(Guest poster RaptoR is back faster than usual with a review on a a movie that looks pretty damn cool. I'm definitely seeing this one first chance I get. Thanks, dude!)
I used to be very
excited every time I heard the words horror and comedy in the same sentence.
Sure, I learned that very few follow both genres by the book (getting scared
and laughing at the same time) but still, I love this kind of movies. And, of
course, I consider Shaun of Dead the best horror/comedy of all times. Or should
I say, the best zombedy of all times.
Still, a friend of
mine (that starts with "http" and has the word "tracker" in
it) recommended the British horror-comedy Cockneys vs Zombies. A horror-comedy
with zombies made by the British? BRING IT ON, BABY!
If you are a pansy
and hate swearing, you will probably not enjoy this movie, as the word
"fuck" appear as often as producers create bad low-budget horror
movies. Personally, I love the British humor, and I love how they swear. But if
you can stand a horde of flesh eating zombies and a lot of gore, I think you
will be fine with some F-words.
Now, one thing I
hate about zombie movies in general is that the characters seem to be retarded
at first. "Oh look, a creature that eats brains and growls, and slowly
walks towards us having the intention to eat us. What could they be?".
Followed of course by a half hour in which everyone tries to figure what those "creatures"
are. There are fucking zombies, you fucking moron. Do you really need half hour
to get it that those are zombies? Haven't you seen a zombie movie before? If
the zombie apocalypse would start tomorrow and a zombie knocks at my door, even
my 86 year old grandma would be like "fuck yeah, that's a fucking zombie
right there. Cut his fucking head to kill it". But no, we need to have
another half hour where everyone tries to figure how to kill it. Pathetic. But
not here. First zombie appears, everyone's like "There! A zombie! Shoot
him in the head!", and I kind of liked that.
The movie is not
awesome, is just above average. But giving the shitload of zombedy these days,
I can truly say it was a good movie.
Story wise, it was
above average also. Not very original, but not very cliche either. A bunch of
guys, plus a girl try to rob a bank so that they can save their grandfather's
retirement home. From here, the story splits up, and on one side we have the
bank robbers trying to get to the retirement home to save the grandpa, and on
the other side we have a bunch of old people in the retirement home trying to
fend off the zombie invasion. And I must say, those scenes are a delight to
watch, in my humble opinion. I'm happy that I had the chance to see a
"race" between a bunch of zombies and a 90 years old on a walking
helper (or whatever that thing is called), who kept yelling "why are
these zombies walking so fast?!"
So, if you have the
chance, see it, because like I said, there aren't really any good
horror-comedies lately. If you also like British humor, then this is a
must-watch for you. Cheers! See you on the next review!
Screenplay: 7/10
Directing: 8/10
Sound Effects 8/10
Acting 8/10
Overall 7,75/10
The good:
British humor / one
of the best horror-comedy of the last years / very straight forward
The bad:
not very original
idea / seemed like it ended sooner than expected
How you should watch it:
-with loads of
friends
-bonus points if
high on something (like on a chair, hurr-durr)
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