# Zombies! Zombies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305 "2005-11-22T19:41:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/1 "2005-11-22T19:41:44Z")
And no, I’m not talking about the 60’s group. I have recently become a HUGE fan of zombie movies. Recommend me some good zombie flix, preferabbly Netflicksable. Also, a discussion about what makes for a good Zombie movie, and why zombies are so appealing would be great! ---
**Author:** ![Corporate\_Hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/2 "2005-11-22T19:46:59Z")
If you haven’t seen it, I’d recommend [Shaun of the Dead](http://imdb.com/title/tt0365748/). It’s a hilarious British send up of movies about zom-- erp! we’re not using the zed word. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/3 "2005-11-22T20:09:33Z")
I don’t think Netflix has it, but keep your eye out for **Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)**. It’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/4 "2005-11-22T20:21:30Z")
I liked the recent “Dawn Of The Dead” remake a lot, but others thought it was a pale imitation of the original. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/5 "2005-11-22T20:30:54Z")
**Land of the Dead** is great. From my perspective it’s also got the best ending of any Zombie movie, ever. The Australian acted main character escapes to Canada. As an Australian/Canadian I can dig it! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/6 "2005-11-22T20:37:33Z")
I thought Land of the Dead was good, but not as good as the Dawn of the Dead remake. Land of the Dead wasn’t about the zombies enough, and the human part of the plot had been done a thousand times in other movies. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/7 "2005-11-22T21:03:17Z")
I liked 28 Days Later and Night of the Creeps. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/8 "2005-11-22T21:08:11Z")
Although dated (1962), \* Carnival of Souls\* is worth watching. ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/9 "2005-11-22T21:32:43Z")
Just watched [Dead & Breakfast](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350774/) a while ago. Hilarious flick. ANd I also recently enjoyed [Undead](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339840/). Both of those are in the humourous vein. For far, far too much information on Zombie movies, check out [this](http://www.lulu.com/content/183125) . thwartme ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/10 "2005-11-22T22:49:43Z")
I’ll second _Shaun of the Dead_. I think it is the best zombie movie. Next I would rent _28 Days Later_ and the remake of _Dawn of the Dead_. The Romero zombie movies are decent. _Night of the Living Dead_ is the best. _Land of the Dead_ was disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/11 "2005-11-22T23:16:03Z")
> [@thwartme](#): > > Just watched [Dead & Breakfast](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350774/) a while ago. Hilarious flick. [Shudder.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=334285) Whatever those things were, they weren’t zombies. Zombies can’t play washtub bass. It’s a rule. Jack ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/12 "2005-11-22T23:49:59Z")
As Others have said, Shaun of the Dead is a must, as is “Night of the Living Dead”. I personally think Dawn of the Dead remake is pretty good too, but not everyone agrees with that(too which I say “BRAINS!”). I’m kind of partial to Resident Evil(avoid the sequel like the plague though) and 28 days later, though wether 28 days later is actually a zombie movie is debatable, considering the “zombies” are still alive. Oh, and nobody’s mentioned “Re-animator” or “Bride of Reanimator”, which are both Cheesy but fun. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/13 "2005-11-23T06:59:17Z")
I’ve seen the Dawn remake, and Shaun, and the Romero films. I liked Land of the Dead, though as many others noted in the thread about that particular film, I wish they had gone into more detail on the world post ZA (Zombie Apocalypse). I’m also looking for books and such. I’ve got a few written down for the wife on Amazon… Heheheh… I think part of what makes Zombie movies fun is the “What if…?” discussions my friends and I have afterwards. I’ll be adding a bunch of the movies mentioned here to the Netflix list, and looking for those that aren’t on the list… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/14 "2005-11-23T09:37:40Z")
If you’re going to blow a weekend on this, I’d recommend watching _Shaun of the Dead_ last. It’s a better-quality movie than most zombie flicks, it’ll take the edge off, and the jokes will make more sense if you’ve seen the source material first. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/15 "2005-11-23T10:21:36Z")
_Return of the Living Dead_ - the first zombie comedy and the film that brought us “BRAAAAIIIIINNNNNnnnzzzz!!!” I remember _Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things_ as being ejoyable late-show cheese from the pre-infomercial days. The title is the best part, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/16 "2005-11-23T10:43:41Z")
28 Days Later is **not** a zombie movie and has a rubbish ending (whichever ending you watch in the special features, the bit before it all is too much really) The remake of Dawn of the Dead similarly has a rubbish ending, all a bit too standard-Hollywood-twist-in-the-end. In fact, the remakes of the Dead films are all a bit lame. Shaun of the Dead is great and indeed best enjoyed after seeing a few other Zombie movies first. Its not a parody in the way that Airplane is a spoof of the Airport movies, more of an affectionate homage. ---
**Author:** ![beowulf573](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@beowulf573](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulf573)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/17 "2005-11-23T13:26:20Z")
\Dead Alive\ aka Braindead, a modern classic. “You’re mother ate my dog!” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/18 "2005-11-23T13:29:02Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > 28 Days Later is **not** a zombie movie I found it sufficiently zombish, though I didn’t like the ending, either. I suppose the _Resident Evil_ movies qualify as well. ---
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/19 "2005-11-23T14:56:13Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > The Romero zombie movies are decent. _Night of the Living Dead_ is the best. _Land of the Dead_ was disappointing. Well, yeah, but didn’t Romero pretty much invent the genre? ---
**Author:** ![beowulf573](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@beowulf573](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulf573)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305/20 "2005-11-23T15:43:42Z")
> [@LonesomePolecat](#): > > Well, yeah, but didn’t Romero pretty much invent the genre? The modern zombie movie, sure. He’s also in his sixties and has had to constantly struggle to get movies made. I was glad enough to see him make another flick that I was able to give “Land of the Dead” a little slack. While not a great movie and wee bit predictable, I still enjoyed the heck out of it. And how can you know like a zombie movie with Asia Argento in it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-zombies/332305.md?page=2)