It’s only been a few years, but I’ve become quite a fan, in my own way, of the zombie horror “genre.”
However…I don’t tend to like just “any” zombie flick out there. I’m particularly a fan of George Romero’s zombie flicks. However, I can appreciate the much faster ones as seen in Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, and the not-quite-zombies-rage-virus creatures of the 28 Days/Weeks Later, and the virus-spawned creatures of the Resident Evil series.
And of course, The Walking Dead, which to me at present surpasses even Romero’s best.
Can’t leave out Shaun of the Dead…the film that was a huge part of my getting “into” zombie films.
What I do not like are the talking zombies, smart zombies, or “I’m still me with memories and personality but I’m [un]dead” zombies. I’ll make exceptions here and there—particularly Kirkman’s original Marvel Zombies mini—but by and large…these aren’t my type.
While I can appreciate its place in all things zombie…even the brain-seeking/eating zombies aren’t my thing.
The Walking Dead season one is out on DVD now. I’ve just re-watched all 6 episodes in 3 nights, plus a bunch of extras—and still have quite a bit of stuff to watch to finish the extras.
As I said the other night when I posted some thoughts on the new release…I don’t care if these featurettes might be available online somewhere or youtube or whatever…they’re all these great things to watch of behind the scenes stuff and interesting…they’re adding at least a couple extra hours of entertainment to the set.
And where AMC really steps up and gains my respect…to best of my knowledge, the extras on the DVD correspond with the extras on the Blu-Ray. None of that crap of holding CONTENT hostage to force a choice in FORMAT.
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hey Walt,
I have all those movies, but some you may not even know about. I’m a huge fan of the zombie ‘genre’ and especially the Walking Dead series on AMC. Great to find another fan who appreciates all the work that goes into these movies and appreciates the gore factor.
best,
Shawn
I love Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland but just realised I haven’t seen too many “serious” zombie films. I’ll have to get onto that! I also haven’t watched The Walking Dead, but a few people have recommended it to me so I’ll have to move it up my to do list!