Although they weren't technically radioactive reanimated corpses. They were infected with a rage virus.
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Please explain Zombie
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I Love Zombie movies since I was young. I totally agree with you. Its not about the flesh eating its more to with the whole scenario. My old band mates gave me the stage name "Shaun of the Dead" prior to the popular movie coming out.
Shaun
The original Night of the Living Dead is one of my all time favorites, along with The Last Man on Earth, a Vincent Price classic, which is where Romero got the inspiration for his zombies. The Last Man on Earth is what they based I Am Legend off of.
I really liked 28 days later, haven't seen 28 weeks later yet but it's on the list. I really don't watch TV anymore so the list is moving slowly lol. My fascination with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead come from owning a Tom Savini special effects make up book as a pre-teen and wanting to be a special effects make up artist for most of jr high and high school. That led to a career as a paramedic, where the gore is REAL...
I really liked 28 days later, haven't seen 28 weeks later yet but it's on the list. I really don't watch TV anymore so the list is moving slowly lol. My fascination with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead come from owning a Tom Savini special effects make up book as a pre-teen and wanting to be a special effects make up artist for most of jr high and high school. That led to a career as a paramedic, where the gore is REAL...
I agree it's not about the zombies...it's about what PEOPLE do when their norms break down.
The zombies don't talk or even show much variety in behavior. This allows the storyteller to focus on what goes through the people's minds and what they choose to do...or not do.
The original Night of the Living Dead is not only really scary - but focuses almost entirely on the people put under pressure and how they react.
The zombies don't talk or even show much variety in behavior. This allows the storyteller to focus on what goes through the people's minds and what they choose to do...or not do.
The original Night of the Living Dead is not only really scary - but focuses almost entirely on the people put under pressure and how they react.
Not quite. 'The Last Man on Earth' is based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson titled... 'I Am Legend'.
The novel was adapted again in 1971 as 'The Omega Man' starring Charlton Heston, before being adapted a third time as 'I Am Legend' in 2007 starring Will Smith, in which they completely ruined the ending.
People yearn for a brutal post-consumerist post-apocalyptic afterworld in which you can tool up and go on guilt-free shooting sprees and loot canned goods.
Err, maybe
Err, maybe
"Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish rock band The Cranberries. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from the album No Need to Argue. The song was written by Dolores O'Riordan, the singer of the band, and reached #1 on the charts in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany.
People who don't "get zombies" will not be allowed in the bunker and/or may be used as bait/decoys. You have been warned.
Not quite. 'The Last Man on Earth' is based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson titled... 'I Am Legend'.
The novel was adapted again in 1971 as 'The Omega Man' starring Charlton Heston, before being adapted a third time as 'I Am Legend' in 2007 starring Will Smith, in which they completely ruined the ending.
I definitely agree regarding the most recent "I Am Legend" movie. I suggest checking out the alternate ending for the film, which at least makes it somewhat more redeeming and partially on par with the book.
I really enjoy the I Am Legend book, and I thought Omega Man was pretty good. Richard Matheson's novels and short stories are really intelligent and were pretty unique in the field of horror.
Zombie is also a heavily political song by Fela Kuti after the police threw his mom down a flight of stairs.
I always wondered..isn't Jason Vorheese just a zombie too?
I always wondered..isn't Jason Vorheese just a zombie too?
I think it's more the fascination with what we'd do, as humans, in a zombie apocalypse, IMO.
Some examples would be the newer seasons of The Walking Dead, where the people around you are greater enemies than the undead.
See also BBC's original movie In The Flesh, which is a must watch in my opinion. Good take on the mindset surrounding an apocalypse. Warning: there's not a lot of zombie slaying in this flick, it's more drama than action/horror.
The movie World War Z was apparently nothing like the novel it was "based on," but I read the book, and it explains more of the story of society dealing with zombies.
Some examples would be the newer seasons of The Walking Dead, where the people around you are greater enemies than the undead.
See also BBC's original movie In The Flesh, which is a must watch in my opinion. Good take on the mindset surrounding an apocalypse. Warning: there's not a lot of zombie slaying in this flick, it's more drama than action/horror.
The movie World War Z was apparently nothing like the novel it was "based on," but I read the book, and it explains more of the story of society dealing with zombies.
You ever see the 1990 remake NotLD? It was directed by Tom Savini, and while it isn't quite as good as the original, it's still pretty great.
Sorta, he's a magic zombie.
There's always been Zombie flicks, but what's going on now is post-harry-potter-ism. During the Potter Hegemony it was witches and magic all over the place; then we shifted to Twilight and vampires; now it's zombies. Another year or so and it will fade from mass culture and go back to being the precinct of true zombie maniacs, and then we'll be bombarded with en masse werewolves or psychics or cowboys or what the next wave is.
For years philosophers and cognitive scientists have used zombies as an important and legitimate part of the thought experiments that help define consciousness. They're a useful (albeit fictional) construct when trying to define what behaviors are possible with and without sentience and self-awareness.
