Warm Bodies

Another more recent zombie movie for Zombday and sadly another bit of a disappointment. 

I am all for re-inventing genres and pushing for something new and original. But I really did not like how this one tried to do that. Aside from having John Malkovich and Rob Corddry and seeing Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy) all grown-up, this one was kind of a flop for me. I liked it more than Zombieland which is whatever. And it is still a better love story than Twilight as they say.

I wish he had shot that zombie in the head, would have been a better movie

I fundamentally had problems with ideas presented in this, and as much as I tried I couldn't get past some of them. Why are ALL of "The Boneys" so tall? Not every person that died, became a zombie and then became a boney, was 7' tall. How is it possible for a zombie to obtain memories and emotions from eating a human brain if it is dead and essentially has no working synapses that could, if somehow that was even ever possible in living tissue, trigger such a response? I mean, you can't really try to delve into the science of zombies since there are so many unrealistic aspects (why do they need to eat brains, or are able to hear, see and smell if they are dead), but really? My main issue though - a zombie cannot, I repeat CANNOT come back to life! No way, no how. No matter, how you try to explain that, "it was love that prevailed and cured the world," it just doesn't work. The dead come back to life, but you cannot bring the undead back to life. Phooey. It was cute and funny here and there, whatever, but no. Just no. In my opinion Land of the Dead did a better job showcasing the idea of "intelligent zombies" or zombies trying to live like humans. Maybe if I was still a teenager I would have liked this, but I sort of doubt it. The Crow was the "love never dies" of my generation, and it was and is still better than this. Sorry for the rant, if you liked this movie, I'm not sorry but to each his own. 

    

I'm a zombie and I love you, blegh

I realize that it is based off of a novel and it might be better, and I guess it's like a modern-day Romeo & Juliet, but still no. I read something a few years ago that was similar called Breathers. More of a love story between two zombies, than a zombie and a human, but it was pretty decent. Although, I sadly just read it is also being adapted into a movie. Great. I want there to be a zombie movie that returns to it's Haitian and voodoo roots.

I think hell has frozen over, because this is the third movie Joey has watched with me since the start of this. I might need to make sure he isn't a body snatcher or something.  

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