Riding the Crest of the Zombie Wave

I recently completed a fourth draft of my play, which is about zombies. The official title is “Ettie the Fearless Zombie Exterminator,” but my friends and I keep on referring to it as the “zombie play,” which has a nice ring to it as well. Now, it has occured to me just how much of a trend zombies are at this point, making it all the more certain that I will hit pay dirt (20 people will come) in Theatreland (my sister’s basement). For instance, in the past five years, George A. Romero has added to his decades old zombie series with two more installments, and other zombie-centric films such as Fido and Shaun of the Dead have been released. In honour of my nearly completed one act, here is a preview of the upcoming films in the genre and the likelihood of them being any good:

Jennifer’s Body (2009)

This is overrated critical darling Diablo Cody’s second film, after the cutesy and oh-so-consciously quirky idie schmaltz parade of Juno. So while I’m not exactly a fan, I admit that there were a few laughs to be had in Juno, and as the premise of this film is much more tongue in cheek B movie than heartwarming coming of age, there’s definite potential. The story follows Jennifer (Megan Fox) a cheerleader who develops a certain taste for dismembering and eating her male suitors (ahh… potential undertones of sexual politics?), and it’s up to her best friend (Amanda Seyfried), to stop her. This might make it more of a cannibalism film, but nonetheless, human flesh is being eaten, which is all I ask.

Conspicuous Detail:  Megan Fox is porking David Silver, which does not bode well for her or anything attached to her.

Mutant Vampire Zombies from the ‘Hood! (2008)

I’m just going to shamelessy rip the description from IMdB, as it is a thing of perfection:

In the wake of a solar flare of unusual properties, a mismatched group of inner-city survivors must put aside their animosity to escape a Los Angeles now free of gang-bangers, but infested instead with blood-sucking zombies.

I think this one is likely to beat Predator as best needlessly violent movie sci-fi movie to smoke weed and eat an abundance of food to on a Sunday night. I’m hoping for many cheesy one liners and nudity.

Conspicuous Detail: There is a ‘ and a ! in the title, which can only indicate a balls out, humour laden gore fest.

Zombie Strippers! (2008)

The title says it all. If you still don’t get it, porn star Jenna Jameson stars.

Conspicuous Detail: Everything.

~ by aconno on September 11, 2008.