-zombie kittens would be F dangerous
-zombie mice/rats? <shudder>
-zombie birds? GTFO
-zombie baby seals
-zombie ostriches would be funny
10-17-2012 07:03 PM
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-zombie kittens would be F dangerous | |
10-17-2012 07:13 PM
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28 Days was just a rage virus. They didn't even rot or crave brains, just wanted to kill everything. Those films were far and away the best depiction of zombie-like material on screen. The next best is I Am Legend despite its many flaws. |
10-17-2012 08:11 PM
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10-17-2012 08:46 PM
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The thing that makes I Am Legend worth mentioning is that it had a couple strong elements that are not usually in the genre. An example: contrast the sense of dread between the TWD cast and Will Smith when they went places the monsters were supposed to be found. TWD walking over the "dead" bodies in the prison was kinda just "yeah whatever", but Smith going inside the building to rescue his dog or getting stuck in the noose was "end of the world" for him. |
10-17-2012 09:28 PM
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Ya, I guess I just felt how shuffling zombie fans felt about the new wave of fast zombies brought on by movies like 28 days. It just felt too far from zombies, a weird sort of zombie vampire hybrid. And I'm really not a fan of boss zombies... it just goes against the whole point of the genre. | |
10-17-2012 09:34 PM
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IIRC the book I Am Legend was based on was vampires and the ending and theme was much better. |
10-18-2012 12:04 AM
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10-18-2012 12:31 AM
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You're right, but Hollywood has yet to figure out that all post-apoc humanoids are not the same |
10-18-2012 04:21 AM
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10-18-2012 04:48 AM
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10-18-2012 04:51 AM
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Also, toward the end of season 1 they found the army barracks or similar, I don't see zombies taking out a well armed well trained well organised platoon of soldiers. Just doesn't stack up imo. Maybe after a good few months when ammo is running out. | |
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10-18-2012 03:39 PM
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10-23-2012 09:25 PM
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TBH I think the latest episode is the best episode of the entire show outside of the series premiere. It's becoming rather clear that the staff acknowledges a lot of problems from season two - perhaps due to listening to protests and ridicule from viewers like on 2p2 - and they're trying to fix them. For example, Lori saying she knows she's a "shitty wife" is totally the kind of thing the writers would put in there as an "oops our bad." They have many other improvements like giving every character enough airtime to justify being members of the cast, a lot more zombies and a moving plotline, tighter interactions between the characters, namely the three tough guys (the cop, the hick, and the black guy), and giving the black guy non-insignificant lines. |
10-23-2012 09:43 PM
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my f'n coworker said he didn't like the cop anymore cuz he locked the black guy that ran, outside with the zombies. I rolled my eyes. | |
10-23-2012 09:50 PM
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I can kinda understand that, I mean, the show has some decent themes going on, but it really struggles to convey them. So, like, it's not really clear how we should feel about Rick locking the guy out. And this is a lot different than a show that is divisive among audience members on purpose. | |
10-23-2012 09:54 PM
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That scene, but more importantly when he scimitar'd the ese, shows a positive authorial development. If this was season two they would have used lots of face shots and characters arguing about dumb things, but in this episode the character took action, thus demonstrating development instead of just trying to contrive it |
10-23-2012 10:07 PM
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I can't believe I like this show now. I think it has something to do with Rick killing that guy like that as the very first action of consequence in the entire show. Think about it, that was the one and only time anybody did something intentional while being controversial yet reasonable and developing a character. Everything else thus far has been stuff like farm girl liking asian guy for god knows why, doctor dad wanting to cure zombie sickness for god knows why, kid staring at deer for god knows why, shane killing fat guy for god knows why, shane trying to rape lori for god knows why, rick keeping the disease a secret for god knows why.... |
10-23-2012 11:05 PM
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10-23-2012 11:17 PM
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10-23-2012 11:55 PM
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Well, I think it is... the guy was definitely sympathetic... he was with the prisoners, so his reaction is to protect his own, but he pulled back, and then only went to strike again when Rick turned to him with the Machete. He wasn't clearly a bad person, he was just stuck in a really shitty situation. | |
10-24-2012 12:56 AM
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Didn't he take a swing at Rick before Rick overtly threatened him? Rick's reactions to him do not make sense given his propensity for sparing the others, so if Rick was looking to blast the runner in sequence after carving the main villain, it would probably be a directorial mistake. |
10-24-2012 01:20 AM
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Well, I mean, the guy is in the prisoner group, and Rick just attacked their defacto leader. I guess the guy kinda flinched at Rick, but didn't commit to a swing, then Rick kicked him before he could think about swinging again. | |
10-24-2012 03:23 AM
