Zombieland

Plot synopsis:
Earth's population has been decimated by a virus, related to the mad cow disease, that turns everyone into flesh-craving zombies. Only a handful of humans remain, including Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), a student at the University of Texas trying to make his way to his home town of Columbus, OH, where he hopes his parents are still alive. Columbus has long been an outsider and somewhat phobic, which he uses to his advantage in avoiding zombies. In fact, zombies are not his greatest fear: clowns are.While walking down the highway, he encounters Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), driving an Escalade. He is trying to get to Florida and kill as many zombies as he can on the way, and he is also on a quest to find a Twinkie. Tallahassee agrees to give Columbus a ride as far as Texarkana. When they stop at a grocery store in hopes of finding Tallahassee's coveted Twinkies, they fight off three zombies then find two teenage girls, Wichita (Emma Stone) and her younger sister, Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) in the store room. Little Rock is apparently bitten and asks them to kill her. Columbus gives Wichita his shotgun, which she then uses to rob Tallahassee and Columbus of their remaining weapons and the Escalade. Little Rock is fine, and she drives away with Wichita. Wichita and Little Rock have been on their own since before the zombie holocaust, using Wichita's good looks to swindle money so they could travel to Los Angeles.Columbus and Tallahassee find a Hummer with a duffel bag full of guns. They drive west because Tallahassee wants to get revenge on Wichita and Little Rock. They eventually find the Escalade broken down. Talahasse goes to investagate and tells Columbus to stay down the road in case of trouble. He goes to the Escalade and finds that it is empty. He gives a signal for Columbus to drive down and pick him up, and as he gets in, the girls pop out from the backseat. After a standoff, they agree to travel together. Wichita and Little Rock hope to make it to an amusement park near Los Angeles that is rumored to be zombie-free. Wichita confides to Columbus that she knows the rumor is bogus but she will do anything for Little Rock. Columbus then says he needs to go his own way, in hopes of finding his family. As he is about to leave, he decides against it and stays.When they arrive in Hollywood, they dodge zombies and use a map of stars' homes to find Bill Murray (Bill Murray)'s residence. Aghast that Little Rock has no idea who Bill Murray is, Columbus takes her to Murray's private screening room to watch Ghostbusters, and also to inquire if Wichita has a boyfriend. Tallahassee and Wichita continue to look around and come upon a very much alive Bill Murray. He has managed to survive by disguising himself as a zombie, which allows him to to roam the city freely because zombies won't attack their own kind. After play acting scenes from Ghostbusters, they decide to scare Columbus as a joke. Caught off-guard, Columbus shoots and kills Murray.During a game of Monopoly, Tallahassee breaks down and reveals that he lost his young son, Buck, to the zombies. While he and Little Rock take out their pain by shooting fine art, Columbus and Wichita get drunk. They almost kiss but are interrupted by Tallahassee. The next morning, Wichita and Little Rock leave, afraid that any further bonds will break their sisterly bond. They go the amusement park. Believing it is deserted, they turn on the all the power and everything in the park turns on and lights up. However, the noise and lights attracts zombies from the surrounding area. The girls manage to get to temporary safety atop one of the rides.Columbus announces he is going after Wichita and Little Rock. Tallahassee plans to go to Mexico but agrees to save the girls with Columbus. They get to the amusement park and see that zombies have trapped Wichita and Little Rock atop the ride. While Tallahassee runs throughout the park to distract and kill as many zombies as he can, Columbus faces and dispatches the ultimate fear: a zombie clown. He then helps Wichita and Little Rock down off the tower. Wichita embraces Columbus and tells him her real name. (Krysta)Columbus goes looking for Tallahassee and finds him in a resturant looking for twinkies. They hear a noise in the closet and Talahassee fires at the door. As they open the door, they discover he has shot the box of twinkies and none of them survived the blast. They leave the resturant and the girls show up in a Hummer, and Little rock throws Talahasse a twinkie she found. He eats it within seconds.The four of them realize they have made a new family and drive off looking for a new home.

Tags: dark, comedy, violence, cult, horror, flashback, clever, comic, romantic, entertaining

Review:
There were not a lot of scares in the movie, other than the few obvious scenes where you could see one coming, but horror is not what the director was going for in this film.
Jessie Eisenberg's nerdy, insecure 'Columbus' character and Woody Harrelson's redneck zombie-killing 'Tallahassee' play very well off each other and provide plenty of memorable moments.
