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We have become a society obsessed with zombies and the living dead Ever since George Romero's classic "Night of the Living Dead" hollywood has brought the dead back to
terrorized the living in every way possible. Over the course of time zombies have advanced. They no longer just stumble around slowly eventually mobbing their victims; they are faster,
smarter, can practically swim - all kinds of neat stuff. One of my favorite progressions was Jay Lee's "Zombie Strippers" with Jenna Jameson and Robert Englund. What fun. And who didn't love "Shaun of the Dead"? |
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Now comes "Zombieland" with a cast of name actors. The first we meet is Jesse Eisenberg who is busy killing
zombies. He survived the plague that caused the zombies and survives by following simple rules. Two of the rules is t stay in shape and always shoot
a zombie twice to make sure it's dead (he called it the double tap). We don't know his real name and that's not important because when he meets up with a zombie bounty hunter who goes by the name
of Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) he gets the name of Columbus. Tallahassee gives him that name because it's better not to know a person's name just in case you have to waste them.
Not long after the team up, they encounter two scam artist girls - Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) - who
have gotten along by not trusting anyone. But with such resounding zombie to human ratios they decide - after initially conning them out their truck - to join the guys. Natch a mild romance develops between Columbus and Wichita... a result of hormones and few other humans. |
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But the romance is merely a character development and pause in the over-the-top mayhem the film dishes out. Harrelson really seems to be having fun as Tallahassee kills and destroys zombies with zeal. And that is the crux of the film. Over-the-top, non-stop zombie killing. There are plenty of scenes with a head exploding or brains splattering. |
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Amber Head is hilarious as the first zombie encounter for Wichita when they are about to have sex and she later tries to eat him. Bill Murray is a hoot
as Tallahassee's hero and owner of home in California where the group ends up crashing. You see, the group is seeking refuge at an amusement park in California that's supposed to be zombie free. Stupid plot? Yes sir! But that's the genius and fun of "Zombieland". For many "Zombieland" will recall days of Mel Brooks comedies - just plain fun. Indeed Brooks would be proud of director Ruben Fleischer's first
feature length film. Everyone will. --GEOFFREY BURTON
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