Very simple, fun and incredibly easy to watch. More comedy than horror. It shares the same type of dry, occasionally cutesy humor that Slither had. I'd say Zombieland has more in common with that movie than any other. I wouldn't have been surprised if James Gunn had written the screenplay (which he didn't). It also channelled some of the original Dawn of the Dead. The trashing of the Indian gift shop and the scenes in a particularly legendary actor's mansion (he will remain nameless for now but what an amazing cameo!) bring back memories of looting the department store and the pie fight in Romero's film. The acting is also particularly noteworthy for a horror movie, let alone a zombie movie. Jesse Eisenberg seems like a livelier Michael Cera and Woody Harrelson... well, he's Mickey Knox. He knows how to kick ass. The girls come to match their male counterparts pretty easy. Even Abigail Breslin throws out a decent amount of sass. The zombies are of the same variety from Zack Snyder's DOTD. Ugly and lightning fast. Nothing new but that's okay.

Not a single trace of pretentiousness here and it never feels like you have to overlook something to enjoy yourself. Not particularly original as a whole but there's enough inventiveness to keep one from getting bored. What can I say. Good flick.

This was a really fun movie. It was this year's Shaun of the Dead, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The zombies were scary, the gore was great, the comedy was...well....funny, and the whole movie was one big amusement park ride (heh heh heh). It was more like a zombie survival guide as it gives tips on how to survive the zombie apocalypse, and I thought that was very clever. The acting was great, and I couldn't ask any more from this movie (well, maybe more zombies, for some reason I felt as though there weren't enough of them).

I even liked how they created unique zombie deaths, because they included segments for "zombie kill of the week". I thought that was pretty funny.

Sean

If you aren't aware of this already, the screenplay (a 2007 draft) is now available on MyPDFScreenplays to download.

Rule #45

It's not hard to enjoy this film.

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I thought it was a very easy film to watch, the humour was good, nothing was ever serious, and was a nice change of pace for a zombie/horror film.

I probably enjoyed Woody's character the most and a notable cameo from BM was also on par.

I loved this film.

I thought it was hilarious.

I won't say too much more about it since Phil's already spanked me for revealing who BM was. That was great.

I loved Woody, but I always do. He always seem to play the same badass character though except for maybe Kingpin, but I liked that one too. Natural Born Killers though rocked hard time.

Anyway, Zombieland was great fun and I really liked it. Go see it!

I found this movie kinda underwhelming. I liked it, don't get me wrong. I just thought it'd be better. It wasn't laugh out loud funny or nerve shreddingly scary. It just... was alright. Woody was great though. Loved his hunt for the twinkie.

~Zack~

Quoted from Zack I found this movie kinda underwhelming. I liked it, don't get me wrong. I just thought it'd be better. It wasn't laugh out loud funny or nerve shreddingly scary. It just... was alright. Woody was great though. Loved his hunt for the twinkie. ~Zack~

Same for me. The film really seems to have caught the mood, people are absolutely loving it and it's left me a little non-plussed to be honest.

I enjoyed it, there was nothing wrong with it as such, but it was a bit predictable and uninspired for me.

The BM cameo and the rollercoaster part were the highlights, the rest moved along easily but just didn't have much of a kick in the comedy stakes.

The rules of survival for instance were very ordinary and lacked the insight of similar films (eg the rules of survival in Scream). They just took cliches and played them out in a cliched form. Much more interesting events could have been created for them. The only one that really worked was the cardio one when he ran in a full circle to lose the zombies. The rest of the film lacked that little bit of class to riase it up for me.

Films are a funny thing though .A friend of mine said it was the first film he'd seen in ages where he actually cared about the characters, which I found hard to believe.

It was basically Shaun of the Dead on a bigger, glossier scale. That film tailed off when it turned all action packed I thought, it's strenght was in the witty dialogue and the analogies it brought out about modern life.

If you could combine Shaun of the Dead's playful wit and insight with the US style boldness of Zombieland, then you'd be really hitting the spot IMO.

Each to their own though, I suppose. Like I say, it really seems to have found its audience and I'm surprised by just how highly it's been received critically.

Finally saw this last week, as Netflix made it available streaming.  As many know, I've really been looking forward to this movie.  I had high hopes.  I've heard so many positive things.  It made a bunch of money.  The critics even loved it.

I absolutely HATED it!  Barely got through it.  Actually stopped watching numerous times and had to literally drag my ass back to finish it.

I'm not a fan of comedy and this comedy, IMO, was God awful.  I also despised Shaun of the Dead, but thought this would be different for some reason.

The constant V.O.'s were cringe worthy.  The way they SUPER'ed the rules onto the screen?  HORRIBLE!  The acting?  Painful!  Bill Fucking Murray (whom I normally love)?  OH MY FUCKING GOD!  Hideous!  The story?  What story is that?  FX?  Actually, pretty weak, IMO.  Overall?  Terrible!

So, sorry everyone, but once again, it looks like I'm going to be standing on my own little island.  This movie was pure garbage...pure rotten Limberger cheese, melted over old decaying leaves and grass.

Leave comedy out of horror...they do not mix well.

Gotta admit, it beat the shit out of Survival of the Dead.


Phil

I didn't see Survival yet, but I heard it really sucks.

'Sucks' is being very charitable.

Unfortunately, zombie films have been beaten to death.  The only thing left to do is reinvent them.  Combining them with comedies, or musicals, or whatever, is the only thing left to do with them.

And Zombieland had some nice talents in it.  The main reason I watched it was for Abigail Breslin; I'm find of her work.  Woody Harrelson was the icing on the cake.


Phil