Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Zombieland in 150 Words or Less

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The first half an hour or so is completely hilarious, and it picks up again once they hit BM's pad, ("Aaaaw myyy gaaahd there's ahhhh ghost!") but the last 1/3rd or so is fairly weak. It gets gooey (emotionally) when it oughta get gunky (intestinally). The action becomes dull (bang bang in the head again) while the emotional beats are so cliched they're not able to sustain the time they're given. We know who's ending up where the entire time.

But I didn't want to smash in Jesse Eisenberg's face for a change, so that's something. And I just adore Emma Stone. Abby's not got a whole lot to do but she's adorable. Woody's a hoot. It could have a great sequel. Especially if there's a Mike White zombie in it. And now I must go find a twinkie.
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2 comments:

billybil said...

Yes! So close! I was so annoyed that they got gooey! It didn't need it - especially since the relationships were developing quite nicely along with the gore. More gore - more fun - and they should have just done it in the end instead of being so sappy. But I still had a pretty good time!

Branden said...

Thank you, JA! Did it need to be gooey? The ending was blah!

This was supposed to be a CBS series, but it was dumped. I bet they are kicking themselves in the ass now.