[3] October 25, 2011
If the British Shaun of the Dead represents the zomcom as high-end satire of social mores, the American Zombieland [4] is simply pure unadulterated fun.
[3] If the British Shaun of the Dead represents the zomcom as high-end satire of social mores, the American Zombieland [4] is simply pure unadulterated fun.
[6] In Martin Brest’s film, Scent of a Woman [7] (1992), Pacino’s Frank Slade rants and rages and behaves badly at every opportunity. He’s bitter about being blind, probably alcoholic and makes life miserable for the long-suffering sister who takes care of him.
[9] Shaun of the Dead [10] is one of the most successful examples of a horror subgenre known as the “zomcom [11]” — short for zombie comedy.
[13] The Magnificent Obsession [14] is Hollywood hyper-melodrama at its greatest and also the most ridiculous movie ever made. A solid case can be made for both of these viewpoints.
[16] There are purists who will tell you that Danny Boyle’s [17] 28 Days Later [18] (2002) isn’t actually a zombie movie. Well, I say If it moves like a zombie, bites like a zombie and smells like a zombie...IT’S A ZOMBIE!!!
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/Film+Blog/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-zombieland-2009
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%22Zombieland%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14909#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-scent-woman-1992
[7] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%22Scent+of+a+Woman%22
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14846#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-shaun-dead-2004
[10] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%22Shaun+of+the+Dead%22
[11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_comedy
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14830#comment-form
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-magnificent-obsession-1954
[14] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%22Magnificent+Obsession%22
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14716#comment-form
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-28-days-later-2002
[17] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000965/
[18] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=format:%22dvd%22+title:%2228+Days+Later%22
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/14690#comment-form
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=35
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=32
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=33
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=34
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=37
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=38
[27] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=39
[28] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=40
[29] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14314?page=41