Zombieland [Blu-ray]

Zombieland [Blu-ray]
by Ruben Fleischer

Zombieland [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Brand: Sony
Producer: Ezra Swerdlow
Producer: Gavin Polone
Producer: Paul Wernick
Writer: Paul Wernick
Producer: Rhett Reese
Writer: Rhett Reese
Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.40:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
Published: 2010-02-01
Blu-ray Release Date: 2010-02-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Product features:

Condition: New
Format: Blu-ray
AC-3; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen

Movie Reviews of Zombieland [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Zombieland Review
Summary: 5 Stars

ZOMBIELAND

STARRING: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard and Mike White

WRITTEN BY: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick

DIRECTED BY: Ruben Fleischer

Rated: R
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Release Date: 02 October 2009

You know it's been a bad year for movies when a film with a title like Zombieland gets a perfect score and was hands down the funniest film of the year. I'd even go so far as to say it was better than Shaun of the Dead.

I'm a sucker for zombie movies in general (even though there aren't that many great ones) and I see anything and everything that Woody Harrelson does. So throw the two of them together and you are bound to have one hell of a film right? Right!

Pile on more amazing actors like Jesse Eisenberg, who is destined to be the next John Cusack; Abigail Breslin who will be the next Julia Roberts; Emma Stone who will be a new someone all together and you're in for a genuine cinematic treat.

I was so excited to see this film and while I did have expectations for it, they were nowhere even close to what the film actually delivers. It could very easily be nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay. It's filled with wit and twists, was shot beautifully and the comedy never skips a beat. No wonder these actors were down for the ride; the script must have been amazing.

The film starts out in the muck of the end of the world, overrun with zombies. It was one of the best opening credit sequences I have ever seen in my life and must have cost a fortune. There are never-ending stylized slow-motion shots of zombies being bashed and blown to bits and people being attacked; all seen to the amazing sounds of an old school track by none other than Metallica. And the great music doesn't stop there; we get plenty of great tunes throughout the course of the film.

We meet Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) who is named after his hometown in Ohio. Columbus is a softy of a kid who didn't have the greatest life pre-zombies and may actually prefer his life post-zombies; despite the fact that he very well could die a virgin in a world overtaken by zombies.

He was a loaner then and is an even bigger loaner now. In an attempt to stay alive, he's decided to play it safe and has created a hilarious but strategic set of rules to live by in order to survive this apocalyptic adventure. We learn these rules through laugh-out-loud narrated scenes of him and others in action with the zombies.

Zombies are pretty much the safest monster you would ever want to come into contact with in reality. I think that's what makes these movies so fun and likeable. Perhaps something else is that many of us want to be that guy or gal on screen, smashing and destroying zombies. You can do to them what you would secretly like to do to your annoying neighbor or arrogant boss, and feel absolutely no remorse whatsoever!

Evidently many of us have an itch for killing and a taste for blood somewhere, way down deep inside of us; or these movies would not make more than 25 million dollars in an opening weekend. And by that I don't mean that we all want to go out and murder or kill; but at the very least a lot of us want to watch someone else do it (in movies of course).

Then if you consider the apocalypse side, as devastating as it would be, clearly we enjoy the idea of that as well. Look at all of these huge blockbusters over the last decade alone that have made a killing off of the destruction of our beloved planet.

Zombieland nails that fantasy in the chest. This is one of the major components that make this film work so well. Not only do we laugh at the zombies, but we get to see our characters partake in all of the great and worry-free stress-relievers that we would all enjoy doing if it were the end of the world; like smashing up a perfectly good store just because you can; or finding a deserted truck filled to the brim with delicious treats and no-one to tell you that you can't help yourself.

The character in the film that gets the most use out of this newly found freedom is Tallahassee; played by Woody Harrelson. Tallahassee may even like killing zombies more than The Bear liked killing Nazis in Inglourious Basterds. He refuses to use guns unless absolutely necessary. He finds way more pleasure in bashing them in with car-doors, banjos, baseball-bats and a million other common household items; and we get a kick out of watching him do it.

Harrelson may be a goofball in this film, but his performance is genuine and you believe him in every scene. All of the actors truly suck you in and sometimes you even forget you're watching a zombie movie.

Tallahassee meets up with Columbus and they almost instantly hit it off, despite the fact that they have virtually nothing in common; with the exception that they're in this mess together and neither of them has been infected. They decide to stick together.

Eventually the two of them meet up with two ladies: Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin); all of the characters call each other by the name of their hometown, which is a nice little touch. I won't spoil how funny their meeting is and I especially will not give-away where they all end up going.

I love the man's work but DO NOT read Ebert's review of this film until after you have seen it. A huge spoiler was revealed and I'm not sure he's even aware of how big of one it was; trust me folks, it's a big one. It's perhaps the funniest and most enjoyable section of the film and is spent with a Hollywood legend. The scenes with this person are beyond genius. I would very much like to know if the script was written with this character in mind, or if they were added later. God bless the filmmakers for putting that sequence together either way. It only adds to the comedy of the scene that Woody Harrelson co-starred in a film with this actor in real life, and yet it is never mentioned as Harrelson is acting here.

You would never guess that the artists behind this project were amateurs as far as the big screen is concerned. This is the first major film for both of the writers (Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick) as well as the director (Ruben Fleischer) but I'm sure we will be seeing a lot more from all of them. This is astonishing work for anyone in the business, let alone fresh talent. Rumor has it a sequel is already in the works.

Zombieland will give you your blood, it will give you more laughs than any of the comedies you've seen this year and you will be more than entertained and will probably want to see it again.

My only complaint is that I would have loved to see another 20 minutes or so with these characters slaying zombies; it was seriously that entertaining.

Hopefully Zombieland will show the writers and directors of 2009's biggest movies (with the exception of Star Trek) that clearly you don't need your film to be jam-packed full of useless explosions; and expensive but crappy special effects; and horrible actresses just for the sake of eye candy, to make it good. You just need to put the time into the story and let great actors do the rest.

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Summary of Zombieland [Blu-ray]

Nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has survived the plague that has turned mankind into flesh-devouring zombies because he?s scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has no fears. Together, they are about to stare down their most horrifying challenge yet: each other?s company. Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin co-star in this double-hitting, head-smashing comedy.

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