There will no doubt be a lot of comparisons to "Shaun of the Dead", which is nothing to be ashamed of, but this is truly a one of a kind movie experience that holds its own with any not only any zombie movie in recent memory, but with any comedy so far this year.
Ultimately, you feel invested in the story and the characters, which – I think – is the most important thing any film of any genre can do.Zombieland has instantly become a horror favorite of mine (comedic or otherwise).
This is captured best in the intro as you almost feel like you are supposed to have the 3D glasses in place.Columbus is funny enough with his phobias and geek lifestyle that proves to be what keeps him alive but it isn't until he meets Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), that things really kick into gear.
Let's face it, if you are completely offended by language or blood then you aren't likely to be sitting with a crowd watching Zombieland in the first place.A little romance is thrown into the mix when Columbus and Tallahassee come up on Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).
A small part of the film feels like the movie Vacation with zombies.
That being said, this film feels as if you're playing a really badass zombie killing video game.Thanks to 'Natural Born Killers', Woody Harrelson has just the right cult status and persona for this type of film, which is intended to pay homage to the great zombie 'B' movies of yesteryear, but really is a great zombie 'A' movie with today's style & sensibility.
It is absolutely the best and most fun part of an already awesomely fun film -- and it kept me laughing almost non-stop throughout that 10-15 minute section of the movie.This is a zombie-comedy that deserves to take it's place amongst the best of the genre, 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Army of Darkness'.
I'm certainly no expert on the horror genre or the zombie sub-genre, but I can say that this wasn't as scary as Shaun of the Dead, in fact not very scary at all, I may have jumped back just a tiny bit a few times; however I may have laughed more.
You will begin to love the scenes with the rules of survival that Jesse Eisenberg explains to the audience in a background voice such as wearing your seat-belt, or the double-tap rule after you shoot a zombie make sure he is dead by shooting him in the head again.
He wants to see his parents in Columbus & during his journey meets up with Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) who loves to kill zombies.
This became one of my favourite comedy films of all time, as the character development is strong & there are laughs all the way through.
The characters are warm & the little drama it has is very sincere.The standout performance comes from Woody Harrelson who is Twinkie loving and zombie hating.
A zombie comedy that's this good has taken too long to come after Shaun of the Dead.
This is by far the optimist's zombie film, as the way things play out are definitely different than any one thats come before it(definitely not a Romero flick, though I think his Land of the Dead actually is second place in this regard).
I recommend this to anybody who has a remote interest in comedies, zombie/end of the world flicks, or just having a good time at the theater, and look forward to seeing it again when it comes out..
Zombieland is hardly a plot-heavy and dramatic masterpiece, but it IS very, very funny, and not funny in a way you're used to seeing in a comedy.There are very few jokes made, the humor is more from people doing things that people might normally do, just filmed very well in a humorous fashion.Oh, and the movie has lots of zombies and other awesome stuff that surround this entire idea of having every situation be the biggest "What the frack?!" you can possibly imagine.The small cast was obviously having a great time when they made it, and all four characters did a very good job of fitting with the style of the movie.Lastly, while the whole movie is hilarious, one scene in particular will have you in fits, one of the funniest single little scenes I've ever seen.
The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a Zombie apocalypse thrust together on a road trip in search of a fabled Zombieless sanctuary.As it stands now, Zombieland is the most successful Zombie based film in history.
In fact the film only pauses for breath for a short time at the mid-point, and even then it's to slot in one of the best ever cameo performances to grace a comedy.
Away from the tricks and smart gimmicks that gloriously light up the narrative (the rules, baby, are awesome), Zombieland works so well because of its four characters.This maybe a Zombie movie (and what Zombies they are too), but this is about four likable human beings asking us to invest some time with them as they surge from one situation to the next.
Yes we could possibly argue that both Stone and Breslin (spunky & perky respectively) deserve more screen time, hell they sure earn it, but as a foursome they combine to make one of the brightest buddy buddy-buddy buddy movies out there.It's plot lite, and unlike Shaun, it has no great peril sequences to fully form the horror aspects of it.
I'd noticed the high ratings and reviews that ZOMBIELAND was getting, and sat down to watch it expecting something a bit out of the ordinary; what I got instead was a film packed with tired, sub-standard schtick involving the lamest kind of zombie gags put on screen.
