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Good zombie/werewolf films?

  • 17-01-2011 06:45PM
    #1
    Hurricane-Dean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭


    I'm sick of all the vampire films that there are in comparison to zombie/werewolf. Any ideas on good zombie or werewolf films?

    I've seen a fair few but there just aren't that many


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  • #2
    KylieWyley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭KylieWyley


    28 Days Later is probably my favourite zombie movie.


  • #3
    Cartman78
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    Dawn of the Dead - the original from 1978. Absolute classic.

    All the George A.Romero zombie films are worth checking out


  • #4
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    Dawn of the dead remake is excellent also.

    I'd also recommend 'Dog Soldiers', & 'American Werewolf in London', the last 'Wolfman' remake was not that great imo.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    KylieWyley wrote: »
    28 Days Later is probably my favourite zombie movie.

    Mumble mumble 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later aren't Zombie movies mumble mumble

    Dawn of the Dead (2004) is pretty excellent - yes, some people say that running Zombies are not possible, but man, they're terrifying

    Fido - Billy Connelly stars as a hometrained Zombie in 1950s-era America. Quite enjoyable.

    Shaun of the Dead - the first and only RomZomCom (Romantic Zombie Comedy). If you haven't seen it, most definitely pick it up

    Pontypool - while this is in the same strain as 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later (in the way that they're infected, not Zombies), it's a pretty excellent low budget movie based in Canada.

    Dead Air - Almost the American version of Pontypool, but interesting in it's own right.

    [REC] - Spanish Zombie movie. It's excellent and a must watch.

    Dead Snow - Zombie Nazis.. need I say more?


  • #6
    Nevyn
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    Blood and chocolate.


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  • #7
    Hurricane-Dean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Hurricane-Dean


    My mistake I should have put up what I have seen already:

    28days/weeks later
    All George.A.Romeros films original and remake
    All Underworld films
    Dog Soldiers
    An american werewolf in paris/london
    Planet Terror
    Braindead
    Zombieland
    The howling
    Wolfman old and new

    Don't know what i'm missing but I have seen a load and wondering are there any ones that i've missed?


  • #8
    Hurricane-Dean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Hurricane-Dean


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Mumble mumble 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later aren't Zombie movies mumble mumble

    Dawn of the Dead (2004) is pretty excellent - yes, some people say that running Zombies are not possible, but man, they're terrifying

    Fido - Billy Connelly stars as a hometrained Zombie in 1950s-era America. Quite enjoyable.

    Shaun of the Dead - the first and only RomZomCom (Romantic Zombie Comedy). If you haven't seen it, most definitely pick it up

    Pontypool - while this is in the same strain as 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later (in the way that they're infected, not Zombies), it's a pretty excellent low budget movie based in Canada.

    Dead Air - Almost the American version of Pontypool, but interesting in it's own right.

    [REC] - Spanish Zombie movie. It's excellent and a must watch.

    Dead Snow - Zombie Nazis.. need I say more?

    The only 3 I haven't seen here i'll give them a go cheers


  • #9
    Nolanger
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    Hurricane-Dean wrote: »
    Any ideas on good zombie or werewolf films? I've seen a fair few but there just aren't that many
    zombie
    Plague of the zombies
    White zombie
    werewolf
    Undying monster
    Curse of the werewolf


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    Pontypool is quite an interesting one, but it's not a gore-fest or all action. It's quite slow burning but well worth the sticking with it. Interestingly enough, the BBC also released a radio play of it too, which you can listen to here.


  • #11
    KylieWyley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭KylieWyley


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Mumble mumble 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later aren't Zombie movies mumble mumble

    i thought that too BUT. . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Days_Later
    28 Days Later is a 2002 British zombie horror film directed by Danny Boyle. The screenplay was written by Alex Garland, and the film stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, and Christopher Eccleston. The plot depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious "rage" virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the ruination of the life they once knew.


    . . . and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/
    Animal activists invade a laboratory with the intention of releasing chimpanzees that are undergoing experimentation, infected by a virus -a virus that causes rage. The naive activists ignore the pleas of a scientist to keep the cages locked, with disastrous results. Twenty-eight days later, our protagonist, Jim, wakes up from a coma, alone, in an abandoned hospital. He begins to seek out anyone else to find London is deserted, apparently without a living soul. After finding a church, which had become inhabited by zombie like humans intent on his demise, he runs for his life. Selena and Mark rescue him from the horde and bring him up to date on the mass carnage and horror as all of London tore itself apart. This is a tale of survival and ultimately, heroics, with nice subtext about mankind's savage nature. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


    They're zombie-like anyway, if not zombies in the classical sense. I think its the fact that they ran at you with break-neck pace that made it such a terrifying twist on the old approach of the slowly approaching brain-munchers.


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
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    Zombies don't die of starvation though
    but this isn't the right place for this conversation - this might be a better place for the specific topic of what is or what isn't a Zombie.

    There's also the microbudget Colin, which I haven't seen but is supposed to be quite good.


  • #13
    The Recliner
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    Thaedydal wrote: »
    Blood and chocolate.

