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For my moviegoing public: Undead
Sep. 27th, 2007 06:21 pmSometimes as we're channel surfing, I'll spot a movie that I know Tery would only watch with me if she were in a persistent vegetative state (we often joke that I'll eventually get her to see Buffy and all the Harry Potter movies that way). How did I live before I could just push one button to record it and go merrily on my way? However, very few DVD purchases have found their way into my collecton from these spur-of-the-moment gambles.
Undead will be no exception. This is the synopsis that lured me in: "A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out." Okay, so I watch trash from time to time. Hence the Tivo'ing, because Tery would rather watch stuff like Ken Burns' "The War."
( ::sigh:: )
It's obviously supposed to be funny. If the Road Runner soundtrack and choreography doesn't tip you off, the over-the-top cartoon gore such as I haven't seen since Pete Jackson's Dead Alive should. People over at the IMDb boards are polarized predictably, but I HATE people who use the argument, "If you didn't like this, you just didn't get it and obviously you're an idiot." No. I got it. It just wasn't that funny. You want funny zombies, now Shaun of the Dead, THAT was funny. This was just nonsensical, pointless and confusing. 1 out of 5, and I want those damn 97 minutes back, Spierig Brothers.
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I've changed my default icon at Tery's request. Apparently she tried to show her mom my London posts and the poor woman found it impossible to tear her eyes away from my writhing Trent. Sorry, Mrs. D.
Undead will be no exception. This is the synopsis that lured me in: "A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out." Okay, so I watch trash from time to time. Hence the Tivo'ing, because Tery would rather watch stuff like Ken Burns' "The War."
( ::sigh:: )It's obviously supposed to be funny. If the Road Runner soundtrack and choreography doesn't tip you off, the over-the-top cartoon gore such as I haven't seen since Pete Jackson's Dead Alive should. People over at the IMDb boards are polarized predictably, but I HATE people who use the argument, "If you didn't like this, you just didn't get it and obviously you're an idiot." No. I got it. It just wasn't that funny. You want funny zombies, now Shaun of the Dead, THAT was funny. This was just nonsensical, pointless and confusing. 1 out of 5, and I want those damn 97 minutes back, Spierig Brothers.
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I've changed my default icon at Tery's request. Apparently she tried to show her mom my London posts and the poor woman found it impossible to tear her eyes away from my writhing Trent. Sorry, Mrs. D.
