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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Zombieland TV Series Pilot Review


I was pretty excited when I heard the news that Amazon has ordered a pilot episode for the TV adaptation of the hit zombie apocalypse movie Zombieland. The pilot was written by Zombieland creators Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.



The episode starts with a backstory of Talhasee (originally played by Woody Harrelson) during the beginning of Zombie apocalypse. Ainsley and his office mate Shiela were talking about his First world problems. First he damage his new Iphone and was told that he could get a replacement if he told them that it was damaged when it was shipped. Ainsley had to visit a Starbucks since his coffee
maker is broken. Since most people mispronounced his name a lot he used a different one. The problem is someone mistakenly took his order causing him problem because he is Lactose intolerant. He then visited a pharmacy but the meds that he bought was not working. Talhasee comes in and started serving food to two office workers. Everything outside their office was going to hell. Eventually a Zombie saw them and jump through the window. Ainsley got bitten and Shiela ran away. Talahasee took one legs from the cart and use it to smash the zombie's head. He then heads outside of the office and sees the chaos.



Fast forward two months later, Talhasee has met Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock and is running away from a fireworks factory that he rigged for their own private fireworks displayed. Little rock has pointed out that something is missing. People. They miss the company of other humans and seek the help of ex-on star operator named Detroit to find other survivors. Detroit informed that a zombie free community has been established on the other side of the country. Instead of travelling miles to . They decided to look for other survivors in Los Angeles and try to established their own community.

First stop is a window washer in. As he was descending, a zombie jumps through a window bringing him falling from the building instantly killing him. Next they were routed to Regina (pronounced like vagina with an r). Columbus and Wichita instantly made a game counting how many times Talahasee would mention Vagina.




Regina offered them a baked blueberry cheese cake. But little soon after, Regina was immediately thrown off a bridge by a zombie instantly killing her. Next they visited Eugene. They agreed to protect him like they were secret service agents. But luck was not on their side.Eugene fell through the several floors instantly killing him.




Last stop is an elderly couple named.  They were already late and the couple has already turned to zombies. Columbus would have been bitten fortunately she was wearing false teeth wasn't able to bite through. Talahasee used d a fire place poker to smash their heads.With the last remaining survivors gone, they decided to travel to.


Also in the episode, Wichita and Columbus were kinda dating until Columbus freaked Wichita by asking about kids, raising little rock, and her dream honeymoon spot. Wichita also revealed that her real name is Krista but immediately revoked Columbus' privilege to call her by her real name.

Too Bad the series did not push through. I think most fans could not get past the Idea of actors playing the iconic roles of Talahasee, Wichita, Little Rock and Columbus. Personally, the new actors playing Wichita, Little Rock and Columbus did a good job with their roles. But for Talahasee, it somehow feels that the actor is overacting. what do you think?

Friday, August 20, 2010

Movie Review: Zombieland


This is a post-apocalyptic movie where majority of the world's population has turned into a zombie. Unlike traditional zombies, the walking dead in this film are not walking slowly but they are running which is a new perspective on the whole zombie concept. The story begins with Colombus, a student of University of Texas who travels to Columbus to find his parents. Columbus follows a strict set of rules which is the reason why he avoided becoming a meal in Zombieland. Colombus is a phobic but what he fears most are not zombies but clowns. 

During his travel he meets Tallahassee. A loner just like Columbus and is traveling to Florida. Tallahassee has mad skills in killing zombies and has a relentless hate against the undead. He is a Kryptonite though. His has been searching for a Twinkie during his travels. The two decided to travel together and ended up meeting Wichita and Little rock in a supermarket where Tallahassee hopes to find a Twinkie. The Sisters who has been doing cons even before everyone turned to zombies stole Tallahassee's ride and all their guns and ammunition. Tallahassee was pissed and vowed to catch the sisters. But luck was on their side. They found a hummer and a ton of guns in back seat. They finally found the stolen vehicle but ended up being outsmarted by the sisters again. Reluctantly, the four decided to travel together after a stand-off occurred in the vehicle. Wichita and Little rock wants to travel to an amusement park which is rumored to be a zombie-free zone but Columbus convinced them of taking a detour to Bill Murray's residence in Hollywood. Columbus ended up shooting Bill Murray who was acting like a zombie. They decided to stay for the night  and due to trust issues, the sisters decided to ditch Columbus and Tallahassee and go to the amusement park without them. 

Believing that the amusement park is zombie-free, they turned on the power of the park which has attracted zombies nearby. Overwhelmed with the number of zombies that has entered the park, the sisters decided to take refuge in one of the rides. Meanwhile Columbus, who was in love with Wichita, decided to go to the amusement. Tallahassee decided to help Columbus before going to Mexico. Tallahassee used his talent for killing to zombies and managed to kill majority of the zombies in the amusement park. 

Columbus was about to save the sisters but had to confront his biggest fear. A clown turned zombie was on his way. Gaining confidence from Tallahassee's line "Nut up of shut up", Columbus broke one of his rules (Rule 17: Don't be a hero) and saved Wichita and Little rock. Wichita eventually told Columbus her real name which is Krysta. 

Columbus searched for Tallahassee and found him in a restaurant looking for a Twinkie. They heard noises in the closet and accidentally shot a fire into it. They later realize that it was only rats. They also discovered that the Twinkies were in the closet and was shot up rendering it not fit for eating. As they leave the restaurant, Wichita and Little rock was in the hummer and was about to screw them again. The hummer stopped and Little rock threw a Twinkie at Tallahassee which he consumed in a few seconds. The four decided to travel again to find a new home away from the zombies. 

I am not a big fan of zombie movies and when I saw the movie poster of Zombieland, I thought it was not worth watching in the cinema. So I just waited for someone to lend me a copy once the DVD is out. I actually forgot about it and didn't seem like a movie that I would enjoy. I was wrong. The trailer didn't give justice to movie. I really hated the trailer. So when my brother lent me his copy I just said what the hell. I don't really watch Woody Harrelson movies but this one of the I enjoyed watching. He really fits his character.  The movie isn't really scary at all. Actually I would classify it as a comedy rather than a horror movie. The movie didn't give me goosebumps but instead it made me laugh like hell. It is way funnier than the Shaun of the Dead. A movie that I would definitely recommend others to watch. If you love watching Quintin Tarantino's infatuation for gore, this movie has enough violence that you would enjoy.