    Was quite surprised by this when I saw it in the cinema, wasn't expecting much but it was good

    The Horde is quite good also


  • #14
    Stray_Cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭Stray_Cat


    The Company of Wolves
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087075/

    All the Resident Evils

    The Serpant and the Rainbow
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096071/


  • #15
    [Deleted User]
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    Ginger Snaps is a werewolf film.

    Brotherhood of the Wolf isn't really a werewolf movie, but it does have a wolf.


  • #16
    Warper
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    The Company of Wolves, The Howling, Silver Bullet and An American Werewolf in London are my fav werewolf films. Most zombie films are crap.


  • #17
    jgr12
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    Return of the Living Dead, the first one, not the sequels though


  • #18
    Frisbee
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    30 Days of Night was pretty damn good.


  • #19
    Magic Eight Ball
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    'Near Dark' and anything by Lucio Fulci.


  • #20
    johndoe99
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    as mentioned earlier: REC and REC 2, really gets your blood pumping.


  • #21
    Harrocks
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    Wolfen an Albert Finney movie from the 80s i think seen it on tv a few times.Not a typical werewolf movie.Any of the resident evil movies for zombies.


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  • #22
    [Deleted User]
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    I was surprised by how good 30 Days of Night actually was! Really wasn't expecting anything good and it was actually quite excellent.


  • #23
    jaykhunter
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I was surprised by how good 30 Days of Night actually was! Really wasn't expecting anything good and it was actually quite excellent.

    Ha, I actually stopped watching it first time round after about half an hour. I really wish I didn't because about 5 minutes after that (on my 2nd attempt about a year later) it got really good.

    Very much crescendo booking lol; highly recommend. There's a beautiful long over-head shot that's has really stuck with me ever since I watched it.

    I highly recommend NEVER watching the Sequel. It's so bad. Wow, really, really awful. Straight to DVD useless fluff.


  • #24
    Galvasean
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Brotherhood of the Wolf isn't really a werewolf movie, but it does have a wolf.

    I'd second this. While not a werewolf film in the strictest sense, it's got a lot in common with werewolf movies. Plenty of action, suspense and intrigue.

    As for zombies, I have been hearing very good things aboutThe Horde.
    Frisbee wrote: »
    30 Days of Night was pretty damn good.
    Magic Eight Ball wrote: »
    'Near Dark' and anything by Lucio Fulci.

    Didn't the OP say he was fed up of vampire films?


  • #25
    jaykhunter
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    Ha, ur right.

    My experiences with Werewolf films haven't been the best.
    Teenwolf with M.J. Fox is good but 80s
    The Wolfman last year was pants
    Wolf with Jack Nicholson was good (haven't seen in it many years though)
    Monster Squad is a kid's film

    The Nerd reviewed these few werewolf films :
    http://www.cinemassacre.com/2001/01/09/kung-fu-werewolf-from-outer-space/
    http://www.cinemassacre.com/2007/10/08/the-wolf-man/
    http://www.cinemassacre.com/2009/10/18/18-american-werewolf-in-london-1981/
    http://www.cinemassacre.com/2010/08/17/werewolf-trivia/


  • #26
    Hurricane-Dean
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    Galvasean wrote: »

    Didn't the OP say he was fed up of vampire films?
    Yea i'm fairly sick of vampire films, there are some good ones but i'm a werewolf/zombie film man, got a few good choices on here and did a bit of reading :D all seem good so far thanks all


  • #27
    Morlar
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    Wolfen is a fantastic movie, the book wasn't bad either (the same guy who wrote 'The Hunger' bowie/deneuve vampire film). I didn't mention it here though as it's not a werewolf film. Same with 'Brotherhood of the wolf'. Can't believe I forgot 'Company of Wolves', definitely one of the best werewolf movies made imo.


  • #28
    Monty Burnz
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    The original version of Dawn of the Dead is much better. Sure, the new one looks better, but in terms of content/story, it's not in the same league at all.


  • #29
    Frisbee
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    Going in to see 30 Days of Night I thought it was going to be a crappy Hollywood style slasher kind of movie with Hartnett there just to attract fans. Having watched it though it was bloody brilliant, and Hartnett's performance was awesome.
    jaykhunter wrote: »
    There's a beautiful long over-head shot that's has really stuck with me ever since I watched it.

    That's a brilliant piece of cinematography, really love that scene.


  • #30
    Ragamuffin
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    I'd recommend Dawn and Day of the Dead (originals - by all means avoid the Day of the Dead remake, full of silly ridiculousness!)

    28 Days Later (although not a zombie flick)

    An American Werewolf in London

    Braindead

    And watch The Walking Dead series (unfortunately only 6 episodes long at the mo, or better yet get hold of the comics and read them! :P )


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  • #31
    Hurricane-Dean
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    Ragamuffin wrote: »

    And watch The Walking Dead series (unfortunately only 6 episodes long at the mo, or better yet get hold of the comics and read them! :P )
    I got into this and my god what a brilliant series! C'mon season 2!!


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