As much as David Brin is "Mister Smarty Pants" in his physics and shit, "The Postman" is a travesty of Post-Apocalyptic literature. It's basically the Wizard of Oz with a guy delivering the mail.
Sorry to monopolize, Nadia. Also with Shaun of the Dead, it was created by some folks who KNOW their zombie movies and was deliberately infused with homages to literally dozens of pop-culture references. (Like Shaun, I enjoyed The Stone Roses "Second Coming" album). Zombieland was a hollow splatterfest that tried to be Shaun of the Dead with an "American" angle. Which is guns, rollercoasters, Bill Murray, and Twinkies, apparently.
It actually made me like "Carriers" better. Same movie without the forced comedy of Zombieland.
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Date: 2011-04-19 02:58 pm (UTC)Sorry to monopolize, Nadia. Also with Shaun of the Dead, it was created by some folks who KNOW their zombie movies and was deliberately infused with homages to literally dozens of pop-culture references. (Like Shaun, I enjoyed The Stone Roses "Second Coming" album). Zombieland was a hollow splatterfest that tried to be Shaun of the Dead with an "American" angle. Which is guns, rollercoasters, Bill Murray, and Twinkies, apparently.
It actually made me like "Carriers" better. Same movie without the forced comedy of Zombieland.