Favorite Zombie Movie

[angellous_evangellous]

I'm catching up on all the zombie flicks.

I've found that I like zombie movies with something that resembles a plot rather than a gore fest.

I liked the Resident Evil series, but one and two were the best, with the animated one following close behind.

By far the best zombie flick I've seen is 28 Days Later, with 28 Weeks Later being second.

I watched Day of the Dead (the 1980s remake) and Quarantine this week, both good.

 

[monta]

Shaun of the Dead.

It's intelligent and sophisticated unlike some other drivel of a Zed word based nature.

[looking through Shaun's LPs for suitable records to throw at two approaching zombies]
Ed: 'Purple Rain'?
Shaun: No.
Ed: 'Sign o' the Times'?
Shaun: Definitely not.
Ed: The 'Batman' soundtrack?
Shaun: Throw it.
Ed: 'Dire Straits'?
Shaun: Throw it.
Ed: Ooh, 'Stone Roses'.
Shaun: Um, No.
Ed: 'Second Coming'.
Shaun: I like it!
Ed: Ahhh! 'Sade'.
Shaun: Yeah, but that's Liz's!
Ed: Yeah, but she did dump you.
Shaun: Oh!

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Shaun: [about Ed] He's not my boyfriend!
Edhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0670408/: [handing beer to Shaun] It might be a bit warm, the cooler's off.
Shaunhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0670408/: Thanks, babe.
[winks]

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[angellous_evangellous]

Yes, I enjoyed Shaun very much.

 

[monta]

Yes, I enjoyed Shaun very much.

You enjoyed it very much......because it's the best one :yes:

 

[Breathe]

I must say I think 28 Days Later and Shaun of the Dead are fantastic.
I was quite dissapointed with Resident Evil, really. Could've been good, but I didn't take a liking to it.

Aditionally, I must admit that I do like Dawn of the Dead, too. Partially for the lulz.

 

[Nepenthe]

Resident Evil??? Oh A_E....

Shaun of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead (Romero's originals of course) are my favorite zombie films. Fulci's Zombie is plotless and all gore but its atmosphere makes it a classic imo. Les Revenants is under appreciated and shows how the zombie motif can be a metaphor for all kinds of things. Really haunting film that a lot of zombie fans ignored. Versus is great, a kooky Japanese gangsters vs. zombies with lots of weird hijinks. And Cemetery Man is the closest thing to a Dylan Dog film to date (though a film is in production I believe). Besides the strange plot, the gore and the nudity, Rupert Everett plays a straight guy so it's kind of fascinating on many levels.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I'd have to go with any movie by Michael Bay.

 

[YmirGF]

Fahrenheit 9/11

and

An Improbable Truth... no wait... A inconvenient slide-show... no... oh, never mind.

 

[Nepenthe]

I'd have to go with any movie by Michael Bay.

"I love it when people get really mean and call you a hack. It's like, don't they see how well these movies are doing? They make an impression around the world. I met this guy in Bali who lives in a hut with a TV, and he loved The Rock."

 

[Quagmire]

Night of the Living Dead, naturally. Nothing's come close.

Second favorite would be the remake of Dawn of the Dead.

 

[cardero]

I am going to go with Romero's Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead and Land Of The Dead. Nobody does zombies better than Romero. He has set staple for the way zombies should behave and react and his stories on human survival always provide deep characterization, interesting social development and interaction and if one is not careful, they just might learn a little something about human nature. It's like getting two monsters in the movie for the price of one.

 

[freethinker44]

I am going to go with Romero's Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead and Land Of The Dead. Nobody does zombies better than Romero. He has set a staple for the way zombies should behave and react and his stories on human survival always provide deep characterization, interesting social development and interaction and if one is not careful, they just might learn a little something about human nature. It's like getting two monster movies for the price of one.

Don't forget Diary of the dead.

I liked the remakes of Night of the living dead and Dawn of the dead too.

I pretty much will watch any movie or read any book with zombies in them. You would be surprised how many books about zombies there are.

 

[Venatoris]

the best have already been mentioned but I have a few more:

Fido (Billy Connolly rules)
Day of the dead 2008 (not good for anything but a few laughs)
Autumn (based on one of my favorite zombie novels)
Rec (better than quarantine if you don't mind subtitles)
Wild zero (Japanese comedy)

Zombie diaries and I,zombie look good but I haven't been able to find them.

 

[Nepenthe]

the best have already been mentioned but I have a few more:

Fido (Billy Connolly rules)
Day of the dead 2008 (not good for anything but a few laughs)
Autumn (based on one of my favorite zombie novels)
Rec (better than quarantine if you don't mind subtitles)
Wild zero (Japanese comedy)

Zombie diaries and I,zombie look good but I haven't been able to find them.

I, Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain is hard to find. I picked up a bootleg dvd about 5 years ago but I have seen torrents of it floating around online. I picked up Zombie Diaries from Best Buy.
I liked Fido but my expectations were way too high I think. Still worth seeing.
Nobody mentioned Night of the Comet yet. That and Fright Night were always in the vcr when I was a kid.

 

[Breathe]

Second favorite would be the remake of Dawn of the Dead.

I haven't seen the remake, but I've heard mixed views on it. Some people like it, others don't.

How is it different from the original?

 

[cardero]

I wasn't crazy for any of Romero's remakes. Not only were they inferior, they were simply unecessary.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Well, seeing the remake first of Night of the Living Dead...

I was amazed at how faithful the remake was to the original -- the zombies were better looking in the remake and that's about it, other than a few details.

This has to be due to Romero's close involvement in this particular remake (???), and as far as I can tell, the other remakes don't include his direct involvement...

 

[Nepenthe]

Well, seeing the remake first of Night of the Living Dead...

I was amazed at how faithful the remake was to the original -- the zombies were better looking in the remake and that's about it, other than a few details.

This has to be due to Romero's close involvement in this particular remake (???), and as far as I can tell, the other remakes don't include his direct involvement...

I too liked the Night' remake, which is odd because my knee-jerk reaction is to hate unnecessary remakes. Yep, Romero rewrote the original screenplay and produced it, while his old friend Savini directed the remake. Romero had nothing to do with the Dawn' or Day' remakes. There's a Crazies remake in the works that Romero had no hand in as well.
I hope Survival of the Dead is good!

 

[Quagmire]

I haven't seen the remake, but I've heard mixed views on it. Some people like it, others don't.

How is it different from the original?

It was a completely different movie, really. The only thing it had in common with the original is that both took place in a shopping mall.

I liked the remake better because;
--- the people were more believable---just normal folks who find themselves in an insane situation, which makes it easier to care about what happens to them.

---the action was more intense.

---the plot and plot twists were more intelligent and interesting.

---the soundtrack kicked butt.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I watched "American Zombie" last night and I loved it... it is definately a "must see" for zombie fans. Not a fast paced movie... it is in the format of a documentary.