The best thing about Zombieland? Zombieland. at iconogeek

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So I got a chance to catch Zombieland last night and let me tell ya. Freakin’ awesome. When I received a text message from Dodge, that said “I’m kinda embarrassed, I actually liked Zombieland,” I knew it was gonna be good, Dodge is notoriously picky and he is usually dead on.

Now I had heard it was good, and I am pre-disposed to like this movie already, but all that aside…this movie kicked in high gear from the getgo and didn’t stop. Great writing, tight editing (only 1hr 21m), great tongue-in-cheek acting (and even some surprising dramatic moments), and a nice retell of a crowded genre.

The movie had a great sense of humor and a slick style, especially with the opening credits which took the JJ Abrams style of 3D integration and took it one step further (borrowing a bit from Johnny Dangerously, actually). I came home after the flick with a desire to play Left 4 Dead, eat a Snowball, and watch Caddyshack, so if you’re a Z-fan (or even if you aren’t) this movie is a good bet for some excellent, dark-humor escapism.

iscore_10 Time to Nut-up ot Shut-up. I give this flick a 10 because it was just plain awesome and didn’t preach anything. Most apocalypse- genre stuff has an underlying theme about the causes of the apocalypse or they delve into the psychology of the characters (The Waking Dead is an excellent example. If you aren’t reading it, you need to.) but not Zombieland. It’s unapologetic about what it is. Zombies have taken over, so be it, deal. Oh yeah and have fun too.

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1 Dodge Saxton
November 2, 2009 at 4:39 pm

I usually reserve commenting on a movie till the next day, I like to let it marinate for 24 hours or so. I sent out that txt as soon as it was over because I havnt been that pleasantly surprised by a movie in a very long time. I mean there were a hand full of times I was laughing out loud. So, a couple days later Im driving on the Belt parkway at the usual 4 mph and the image of Woody Harrelson standing there with a hand full of obliterated mush that was formerly a box of Twinkies pops into my head. The look on his face as he examines the contents in his hand and looks over at Jesse Eisenberg who just utters “I dont have the words”, had me laughing out loud again days later, alone, in my car. Thats when I had the thought, I think Im gonna go see this movie again. I almost never do that. Loved this movie, and that was a great reference to Johny Dangerously Chuck.
Oh, and Emma Stone ? who knew she could be that hot!