Rate your Zombie movies

Micky Dolenz

I have decided it is nigh time I prepare myself for the inevitable Zombie rising so I picked up a few traing DVDs. Can ye please help me sort in which order I should watch these 5 movies.

1 Zombie diaries
2 Dawn of the dead (2004)
3 Zombies wicked little things
4 Land of the dead (2005)
5 Diary of the dead (2007)

What other movies are a must have to survive the uprising?

Evolute

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I have decided it is nigh time I prepare myself for the inevitable Zombie rising so I picked up a few traing DVDs. Can ye please help me sort in which order I should watch these 5 movies.

1 Zombie diaries
2 Dawn of the dead (2004)
3 Zombies wicked little things
4 Land of the dead (2005)
5 Diary of the dead (2007)

What other movies are a must have to survive the uprising?

In my opinion diary of the dead should be removed from the list because I will be honest I thought it was a terrible movie. However if you believe it is a must then I reckon this order will be good
1 Dawn of the dead (2004)
2 Land of the dead (2005)
3 Diary of the dead (2007)
4 Zombies wicked little things
5 Zombie diaries

Micky Dolenz

Thanks Evolute, You were right on diary of the dead, it's a bit weak alright.

Watched Land of the dead also, quite liked it but the felt it missed an edge.

SimpleSam06

Evolute wrote: »

In my opinion diary of the dead should be removed from the list because I will be honest I thought it was a terrible movie.

I didn't see much wrong with it, other than the excessive navel gazing. It certainly was an education in the shit-kickinest way to use a scythe! That old Amish fella is my hero.

Evolute

SimpleSam06 wrote: »

I didn't see much wrong with it, other than the excessive navel gazing. It certainly was an education in the shit-kickinest way to use a scythe! That old Amish fella is my hero.

No offense man but I think that movie is piss poor.
Now I realize that it was supposed to be like the cameraman had nerve damage in his hand or something but instead of it enhancing the movie it made the movie annoying to watch and I actually found it hard to watch the whole movie.
Don't get me wrong I love a good zombie movie and Diary of the Dead was not one of them.

Micky Dolenz

SimpleSam06 wrote: »

I didn't see much wrong with it, other than the excessive navel gazing. It certainly was an education in the shit-kickinest way to use a scythe! That old Amish fella is my hero.

That dude made the movie . watched Dawn of the Dead, It was very good, now all I have left is Zombie wicked little things and Zombie diaries.

I will be keeping an open mind watch both these as I suspect they may be poor:(

quoteunquote

Shaun of the Dead. It contains valuable information about how to defend yourself from within a pub...and where else would the Irish go in a time of a crisis?

mark.leonard

Dead Set is a good guide on what not to do in the event of the Zompocalypse

quoteunquote

mark.leonard wrote: »

Dead Set is a good guide on what not to do in the event of the Zompocalypse

Exactly..don't sh!t in the water cooler. 28 days later is a decent one if we're unlucky enough to get sprinters.

Hande hoche!

Not a bad list but where are the earlier Romero flicks?

Micky Dolenz

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Not a bad list but where are the earlier Romero flicks?

There all the ones I could find at my local shopping centre .

Watched Zombies, wicked little things. Zombie kids don't do it for me. The whole movie I was thinking why not just bash their heads in and be done with it.:cool:

dara95

the only movie you need is shaun of the dead!!

classic

Fallen Buckshot

Army of Darkness
+1 for Shaun of the dead
and an oldie but good Braindead

Valmont

First things first, get yourself a copy of the original Dawn of the Dead. Once you've seen that you'll have a whole new standard for zombie flicks.

Couple of points, Dawn of the Dead (2004) is useless as zombies don't sprint. And regarding the Land of the Dead, it's also useless as zombies don't have a leader that knows how to use assault rifles. The Dawn of the Dead remake was an enjoyable movie but I wouldn't rank it with the zombie genre so much. Romero has completely lost the plot during the last decade anyway.

I find the original black and white and excellent remake of Night of the Living Dead are excellent training resources.

Micky Dolenz

Have addded to the collection.

