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Post by zombiespider on Mar 4, 2016 18:57:09 GMT
Let's talk about zombie movies! Anyone have any good recommendations? How about a few reviews or just general discussion abour out favours? What makes a zombie movie a zombie movie? You get the idea, just talk zombie movies
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Post by alex on Mar 16, 2016 14:05:19 GMT
I found juan of the dead to be pretty enjoyable, i think it was just fresh because it was a foreign language zombie film.
I love land of the dead and it hurts me that i will never have my own dead reckoning style zombie apocalypse big rig. Plus the characters are all pretty awesome.
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 16, 2016 20:20:40 GMT
I had completely forgotten about Juan of the Dead, brilliant movie and really funny!
A few other movies worth considering...
Le Horde Dead Rising - Watchtower Zombie Apocalypse (by The Asylum) Zoombies Zombeaver The Dead April Apocalypse Goal of the Dead Dead Snow Dead Snow - Red vs Dead Before Dawn Extinction (though I find it more vampire than zombie) Maggie Contracted Contracted Phase 2 Night of the Comet The Zombie Diaries The Zombie Diaries 2 (mostly coz I'm in it as a zombie near the end, heheh)
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Post by alex on Mar 16, 2016 21:23:52 GMT
I liked dead snow the first time i watched it because...well...nazi zombies, but when i gave it a second viewing i was pretty disappointed by it.
I class them as zombie films but i can understand if others dont, the 28 days later films to me have all the elements of a good zombie film.
The resident evil movies have their moments but whatever the heck the last 3 are have imo been almost unwatchably bad, shitty 3d effects and convoluted storyline all round.
I know theres more to mention, i just cant remember them right now, next time i have a dig through my dvds i'll try to put together a zombie stack.
How about some small screen stuff? Obviously the walking dead is kind of top of the list. There was a series a few years back called dead set that was pretty good, starts off following the people in whats basically a big brother type show during the zombie apocalypse. I think theres only like 6 episodes, check it out if you get a chance.
Highschool of the dead is good if you can do the anime thing, but be warned...its ecchi...very ecchi and chock full of anime tropes.
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 17, 2016 0:13:37 GMT
28 Days Later is a great film, I am one of those that doesn't rate it as a zom flick though, lol. Highschool of the Dead was really good, but the manga was better, same with Sankarea (another zom manga/anime). I have Dead Set on dvd, great series and I wish they'd do another series set in the same universe, I cheered like crazy whebn Davina McCall was killed, I can't stand her hahaha. Another tv show worth checking out is a BBC sereis called In The Flesh. It is set after the zom apoc and they have found a way to treat zombies so they regain their humanity, but must take regular doses of a drug or they revert (sound like a movie that came out not to long ago? it was based on the bBC show ). While not a zombie movie I also recommend The Hive from last year, it is sort of a mix between Zombies and Body Snatchers and I found it really entertaining. Also while not zombies, the REC series has been good so far and cannot wait for the 5th in the series. I agree on the Resident Evil films, they have gone very far downhill, but I will watch the final one just to see how it ends, though I will be waiting for it to come on Netflix, Now TV or somewhere like that.
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 17, 2016 0:20:42 GMT
Also, for some more flicks with zoms... A Little Bit Zombie Dance of the Dead Detention of the Dead Night of the Living Deb (great film!) Automaton Transfusion (aka - Zombie Transfusion) Braindead (Dead Alive in the USA) Wyrmwood Zombie Killers - Elephants' Graveyard Zombie Hunter Trapped Trapped 2 Biozombie Versus Attack Girls Swimteam vs The Undead Toilet of the Dead Bit Tits Zombie The Dead Insaide The Dead Outside Autumn Cemetery Man The Dead Next Door The Dead Below (I can't seem to find this one any more though) Aaah! Zombies (aka - Wasting Away) Warm Bodies Autumn (based on the David Moody novel) Contagion I Was A Teenage Zombie Vampire Werewolfs' Girlfriend (little low budget flick) Colin (awesome low budget, well no budget really, film) Fido American Zombie Portrait of a Zombie Yeah... I watch a lot of zom flicks, but I a zombiphile heheheh.
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Post by alex on Mar 17, 2016 3:59:46 GMT
Damn man thats a hell of a list...i really need to write these down for later, see whats cheap next time im shopping for dvds.
Dead set was pretty awesome because it was original, i love zombie films, but i cant help but feel its a lot of the same so whenever something comes along and puts a nice spin on things, its usually a winner in my books.
I caught a few episodes of in the flesh on tv some time last year, its something i need to go and check out from the start instead of 3 episodes in like i did.
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 17, 2016 10:49:43 GMT
Oops, I noticed I'd listed Autumn twicw, lol. In The Flesh is only 3 episodes per season and I am yet to finish watching season 2, there is always something else to watch instead. I will get round to watching the rest of it though, the 1st season was amazing and season 2 had a strong start as well.
I wqill list more films as I remember them (or find them again), I watch so many it is hard to remember them all, I really had the rack my brain to remember the name for The Dead Below, Aaah! Zombies and American Zombie, lol.
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Post by alex on Mar 18, 2016 13:27:15 GMT
Oops, I noticed I'd listed Autumn twicw, lol. In The Flesh is only 3 episodes per season and I am yet to finish watching season 2, there is always something else to watch instead. I will get round to watching the rest of it though, the 1st season was amazing and season 2 had a strong start as well. I wqill list more films as I remember them (or find them again), I watch so many it is hard to remember them all, I really had the rack my brain to remember the name for The Dead Below, Aaah! Zombies and American Zombie, lol. Ah yeah...that probably explains why i was so lost then...i knew there was backstory i was missing i just didnt realise how much. Dont forget that cinema classic cockneys vs zombies (or did you mention that one and i missed it?). What about that boy scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse? Havent seen it myself but i feel i need to at some stage.
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Post by zombiespider on Mar 18, 2016 14:18:31 GMT
I had forgotten about Cockneys vs Zombies, hilarious film and by far the best zombie chase scene ever filmed with the zimmerframe scene hahahahaha. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is also good fun. Also Try Burying the Ex, I Survived a Zombie Holocaust (New Zealnnd film I believe), Zombie Strippers and Life After Beth.
Oh yes, and watch Cooties!
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Post by zombiespider on Apr 4, 2016 11:44:29 GMT
I got to see Pandemic the other night and while it is not strictly a zombie movie, it has elements of one. It reminded me more of 28 Days Later than anything else, the way it is filmed is what it most interesting to me though with it being a POV movie and the film changes perspectives between characters as it goes along. Worth checking out, some nice frantic action sequences too, but a few bits do seem to lag and slow down the story telling. Despite its flaws I think it is one of the better zom flicks this decade along with Maggie, Contracted and others
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Post by zombiespider on Nov 16, 2016 21:45:15 GMT
Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies, I nearly fell off my chair laughing at some parts of this movie. While not a great movie, it really is funny in some places.
A few other movies...
Re-Kill The Returned (not sure if I mentioned this already or not) Biozombie Zombie 108 Dead Rising - Endgame (not as good as Watchtower though) Versus (not truly zoms though) Busan Haeng AKA - Train to Busan) Attack Girls Swimteam vs The Undead
There were others I was meaning to mention, but I lost the list I'd compiled heh.
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