Friday, October 16, 2009

Review of Zombieland. Time to nut up or shut up!

Zombieland is the zombie comedy, zom-com if you will, about a nerdy college student who learned how to survive the wastes of Zombieland through his rules. Some of them including; Cardio, seatbelt, and double tap. All of these rules are presented on-screen whenever necessary and I found it quite amusing how people would run through them or they would fall apart if shot through. While these and more thoughts of Jesse Eisnenberg's character are hilarious, the main comedic setpiece is without a doubt Woody Harleson and his quest for a Twinkie. He sets off across Zombieland to find one destroying every flesh-eating creature in his way. They don't mind getting creative when they kill the zombies. Pianos, shotguns, and drive-bys are all there, but when the group gets to the amusement park they actually use the rides to kill zombies. It was so cool. Emma Stone and Abigal Breslin are there as well being the tough girls with no trust in them. It's fine but I can't help but feel that I've seen that shtick before. The cinematography is amazing with cool slow motion swings off hammers and bats, tipping over shelves and annialating small town shops, it's all really cool and the heavy metal that plays in the backround just makes it cooler.The Verdict:Zombieland is the absolute most fun you'll have at the movie theater this year no contest. It's funny, smart, cool, and it even throws in a handful of heart to finally get the zom-com formula right. I give it five zombie kills of the week out of five. 5/5.

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My Top Ten Favorite Films (as of 8/10/10)

  • #1- Fight Club
  • #2- Apocalypse Now
  • #3- Young Frankenstein
  • #4- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • #5- Unforgiven
  • #6-The Deer Hunter
  • #7- Taxi Driver
  • #8- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
  • #9- Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
  • #10- The Big Lebowski