Zombies are taking over the world!: Films
Zombie films are growing in popularity, despite being a genre considered by many to be overdone. New takes on the subject are appearing, such as World War Z being the first zombie epic, and Warm Bodies centreing on a zombie who falls in love. Here is B.O.R.Es top ten favourite zombie films;
1. Dawn of the Dead (1978) The sequel to George A Romero’s zombie classic Night of the Living Dead.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpuNE1cX03c[/youtube]
2. 28 Days Later (2002) OK, so they’re not quite zombies, but the ‘ghouls’ in this film are still pretty scary.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eunaclr-WgU[/youtube]
3. Night of the Living Dead (1990) An atmospheric remake of the 1968 film saw better make up and effects.
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4. Shaun of the Dead (2004) Considered the first of it’s kind, the British made ‘RomComZom’ showed a zombie apocalypse from a more lighthearted angle.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GiOPqV8LGI[/youtube]
5. The Dead (2010) Set in war torn Africa, this film, with it’s cast of relatively unknown actors was fairly overlooked.
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6. Zombieland (2009) Another zombie comedy, our favourite feature of this film was the imaginative ways some of the living dead are dispatched.
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7. Planet Terror (2007) This hugely over-the-top zombie kill-fest from Robert Rodriguez is lots of fun to watch.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCFQtc6BzyM[/youtube]
8. Dawn of the Dead (2004) This remake of our number 1 film in the list is surprisingly good for modern takes on old classics.
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9. Brain Dead/Dead Alive (1992) Low budget, tongue-in-cheek zombie flick from Peter Jackson, way before he found Lord of the Rings fame.
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10. Resident Evil (2002) It could be argued that this is more of an action move but it features zombies and that’s good enough for us.
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