That movie you just watched

[Double Ugly]

Currently watching 'World War Z" on Netflix.  I saw it awhile back and liked it.  I've since read the book, and while this is NOTHING like the book, it's still a fun zombie romp. (I don't know how they'd turn that book into a decent movie) The book is very recommended.  I couldn't put it down.

Just finished this. It was good but didn't bring anything new to the zombie genre.

[Desh]

Currently watching 'World War Z" on Netflix.  I saw it awhile back and liked it.  I've since read the book, and while this is NOTHING like the book, it's still a fun zombie romp. (I don't know how they'd turn that book into a decent movie) The book is very recommended.  I couldn't put it down.

Just finished this. It was good but didn't bring anything new to the zombie genre.

Other than the fact that zombies can run and climb.   This movie was cool but not amazing.

[esteban]

Currently watching 'World War Z" on Netflix.  I saw it awhile back and liked it.  I've since read the book, and while this is NOTHING like the book, it's still a fun zombie romp. (I don't know how they'd turn that book into a decent movie) The book is very recommended.  I couldn't put it down.

Just finished this. It was good but didn't bring anything new to the zombie genre.

Other than the fact that zombies can run and climb.   This movie was cool but not amazing.

No, there is at least one classic Italian zombie film where they are running and fully agile. I gotta look at my VHS tapes to find the title.

Anyway, it is awesome when a hackneyed formula is flipped upside down or tweaked. Great scenes where protagonists are trying to race away in vehicles and zombies just run alongside on the road.

I recall black faces/hands on these zombies, if that rings a bell. I haven't seen it in 25 years. Ha.

[Punch]

Currently watching 'World War Z" on Netflix.  I saw it awhile back and liked it.  I've since read the book, and while this is NOTHING like the book, it's still a fun zombie romp. (I don't know how they'd turn that book into a decent movie) The book is very recommended.  I couldn't put it down.

Just finished this. It was good but didn't bring anything new to the zombie genre.

Other than the fact that zombies can run and climb.   This movie was cool but not amazing.

[Punch]

eh just realized this movie was referenced in this page's 1st post. But anyway athletic zombies are nothing new I assure you.

[HailingTheThings]

No, there is at least one classic Italian zombie film where they are running and fully agile. I gotta look at my VHS tapes to find the title.

Anyway, it is awesome when a hackneyed formula is flipped upside down or tweaked. Great scenes where protagonists are trying to race away in vehicles and zombies just run alongside on the road.

I recall black faces/hands on these zombies, if that rings a bell. I haven't seen it in 25 years. Ha.

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[MrFulci]

No, there is at least one classic Italian zombie film where they are running and fully agile. I gotta look at my VHS tapes to find the title.

Anyway, it is awesome when a hackneyed formula is flipped upside down or tweaked. Great scenes where protagonists are trying to race away in vehicles and zombies just run alongside on the road.

I recall black faces/hands on these zombies, if that rings a bell. I haven't seen it in 25 years. Ha.

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The Italian zombie movie with the crazy fast zombies is Nightmare City. It has the ending in the amusement park.

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[MrFulci]

People here talking about zombie movies, and nothing new being brought to the table, etc.

I saw Days of Darkness on DVD years ago. it thought that was Good and different for a recent zombie film. It's nothing big budget, has a small amount of humor, but I liked it for being something different.

[SplatterTrigger]

I was able to squeeze in another viewing of Akira over the weekend.

[esteban]

No, there is at least one classic Italian zombie film where they are running and fully agile. I gotta look at my VHS tapes to find the title.

Anyway, it is awesome when a hackneyed formula is flipped upside down or tweaked. Great scenes where protagonists are trying to race away in vehicles and zombies just run alongside on the road.

I recall black faces/hands on these zombies, if that rings a bell. I haven't seen it in 25 years. Ha.

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The Italian zombie movie with the crazy fast zombies is Nightmare City. It has the ending in the amusement park.

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Hell yes! I gotta watch that again.

Next you'll be able to help me with an Australian/New Zealand film about the end of the world ("Night of the Comet"/"Day of the Triffids"-esque) where a few folks are just trying to survive and a large paramilitary group consolidated a lot of power/control (a problem for our protagonists) and secures a stronghold in a mansion with huge, lush green lawns. Floodlights are triggered whenever anything steps foot on the vast lawn.

"The Day After"?

Something like that....

[MrFulci]

No, there is at least one classic Italian zombie film where they are running and fully agile. I gotta look at my VHS tapes to find the title.

