Zombieland: Hilarious!

What to expect when heading to the theater to view the new hit film Zombieland? Well, don't expect your girlfriend to hold onto your arm out of fear. But I still think this fi lm is the perfect date movie! The film is hilarious, it's clever, but it's not scary. The film found a way to turn blood-thirsty zombies into something surprisingly comical. Woody Harrelson's role as Tallahassee was entertaining and witty. My favorite part about the film was his obsession over Twinkies. Ahh, enjoying the little things in life. The film was filled with playful banter and great actors. Movie critic Phil Guie said, The cast is uniformly terrific, especially Harrelson and Breslin." (http://www.cinemaspy.com/article.php?id=3174)

The camera showed a lot of close-ups of the gross zombies eating human bodies and spitting up blood, which totally grossed me out. But this movie was still ten times better than Shaun of the Dead. I was surprised to notice it didn't spend much time focusing on the zombies attacking them. The main plot line focused more on the relationship between Columbus and Wichita.

Bill Murray's cameo appearance was classic. I just wanted to scream at the screen, "Don't shoot him, Columbus! It's just a prank!" But, then I realized this was a comedy film, and I laughed it off when Columbus offered the group Purell. I was still sad to see him go though!

The climax took place at an amusement park that Wichita and Little Rock wanted to visit. This setting also contributed to making the film more of a comedy rather than a horror film. the friendly park setting made me feel like I was helping them fight the zombies! They turned zombie killing into a sport. To be honest, I actually thought one of them would die at the climax. But, I kept forgetting it was a comedy...and they all just kicked major zombie butt!

This is my new favorite zombie movie, absolutely. I give this film 4 stars out of 5. I took one star off because I still miss Murray. Plus, those zombies were so gross! I wasn't planning on seeing any "cute" zombies, but wow. Let me know what you think!

"The Gamer" with Gerard Butler

The 2009 movie "The Gamer" has received a lot of attention, especially from the youth. I was initially attracted to it because Gerard Butler was a great actor in P.S. I Love You, The Ugly Truth, and 300. I went to the movie a few nights ago and was disappointed, overall. The idea that the most individuals in the nation were being controlled reminded me a lot of George Orwell's book "1984". But the movie plot moved too quickly. I figured Gerard Butler's character, Kable, would be in the videogame phase of the majority of the movie, considering the genre is a Suspense/Thriller. But he escapes the videogame early on, making the significance of that part of the movie minimal. The images portraying the videogame "Society" were disturbing, which turned me off to the entire movie. I feel like they could have added something to make the movie better, maybe something about how the government felt about all this videogame nonsense to make the story more realistic. I mean, the movie was only an hour and a half or so anyway. I didn't feel as if the plot was used to educate the viewers as well as it could have been. The trailer seemed a little misleading, even though it did win best trailer. When I saw the trailer, I thought Ludacris, the Humanz dude, played a major role, but I was disappointed when he only appeared a few short times. The Sci-Fi parts of the movies, like when it showed the "Society" game, appeared a little cheesy to me. It wasn't so much the graphics as it was the idea behind the videogame that just annoyed me. I was excited to see the movie, but now that I have, I would take my eight bucks back. I give the movie 2 stars out of 5.But let me know what you thought of it!