Zombie land

Good fun!
There is a reference to Smoky and the Bandit. Tallahassee, can only take Columbus as far as Texarkana
There is a reference to Deliverance. The old duelling banjos
1997 is remembered for that great moment of cinema.
Anaconda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_(film)
Well, the Zombie movie genre. Is now established enough to have its own spoofs. Following in the footsteps of Sean of the Dead comes Zombie land. Like Scream. It features the rules. Not using bathrooms. The importance of the double tap.
Oh and wearing seat-belts. Film is smart enough to show the side effects of a zombie infested world. Not wearing a seatbelt gets you killed.
The US flag is shown upside down throughout the film
The Zombie’s are given a reason d'être here. Bad beef!
I can’t look at Woody Harrelson the same way. After learning that his father is a suspect in the death of JFK.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Harrelson
Here is playing a man alone. Taking his murderous rage out on the zombies. Despatching them with a variety of implements
There is a nice scene. Where Columbus sprays Ta
What it says about our society. That we take relish in seeing the world destroyed, and destroyed by cannibal un-dead hordes
There is a stripper zombie, in the credits. A nice touch that
A nice aside where a nun, kills a zombie by dropping a piano on his head
World of war craft and Face book get’s referenced. Columbus is happy there is no more face book updates. This is odd. As he describes himself as a loner.
Its a nice little film. Is it as funny as Sean of the dead. No, but it does not take itself to seriously. Its knows where its roots are. Not a bad little piece though

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