Zombies Love Short Movies

More so if the ending is a happy ending.

Hunger Games are NOT Battle Royale!

Please don't get all confused. Battle Royale is a great Japanese film by Kinji Fukasaku... all bloody, gory and stuff that zombies love. Great ending... when I went to see it at the movie theatre you were given a plastic poncho to protect you from the blood bath. Hunger Games is a stupid imitation, lame, and Disney-Harry Potter like...just sad. If you are a real zombie, please avoid the torture. Watching that really hurts.

Teenage Zombies, The Movie

Few things are free in life. A real jewel of cinema, here is for you all...Teenage Zombies. A classic.

Down of the Ted, a kid-zombie film

I always complaint that there are no good films for zombie-kids. They get bored quite a bit and they dislike playing zombie-killing games on the iphone. The release of Down of the Ted opens some hope for our children. I highly recommend this movie. No gore, no gimmicks...plain fun. It could come in 3D.

Rock Climbing Zombies

Zombies and rock climbing don't mix. Look what happened to Aron Ralston... back in 2004 he was rock climbing (mistake number one) in...Utah (mistake number two), all alone and by himself (mistake number three) when we was pinned by a boulder and his arm got stuck with no way to free it. After 127 hours of deliberation he decided to cut his arm off... with a two dollar blunt knife. 44 minutes later he had performed surgery, chopped his arm off... and was ready to climb down and go home.

If you want to enjoy such adventure you can watch (hopefully 3D) a movie called 127 hours, directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionare). If you don't remember the movie name just ask for "two tickets for the movie about the guy who cuts his arm off".

Most zombies dislike rock climbing because... fear of loosing a limb. Believe it or not.

Zombie Strippers ... The Movie

When we all thought that great cinema was dead... this movie comes to light. Step aside Coppola, Allen and all others...this is how you make movies, the rest is junk.

If you are a minor... don't watch the trailer... you might get ideas... and if you did watched the trailer ask your parents about these zombie activities, they will be pleased to have a chat with you.

Zombies and fashion

I don't know where the idea that zombies are to wear rags came from. I am setting the record straight today. Not all zombies dress like beggars. If you are one of those who still believes that all zombies come from the graveyard you are so wrong. Some of us are from Rodeo Drive.

In 1932, Bela Lugosi was the main star in White Zombie (first zombie movie ever made) and you don't see them wearing rags (some of them do, but Lady Gaga does too!). 

Zombies are about myths. One of the most annoying ones is that we don't know how to dress. Zombies wear all sort of clothing. Some lack of taste, I must admit, but that is another problem, but some are actually quite fancy and are on top of the fashion trends. I recently meet a zombie that paid a five figure number (US money, not pesos) for a COAT. My kind of zombie.

I am thinking about starting a Facebook page-petition asking Armani to create a whole series dedicated to zombies. I am sure he will.

Unmistaken Child

One thing is for sure. Zombies are not reincarnated beings. They have not died just yet. Being a zombie, I was curious to see what is this reincarnation deal as I wanted to find out where to sign up for it. Then I watched Unmistaken Child, a film by Nati Baraz about faith.  More than a movie it is a documentary about the reincarnation of a Tibetan master and the search of the child that is the new reincarnation of that master.

The story focuses in Tenzin Zopa, a young monk who has been appointed by the Dalai Lama to track down his master's reincarnated self and re-discover his mentor in the body of a new born child.

This is not matter of believing or not in reincarnation. For some it would be about superstition and absurdity, but for me its about understanding other people's culture and sacred beliefs. To me all seems so foreign and at the same time so interesting.  The travel to find the Lama's reincarnation is very interesting and shows a culture way distant from ours.

I did enjoy the movie and I will give it a 7 zombies out of 10. The only disappointment is that I did not find out where to sign up for the reincarnation business. I am working on it.

Kisses by Lance Daly

There are three kind of zombies, ones who absolutely love movies, any kind of movies (including The Wiz with Diana Ross), others who like movies, but are selective about them and the ones who are just plain weird. I am from the forth kind.

I had the opportunity to watch Kisses, a film by Lance Daly, who wrote and directed this delightful film. Without pretensions, we are presented to a very simple story about two kids who spend 24 hours together outside on the streets of Dublin. They both come from  dysfunctional families and find in each other company and understanding while discovering the sweet and terrifying outside world.

The cinematography is phenomenal, the photography (which uses color saturation to enhance moods) is amazing, the music is really good and the acting is superb. The easy narrative and the simplicity of the storytelling makes this film worthwhile to watch.

I will give it 8 zombies out of 10.