Author Topic: Early consensus on Zombieland: :rock (Read 12118 times)

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #60 on:** October 01, 2009, 09:29:47 PM »

My wife has been on a zombie kick the last couple years after reading World War Z. We're seeing this tomorrow when I get home from work.

FatalT · « **Reply #61 on:** October 01, 2009, 09:50:34 PM »

I'm going to a midnight showing in a bit.

chronovore · « **Reply #62 on:** October 02, 2009, 06:43:32 AM »

Quote from: Diunx on September 28, 2009, 08:03:51 PM

not really, zombie stories where human behavior is more dangerous than the zombies themselves are awesome, see for example The Walking Dead.

Man that comic rocks.

I almost had to give it up at the end of the prison sequence though; dystopia is one thing, soul destruction is another.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #63 on:** October 02, 2009, 11:11:20 AM »

Quote from: distantmantra on October 01, 2009, 09:26:20 PM

So I was reading The Stranger's review, and there's a surprise twist guest star in this film...

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It's difficult to talk much more about the film without divulging the identity of its super-secret guest star, who walks in halfway through and evokes one of those cartoons where Daffy Duck would stop the action and browbeat his producers. Suffice it to say that the appearance transforms a sloppy, charmingly gooshy flick into one of the most unexpectedly entertaining movies in recent memory. Now let it die, already.

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Bill Murray plays himself
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MASTURBATES FURIOUSLY

Ok, guess I'm definitely gonna check this out today. Then I'll sneak into Capitalism, because MICHAEL MOORE IS FAT.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #64 on:** October 02, 2009, 12:55:07 PM »

This year so far has seen some real good movies. Next week (or the week after) is The Road

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #65 on:** October 02, 2009, 02:24:50 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on October 02, 2009, 12:55:07 PM

This year so far has seen some real good movies. Next week (or the week after) is The Road

Wow, really? That movie hasn't been advertised AT ALL it seems like.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #66 on:** October 02, 2009, 02:34:38 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on October 02, 2009, 02:24:50 PM

Quote from: BlueTsunami on October 02, 2009, 12:55:07 PM
This year so far has seen some real good movies. Next week (or the week after) is The Road

Wow, really? That movie hasn't been advertised AT ALL it seems like.

I've seen the trailer for it a few times, but that's about it. Early reviews for it say that it's bleak, Viggo's awesome, and it's faithful to the book.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #67 on:** October 02, 2009, 02:50:59 PM »

Meanwhile they've been advertising the hell out of Zombieland. I see the commercial every break, regardless of show or channel, and I've seen ads plastered everywhere online. If this movie fails it won't be for lack of promotion.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #68 on:** October 02, 2009, 04:15:38 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on October 02, 2009, 02:24:50 PM

Quote from: BlueTsunami on October 02, 2009, 12:55:07 PM
This year so far has seen some real good movies. Next week (or the week after) is The Road

Wow, really? That movie hasn't been advertised AT ALL it seems like.

I was wondering about that too and apparently the movie has been moved to a Thanksgiving release ;_; . It had been placed as an October 10th release originally.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #69 on:** October 02, 2009, 04:19:28 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on October 02, 2009, 04:15:38 PM

Quote from: BrandNew on October 02, 2009, 02:24:50 PM
Quote from: BlueTsunami on October 02, 2009, 12:55:07 PM
This year so far has seen some real good movies. Next week (or the week after) is The Road

Wow, really? That movie hasn't been advertised AT ALL it seems like.

I was wondering about that too and apparently the movie has been moved to a Thanksgiving release ;_; . It had been placed as an October 10th release originally.

I was supposed to come out LAST October!!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #70 on:** October 03, 2009, 03:14:55 PM »

Friday estimates put Zombieland at $9.4 million for Friday. Should do about $28 million for the weekend.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #71 on:** October 03, 2009, 03:26:16 PM »

Saw it last night with Mrs. Mantra, highly enjoyable flick.

