| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Night of the Living Dead | 1968 | 95 | 1 | - The only zombie movie I can 100% say is better than the original Night is the original Dawn. Night broke down so many barriers and also invented the midnight movie craze, proving that b-grade horror films could, in fact, be a-grade FILMS while also reveling in the gore and misery of the situation. The bad acting, the cheesy (in hindsight only) special effects, and some of the more "whaaat?" choices of direction and narrative don't matter here because the sum is so much greater than any of its parts that it's ridiculous. One of the Top 10 horror films EVER. | | Zombieland | 2009 | 80 | 2 | - An excellent comedic action movie with fun and inventive directorial choices (the "rules" showing up in the background constantly), a fantastic opening credits sequence (TIME MARCHES ON!!!), a great cast with great chemistry (so much so that Woody Harrelson is rumored to be disregarding his "no sequel" rule for a second one), the BEST UNADVERTISED CAMEO EVER (and I'm still pissed off that people spoil it as often as they do), and a great soundtrack (the theme for the movie, the one that plays during the final scenes at the amusement park and during the credits, is wonderful). My only gripes with it are its relative brevity (another 20 minutes of fun would have been adored by me), not explaining the "rules" of these zombies (some of them shuffle, most run, but headshots are never addressed), and a lack of constant flow or build. This stands as one of the best zombie movies ever made and certainly in the top 3 of those releases in the past decade. | | Warm Bodies | 2013 | 65 | 3 | - Surprisingly good. I wish they did more with the concept as the whole third act feels ridiculously rushed (or maybe it's just because the transition from the first to the second went on for too long), but it's really not bad. The obvious Romero & Juliet themes are obvious (the male lead being named "R," the female lead being "Julie," warring factions, love despite the feud, etc.), but they're welcome. I really dug the Bonies/Skeletons, even just the concept of them, and oh holy hell is Rob Corddry severely underrated as an actor. He was, hands-down, the best part of the whole movie, and made every scene he's in (surprisingly few) shine as the brightest in the whole movie. |
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