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Zombies

Date: Aug 13 2008

Intro

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When you can’t count on dead things staying dead anymore, what can you count on? That’s what’s so scary about zombie movies. That, and the fact that when the dead rise, they hunger for the flesh of the living.

There are many movies about zombies, from films with just one zombie to films that show a world taken over by the undead. It seems that Jason has seen too many of these movies because he is preparing to defend himself against zombies.

Dialog

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Jason

Devan

Jason: Well, I’ve got some supplies saved up. Boards are ready. I’ve got an axe to destroy the staircase. Lots of extra ammo. A machete. Extra tires for my bicycle.

Devan: Are you going to your ex-girlfriend’s house?

Jason: No! I am preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.

Devan: Oh, yes. Have you read the guides to surviving the zombie apocalypse?

Jason: Read it? I live by the Zombie Survival Handbook.

Devan: OK, so what’s your favorite zombie movie of all time?

Jason: Dawn of the Dead, 2004.

Devan: Wow, I haven’t seen that one.

Jason: What’s your favorite?

Devan: Shaun of the Dead.

Jason: Dawn of the Dead 2004 is like…it’s just, it’s not cheesy at all. It’s amazing. The zombies are really scary but it’s also really funny. It’s just an all-around great movie.

Devan: That’s what a great zombie movie needs. It’s got to have the horror aspect. You’ve got to be scared out of your mind, but it’s also got to make you laugh. A good zombie movie has got to make you laugh, no matter how gory and scary it is.

Jason: There’s always the classics, too, like the original Night of the Living Dead.

Devan: So what do you think makes Night of the Living Dead the zombie film that all other zombie films will be compared to?

Jason: I think it seemed really real. They had the fake newscasters in it and they weren’t broadcasting the news of zombies, they were, in fact, giving misinformation, which is what I think will happen in the zombie apocalypse. I think the news media is going to tell us to do a bunch of crazy things. They’re going to think it’s rabies...

Devan: Yeah, it’s probably going to be the last thing people will believe is actually happening.

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Discussion

Jason lists off the things he has ready for when the dead rise, and Devan jokes that it sounds like he’s going to his ex-girlfriend’s house. They start talking about zombie movies. Jason’s favorite is the remake of Dawn of the Dead, a classic originally made by George Romero. Devan prefers Shaun of the Dead, a British comedy about zombies. She says that even the best zombie movies should make you laugh too.

Of course, no conversation about zombie movies is complete without George Romero’s first zombie movie, 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. Jason says that movie seems real because there are newscasters in it and the information they’re giving is wrong. Devan and Jason agree that when the dead rise, most people won’t know what’s going on.

Many cultures have stories about the living dead. In Chinese movies, zombies jump! What are the walking dead like in your country?

Comments

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davidhua

China

i am a little tired of zoombies movies , i think it is ridiculous

davidhua

China

i am a little tired of zoombies movies , i think it is ridiculous

davidhua

China

i am a little tired of zombies movies .

metal21

Nicaragua

I don;t like movies about zombies but nowadays I'm reading a book written by Stephen King and even it's about zombies it's interesting 'cause this zombies are really violent some of them kill othe people and others kill them selves besides they speak a weird language, the main character suspect this kind of illness came from cellphones but I don't know what's going to happen I just started to read this book and I'm planning to buy another books written by this author 'cause he has written many scary stories including "IT" in which appears a diabolic clown and a movie was made based on this story but I haven't watched it.

metal21

Nicaragua

tinyry

Morocco

SAWDESTINATION

I AGREE WITH YOU AND I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD SEE A MOVIE WITH A CRITICAL MIND LIKE YOURS.

EACH MOVIE HAS A MESSAGE TO TEACH.

ONE SHOULD LOOK FOR IT AND EITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH IT.

I LIKE YOUR WAY OF THINKING.

Sawdestination

Mexico

For me, the remake of "Dawn of the dead", and of course the George Romero´s movies are the best example of what a zombie movie has to be. Gore and black humor, and a criticism (not explicit) of our behavior. We have seen that the real menace are not the zombies, real danger are the people around us.

SÉRGIO

Brazil

Come living deads!! I'm ready!! lol

tinyry

Morocco

yes u're right resident evil is the most scary zombies' movie ever.

i enjoyed it too

Saisunee

Thailand

walking dead …. one Krasue.that kind of girl

on the day she has everything in commond

but on the night time she has only head and intertines lol let's check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiWoB62d2Ew&feature=related

ldg

China

the film of zombies is very scary when i was young while now i think it is very funny as i see the zombies are not very real .

Christoph07

Germany

What an interesting question? – Is it true? Did became Jesus Christ a zombie?

One of the best zombie movie is Shaun Of Dead. Its a british movie with very nice british humor. Its a comedy movie from 2004 and it's very advisable.

195854255

United States

I like Resident Evil. It is zombie movie about people infecting a kind of virus which can creat dead livings. .

jameschangpark

United States

HI,

I saw christian movie that jesus was risen from the tomb.

Is this a zombie movie or scary ?

I need feedback.

thanks.

james park

aoyunhui

China

if i see a scary movie,i have to sleep with my mom.someone said scary movie is cold shower for nerve. if you see scary movies too many,you will die earlier.

aoyunhui

China

i have watched the movie <dawn of the dead>, and i don't think it's scary at all .it's just a little bloody. horror movies directed by Japan and South Keroa are really scary. the scenes seem so real in life .and there are some difference .the American scary storys often happen in the suburban areas,while the Japanese's in the central city .

magic1015

China

oh ,what the most impressive movie is Resident Evil

i suppose all the similar theme movies drive from it !!

lol, of course ,in zombie movie ,what is the distinct topic lies in the groos living dead , and we all want to see how they eat fresh people , our chinese r traditional , maybe our zombies r good at kung fu even unconsiously !! lol