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Poor Bill Murray

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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #72 on:** October 03, 2009, 03:39:32 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on October 03, 2009, 03:36:27 PM

goddammit, why did I click that spoiler?

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There's a ghostbuster reference, isn't there?
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There is a big GB reference. It's not so much a reference but more of a "holy shit Ghostbuters is awesome" montage.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #73 on:** October 03, 2009, 03:50:32 PM »

Going to see this tonight

I think anyway. We might end up seeing the Toy Story 3D feature.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #74 on:** October 03, 2009, 06:39:43 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on October 03, 2009, 06:03:06 PM

Quote from: distantmantra on October 03, 2009, 03:39:32 PM
Quote from: Green Man on October 03, 2009, 03:36:27 PM
goddammit, why did I click that spoiler?

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There's a ghostbuster reference, isn't there?
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There is a big GB reference. It's not so much a reference but more of a "holy shit Ghostbuters is awesome" montage.

goddammit. I wanna see this.

You haven't heard about who the cameo is yet?

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #75 on:** October 03, 2009, 06:44:43 PM »

I want to see this, it's playing locally but none of my friends want ot go

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #76 on:** October 03, 2009, 06:54:55 PM »

Quote from: The Card Cheat on October 03, 2009, 06:39:43 PM

Quote from: Green Man on October 03, 2009, 06:03:06 PM
Quote from: distantmantra on October 03, 2009, 03:39:32 PM
Quote from: Green Man on October 03, 2009, 03:36:27 PM
goddammit, why did I click that spoiler?

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There's a ghostbuster reference, isn't there?
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There is a big GB reference. It's not so much a reference but more of a "holy shit Ghostbuters is awesome" montage.

goddammit. I wanna see this.

You haven't heard about who the cameo is yet?

I hadn't until reading the review on Friday. But I also don't read movie news sites much anymore.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #77 on:** October 03, 2009, 09:20:13 PM »

Final consensus on Zombieland:

Tauntaun · « **Reply #78 on:** October 03, 2009, 11:42:56 PM »

Saw it today!

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #79 on:** October 04, 2009, 01:02:16 AM »

You're about to find out who you gonna call.......Ghostbusters.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #80 on:** October 04, 2009, 01:07:08 AM »

You know, from the time I first saw the trailers and through the whole movie I thought that was Micheal Cera. It wasn't until the credits rolled that I realized it was some dude named Jesse Eisenberg. I just looked him up and realized he was the main guy in Adventureland....I thought that was Michael Cera in that movie too.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #81 on:** October 04, 2009, 01:12:30 AM »

I think that's kind of an insult to Jesse Eisenberg, and I actually LIKE Michael Cera

Tauntaun · « **Reply #82 on:** October 05, 2009, 11:25:38 AM »

Jesse wins though cause chick in zombieland >>>>>>>> juno

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #83 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:10:14 PM »

Quote from: Tauntaun on October 05, 2009, 11:25:38 AM

Jesse wins though cause chick in zombieland >>>>>>>> juno

But the chick in Zombieland was also in Superbad with Michael Cera.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #84 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:21:02 PM »

Cera's never delivered a performance like Eisenberg did in Squid in the Whale though.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #85 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:22:08 PM »

I bet even she didn't know the difference.

drew · « **Reply #86 on:** October 05, 2009, 11:58:08 PM »

WATCHING PIRATED COPY NOW

THIS MOVIE IS FUCKING AWESOME

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #87 on:** October 06, 2009, 01:02:22 AM »

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THIS MOVIE IS FUCKING AWESOME

Quote from: drew on October 05, 2009, 11:58:08 PM

WATCHING PIRATED COPY NOW

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #88 on:** October 06, 2009, 01:06:28 AM »

There's a good rip out?

drew · « **Reply #89 on:** October 06, 2009, 01:39:12 AM »