Dead Set

Day of the Dead (the newer one)

Night of the living Dead, the original, to get back to my zombie roots and the fact ye all recommended it

gino85

.Rec or quarintine if you're to lazy to read subtitles

Pet Sematary 1 and 2 (aint seen 1 so i dont know how good it is)
Braindead
Dellamorte Dellamore

jenipher_b

not a bad top 5 but i would definatly recommend the origional trilogy of the dead any day over the 5 of them. i mean a child killing her mother with a trowel!!!!! savage!!!! then 28 days and 28 weeks later, they rock!!!!! anything else comes later

Star Lord

gino85 wrote: »

Pet Sematary 1 and 2 (aint seen 1 so i dont know how good it is)

Neither Pet Sematary movies are about zombies. Reanimation yes, but not zombies.

jenipher_b

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Neither Pet Sematary movies are about zombies. Reanimation yes, but not zombies.

well done my good man pet sematary is not about zombies, new addition! dead set. jst saw it last night, it rocked! :cool:

TerrorFirmer

Isn't it called Zombies in Europe and just Wicked Little Things here? An OK movie.

Can't believe no-one's mentioned Re-Animator - a total classic.

Micky Dolenz

Watched Night of the living dead, last night. What a classic.

Although throughout the whole movie I was thinking

WHY DON'T YE JUST WALK OUTTA THERE YE CRAZY PEOPLE?

Anyone see Planet Terror? is it worth adding to the collection?

Drunkmonkey79

Yeah, its worth a look. Its complete nonsense but good fun.

skaterboy

you should really try resident evil 1 and 2 they kind of help:D

Micky Dolenz

skaterboy wrote: »

you should really try resident evil 1 and 2 they kind of help:D

Added to the collection.

The resident evil trilogy
The Dead next door (looks class, will try and watch tonight):D
Shaun of the Dead :pac:

All for the pricely sum of €17.99:pac:

pandemonium

You can't put a price on survival ;-)

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The Dead next door (looks class, will try and watch tonight):D

Looked class and is. A most see movie. Pure genius :pac:

pandemonium wrote: »

You can't put a price on survival ;-)

Too right Bro,

blog_blog_blog

Have old film somewhere ,spanish or italian, Very gory, cant think of name, try dig it out, beast something or night of something?
Evil deads good 4 a laugh.

pandemonium

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Looked class and is. A most see movie. Pure genius :pac:



Too right Bro,

It's sister :-D

DakotaYoda

Wow...

No one mentioned:

Fido
Cemetery Man
Dead Alive

They'd be on my list for sure.

blog_blog_blog

Bad taste.

Cravez

Zombie Creeping Flesh is another good one i would recommend.

Micky Dolenz

Added three more.

Zombie Chronicles

Zombie Honeymoon :pac:

Reeker .(Not sure if it's strictly a zombie movie)

TheZohanS

Check out this movie.

I mentioned it to one or two of you at the AH beers last month.

ScumLord

TheZohan wrote: »

Check out this movie.

I mentioned it to one or two of you at the AH beers last month.

Watched that film last night. Jesus H Christy it was all over the place, they keep switching zombies one minute they're classic shufflers the next their runners. There are so many errors in continuity it just pulls the tone of the whole film down with it. If anyone wants the link to watch it they can pm me

TheZohanS

ScumLord wrote: »

Jesus H Christy it was all over the place, they keep switching zombies one minute they're classic shufflers the next their runners.

Nobody said survival was going to be easy.

SmileyPaul

TheZohan wrote: »

Nobody said survival was going to be easy.

this guy has well and truly hit the nail on the head, we can't prep for just one kinda Z we should all know this by now

ScumLord

I watched a film called dead girl last night, it has to be one of the weirdest and most unique uses of zombies in a film ever. Although I can't say for sure if it really is a zombie flick but it's definitely ****ed up.

I didn't know what exactly the film was about when I started watching it. It was a big surprise but a very good film, low budget but well put together. It's not fast paced at all and is allot more creepy than your traditional zombie flick.

