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Jun 28, 2009
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Kevin
by: Hidde

I got the message and the references to the Iraq war and all that I just thought it was done clumsily.

Romero often made social commentary in his movies about the Vietnam war, racism, capitalism, etc. but always clever and stuble. Feeding the Masses is about as subtle as a brick to the face.

Plus the acting, effects and worst of all the "humor" were terrible.

Romero also critized mainstream media in Diary of the Dead, although I also didn't like that movie.

I hope his next movie will be better than that.

I do think one could make an intresting movie about the media during a zombie outbreak but Feeding the Masses fails to do so.

Jun 28, 2009
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Effects of Twitter on Zombie Outbreaks
by: Horror Queen

Hi Kevin,

A few years ago (like two) I would have agreed with you but the massive effect of cell phones and Twitter on mainstream media is profound in that even a zombie outbreak would be reported unfiltered by Fox and on CNN iReports.

Example Twitter Posts:

@arkansasboy Help. I'm in my backyard and zombies are eating my best friend

@twitterzombie Come everyone to the center of town for free ice cream

Jun 27, 2009
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Hidde...
by: Kevin

Granted, the quality of Feeding the Masses was not great, but the message of mass media saying everything is hunky dory while a zombie horde is ravaging a city seems right.

What would 'Fox News', 'CNN' or any news outlet broadcast under such circumstances. Think about it. Mass hysteria is unthinkable. Just me thinking.

Cheers,
Kev.

Jun 27, 2009
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Kevin...
by: Hidde

I saw Feeding the Masses. It was terrible. I do mean terrible.

Thanks for you suggestion of Dead & Breakfast though. I'll check it out.

Jun 25, 2009
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Looking back...
by: Kevin

...over your list, I see one missing that you might like. Dead & Breakfast (2004). Check it out.

Cheers,
Kevin.

Jun 25, 2009
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Reply to Hidde
by: Kevin

Quarantine was bad. But then that's just my opinion (I liked Blair Witch 2) so you can decide for yourself.

Yeah, it had a couple of cool scenes but the over-all effect was runied by a horrible, HORRIBLE ending. There are other things I could gripe about but won't.

Just one man's opinion.

Cheers,

Kevin

Jun 25, 2009
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Replying to Kevin
by: Hidde

Is Quarantine that bad? World War Z seems very cool and I can't wait for the movie next year.

I added your recommendations. Flight was already on it though.

Jun 24, 2009
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Add...
by: Kevin

World War Z by Max Brooks to your things to read list. Highly recommended.

Cheers,
Kev.

Jun 24, 2009
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Zombies rule!
by: Kevin

Just reading the list of movies you're going to watch, may I make a few suggestions?

Take Quarantine off the list and stick with REC.

You might want to add Severed, PlagaZombie: Mutant Zone, and Flight of the Living Dead.

Just throwing it out there for ya. I also have some other titles to run screaming from. Those later...

Cheers,
Kev.

Jun 24, 2009
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Replying to the replies
by: Hidde

I have seen Cemetery Man and Re-Animator (plus it's sequels).

To give those intrested an update of the zombie movies I watched since I asked the questions:

Poultrygeist
Redneck Zombies
Night of the Comet
Nightmare City
Cemetery Man
Shock Waves
Dead Snow
Pet Sematary
FleshEater
Zombie Lake
Re-Animator
Bride of Re-Animator
Beyond Re-Animator
Wild Zero

And for the "not-a-zombie" movies:

28 Days Later
28 Weeks Later
The Last Man On Earth
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Army of Darkness
Within The Woods
The Crazies
I Walked with a Zombie

And I am still planning to watch:

Night of the Creeps
Dead & Buried
Garden of the Dead
The Dead Pit
REC
Quarantine
Flight of the Living Dead
Zombie Honeymoon
Awaken The Dead
Planet Terror
The House by the Cemetery
Resident Evil
The Video Dead
Junk: Shiryo-gari
Undead
Versus
Oasis of the Zombies
Revolt of the Zombies
White Zombie
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Fido
Feeding the Masses
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies
Biohazard
City of the Living Dead
Hell of the Living Dead
Tombs of the Blind Dead
Return of the Blind Dead
The Ghost Galleon
Night of the Seagulls
King of the Zombies
Plague of the Zombies
Sugar Hill
Zombie Holocaust

I have also read 'The Zombie Survival Guide' by Max Brooks.

Jun 22, 2009
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Zombies...
by: Anonymous

...feel nothing at all. Period. They feel nothing for no one. Just a single minded object running on a very basic instinct. To feed. They don't know why, they just do.

Jun 22, 2009
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Hi
by: Moss Daley

Hey, if you haven't already seen Re-Animator or Dellamorte Dellamore, you should really check them out. They would be in my top-five favorite zombie flicks if there weren't such gems as the Romero films and the Evil Deads and Brain Dead.

If you really liked Evil Dead you'll really really like Dellamorte Dellamore. In America it's entitled Cemetery Man. It was directed by Michele Soavi who is none other than the legendary Dario Argento's protege.

Re-Animator is just WOW. This flick is so different, I can't even explain to you. I read H.P. Lovecraft when I was in junior high and never even knew this gem existed. It's nothing like the story and I'm actually glad for that. If Stuart Gordon made at least one great flick, it's this one. Also, watch the non-rated version - there's more gore...good stuff. It'll scare ya to pieces.

Jun 18, 2009
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I,Zombie
by: Anonymous

Try finding this movie to see the full conversion of human to zombie. It is actually more of a drama than a horror film.

Jun 18, 2009
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Thanks for the reply
by: Hidde

First of all, thanks for answering my questions.

Since asking the questions I have watched and added a lot of the list of movies to watch (I can't believe didn't watch the Evil Dead movies before - they are excellent - I watched all of them in one afternoon.

A brief question I forgot:

Do zombies feel a sense of comradery, solidarity, altruism? In other words do they help an undead brother out?

Jun 18, 2009
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Add...
by: Kevin

....Feeding the Masses to your list of zombie movies to watch. A nice behind-the-scenes look at mass media during an outbreak.

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