Zombieland

Ugh... It seems that I get random urges like once a year to come write on this thing. Especially now with work and whatnot. But yea - It appears this is my once a year thing (no idea how long it will last). Anyways... Onto the movie - I was lucky enough to score tickets to a press screening of Zombieland this past Wednesday. First off - this movie was MUCH more popular than I had imagined. I had been to a screening of Jennifer's Body on Monday which was only half full. This movie... The theater didn't have ONE empty seat AND they had to turn away over 150 people. Friggin ridiculous. Secondly - People friggin love zombies... I mean... It's scary how much they like zombies. There were a ridiculous number of people dressed up like them at the screening.

As far as the movie is concerned - I was PLEASANTLY surprised. I entered the theater with the hopes of seeing a halfway decent movie which didn't bore me too much. I mean... Typically zombie moves are hit or miss AND comedies are hit or miss - So that just increased my concern for this movie as a genre mixer but it was able to squelch my concerns in the first five minutes. I think what made the movie above mediocre was its acting. Jesse Eisenberg - Although admittedly being interchangeable with Michael Cera - played his role very well and served as a very good juxtaposition to Woody Harrelson. Speaking of Woody - My respect for him increased dramatically because of this movie. He can be ridiculously funny yet badass at the same time. And as a personal note... Being a friggin nerd/odd individual - I find myself strangely intrigued by certain women. For instance - Jenna Fischer, Olivia Munn, Kari Byron, etc. Well - I have a new name to add to that list - Emma Stone. Something about a girl screwing over men and killing zombies seems to intrigue me. Yea... I am odd.

Anyways, the movie had MANY ridiculously hilarious moments. and it was actually really good at keeping running jokes going. Some movies attempt to keep running jokes and just have them get old and boring after hearing them for the first three time. And I swear to God - I have NEVER been as close to falling out of my seat laughing as I was during the Bill Murray scenes. I will say nothing about them - But trust me... If you are a Bill Murray fan - It will make your frigging year.

Admittedly, on the negative side - It had a Harold and Kumar-esque plot: Group of people trying to go somewhere and getting into antics along the way. Well - It actually kinda works... Especially in a post-apocalyptic atmosphere. I mean... What the fuck else are they supposed to do... Everyone is dead. Such is a zombie movie: If there is not a plot of trying to discover a cure (which I could never imagine working in a comedy) - It is basically just running around and killing things while the party gets picked off one at a time.

So - In the end... I would definitely have paid money to see this movie and I would not have felt slighted in the least. Granted that I am cheap and I am glad I got to see it for free - I will definitely buy it when it comes out on DVD. It is just necessary - I love zombie movies and I love comedies. I will highly recommend it to my friends - Especially seeing as half of them are as twisted as me. Come on... Who the hell doesn't love seeing zombies getting bats to the head...

Overall: 4.5/5