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0bsessions:
Hey guys, instead of feeding into Khar's general hatred of everything, how about we talk about Zombieland for a couple of minutes instead?

This movie was, simply put, god damn funny. No offense Khar, but I'm pretty sure the point went about ten feet over your head. It's a fucking satire and an obviously intentionally shallow one at that. They cast Woody fucking Harrelson as a lead role, for fuck's sake, man. This was not a movie you were supposed to go into expecting a tight plot and insightful dialogue, it was an obvious exercise in blowing shit up and laughing one's tits off. I'm pretty sure I'd have given this movie a fucking Oscar if it were in my power.

I'm not a fan of random for the sake of random. I can sympathize that stuff like Scrubs and Family Guy are both absolute shit, but very little in this movie was random and yes, I'll give that much of it was predictable, but everything is predictable and formulaic these days and the difference lies in whether they play the payoff well, which this movie did. The hallmark of a truly enjoyable comedy is that you can see what may be coming but it still elicits a laugh. If something had to shock and surprise you to entertain you, then what would be the point of repeat viewings? Formulaic does not automatically equal shit.

I'm also getting really bored of all the Shaun of the Dead comparison. Two vastly different flicks. Hell, I think it draws more parallels to Hot Fuzz than anything: over the top action playing to as many cliched conventions as possible to hilarious result.

KharBevNor:
What was it a satire of exactly?

KharBevNor:
I can accept it as being maybe a pastiche but that's a different thing.

EDIT: Maybe the problem is that I'm not American. I have no idea who Woody Harrelson is, and I didn't pick up on anything to suggest that the extremely mawkish sentimental scenes were meant to be anything but that. That's the main thing that made me make a scrubs comparison, that and the main character and his narration.

Alex C:
I think it depends on how strictly you interpret the word satire. Zombieland is a pastiche of the road trip comedy and zombie horror genres in much the way Shaun of the Dead is a pastiche of the romantic comedy and zombie horror genres, and in both cases the unorthodox combination adds a satirical edge to things almost by default. Quite simply, both movies throw a spotlight on the fact that well, zombies (and the vast majority of zombie films by extension) aren't terribly interesting in and of themselves. In both cases the zombies really just act as a catalyst that force characters out of their respective ruts and into situations where they have to deal with their interpersonal baggage rather than just keep slouching through their lives. Neither movie is really about zombies or even fear when it comes right down to it.

elizaknowswhatshesfor:
I've had a terrible week this and this film was my highlight by miles. I fucking loved it.

The slow mo bits were fantastic,  I thought it wasn't over used and meant that the action was really watchable, unlike a lot of modern action where it just moves so fast you can't enjoy it. (Spiderman 3 thanks for ruining Venom for me you cunts.)

I thought the Characters were likable and established quickly, I loved the cut away scenes, which weren't OMG RANDOM LITERALLY at all in my eyes, they were just funny.

The Family bit was Laboured, but I will will forgive them all for the Slow Mo Stripper & THE FUCKING CAMEO.

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