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I don't really like how the prisoners and the group immediately jumped to hating each other. I mean I get that there will be some trust issues, and that's increased given they were prisoners. But in such a situation it seems wildly beneficial to increase your numbers if at all possible. Especially if it comes in the form of tough able bodied individuals that can help secure and maintain the prison. But right off the bat the group made it clear they just wanted food, and then for the prisoners to leave them alone. | |
10-24-2012 04:56 AM
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how is it that The Day (The Day - Rotten Tomatoes) gets trashed by critics, but TWD is a blockbuster hit? The Day has a lot of things to nit about, and it certainly isn't 28 days later, but it is reminiscent of a good 80's B movie. Sure, some(all) of the dialog is awful, but the premise is simple, they stick to it, and there is a lot of gratuitous violence to tie it all together. The Day is far from a good movie, but TWD has its own special peculiar concoction of bad. | |
10-24-2012 11:57 AM
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I remember it as: | |
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10-24-2012 05:24 PM
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I'm honestly just so glad that Rick carved that guy open when he did. Cinematographically, I would have liked to have done it a little differently, but that's only a nitpick, and the real good thing about it is the storytelling, and they did that pretty much perfectly. They NEEDED Rick to make that kind of decision as soon as it became clear the guy was okay with getting Rick killed (pushing him into the zombie) |
10-25-2012 04:43 AM
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10-25-2012 05:10 PM
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Excellent point about them being poor antagonists and just environmental. I didn't mean that their sophistication should be about intelligence or technology, but that what they are should be more thought through. 28 Days did this just fine, but it also altered a lot of what they do with the story. For example, the people with rage virus still had to consume stuff to stay alive, so after a good month of no food, they were all dead. The TWD zombie is kinda just a perpetual motion machine, and I feel like there has to be something more unique than that. |
10-25-2012 06:51 PM
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Remember in 28 days, when they are in the house and the black chick's friend gets scratched or bit? He pleads for like a second, but he knows whats coming, and she shows no mercy. That scene was so crazy powerful. TWD has had, what, nearly a dozen or so times to pull this off, but every time it's like "well, hey, guys, having a bitten person around is really dangerous, but we should really sit down and have a round table discussion about our feelings on the issue. Carl, would you like to start the dialog?" | |
10-29-2012 02:52 AM
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Ep is definitely better than any from last season, but they're hinting at wanting to sit around and talk about stuff again. |
10-29-2012 03:03 AM
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Meh this woodbury shit comes from out of left field. And of course the fucking governor is "unexpectedly" evil / fucked up in the head, despite EVERYTHING else looking pretty mellow. Apparently it's relatively easy to keep those 'in the know' quiet about all that shit that goes down, like gunning down 10-15 soldiers. | |
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10-29-2012 03:12 AM
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I haven't seen lie to me. probably not him tho as yes everybody in the chopper is dead |
10-29-2012 03:53 AM
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Penney, I thought the exact same thing, except I've never seen Lie to Me, so I thought "wait, what the fuck, is that Mr. Orange?" | |
10-29-2012 08:17 PM
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10-29-2012 10:00 PM
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Hahaha I never realized the guy from Lie To Me was Mr. Orange from Reservoir Dogs. Dayum. | |
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10-29-2012 10:12 PM
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Wasn't him, 100%. | |
10-29-2012 10:18 PM
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10-29-2012 10:28 PM
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Did you see him call anybody Hunny Bunny? No, you didn't. So it wasn't him. | |
12-03-2012 07:51 PM
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Carl is forgiven. | |
12-03-2012 09:21 PM
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what? Kharl has no shot at redemption. Unless, of course, he raw dogs Katie. | |
12-03-2012 09:22 PM
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Walking Dead Rule: There must be exactly 1 male black character in Rick's group at all times. | |
12-03-2012 09:29 PM
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ha, ya, it's great how they want to be the show where anyone can die, yet they also want to have X Y and Z archetypes at all times. Also note that Lawrey died, and then we were given an equally nonsensical woman who no one likes-- only this one has a sword and dreads. | |
12-03-2012 09:34 PM
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The new black guy is Cutty from The Wire. He'll probably last longer than the last guy. | |
12-03-2012 09:43 PM
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Omg how can you hate michonne? She makes me laugh soooo much. | |
12-03-2012 09:58 PM
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12-03-2012 10:04 PM
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12-03-2012 10:38 PM
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It's np, their flesh is all rotted out and we'll just assume the bones are weak too, u see glen tear that arm apart? The arm bone shank was JUST strong enough to stab that motherfucker but JUST weak enough for dreadchick to slice thru that shit no problem. | |
12-04-2012 01:34 AM
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I sure hope Admiral Armblade and Captain Crossbow can escape that unfortunate kerfuffle unscathed |