by virtue of being both plentiful and undead.

TWO! Zombies are made of people you know.

THREE! RAARgghhh. RarghhhhAArrrrAAARRRR!

FOUR! There is rarely an overload on plot, frequently a whole lotta ass kicking and gory people eating. Thus, Awesome.

Shaun of the Dead was great because it was a romantic comedy with a topic close to my heart that turned into a zombie movie even closer to my heart. This, like so many other great movies, was particularly satisfying because it was easy to pretend that it was a movie about me. Me and my life and my friends who obviously deserve to be in a movie andOH HOLY SHIT-THAT DUDE'S A ZOMBIE! HE'S IN THE SHOWER! WATCH OUT!

Posted by Sonya at November 4, 2004 02:56 PM
Comments

I agree. I've already seen Shaun of the Dead twice in the theatres. I haven't done that since...well...never you mind about the last time I did that.

Posted by: benlau at November 4, 2004 08:52 PM

Plus, there's lots of Queen in it.

Posted by: flamingbanjo at November 4, 2004 10:33 PM

Well, since I'm going to have a lot of free time on my hands starting next week -- I guess I should check it out. I'll just imagine all the zombies have Bush's face on them. That should be fun.

Posted by: KING COMTE I at November 5, 2004 08:40 AM

i saw shaun on election day after i dropped off my absentee. i loved it, and it was just me and one other 40-year-old dude in the theater, and we both laughed loudly.

Posted by: tim at November 5, 2004 09:44 AM

Oh man. When they're sorting through the records to throw? I laughed at a totally unnacceptable movie theater volume.

Posted by: sonya at November 5, 2004 12:33 PM

I love your movie reviews.. (remember: Hellpants) You make me want to see these movies even though I have no desire to see these movies.

Posted by: Wow at November 6, 2004 05:44 AM

It's nice to know that someone else is such a hopeless sucker for zombie films. Both Dawn and Shaun of the Dead rate as two of the best films I've seen in ages, though they come nowhere near the production quality that is Cheerleader Camp or Chopping Mall.

Posted by: Logan (from Idaho) at November 10, 2004 12:06 PM