I concure with Hawkboy.
I feel that the "Living Dead" franchise is the cornerstone of the modern day zombie movie genre. While the 2004 release of 'Dawn' was great in it's re-visualization I feel it fell short on the satirical point of the 1978 original. The 1990 release of 'Night' was awesome for Hawkboys listed reasons as well as the turn around of Barbara and well Tony Todd was intense as always.
I was obsessed with 'Return of the Living Dead' when I was about 13. I went into my video rental place everyday after school begging for the poster. I got it, a boot-legged video and the record. It had everything I was into at the time. Punk, zombies, Pathmark (it was one of my local super markets at the time) man James Karen and world destruction. Besides we still wanted to see James Karen get it because of Poltergeist. I still have the record, as well as the CD and DVD now
As for the controvercy with 28 Days Later...I feel it's a moot point. A zombie is a re-animated corpse with no soul or mind of it's own. Traditionally it's re-animation is due to some kind of voodoo and ment to do the bidding of another, usually the one who wanted it brought back in the first place. The modern zombie doesn't usually have someone elses agenda to work on. They just want to fill that un quenching hunger that only flesh and or brains can fill.
Do you call liquid paper or liquid correction fluid anything other than 'White-Out'? Because you know only 'White-Out' is 'White-out', it's trademarked. If a corpse is re-animated who cares how it got that way. Hey, if it shuffles like a zombie and grunts like a zombie...it's a zombie. Those who disagree
need to suck it up.
I saw 'Evil Dead 2' for the first time in France with english sub-titles. I still laughed my ass off. I have been a fan of Bruce Cambell ever since. 'Amry of Darkness' is by far the most polished of the three. It's amazing what a few more bucks can do for you
What I liked best about 'Shaun of the Dead' was the fact that they tested one of my own personal theories on how to get around zombies. They tried to blend in by acting like them. So it didn't work out so well but hey they tried. I thought that perhaps if they had made themselves smell and look more zombie like it would have been better. I can't hink of a time I've ever seem a zombie eating another zombie.
I have been told that it wouldn't make a differece though since humans are corporial and as long as you've got blood pumping through your system you're done for. Zombies like the other undead have a keen sense of hearing and they'll get you anyway.
Kudos have to be given to the 'Resident Evil' games as well as movies (I did not care for 3). They have brought the zombie genre into the light of maistream cinema. There are so many recent and new movies out there...I can't wait to sink my teeth in and take a BIG bite outta them.
