zombie fans

[justajoe]

just a fan of zombie movies or any post apocalyptic movie or book. Wanted to see if anyone else likie?

 

[Atrium Pool]

I like a few zombie movies. But on the whole, I don't get the zombie fan rules. Why they sorta go after things that I think are zombie movies but they don't. 28 Days Later, Romero's The Crazies, Nightmare City. I have a very flexible definition of what a zombie is in movies and they - like werewolf fans - are so specific about the details. In my book, zombies can talk and think and articulate if the filmmaker wants them to.

 

[Cognisant]

Would memeic insaity count?

Copycat killers and so forth.

 

[Anthile]

I liked zombies better before they got popculturized.

 

[Atrium Pool]

Well- they haven't made a Twilight-like series for zombies yet, have they?

 

[Kuu]

Well- they haven't made a Twilight-like series for zombies yet, have they?

*brain explodes*

 

[Xanstrollinoax]

I love zombie apocalypse movies and books. It's my favorite end-of-the-world scenario. I figure despite the horror you can always grab a sword and have a little fun before you die hehe.

 

[Anthile]

*brain explodes*

Like Shaun Of The Dead?

 

[Jo3]

I like a few zombie movies. But on the whole, I don't get the zombie fan rules. Why they sorta go after things that I think are zombie movies but they don't. 28 Days Later, Romero's The Crazies, Nightmare City. I have a very flexible definition of what a zombie is in movies and they - like werewolf fans - are so specific about the details. In my book, zombies can talk and think and articulate if the filmmaker wants them to.

The reason 28 Days and 28 Weeks later are not accepted is because it is a virus movie, not a zombie movie. They don't require a head shot to kill, they maintain most bodily functions, and they are not really trying to eat people they're trying to just rip them apart out of shear rage.

The infection in 28 Days/Weeks later is a virus that appears to cause a massive adrenaline rush and sense of rage (which is why they go after family and friends first). They are in no way undead, they are just in a permanent unthinking rage. They were good movies, just not zombie movies.

I can not comment on The Crazies because I have not seen it, but I do agree that zombies can talk if the filmmaker wishes, i.e the whole Return of the Living Dead series. Though these movies are not thought of as "realistic" by serious followers such as myself, they are still appreciated if they are good films.

Like Shaun Of The Dead?

I don't think Shaun of the Dead would count for that, because it was more a romantic comedy in a zombie setting. People weren't trying to sex up the zombies. Though that does give a great idea for a short story... Necrophile in a zombie apocalypse. Hilarity ensues...

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Saying the 28 Days/Weeks Later movies aren't zombie movies is bullshit. Yes, the infected may not technically be zombies, but beyond that, they have far too many elements of the typical zombie apocalypse movie to be considered otherwise. You could say that they're not technically zombie movies, but that they are fucking zombie movies.

Dawn of the Dead is more or less the quintessential zombie film. Day of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead are also very good. Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake is also recommended. Land of the Dead is okay, stay away from Diary and Survival.

Pontypool and Deadgirl are two flawed but interesting and original takes on the zombie genre. It is perhaps best not to think of them as zombie movies at all.

Some good comedic zombie movies are Braindead, Shaun of the Dead, Re-Animator, Wild Zero, Return of the Living Dead,