Thar's adrenaline in them thar zombies!

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2009)

Went with my fiancée to see this, and from the opening scene it was a bang-bang kind of film, action from one scene to the next, but with enough humor to take the gruesome edge off. Plenty - I mean *plenty* - of gore and laughs to boot. Those who have a weak stomach might think twice about Zombieland. Even I squirmed during some of the more intense violence.
And this is the new wave of zombie. Forget the slow meandering living corpses with outstretched arms, moaning and groaning. They kick, scream, run, yell, jump and hoot -n- holler their way to feast. I enjoy the honest spin, how the protagonist gives the true low- down on survival skills. Much of what he shared had me nodding in agreement. The producers take the road less-traveled to give an honest approach of how to cope with zombie life, as though they sensed the frustration of audience members who wind up screaming in frustration at how stupid main characters tend to deal with dead people.
Near the end of the film I had to knock a point off for a small dose of stupidity (in my mind) with the main character who paused a while. I felt like kicking him in the britches. But the plot twists and terrific spin by the climax had me sold completely. All in all, it was well worth the price of admission, plus a bucket of popcorn and soda! Just do yourself a favor: Wait past the end of the credits, okay? I had a feeling with such comedians that there had to be an end scene. That isn't a spoiler cos I'm not telling you what it is!