I just watched The Serpent and the Rainbow, based loosely around the story of 'real' zombies from Haiti.
So would you say it's sort of a remake of The Omega Man? .. sounds like it?The Night Eats the World: We’ve all been there, you go to your ex-GF’s apartment to collect some stuff, there’s a wild party in progress. You don’t get on with her pesent BF, you bump into someone, you end up passing out and between booze and tiredness you really could sleep through a Zombie Apocalypse. Well, that’s exactly what happens to Sam. He wakes to find the apartment wrecked, the walls smeared with blood. He is attacked by his now Zombie Ex but escapes.
The streets of Paris are strewn with wrecked cars and bodies, just like the aftermath of a yellow-vests riot. Wait! Are those yellow-vests shambling about and biting the few survivors? No, it’s the Zombies. Sam makes an apartment habitable and settles in for a long lonely wait. At least he doesn’t have to worry about annoying people with drum paying but it does attract Zombies. Sam seems to be the last person left alive in Paris.
Nothing much new in this film and all of the action takes place in one apartment building, it’s roof and the nearby streets. But Director Dominique Rocher has delivered a good horror film with convincing Zombies and an interesting reflection on the reality of life alone in the aftermath of an Apocalypse. 7/10. On Netflix.
So would you say it's sort of a remake of The Omega Man? .. sounds like it?
In the unlikely scenario that I'd go to an ex girlfriend's place to pick up my stuff, her new boyfriend's there who I don't like? .. I don't think I'd then stick around to get drunk there to be honest. I'd probably come back a couple of days later instead but then I haven't watched this film.
The hero gets knocked on the head while at their apartment and goes into a back room to sleep it off, as he's not feeling well. When he wakes up the next morning: merry apocalypse!
What people get up to in their own homes... who are we to judge?And his Ex nearly eats the faceoff him.
Patient Zero: This time the "Zombies" arrive via a new strain of Rabies, it turns people into crazed violent biters. People die though if too much of them is eaten or they are torn apart in the attack. The "Zombies" stay dead when killed and you don't have to shoot them in the head. Deep down in a missile silo soldiers, civilians and scientists are sheltering. Among them is Morgan (Matt Smith) who though bitten has a natural immunity, he can speak with the "Zombies", they are lucid at times. Indeed they seem to be developing more intelligence and attack in large packs. Morgan assists Dr Rose (Natalie Dormer) in the attempt to track down Patient Zero, she has also developed anti-bodies from Morgan's blood which temporarily fight the virus.
A dark film, entirely shot underground, chases through ventilation vents reminiscent of Aliens. The interrogation of the "Zombies" is disturbing, not just physical torture, they react badly to music so Morgan plays his favourite songs as he questions them. The portrayal of the attacks by the crazed biters is convincing, especially in a sequence where the attackers drop from above like enraged monkeys. A leader of the "Zombies, The Professor (Stanley Tucci) is captured and engages in philosophical debate with Morgan as to you best deserves to survive and seems to be winning the debate. Disturbingly this is reminiscent not just of The Omega Man but also of Jordan Peterson in discourse with someone you might generally agree with.
Good acting from Smith and Dormer with a superb performance by Tucci as The Professor. Director Stefan Ruzowitsky has turned Mike Le's script into an effective Zombie film which has been sadly underrated. 8/10.
i read the book by ethnobotanist wade davis , fascinating , davis recounts the time he spent in haiti investigating the rumors of a real life zombie named clairvius narcisseI just watched The Serpent and the Rainbow, based loosely around the story of 'real' zombies from Haiti.
"night of the living dead " is a classic , " THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU BARBARA "I think it's pretty much a given that nearly everyone regards Night Of The Living Dead as the first modern zombie apocalypse film (apart from the few who argue for Omega Man) as we recognise zombie films today .. I'd say the first time a modern zombie apocalypse scenario being described to an audience (because let's face it, George Romero didn't have the time or money to shoot it) was Duane Jone's epic monologue as Ben talking to a catatonic Barbara .. even before we see hoards of zombies shuffling towards their prey for the first time ever later on in the film ..
The real crime is that Duane's excellent one take speech/monologue hasn't been uploaded to youtube yet, it paints a scene that would fit in perfectly with a The Walking Dead scene even today .. I remember reading somewhere that when Duane finished the entire one take scene, he burst in to tears .. it was that difficult.
Here's an interview with Duane and following that, someone reading (sadly not even half as well as Duane but at least he's tried so I forgive and thank him) that epic speech from the film that created the blueprint still used to this day ..
edit: found it (and the full movie) .. Duane's speech starts at 25:10 here ..
Jim Jarmusch has made a zombie film with Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits and more .. this trailer didn't make me laugh and I think it was supposed to.
will be seeing zom waits in the dead dont die this evening, from the trailer, it could go either way ... there was a time when jarmusch was so much more than big name deadpanfrom the tom room ... zom waits :
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strong female characters ? .. I'm amazed no one else in the film industry has ever thought of this approach before! *cough cough*... and there are strong female characters .
strong female characters ? .. I'm amazed no one else in Hollywood has ever thought of this before! *cough cough*
I've been knee deep in strong female characters in films for so long now it's almost not even funny anymore .. and I can't recall ever seeing a female character getting killed by a zombie in a zombie film apart from whatsherface who had that splinter in her eye .. which sexist zombies kill women films have you been watching?Too often in zombie films the women are just there as items on the menu.
I've been knee deep in strong female characters in films for so long now it's almost not even funny anymore .. and I can't recall ever seeing a female character getting killed by a zombie in a zombie film apart from whatsherface who had that splinter in her eye .. which sexist zombies kill women films have you been watching?
edit: Barbara did get dragged to her death by her zombified brother in Night Of The Living Dead .. and Linnea Quigley aka 'Trash' got her final wish in Return Of The Living Dead .. then came back as an undead bad ass strong female.
I've been knee deep in strong female characters in films for so long now it's almost not even funny anymore .. and I can't recall ever seeing a female character getting killed by a zombie in a zombie film apart from whatsherface who had that splinter in her eye .. which sexist zombies kill women films have you been watching?
edit: Barbara did get dragged to her death by her zombified brother in Night Of The Living Dead .. and Linnea Quigley aka 'Trash' got her final wish in Return Of The Living Dead .. then came back as an undead bad ass strong female.