Anyway, it is awesome when a hackneyed formula is flipped upside down or tweaked. Great scenes where protagonists are trying to race away in vehicles and zombies just run alongside on the road.

I recall black faces/hands on these zombies, if that rings a bell. I haven't seen it in 25 years. Ha.

?

The Italian zombie movie with the crazy fast zombies is Nightmare City. It has the ending in the amusement park.

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Hell yes! I gotta watch that again.

Next you'll be able to help me with an Australian/New Zealand film about the end of the world ("Night of the Comet"/"Day of the Triffids"-esque) where a few folks are just trying to survive and a large paramilitary group consolidated a lot of power/control (a problem for our protagonists) and secures a stronghold in a mansion with huge, lush green lawns. Floodlights are triggered whenever anything steps foot on the vast lawn.

"The Day After"?

Something like that....

If you mention the film's possible decade, I could help.

Day After, probably not.

Threads, that's a UK film, but that doesn't have a scene like that, that I know of.

Australia, there is that movie, On the Beach...

I think the movie you're looking for may be Every Blade of Grass. It's a UK film.

Also, along those lines, Miracle Mile is pretty good.


edited to add; 28 Days later has a similar setting near the end.

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[jeffhlewis]

Finally saw the Lego Movie. Not as epic as I was hoping for but still pretty damn good for kid's fare.

[Medic_wheat]

Finally saw the Lego Movie. Not as epic as I was hoping for but still pretty damn good for kid's fare.

But everything is awsome


What is there not to love about this film?


Ill be honest I did enjoy this movie

Until my friends kid watched it on repeat for three days straight.

My crashing on the couch/living room didnt help


I feel asleep and woke up to this movie during the weekend I hungout at his house

If only he had cable. Or had I remembered to bring my hard drive of movies I could have browken up the kid movie fest

[esteban]

No, there is at least one classic Italian zombie film where they are running and fully agile. I gotta look at my VHS tapes to find the title.

Anyway, it is awesome when a hackneyed formula is flipped upside down or tweaked. Great scenes where protagonists are trying to race away in vehicles and zombies just run alongside on the road.

I recall black faces/hands on these zombies, if that rings a bell. I haven't seen it in 25 years. Ha.

?

The Italian zombie movie with the crazy fast zombies is Nightmare City. It has the ending in the amusement park.

.

Hell yes! I gotta watch that again.

Next you'll be able to help me with an Australian/New Zealand film about the end of the world ("Night of the Comet"/"Day of the Triffids"-esque) where a few folks are just trying to survive and a large paramilitary group consolidated a lot of power/control (a problem for our protagonists) and secures a stronghold in a mansion with huge, lush green lawns. Floodlights are triggered whenever anything steps foot on the vast lawn.

"The Day After"?

Something like that....

If you mention the film's possible decade, I could help.

Day After, probably not.

Threads, that's a UK film, but that doesn't have a scene like that, that I know of.

Australia, there is that movie, On the Beach...

I think the movie you're looking for may be Every Blade of Grass. It's a UK film.

Also, along those lines, Miracle Mile is pretty good.


edited to add; 28 Days later has a similar setting near the end.

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It's an 80's film (mid-80's)

I've seen Threads (I liked it) back in high school.

Miracle Mile is awesome. Cult classic, as far as I am concerned. I eventually lived in LA area (I'm from NJ originally), so I loved seeing all the movie locations/references for films in general, but especially stuff like Miracle Mile.

I HAVE THE TANGERINE DREAM SOUNDTRACK. But that's because I have been electronic music junkie since I was a kid. Tangerine Dream are not offering anything too groundbreaking, but I still dig it.

The clamshell VHS tape and packaging I remember from video store makes me want to say it was distributed by Warner in the US.

I gotta figure this out!

UPDATE: The Quiet Earth (!!!!) now, I may have been blending in some things from other films, but I can't wait to rewatch it.

[MrFulci]

This Quiet Earth is a good one, though I last watched the movie about 10 years ago. I should give it another viewing, sometime.

In TQE, I don't recall the flood lights and such that you mentioned, but No Blade of Grass and 28 Days later have some similarities to what you described.

Oh, Idaho Transfer, which is stuck in Public Domain Hell (No good legitimate release) is another good one, similar to what you mentioned.

Back to This Quiet Earth. What I recall about the movie, is there is a lot of exploring early on, then the love triangle, then the ending.

Esteban, I'm glad you figured out the title. If you mentioned 80s, I may have figured it out. But now that you've mentioned the title, I think in the next week or so I'll watch it again, it's been long enough.

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