On Really Quirky Zombie Flick

Rating: 8/10 (23 October 2019)

Woah, this film must have slipped me by, but I think I do know the reason - it's about zombies, and I'm not a big fan of zombie movies, in particular, zombie apocalypses, namely because, well, they tend to end up being pretty boring. As such, I basically wrote this one off without a second thought. Well, that is until ten years later when the adds for the sequel started flooding the cinemas, so I decided to check it out.
Actually, it turned out to be pretty good.
Rather, I would probably say that it turned out to be pretty quirky. The film is about four people caught in the aftermath of a zombie Apocalypse. One of them, Columbus, has a set of rules for survival, the first being cardio (that is, make sure that you are fit enough to be able to run really fast, and really far), and some others, such as 'always wear your seatbelt' and 'always check the back seat'. The thing is that he is a bit of a geek, but by sticking to these rules, he has managed to survive.
Well, these rules are more than just rules, they pretty much appear through the film, and when he does something that abides by the rules, they will appear in big letters on the screen - constantly. This, I felt, added a lot of character to the film, and certainly has given it quite a lot of rewatch time.
Then there are the names. When they meet up, Columbus says that he is going to Columbus, and the other says that he is going to Tallahassee. Well, that becomes their names, and it turns out that everybody inherits the name of someplace in the United States. Mind you, there are only four people in the film, that is the two girls Witchita and Little Rock, oh, and Bill Murray, but he doesn't need another name.
Well, they all have their quests, namely that Talahasee wants a Twinkie, and the two girls want to visit an amusement park - certainly something that one wouldn't expect from your typical zombie flick, and once again, that certainly adds quite a lot of colour to it. The other rather interesting thing is that these girls, well, they aren't the purest of souls, namely because it pretty much turns out that they are crooks. Mind you, with a geek in toe, you know what is going to happen.
However, I wouldn't call it a perfect film, because honestly, some things are pretty bad, such as the Bill Murray scene. That has more to do with, well, the fact that they pretty much stretch the joke until such a time as it is, well, getting quite annoying. Further, the end credits scene pretty much draws it out even more. However, I so enjoyed the film, that I then made a beeline to the cinema to go and watch the sequel.