http://flimgeeks.com/blog/a-knee-jerk-review-to-%e2%80%9czombiebland-%e2%80%9d-that%e2%80%99s-not-a-typo/ Critical Media | Movies, TV, Games, Comics and anything else that matters Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:27:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://flimgeeks.com/blog/a-knee-jerk-review-to-%e2%80%9czombiebland-%e2%80%9d-that%e2%80%99s-not-a-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-116 MFLuke Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:23:06 +0000 http://flimgeeks.com/blog/?p=1758#comment-116 I agree, pretty much across the board. Zombieland falls into the category of "movies with no point". A continuous trend in Hollywood that is unfortunately becoming the norm. What was this movie trying to say? <br>It's not about the zombie apocalypse, it's about the people. Oh, you mean the sometimes funny but mostly boring characters. Good choice to make the movie about them (sarcasm). This ain't Shaun of the Dead.<br>It's a re-imagining of the zombie lore. Um, no, not at all. One or two lines of dialogue max. This is simply a zombie apocalypse story. More post-apocalyptic actually as the non-specific calamity happened some time ago and there seems to be no urgency of action by any of the un-undead.<br>It's just a fun gore-fest. Fail. Although there are some good effects Zombieland is by no measure pushing the envelope. I've seen better zombie effects on awards shows (Scream Awards, but still valid). There's very few lingering shots on the zombies. A brief set up for a joke then a decapitation and/or sight gag. No memorable gore scenes.<br>It's 88 minutes long with zombies in it. That much is true. <br>Zombies on the screen puts zombies in the seats. It's not cool to exploit the zombie trend. Although I and many others are compelled to see the new zombie flick it would be nice to see either a progression of the lore or a new addition to cannon to revel in.<br>P.S. Bill Murray rules. I agree, pretty much across the board. Zombieland falls into the category of “movies with no point”. A continuous trend in Hollywood that is unfortunately becoming the norm. What was this movie trying to say?
It's not about the zombie apocalypse, it's about the people. Oh, you mean the sometimes funny but mostly boring characters. Good choice to make the movie about them (sarcasm). This ain't Shaun of the Dead.
It's a re-imagining of the zombie lore. Um, no, not at all. One or two lines of dialogue max. This is simply a zombie apocalypse story. More post-apocalyptic actually as the non-specific calamity happened some time ago and there seems to be no urgency of action by any of the un-undead.
It's just a fun gore-fest. Fail. Although there are some good effects Zombieland is by no measure pushing the envelope. I've seen better zombie effects on awards shows (Scream Awards, but still valid). There's very few lingering shots on the zombies. A brief set up for a joke then a decapitation and/or sight gag. No memorable gore scenes.
It's 88 minutes long with zombies in it. That much is true.
Zombies on the screen puts zombies in the seats. It's not cool to exploit the zombie trend. Although I and many others are compelled to see the new zombie flick it would be nice to see either a progression of the lore or a new addition to cannon to revel in.
P.S. Bill Murray rules.

]]> http://flimgeeks.com/blog/a-knee-jerk-review-to-%e2%80%9czombiebland-%e2%80%9d-that%e2%80%99s-not-a-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-92 MFLuke Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:23:06 +0000 http://flimgeeks.com/blog/?p=1758#comment-92 I agree, pretty much across the board. Zombieland falls into the category of "movies with no point". A continuous trend in Hollywood that is unfortunately becoming the norm. What was this movie trying to say? <br>It's not about the zombie apocalypse, it's about the people. Oh, you mean the sometimes funny but mostly boring characters. Good choice to make the movie about them (sarcasm). This ain't Shaun of the Dead.<br>It's a re-imagining of the zombie lore. Um, no, not at all. One or two lines of dialogue max. This is simply a zombie apocalypse story. More post-apocalyptic actually as the non-specific calamity happened some time ago and there seems to be no urgency of action by any of the un-undead.<br>It's just a fun gore-fest. Fail. Although there are some good effects Zombieland is by no measure pushing the envelope. I've seen better zombie effects on awards shows (Scream Awards, but still valid). There's very few lingering shots on the zombies. A brief set up for a joke then a decapitation and/or sight gag. No memorable gore scenes.<br>It's 88 minutes long with zombies in it. That much is true. <br>Zombies on the screen puts zombies in the seats. It's not cool to exploit the zombie trend. Although I and many others are compelled to see the new zombie flick it would be nice to see either a progression of the lore or a new addition to cannon to revel in.<br>P.S. Bill Murray rules. I agree, pretty much across the board. Zombieland falls into the category of “movies with no point”. A continuous trend in Hollywood that is unfortunately becoming the norm. What was this movie trying to say?
It's not about the zombie apocalypse, it's about the people. Oh, you mean the sometimes funny but mostly boring characters. Good choice to make the movie about them (sarcasm). This ain't Shaun of the Dead.
It's a re-imagining of the zombie lore. Um, no, not at all. One or two lines of dialogue max. This is simply a zombie apocalypse story. More post-apocalyptic actually as the non-specific calamity happened some time ago and there seems to be no urgency of action by any of the un-undead.
It's just a fun gore-fest. Fail. Although there are some good effects Zombieland is by no measure pushing the envelope. I've seen better zombie effects on awards shows (Scream Awards, but still valid). There's very few lingering shots on the zombies. A brief set up for a joke then a decapitation and/or sight gag. No memorable gore scenes.
It's 88 minutes long with zombies in it. That much is true.
Zombies on the screen puts zombies in the seats. It's not cool to exploit the zombie trend. Although I and many others are compelled to see the new zombie flick it would be nice to see either a progression of the lore or a new addition to cannon to revel in.
P.S. Bill Murray rules.

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