DO NOT read this spoiler until you have watched the movie

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BILL MURRAY

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MOVIE OF THE YEAR

FatalT · « **Reply #90 on:** October 06, 2009, 04:28:51 AM »

I'm seeing it again tomorrow night.

drew · « **Reply #91 on:** October 06, 2009, 02:52:42 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMud on October 06, 2009, 01:06:28 AM

There's a good rip out?

unfortunately no, which seems to be a theme this year, the studios must have sent ninjas to kill all the people who leaked review copies last year

i watched the IMAGiNE cam release, which i think is the second good cam, dont judge me, i was drunk and couldnt help myself

the only things you couldnt really see was when it got dark, like the (not much of a spoiler but ill cover it up anyways):

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haunted house part

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ive already watched it twice and at this point in my opinion its the best movie this year, now ill wait for the blu ray to come out

Robo · « **Reply #92 on:** October 06, 2009, 03:27:13 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on October 04, 2009, 01:13:20 AM

Plus this Jesse Eisenberg fellow can grow facial hair.

$:-\$ Eisenberg > me

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #93 on:** October 06, 2009, 07:07:12 PM »

Just got back from it.

Really, really fun movie. There is some absolutely great humor in it.

... but it is not a very coherent narrative, and you can definitely tell it started life as a television show. It feels almost like one of those backdoor miniseries that a network shoots in hopes that it draws enough to greenlight a series.

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Bill Murray was incredible.

"Do you have any regrets?" "Maybe Garfield."

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Easily better than any other major studio film being peddled around as horror this month. Go see it!

Himu · « **Reply #94 on:** October 09, 2009, 10:25:54 PM »

I saw this tonight. It was FUCKING AWESOME

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Bill Murray

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The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #95 on:** October 09, 2009, 10:27:28 PM »

It is basically LEFT 4 DEAD: THE MOTION PICTURE

Boogie · « **Reply #96 on:** October 09, 2009, 10:29:39 PM »

Quote from: Willco on October 06, 2009, 07:07:12 PM

... but it is not a very coherent narrative, and you can definitely tell it started life as a television show.

Wait, what?

But yeah, I really enjoyed it, but think that the ridiculous splooging over it online is not warranted.

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except for the Bill Murray scenes

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On the whole though, doesn't compare to Shaun of the Dead.

Himu · « **Reply #97 on:** October 09, 2009, 10:31:45 PM »

The

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Bill Murray scenes were BRILLIANT

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The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #98 on:** October 09, 2009, 10:51:08 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on October 09, 2009, 10:29:39 PM

Wait, what?

What are you questioning - my criticism that meanders at times or that it started life as a television show?

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On the whole though, doesn't compare to Shaun of the Dead.

Two completely different levels of quality. Zombieland was fun, but it's nothing more than a gussied up B-movie. Just a very well done one.

Boogie · « **Reply #99 on:** October 09, 2009, 11:05:29 PM »

Quote from: Willco on October 09, 2009, 10:51:08 PM

Quote from: Boogie on October 09, 2009, 10:29:39 PM
Wait, what?

What are you questioning - my criticism that meanders at times or that it started life as a television show?

The latter. I definitely found the former criticism to be true, myself.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #100 on:** October 09, 2009, 11:31:12 PM »

Yeah, it started as a television pilot and got canned before film ever rolled. But someone as Sony liked it enough that they attempted to resurrect it as a backdoor pilot/miniseries (like Battlestar Galactica or that Knight Rider pilot a couple of seasons ago), hoping that if it drew enough views that they could greenlight a series.

... but then, after much deliberation, they decided to just turn it into a movie. It still feels sort of like a backdoor pilot - like an expensive, two-hour long miniseries. It has television-style pacing near the end, and the whole thing feels like, "Tune in next week for the further adventures of Zombieland!"