It's about two teenage lads that break into a abandoned asylum in the basement they find a dead girl, I think you should avoid reading the reviews and just watch it. The reviews on IMDB give away allot of the plot and it would give away some of the surprises in the film to read them, part of the reason some give away so much of the plot is to warn you away, some people really didn't like the content of the film. Here are some quotes from IMDB..

"I'd have to say the plot is pretty original, albeit completely tasteless."

"This movie is exploitative, disgusting, and an abomination to film itself. How this got into ANY film festival is completely unacceptable and shameful. This is the kind of filth that makes me want to switch my profession from film."

"it is much better than a simple horror film and really defies categorization. Deadgirl is a look into how we humanize, empathize and sympathize. It is a very provocative film and I squirmed many times."

I very much doubt you'll find this film in any dvd stores it's on amazon if you want a link pm me.

Micky Dolenz

ScumLord wrote: »

I watched a film called dead girl last night, it has to be one of the weirdest and most unique uses of zombies in a film ever. Although I can't say for sure if it really is a zombie flick but it's definitely ****ed up.

.

sounds good to me. could do with a good Zombie documentary tonight

ScumLord

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

sounds good to me. could do with a good Zombie documentary tonight

Just don't expect a fast paced blood fest it's really not your typical modern zombie film. It's more like the original zombie films slow and steady.

Cactus Col

Flight Of The Living Dead: Outbreak On A Plane is good b-movie fun. I'd rate it quite highly, especially as it was straight to dvd.

emmetcummins

Call of Duty 5 Nazi Zombies :D 8) . All I need is one of those magic boxes and loads of moneys

graham1985

In my opinion diary of the dead and land of the dead should be removed from the list because honestly I thought they were both brutal movies and that they didn't do the zombie genre any justice. However if you believe it is a must then I reckon this order will be good with the addition of two of my prefered zombie films:
1 Dawn of the dead (2004)
2 28 Days Later
3 Night of the Living Dead (1990)
4 Zombies wicked little things
5 Zombie diaries

Micky Dolenz

Added three more.

Colin, this looks quite interesting
Zombie Transfusion
Zombie Virus on Mulberry Street.

Anybody seen any of these?

Kess73

Undead or alive. It is a zombie western



Kudos to the poster that mentioned Last Of The Living, it is an uber low budget slice of kiwi zombie fun. Although not as low budget as Colin.

Hootanany

Dawn of the Dead original
Dawn of the Dead 2004
Shaun of the Dead
Zombieland
28 days & months
Dead Set
Dance / Land /of the Dead was pants

There is one about Nazis coming out soon Snow something looks good

trustno1

Also check out Return of the Living Dead, funny and informative at the same time and I would also rate Braindead (which I think someone else has already mentioned) - contains some of the most creative ways on how to kill your average Zombie, the electric lawnmower scene is just class!!

Micky Dolenz

trustno1 wrote: »

Also check out Return of the Living Dead, funny and informative at the same time and I would also rate Braindead (which I think someone else has already mentioned) - contains some of the most creative ways on how to kill your average Zombie, the electric lawnmower scene is just class!!

ah balls, just reminded me, saw Braindead in HMV and meant to get it before I left.:(

ScumLord

Make sure you get the right braindead, there's another American film by the same name, it's got a really nice set of boobs halfway in but the rest is just awful.

Micky Dolenz

ScumLord wrote: »

Make sure you get the right braindead, there's another American film by the same name, it's got a really nice set of boobs halfway in but the rest is just awful.

How will I know? (Not about the boobs, the movie :P)

Aglomerado

trustno1 wrote: »

Also check out Return of the Living Dead, funny and informative at the same time/

Agreed, that was my first ever zombie film, and it got me hooked on the genre.

The scenes in the embalming room and the crematorium are hilarious. The zombies are excellent too, especially the female zombie who gets "interrogated" by the heroes.

I also love the things that come alive in the medical supplies warehouse, especially the split dogs.

I think the Eoin McLove episode of Father Ted took its inspiration from this film more than any other.

Micky Dolenz

Picked up BrainDead, hopefully the right one. (not the one with the boobs :pac:)