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ZOMBIELAND

zombiel1Another buddy road trip movie, with zombies. Dark comedy with lots of funny lines, interesting zombies and of course, Bill Murray as a, how do I explain this without spoilers, er, celebrity?

Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin make up the merry band that proves a zombie apocalypse makes for strange bedfellows as they trek zombiel2across America to find a sanctuary without biters.

Shaun of the Dead set a gold standard for the funny zombie movie and to me, Z-Land takes a good nibble at the edges, but not quite a full bite.

The rules of survival are a running gag of this movie and even though we don’t know all the list, the accumulation of the list itself is important.

Funny as a comedy, Z-Land also has some very deep moments all mixed in with the absurd and gross.

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Shaun of the Dead

softhed2One of the funniest movies every made. The British have such a unique sense of reality vs reality, it makes their comedy dark and delicious, but never dank.

A buddy/romcom film with so much heart the zombies are a delightful side note.

There is no way to describe how witty, silly, droll, sweet, and stunning a masterpiece this is without showing the movie.

Plenty of pop culture zaps, tons of dysfunctional family and friend interactions while trying to fight zombies, and too much energy to contain.

This film sets the gold standard for any zomcoms to come.softhed3

Lots of nods to George A. Romero’s zombie flicks, including the title.

Romero, flattered and impressed, offered Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright cameos in 2005’s Land of the Dead.

They’re zombies, see if you can find them.