Zombie week!

UPDATE: The Zombie Week has been rescheduled for the week of November 10th to 16th. I need more time to write these things. Sorry!

This blog has been dormant for too long, so an announcement is due: The week of November 3rd to November 9th will be Zombie Week. That means I’ll put up a review of a zombie movie every day of the week.

November also happens to be the month when Left 4 Dead will be released. For those not in the know, it’s a Valve-produced multiplayer survival horror FPS. With zombies. There’s something to make me forget about Team Fortress 2 for a while.

About that Zombie Week, then! Here’s the schedule:

Zombie Monday: Zombi 2 (1979)

Yet another member of the Romero family tree of zombie films, this fine example of Italian exploitation spawned some bad sequels and an army of devoted fans. Is also famous for some hot zombie on shark action.

Zombie Tuesday: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Romero at his most classic. Could this be the best zombie film of them all? If it’s Romero’s best, then it should be pretty close to the top.

Zombie Wednesday: Dawn of the Dead (1979)

Or could this be his best one? Romero’s social satire and morbid humour blend together to create what’s probably the most iconic zombie flick and certainly one of the most interesting and thought-provoking.

Zombie Thursday: [REC] (2007)

A recent Spanish take on the mindless monsters. Much like Cloverfield and Romero’s own Diary of the Dead, it uses the hand-held camera feel to convey a sense of action and urgency. It is also much, much better than both previously mentioned movies and one of my personal favourites as of late.

Zombie Friday: Dawn of the Dead (2004 remake)

An unnecessary remake that turns Dawn into a mindless Hollywood film. Sacrilege? I personally see this piece of coal as a diamond among a sea of mediocre (at best!) remakes. Also: Sarah Polley’s hot.

Zombie Sunday: Shaun of the Dead (2004)

And now for something completely different. That is, the best zombie comedy you’ll ever watch. Because you’ve got red on you. I’m sorry, Shaun.