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BrianR · 04-05-2004, 08:51 PM

Okay...I've seen it. Not too shabby either.

There is the obligatory nod to the original by having survivors hole up in a shopping mall. The zombies are right out of 28 Days. They move fast and bite hard. There is a definite berzerker attitude to them this time, and I like it better than the old zombie shuffle that the original had. I like the idea that they can at least catch you if you run this time. They are still stupid though. No ability to drive or think.

The pregnant woman was a surprise but I could see that plot twist coming a mile away. And the survivors didn't seem to catch on too quickly about the bite being the source of "infection". They had to see it three times before they figure it out, then somehow fail to share that information with the gun shop guy (Eddie). Doh!

The mall security guards were assholes and I would have preferred to see them get fed to the zombies as soon as they were disarmed. I would have, humanity or no humanity.

The survivors also failed to secure the perimeter (the whole darn mall) and so were forced to deal with zombies several times. Shouldn't have happened. They failed to quarrantine the injured survivors until they were sure they were or were not infected. To my way of thinking, the slightest scrape would have been grounds for a lockup for observation. Double Doh!

The ending was kind of a double ending. The drawback is that you have to sit through a terrible soundtrack to see it in little pieces. I was going to say "bites" but I resisted. If you left the theater at the first ending, as most did, you saw the happy ending. If you stayed for the rest, you saw the (un) happy ending too. I could have lived without that. I wanted the happy ending with the survivors in a tropical paradise with no zombies so that they could repopulate and do whatever...find a cure or some way to wipe out the zombies other than shooting them in the head.

Although that WAS an interesting diversion that *I* would have gone for to pass time!

I will post more details later on so as not to spoil it for those who have not seen the movie but wish to.

Brian

04-05-2004, 08:51 PM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Okay...I've seen it. Not too shabby either. There is the obligatory nod to the original by having survivors hole up in a shopping mall. The zombies are right out of 28 Days. They move fast and bite hard. There is a definite berzerker attitude to them this time, and I like it better than the old zombie shuffle that the original had. I like the idea that they can at least catch you if you run this time. They are still stupid though. No ability to drive or think. The pregnant woman was a surprise but I could see that plot twist coming a mile away. And the survivors didn't seem to catch on too quickly about the bite being the source of "infection". They had to see it three times before they figure it out, then somehow fail to share that information with the gun shop guy (Eddie). Doh! The mall security guards were assholes and I would have preferred to see them get fed to the zombies as soon as they were disarmed. I would have, humanity or no humanity. The survivors also failed to secure the perimeter (the whole darn mall) and so were forced to deal with zombies several times. Shouldn't have happened. They failed to quarrantine the injured survivors until they were sure they were or were not infected. To my way of thinking, the slightest scrape would have been grounds for a lockup for observation. Double Doh! The ending was kind of a double ending. The drawback is that you have to sit through a terrible soundtrack to see it in little pieces. I was going to say "bites" but I resisted. If you left the theater at the first ending, as most did, you saw the happy ending. If you stayed for the rest, you saw the (un) happy ending too. I could have lived without that. I wanted the happy ending with the survivors in a tropical paradise with no zombies so that they could repopulate and do whatever...find a cure or some way to wipe out the zombies other than shooting them in the head. Although that WAS an interesting diversion that I would have gone for to pass time! I will post more details later on so as not to spoil it for those who have not seen the movie but wish to. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous