Not as bad as anticipated. Sort of fun. Some nice nods to the original show. The Duane Johnson character was quite fun. Over all an ok watch.
When I saw the previews for this film, I laughed so hard, I HAD to see this film. We needed to go near a town that actually had shopping and theatres so we decided to make a day/evening of it.
We got to the theatre early enough to get our preferred seats, when of course someone had to bring their damn kids (under 10 it appeared) that couldn’t sit still prior to the film starting so we moved up a bit closer. Still good seats, but why do people bring young children to an R rated film.
The film started out well. The Rules are pretty funny. I wish we had gotten more of them. Supposedly there are 32 rules, but we only get a few of them. After seeing the rules we got to see, I really wanted to see the others.
I liked the characters in this film. You had to like Columbus. Talahasse was bothersome, but in a good way. You knew you could count on him and that he was having fun and dealing with the situation the best way he could. The girls were a bit off putting at first, but you warmed up to them as they warmed up to the guys.
As a buddy flick, I guess this was ok. As a Zombie flick, this was disappointing. As a comedy, it lacked funny in the measure the previews had me anticipating. I just wanted more. More breaking of stuff, more odd interplay between Columbus and Talahasee, more great zombie kills, more zombie kills of the week, more twinkie, more weapons, just more.
I felt like I had been promised 11 and was delivered 7. And their could have been an 11 on that dial. Their should have been.
I regret that I cannot add this to the household favorites category. It was a good movie. It was fun enough, but didn’t deliver all it promised.
In a movie like this, you can never really be over the top. Its Zombies!
And the cameo, great, but again, undelivered.
In the horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss — but when you’re afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying’ bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.
Ok, you may ask, how did two people that have seen over 800 films in the last 5 years and EVERY Wes Anderson film not see this film before now. We asked the same question. It appears we both thought we had seen it, until we came across it and realized we hadn’t. So we watched it as soon as possible.
Great characters, wonderful natural dialogue, nothing really happens. Yep, it is a Wes Anderson film. And we enjoyed it. There is just something about the characters in these films that make the whole experience of taking in the visual and dialogue very enjoyable.
So now we have seen all the Wes Anderson films to date. It also adds another film to the Owen Wilson filmography for us. I hadn’t realize that he has been involved in the writing of some great films (mostly with Wes).
I look forward to Fantastic Mr. Fox – the next Wes Anderson film.
An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when one of their member announces he has a terminal illness.
I understand the Wes Anderson films can be an acquired taste. Many people find the meandering plots that don’t really have a resolution to be bothersome. I, on the other hand, love them. The characters seem to me to be the story. It isn’t about what happens, but about who it happens to.
So I really liked this film. The three brothers with many issues learning about each other and coming to an understanding about the others and a bit about why they do the things they do.
The film never seemed slow, there was always enough going on to make me want more. I was sort of disappointed when it ended.
Is that amazing blue throughout the film only available in India or does it just look more amazing there?
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other — to become brothers again like they used to be. Their “spiritual quest”, however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins.
If you are going to go through the trouble of updating absolutely everything in the film from setting, to wardrobe, and technology, what would be the main reason to not update the language. After all, you have most likely already pissed off all of the Shakespeare purists by setting the story in a NYC corporation.
Favorite product placement: MovieFone.
Second film of the weekend where almost everyone dies.
Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal story about Hamlet’s plight to avenge his father’s murder in New York City.
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
The king of Rushmore prep school is put on academic probation.