Woody Harrelson, as a redneck zombie killer with a penchant for Twinkies, fares much better, but he isn't enough to save this film from being near unwatchable.
The less said about Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin's supposedly 'with it' sisters, the better, leaving this a movie without a single likable character to root for.The plot less story uses all of its decent gags (i.e. the zombie 'rules') in the first ten minutes and for the rest of the running time meanders from one vapid scene to the next.
The "humor" is so grotesque, so inhumane, so over the top that in and of itself it is laughable that this flick is filed as "Comedy." Obviously big budget, the cinematography meets professional standards, but the content of the flick defeats any achievement in its movie-making quality per se.Harrelson, a good actor, delivers a good performance.
The romantic exchange between the main character and one of the teen females is entirely pathetic at the backdrop of the rest of the zombification galore.There is nothing good, no redeeming value in "Zombieland." Made in Zombieland, most likely by zombies, for a zombified audience..
Buy the way zombies run real fast in this movie.Guys are not so stupid just softhearted, oh sorry, one is stupid, why would anyone carry two barrel shot gun if you can have any automatic weapon you want, or you could just take ouh...hmm...PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN, YOU IDIOT.
9) Weak plot.Bottom line: It is obvious that some good cash was invested, there is some quality (so it doesn't look like trash slasher or something), but this movie just doesn't offer anything interesting.
It feels more like the marketing campaign for a "zombieland" video game where you ll get to chose a character to shoot you way through the different movie scenarios.
Surprisingly funny, its humor is spot-on and effective, helped by a strong cast that includes Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin.The script hits the right notes continually, whether they are comedic or tender.
This movie adds the original zombie film aspects like fighting, and looking for a safe place, along with a very funny set of actors including Jesse Eisenburg, Emma Stone, and Woody Harelson.
From the cast, to the script, to the interesting appearance of zombie Bill Murray, the film is a masterpiece from beginning to end..
Emma Stone can be a great actress but she just looks like Megan Fox in this movie and we all know that is never a good person to be compared to.
In this movie zombies aren't crazed terrifying cannibals but stress relieving masses of meat where characters like Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) make an art out of zombie killing.
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.
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.
It almost seems like it was an afterthought and the Director gives each character a chance to kill zombies and then drive off with a little voice over narration that is suppose to satisfy the time one spent invested in this film.
The best zombie ever made!!!This movie was really great!!it has a lot of potential in it.I really enjoyed!!it isn't really for kids under probably 11 or 12 even though I'm 11 years old.it has a lot of cursing.this movie has a lot of humor.and all the actors are great.i think Tallahassee was really funny!!I liked Columbus's's rules and his humor about surviving.he was a good actor.my favorite actor was Wichita played by Emma stone.she was a really good actress in the movie!!!she was playing this hot girl that was not your regular stuck up bitch as Columbus said in the movie.she was different from other type of girls.she was really tricky and was really smart.her and her sister little rock played by Abagail Breslin were really tricky!!!
Adventures, a lot of fun moments, breaking sh*t up and overall gave me such a good mood and feelings watching this.PS- This is my first review, it's really bad, I'm not good with it, but I felt like doing it, and Zombieland is one of my favorites movies..
Not only was it funny, it made sense.Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is the main character and he narrates throughout the movie.
Well this is basically the same thing in feature length movie form instead with zombies.Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)) as their first theatrical screenplay and headed by Ruben Fleischer in his first directorial debut, this collaborative trio managed to put together a solid horror comedy that is fun in a number of ways.
Although there are areas that look like a lot of other zombie films, Bonvillain does get some good shots of landscape to give the setting some scope.
That man can generate a laugh just by showing up.Jesse Eisenberg was good as a traveller trying to get across America and escape the zombies, but Woody Harrelson really carried the movie with his passion for killing zombies with whatever tools he could find.I was not really impressed with the two sisters, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin.If you like movies with lots of blood and gore, and is funny at the same time, then you need to check this out..
Touted as an American version of Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland follows Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), and sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) as they fight and drive across the United States, avoiding becoming the next statistic of an all encompassing zombie infection.
Their one-dimensionality is a bit silly in the long run (especially when looking at their actions in the final act), but both actresses are convincing in their roles.Saying Zombieland was anything like Shaun of the Dead was the first mistake anyone made with this film.
