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Greatest zombie films

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Greatest zombie films

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Postby SteMiS » June 5th, 2021, 2:15 pm

With the release of Neflix's much hyped Army of the Dead (which I thought was a bit lame in parts - just get in the damn helicopter, for god sake), I've been having a discussion about the best zombie films. Personally as a top 3 I'd go for

1. Dawn of the Dead (the 1978 Romero version, I haven't seen the Snyder remake)
2. Train to Busan
3. Zombieland

Always interested to hear of any alternatives though...

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Re: Greatest zombie films

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Postby servodude » June 5th, 2021, 2:26 pm

I like them with a bit of a twist

1. Shaun of the Dead
2. Return of the Living Dead
3. Warm Bodies

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Re: Greatest zombie films

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Postby Itsallaguess » June 5th, 2021, 2:37 pm

1. Dawn of the Dead (Romero - 1978) - The horror film that shaped my lifelong love of movies, and horror movies especially. I was allowed to watch it far too young, but it left such an impression on me that I wouldn't wish it any other way...

'When the dead walk, señores, we must stop the killing... or lose the war...' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HsOFNQ_-Y

2. Shaun of the Dead - A proper, laugh-out-loud funny, lovable homage to a genre that they clearly adore as much as I do...

3. 28 Weeks Later - Not quite one of the best as an overall zombie film, but one of the single best opening 3 minutes of any horror film I've ever seen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3d7y1YrPvg

Honourable mentions also to Train to Busan, Day of the Dead, World War Z, and I am Legend...

Watching Army of the Dead soon - I'm not expecting too much in all honesty, but Zack Snyder has an interesting style and I'm looking forward to seeing what he's come up with...

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

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Re: Greatest zombie films

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Postby SteMiS » June 5th, 2021, 8:26 pm

Itsallaguess wrote:1. Dawn of the Dead (Romero - 1978) - The horror film that shaped my lifelong love of movies, and horror movies especially. I was allowed to watch it far too young, but it left such an impression on me that I wouldn't wish it any other way...

Dawn of the Dead has, in my opinion, one of the best opening credits, to the soundtrack of Johnny Cash's 'When the Man Comes Around" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G2YAtFeVOM

Plus still one of the scariest opening scenes I have still seen yet for sheer build up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1uiiLcHJk

Itsallaguess wrote:2. Shaun of the Dead - A proper, laugh-out-loud funny, lovable homage to a genre that they clearly adore as much as I do...

I like the film but I kinda consider it more a comedy than a proper zombie film (although clearly it involves zombies)...

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Re: Greatest zombie films

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Postby Golam » June 5th, 2021, 10:38 pm

Would recommend ' White Zombie' 1932. Great soundtrack, especially the music.

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Re: Greatest zombie films

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Postby torata » July 8th, 2021, 5:17 am

Not necessarily the greatest, but definitely worth watching is the Japanese 'kamera wo tomeruna', or 'One Cut of the Dead' as the English title.

Not so much a zombie film, but a film about making a zombie film. It's very clever both in scripting and in the way it's shot. And very funny.

Apparently there's going to be a French remake.

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