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Wrigglezeus (511 KP) rated Anna and the Apocalypse (2018) in Movies

May 19, 2020 (Updated May 19, 2020)  
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)
2018 | Comedy, Horror, Musical
Zombie Musical
As a zombie movie, it actually had me gripped considering it’s a low budget, and that a musical. The song choices start off cringe, however as the apocalypse ensued and the survivors went around, the development of the story and the musical improved. One song “soldier of war” was in my head for weeks.

Taking out the musical, as a zombie movie it could be considered a fairly decent zombie flick, whereby half way through I started to feel for the characters. Corny, wacky and not too serious, definitely a movie that needs to be watched by zombie and musical lovers alike.
  
Z Nation  - Season 1
Z Nation - Season 1
2014 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Humour (0 more)
If you are running out of zombie apocalyps options, watch this
I love an apocalyptic film or tv series, I love a good zombie one best. After the The Walking Dead, not much lives up to expectations, falling far short of what I now expect and want in a zombie apocalypse.
Z-nation doesn't fall short. It even adds a new take, humour. I like the way they have merged the zombie horror, end of the world scenario with humour. It's not a heavy sprikling of jokes either, it's interweaved into the whole story line. That way you can still have the drama of the apocalypse without the humour making it less real, less able for you to be drawn into.
This is for all The Walking Dead fans that are looking to fill the mid season gap and gaps between seasons. You won't be dissapointed.
  
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InfernalNinja (49 KP) rated Posthuman in Tabletop Games

Jun 9, 2020 (Updated Jun 9, 2020)  
Posthuman
Posthuman
2015 | Adventure, Dice Game, Exploration, Fighting, Science Fiction
Modular board means the map is very rarely the same from session to session (2 more)
Lose too many zombie encounters, and you could turn into one, pitting you against the other players
Intuitive inventory management system will feel familiar to video gamers
Kind of weird board mechanics, where each player has their own localized board, plus the overall progress tracker. (0 more)
Zombie apocalypse simulator!
Feels like you're in a zombie movie! Mismanage your inventory, you might not have anything useful when the time comes. Choose not to eat too many times, you could starve. Lose too many zombie encounters, and you could become one, dramatically changing your win condition!
  
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
2019 | Comedy, Horror
Sucked
All around horrible. The acting, the cinematography and the story. This movie was all over the place. Zombie apocalypse, aliens, creepy guy living in the woods. I just found it to be boring and cumbersome. The humor was weak and lifeless. Overall just NOT worth a watch.
  
The Girl With All the Gifts (2017)
The Girl With All the Gifts (2017)
2017 | Drama
Pretty Good
Overall the movies isn’t bad although I wasn’t big fan of the ending. Although that’s mainly due to the fact I like happy positive ever afters.
The film was rather interesting however as it showed a different perspective to the zombie apocalypse, plus ‘hungries’ does sound pretty cool hehe
  
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Grant (61 KP) rated Zombieland (2009) in Movies

May 28, 2019  
Zombieland (2009)
Zombieland (2009)
2009 | Comedy, Horror
The Cast (1 more)
Dark Humour
One of my favourites!
Definitely has to be one of my favourite films, I've watched it countless times and it still makes me laugh. There's the 2nd one coming too!

A pretty easy-going zombie apocalypse storyline, a mix of humour and a dark emotional undertone in parts.

Would definitely recommend watching!
  
Surviving the Evacuation: London
Surviving the Evacuation: London
Frank Tayell | 2013 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
8.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
A different type of Zombie novel
Contains spoilers, click to show
This is the first book in the series following the zombie apocalypse. Seen through the eyes of one lone survivor recording events in his journal as he tries to make it out of an infested London. Have to admit I was a little unsure at first but after the first couple of pages I couldn't put this down. Even in the slower sections it's a great read. If you want to read something a little bit different but still with plenty of Zombies this is the book
  
Zombieland (2009)
Zombieland (2009)
2009 | Comedy, Horror
light-hearted film (2 more)
dark comedy
Good Story
Where's the Twinkies? (0 more)
Great film
I love this film. I love this film so much. I can quote it word for word.

If you like zombie films and dark comedy, this is your film. Despite the fact the film is a dark comedy, and it is hilarious, it does also have some soft, more intimate, spots in it which make you connect with the characters on a more personal level, something comedy films do not traditionally do, I feel.

 The film isn't serious which is why I like it so much. But it is well performed and well made piece, with a good pace and story line to it. There is character development. There is also plot development to an extent but that is not essential to the story line. The story is about four characters on an adventure through a zombie apocalypse where they learn and grow from each other and not about the zombie apocalypse itself.

Overall, well worth the watch.

And let's not forget it has Bill f**king Murray!
  
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts
M.R. Carey | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.1 (43 Ratings)
Book Rating
I liked the story. It was a different take on a zombie apocalypse if you will and I liked that we not only got an adult's perspective but a child's as well. I liked seeing the world through Melanie's eyes and seeing how a kid who's been sheltered from the world can view things differently and have a unique outlook on how she should behave.
  
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
2015 | Comedy, Horror
We film-goers really can’t get enough of zombies. The brain-munching, cannibalistic horrors used to be the stuff of nightmares. But as our tastes became more extreme, the flesh-eaters managed to slip into the mainstream with genre-bending films at the forefront of zombie resurgence.

Christopher B. Landon brings zombies back to the silver screen with horror comedy, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse. Are we looking at a US version of Shaun of the Dead? Or something a little more dead behind the eyes?

Scouts Guide follows the tale of three teenage boys, having to battle not only their raging hormones, but a raging horde of zombies in a small town during the course of one evening. Starring rising star Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller and Joey Morgan as the aforementioned teens and the ever-likeable David Koechner as their scout leader, the trio must survive and defeat the creatures.

To create a successful zombie film, you need to know your monsters and this is where things start to unravel here. There are so many inconsistences that it’s difficult knowing where to begin. Instead of choosing a zombie-typing, like fast walkers from World War Z or traditional moaners like those from Shaun of the Dead, Scouts Guide uses both and the result simply doesn’t work.

Then there’s the plot. It’s so riddled with holes, cheap jumps and clichés that it’s almost impossible to fully immerse yourself in the experience. The makeup on the zombies is also terrifically poor, lacking in any sort of terror or real detail.

Thankfully, the acting from the lead three scouts is good with Sheridan in particular proving why he’s fast becoming one to watch, especially after being cast in next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse. The remainder of the characters are cardboard cut-outs with no backstory and no real gravitas when it comes to how the story will play out.

Nevertheless, there are some funny and genuinely clever moments dotted throughout Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse. A living-room chase choreographed to Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 is a hilarious, albeit too short highlight in a film that needed more intriguing and unique sequences.

There’s also a nice, if unusually placed, homage to John Carpenter’s Halloween that whilst being particularly tasteful, is at odds with the film’s genre.

Overall, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is as beige as a blood-filled horror comedy can come. Despite a couple of clever scenes, some good acting and a reasonably fluid directing style, it’s a damp squib of a movie that never really gets into its groove.


https://moviemetropolis.net/2015/11/15/dead-behind-the-eyes-scouts-guide-to-the-zombie-apocalypse-review/