If adding four emotionally damaged characters including a Twinkie-obsessed nihilistic urban cowboy (Woody Harrelson), a paranoid hypochondriac teenage shut-in (Jesse Eisenberg) and a two-sister teenage con-artist team (Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone) doesn't sound like enough to turn this cyberpunk nightmare into a laugh-out-loud comedy, why not throw in Bill Murray playing himself?
Eisenberg's over-anxious, geeky college kid "Columbus", who relies on a set of fixed rules in order to survive, is put against Harrelson's "Tallahassee", a rough but likable cowboy type with a maniac edge, who likes to kill zombies for fun.Their chemistry works well and B-movies such as "Tremors" come to mind, where the banter and quarrel between main characters is at least as entertaining as their fight against evil low-budget monsters.
When I first saw the title of Zombieland I was intrigued and excited, because I really like zombie movies.
I definitely would rate this movie as the best action-comedy of the year, trailed closely by Norwegian "Dod Sne" which also has a big humor element mixed into the zombie-infected plot.
While it does fall under the genre of zombie/horror films it doesn't exactly live up to that description, i would say it was way more into the comedy drama.As one could expect the plot and storyline were not very in depth, and the movie left very little to be had that wasn't in the previews.
Oh No. IF you have the money to waste of bores like this the recession is clearly over in America, it was really not a good movie, sure it had some laughs but those laughs were mostly sparked by the fact that you just paid $10 and you insist on getting something from your money.in my opinion Zombieland is one of the worst horror movie so far this year, I am sorry but if people tell you different it is because the movie studio paid them to do so.Woody Harrelson was put into this movie clearly for novelty and nothing else, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone are great but does not carry the movie by themselves.If you insist in wasting your time and your money, then do not come back and tell me I did not warn you, good luck!.
I saw the midnight showing of this, and I have to say it was worth it because this movie was quite good..I wouldn't call it the best zombie movie ever, it is a comedy after all, not a serious zombie movie.But it had everything a zombie killing, zombie gore fest should..I think it should satisfy any zombie movie fan like I said, this is a comedy, there are only a few serious parts, but even then they don't last long before the moment becomes funny again as for the story/plot...uh..
I didn't really care about that..the movie took no time to explain WHY the zombie apocalypse happened, it just did and I think that is just fine, especially for this type of zombie film..and as for the rest of the storyline/plot..
I think each actor played their character quite well, especially Woody Harrelson..he was the best.So yeah, its a very entertaining film...I know its easy to compare to Shaun of the Dead, but to say which one is better?
I thought the 2004 British film with Simon Pegg (the inspiration for this film) was hilarious and scary at the same time, but "Zombieland" wouldn't have been worth watching unless you added stars like Woody Harrelson and the underrated Jesse Eisenberg into the mix!
The best zombie film since Shaun of the Dead.
If you're looking for a hilarious zombie movie, watch "Shaun of the Dead" or "Return of the living Dead" Don't watch Zombieland!.
I had quite a good time as the movie is mixture of comedy and horror.
In the past I watched Shaun of the Dead and enjoyed it thoroughly.Zombieland is not trying to tell us how things went wrong and people became Zombies.
(of course Columbus *Jesse Eisenberg* is the main character who is walking us through).Then he meets a born-to-be a zombie killer Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and they start their journey together.
The only time I had some laugh while watching the movie was right after the beginning when the nerdy hero explained how to survive among the zombies.
Like most other people here on IMDb and elsewhere, I think Zombieland is a great movie.
Zombieland is a Zombie action comedy like Shaun, but that's pretty much all these two movies have in common!
Everything in a zombie movie before appear in this movie as a farce, and don't even expect it to be horrifying other than some bloody scenes.The fact that Zombieland is good lies within its correct and precise marketing, that it's for those who love a fun, funny movie which doesn't disappoint.
I expected to watch a C grade movie but its a definite A!I didn't know that Woody could be such a funny character.The movie was fun to watch and I'm glad that they didn't try to make it some PG-13 movie and loose all the greatness off seeing piles and piles of zombies be killed.
Say what you want about zombie-killing scenes, but you don't feel like you're watching something you've already seen.
Zombieland is an incredibly fun zombie movie.
Zombieland is a great fun ride with some bloody scenes, and it has a good cast whom had a good comic timing but story lacks comedy scenes, movies in this genre like shaun of the dead which provide a strong story and more bloody scenes which is surely required for this genre.
02/12/2019 A different kind of Zombie movie with a storyline with what you might expect with a crazy Woody Harrelson in it.