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #101 on:** October 29, 2009, 11:47:15 PM »

Just came back from this. I really want to the dude that brushes Emma Stone's hair back from her ear in real life :'(

On a less pathetic note, Woody Harrelson is so.fucking.awesome in this

Scurvy Stan · « **Reply #102 on:** November 01, 2009, 03:12:58 AM »

That'll do pig.

border · « **Reply #103 on:** November 01, 2009, 03:30:13 AM »

I have seen some pretty awful B-movies, but rarely have I seen characters so incredulously stupid in straight-to-video schlock. "Yeah, let's go stir up this giant, loud, bright amusement park....I'm sure that won't attract any zombies." Even in a ~~SciFi~~ SyFy Channel movie, people do not so willfully bring about their own demise.

My friend complained that it doesn't make any sense for the country to still have electricity, but at the same time I doubt either of us knows exactly how long the power grind would last in such a situation.

None of that should really matter for a comedy, but it's still a little bit annoying.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #104 on:** November 01, 2009, 03:34:36 AM »

Eh, I think you're looking at it the wrong way. The film clearly establishes its own rules within the first few frames, and that type of logic falls within boundaries. When the primary motivation of one of your main characters is the search for Hostess Twinkies, I think you have to take the amusement park at face value.

border · « **Reply #105 on:** November 01, 2009, 03:44:28 AM »

I see what you're saying, but searching out Twinkies probably puts you less in harm's way than commandeering an amusement park. The idea is that everyone wants a little slice of something to make life seem right and whole again, but nobody else wants something that so clearly amounts to a death wish.

Beyond that it's a very great, very funny movie that I easily liked more than Shaun of the Dead (which gets all weird and serious). The varying logic problems only come up in conversation with friends because it's hard to really discuss a comedy without it becoming a "Wasn't it funny when...?" sort of thing.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #106 on:** November 01, 2009, 03:57:40 AM »

I was willing to overlook that segment of the movie (I rolled my eyes already knowing what would happen). Although, thinking about it, it did set the stage for Woody Harrelson being even more awesome and in that sense, I actually forgive it.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #107 on:** November 01, 2009, 03:58:58 AM »

Yeah, anything that serves as an excuse for Woody Harrelson to harness a spinning ride and fire a submachine gun into a mob of zombies is a-okay in my book.

demi · « **Reply #108 on:** November 01, 2009, 04:12:26 AM »

shaun basement scene > zombieturd

border · « **Reply #109 on:** November 01, 2009, 04:16:22 AM »

The only other annoying thing about the movie came up with my same friend:

"If the zombies won't bother you if you are dressed like a zombie, why don't they all start dressing like zombies?"

"Because they learned that some other asshole might shoot you if you look like a zombie."

"Well if these characters are so damned smart, why did Bill Murray try to sneak up on an armed dude when the first time he did something like that he got whacked with a golf club?"

".......Ehhhh, it's just a comedy."

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #110 on:** November 01, 2009, 09:44:03 AM »

You friend sounds like the guy who ruins everything.

Diunx · « **Reply #111 on:** December 06, 2009, 12:16:14 AM »

Movie fucking rocked I read somewhere that the sequel is gonna be in 3d

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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #112 on:** December 06, 2009, 02:45:50 AM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #113 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:15:06 PM »

"Superbad meets Shaun of the Dead"

See, even they thought Michael Cera was in it!

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #114 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:17:41 PM »

jesus fucking christ i am not buying it with that fucking tagline at the bottom. for fucks sake

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #115 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:27:05 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on December 06, 2009, 11:17:41 PM

jesus fucking christ i am not buying it with that fucking tagline at the bottom. for fucks sake

It's a quote from the Bloody Disgusting review.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #116 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:27:55 PM »

Does the tagline not cause your frothing demand to increase?

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #117 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:46:52 PM »

there better be some kind of... special edition... or something. anything.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #118 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:53:38 PM »

Emma Stone was so cute in this

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #119 on:** December 06, 2009, 11:55:54 PM »

Who the fuck cares about the quotes on cover art? You are buying the movie, not the disc jacket.

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