ZOMBIES!
Is it bad that, during a recent viewing of George Romero’s “Diary of the Dead,” the plot point that most tested my suspension of disbelief was the fact that a MySpace page took 72,000 hits in 8 minutes without crashing?
The movie slapped the inevitable zombie apocalypse upon a treatise on social media and who controls the source and flow of information, so it was interesting from that standpoint. Nothing new on the issue per se, but it was an interesting look at the role of user-driven media to bypass the possible pitfalls of mainstream sources (assuming, of course, that computer networks remain up and viable during said inevitable zombie apocalypse). There was a little too much “How does it feel when the camera is on YOU!?” dialogue for me, as this concept has been addressed in countless other movies. It’s probably better saved as for rental, but the sight of Samuel, the deaf Amish zombie killer with a chalkboard and a killer pick axe, is definitely worth the investment.
March 10th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Um, def. not worth the big screen ticket money. Esp. once the theater monkey announced that it’s coming to dvd next month!
Amish dude saved that movie. They should have kept him around longer. Prof. should have shot more stuff. Clown should have gone away.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
That was so not a pick axe. But you aren’t one for the outdoors work so I ain’t mad at you. Why would an old Amish fellow need a stick of dynamite? That’s what I’ve been wondering.
March 10th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
1. Zombie clown was a cool idea.
2. Samuel deserved a spin-off.
3. Dynamite is used for blowing up tree stumps.
4. What WAS the deal with theater monkey anyway?
March 11th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Theater Monkey announced Rambo IV. He was pretty entertaining that night. But then again, we had a little bit of beer and had sat through the three previous installments in a row. Green Ju Ju Bees would have been entertaining at that point.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I guess my point is that I fail to see the need for Theater Monkey entirely.