Army Of The Dead
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bmd
Island in the stream.
I was just thankful it wasn't a Country version tbh but yeah, do me a favour.
mauvais
on reddit or something
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I was also quite shocked at the end to be recommended a 'making of' feature. . . . as if it warranted one. . . . though it is probably more interesting.
Well exactly. Even if you don't know what the song is about, it's obvious it's not about actual zombies.
Flipping heck, even the monster mash would have been better.
Well exactly. Even if you don't know what the song is about, it's obvious it's not about actual zombies.
Flipping heck, even the monster mash would have been better.
T & P
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Ultimately it’s all down to personal preference and that’s all fine of course. But whereas I would perfectly understand someone who might consider anything less good than the classics of the genre, such as the Romero films, Shaun of the Dead, or Walking Dead etc as rubbish, I would really struggle to understand someone who enjoys mindless rubbish such as Cockneys vs Zombies, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and countless others of the genre to think this was bad.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Pretty much this ^^
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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This was a very badly put together film riddled with flaws in script, pacing, emotion, logic, music etc. It also clearly thinks it's far more intelligent than cockneys Vs zombies and pride and prejudice and zombies, which are obviously (by title alone) starting from a fun throwaway comedy perspective.
Dawn of the dead and Shaun of the dead are good because they are nicely put together well constructed films.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
That's Snyder's problem in a nutshell. He is not anywhere near as smart or talented as he thinks he is so his films end up crap because he got pull off what he wants.
mauvais
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I didn't really think about this one, you're right though. In general there were too many characters and with no meaningful development.
I thought there was loads of work to set up perils that didn't go anywhere like
the booby traps outside the vault, the helicopter not working, and to a fair extent the reappearance of the cop type guy
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Yes. It was a cool body shock horror moment with a comically tacked on emotional investment moment.
Daughter beef with Dad was ridiculously poor (and sorted with one 30 second conversation).
And you are absolutely right about the booby traps, helicopter and cop. As eye rollingly predictable as they might have been, if you are not going to do them in any way other that 'here is a thing, now there isn't' without any plot adjustment/integration, just don't do them. Annoyingly, a lot of what is wrong with this film is wrong on a very very basic level. The likes of me should not be completely bemused as to how so much easily solvable shite slipped through the net on such a big budget production.
I can see how snyders Watchmen failed, but I can equally see how they thought it would work, but Army of the dead is shit off the bat. I assume someone read the script before they started filming.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Agreed. His films all look like he has a really decent crew and huge budget to make hack amateur 'asylum films' flick.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I managed half an hour of it. Any more would have been cruel and unusual punishment.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Fun fact: Tig Notaro's performance was added in entirely separately from the main filming, with green screen and clever(ish) editing.
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Stupid film
the fast zombies move like dancers in a big musical number
the fast zombies move like dancers in a big musical number
AverageJoe
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Apparently we're all watching it wrong.
www.gamesradar.com
Have just started watching it again and...
Army of the Dead time loop theory could completely change how you watch the movie
Zack Snyder and Army of the Dead fans have suddenly made the time loop theory even more compelling
Have just started watching it again and...
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
ah it has a bit of nostalgia because the the dead series of movie
i even watch Romero lost footage 2000's movies
saying that Snyders first movie at least started with a johnny cash song ffs
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Fucking hell, it's a dumb film shitly done, pretending there is something more cerebral to this shite is just embarrassing .Apparently we're all watching it wrong.
Army of the Dead time loop theory could completely change how you watch the movie
Zack Snyder and Army of the Dead fans have suddenly made the time loop theory even more compelling
Have just started watching it again and...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
They weren’t very clear about what happened to Geeta and her mate, the people that Kate got nearly everyone killed for
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
has anyone watched his Justice League? Not sure if I cba.
Have only liked two of his films and one I feel guilty about
Have only liked two of his films and one I feel guilty about
AverageJoe
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tommers
Busta Rhymes is an unstoppable movement
The two friends died onscreen but not clear what happened to Geeta. This implies she dies Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead ending explained: Did Huma Qureshi's Geeta live or die?
T & P
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I see that, like Peter Cushing, she likes to fight her battles in comfortable footwear
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Which ones? The best I can think of about any of his films is 'It's OK, but with some obvious flaws'.
Watchmen looks like it could actually have mostly been fixed in editing, but it's probably only all there essentially because he pretty much followed the comic book shot for shot. His first big mistake. His second was the squid removal. It's long and boring with shit music.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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The Half in the Bag review
Some interesting points. Mike generally nails it for the flat-lining lack of tension. Jays idea of copying Aliens does appear to be true in part, but it didn't really apply well to the zombie situation and certainly wasn't executed as well.
I think Mikes point about all the flaws really sticking out because the film was essentially pretty unengaging, and your mind wanders into areas of production etc. This definitely happened when I watched it, and it's really not something I normally do, even when watching a trashy or just plain crap film.
Some interesting points. Mike generally nails it for the flat-lining lack of tension. Jays idea of copying Aliens does appear to be true in part, but it didn't really apply well to the zombie situation and certainly wasn't executed as well.
I think Mikes point about all the flaws really sticking out because the film was essentially pretty unengaging, and your mind wanders into areas of production etc. This definitely happened when I watched it, and it's really not something I normally do, even when watching a trashy or just plain crap film.
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I enjoyed Dawn of The Dead and feel bad about enjoying 300
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Dawn of the Dead was I think passable from what I remember. I had my expectations set really really low when I watched it though. I notice that it was actually written by James Gunn, which might have helped. (Just seen in the half in the bag review above).
300 was again not Snyders story and was co directed. I wasn't mad keen on it overall, but it was entertaining enough for sure.
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