Terrific Zombie Flick

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2009)

Zombieland, what most had expected to be just a rip off of the cult classic Shaun of the Dead ended up being one of the funniest films I have seen this year. I had a feeling from the trailer that this was going to be good, but Zombieland was a lot better than I had anticipated. This film delivers in everything: scares, gore, action, romance, and perfect comedic timing. Woody Harrelson is on top of his game this year with several movie hits under his belt the past couple of years, he comes back to his true form of comedy with Zombieland. Both he and Abigail Breslin stole the show and could honestly have carried the movie on their own. Zombieland also took it's typical concept with the clichés of zombies and took today's twist on it. After all, we've all see a zombie movie or 2 in our life time. We're always screaming something at the screen on what we think the character should do and that's what our main character is all about: The Rules of Zombieland.
In a post-apocalyptic context, beginning with narration from Columbus, a college student, who is on his way to Columbus, Ohio to see if his parents are alright. He begins by explaining his "rules" for surviving the zombie apocalypse. After surviving a few zombie attacks, he encounters Tallahassee, whose life goal is to find the remaining Twinkies on Earth. As Columbus and Tallahassee search a grocery store for Twinkies, they meet two girls, Wichita and Little Rock. Through a con, the girls get their weapons and car, but the men find a Humvee loaded with weapons and head out to find the girls. Later, the girls use their own weapons to get the Hummer after their stolen car breaks down. After a small fight, Columbus convinces them that it's better to stick together. They decide to drive towards Pacific Playland, an amusement park that is supposedly zombie-free.
Zombieland is going to be a hit and I'm sure another classic down the line. It was just a blast to watch. I think that Bill Murray scene is going to be remembered for years to come, but I can't give any spoilers away, you're just going to have to trust me and the others on the IMDb comment boards are talking about. All the actors in this movie worked so well together and were a total pleasure to watch on screen battle it out with these flesh eaters. Also you gotta love that Woody Harrelson's main goal of the movie is to get a twinkie, but I tell you when you have a craving, you have a craving. I told my boyfriend who knows how I get when I have a craving that I totally knew what Woody was talking about, lol. I would recommend Zombieland to others, this was a fun fast paced film with that delivered what the audience wanted and more.
8/10