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I like the occasional burst of fast zombies. To put my nerdly D&D spin on it I tend to think of fast zombies as ghouls, wolfish undead. 28 Days Later was scary because the humans were the bad guys, not because of the zombies.
Since zombies can't be science, they must be magic, so it is likely there would be various types of undead we call zombies. Ghouls, in my opinion, pop up in vampire movies as well. The low level brute vampires are more ghoulish.
ahh gets all excited about the debate. opens. press play. no sound. damned brother has nicked off with my speakers!! i will return to watch tho!! and im fully all for slow zombies... its jus the way its sposed to be ;)
Just droppin gin from zombieinfo.com to say I've gone over this debate myself a ton, but the whole 28 days thing: Danny Boyle, the writer/director has gone on record saying it's not a zombie movie, and using your statement of 'the rules are what the screenwriter says' say that 28 days is just NOT a zombie movie. Great episode! Loved it!
Moonwalking Zombies? That's not a Zombie film. But I agree with B-Sol. You can get away from one creeper but than they gang up on you and that's when 20 of them rip you apart as you tell them to choke on it. Much Scarier. Great episode!!
If a zombie was chasing after a 17 year-old Pauline Hickey (as she was in 1985, in her absolute prime) do you think the zombie would move fast or slow...EXACTLY...especially knowing that when he caught her he was going to get his knob up her bum, that would be the ultimate incentive for him to chase her at 200mph ! ! !.
Darius, I agree with your assessment about the whole "ghoul" concept. However, isn't it interesting how the revamped zombie mythos seems to be all about science, and NOT magic? Amie, did you ever get to listen in? If so, what did you think? Thanks for the listen, ZombieKing. I agree that technically 28 Days Later is not a zombie movie, but the tropes are still all in place, and it plays out totally like one...just like The LAst Man on Earth, which is technically a vampire movie, but actually acts as the prototypical zombie movie. Evil, glad you agree with my very well-reasoned assessment :-)
I haven't had a chance to watch the video just yet, but personally, I Prefer slower zombies in terms of realism and what makes more sense. But without a doubt, fast-moving zombies are way more terrifying.
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I like the occasional burst of fast zombies. To put my nerdly D&D spin on it I tend to think of fast zombies as ghouls, wolfish undead. 28 Days Later was scary because the humans were the bad guys, not because of the zombies.
Since zombies can't be science, they must be magic, so it is likely there would be various types of undead we call zombies. Ghouls, in my opinion, pop up in vampire movies as well. The low level brute vampires are more ghoulish.
BTW: Rabid was awesome.
ahh gets all excited about the debate. opens. press play. no sound. damned brother has nicked off with my speakers!! i will return to watch tho!! and im fully all for slow zombies... its jus the way its sposed to be ;)
Heya B-Sol...
Just droppin gin from zombieinfo.com to say I've gone over this debate myself a ton, but the whole 28 days thing: Danny Boyle, the writer/director has gone on record saying it's not a zombie movie, and using your statement of 'the rules are what the screenwriter says' say that 28 days is just NOT a zombie movie. Great episode! Loved it!
-the Zombieking
Moonwalking Zombies? That's not a Zombie film. But I agree with B-Sol. You can get away from one creeper but than they gang up on you and that's when 20 of them rip you apart as you tell them to choke on it. Much Scarier. Great episode!!
If a zombie was chasing after a 17 year-old Pauline Hickey (as she was in 1985, in her absolute prime) do you think the zombie would move fast or slow...EXACTLY...especially knowing that when he caught her he was going to get his knob up her bum, that would be the ultimate incentive for him to chase her at 200mph ! ! !.
Darius, I agree with your assessment about the whole "ghoul" concept. However, isn't it interesting how the revamped zombie mythos seems to be all about science, and NOT magic?
Amie, did you ever get to listen in? If so, what did you think?
Thanks for the listen, ZombieKing. I agree that technically 28 Days Later is not a zombie movie, but the tropes are still all in place, and it plays out totally like one...just like The LAst Man on Earth, which is technically a vampire movie, but actually acts as the prototypical zombie movie.
Evil, glad you agree with my very well-reasoned assessment :-)
I haven't had a chance to watch the video just yet, but personally, I Prefer slower zombies in terms of realism and what makes more sense. But without a doubt, fast-moving zombies are way more terrifying.
-Matt
www.horrorjunkies.tk
I'll always prefer the slower ones in my movies. Fast is scary in reality, but it just doesn't translate as well to the screen.
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