No, not even close. This movie's well written and enjoyable, not to mention well-acted. There's a love story in it, but there's more to it than just that.
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Exactly. Like how he kept trying to talk, to connect, and just *couldn't* at first. But the more he did it, the easier it seemed to get. It was sort of like someone recovering from a stroke or brain injury.[DOUBLEPOST=1372709657][/DOUBLEPOST]
While I'm sure it has been described as such, that's an insulting and inaccurate description.
Yeah, it was really mis-advertised, much like Seven Psychopaths. WB isn't really a full-on romance, in the same way SP isn't a full-on comedy.
It really isn't a satire at all. And I'm sure the marketing wanted to cash in on the Twilight thing, but other than Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer having a passing resemblance to the stars of Twilight, it's really not at all the same thing. For one thing, the relationship between R and Julie is a lot less creepy.
Warm Bodies was an okay film. I though that as far as zom-rom-coms go it was pretty diluted. I felt it needed a little more gore and dark humor to really be the movie it was trying to be. I thought the monologues were great. But consider how awesome they would be if there was so much more vivid death and bleakness going on around him rather than the implied kind? PG-13 ruins so much for movies that really just need that R rating to be perfect. Cabin in the Woods got all the elements right for example.
Um how many Zom-rom-coms are there to compare it to?
I don't think death and gore need to be prominently displayed like some badge of "yeah, we went there" honor to make a movie prove itself. Seeing what the hopeless undead become and what they can do was enough for me.
Tons. There's Sean of the Dead.... and ..... Sean of the Dead....
Zombie Land. Bunch of other low budget direct to DVD ones I'd figure.
2 mainstream movies does not a genre make I'm afraid.
I haven't seen Warm Bodies, but part of me wonders if it's being fairly well-received because the bar was set so low prior to its release. Remember when the pre-release opinions were all, "Oh my god, ha ha, a zombie love story, are you fucking serious?" Followed by much facepalming.
And then when the movie came out and it turned out it wasn't a Twilight clone, and that it actually had some substance to it, people were pleasantly surprised.
And then when the movie came out and it turned out it wasn't a Twilight clone, and that it actually had some substance to it, people were pleasantly surprised.
I didn't know about any of that. Just watching the movie because it looked interesting, I was pleasantly surprised and would definitely watch again. I wouldn't really call it a comedy, though I guess since it has a happy ending it counts.
Also, I think gore and bleakness would have hurt the movie. It was about rediscovering what it means to be human - to start to be able to connect again, to feel alive, just to feel. I think the emotion was what mattered, not gallons of fake blood.
Also, I think gore and bleakness would have hurt the movie. It was about rediscovering what it means to be human - to start to be able to connect again, to feel alive, just to feel. I think the emotion was what mattered, not gallons of fake blood.
I wouldn't call Zombieland a zom-rom-com. Zom-com with some romance bits in there, but a romantic comedy would have the romance front and centre in the narrative, which Zombieland does not. Neither does Shaun of the Dead. They're aspects of the story, but calling a comedy a rom-com just because it has some romantic relationships in it would be like calling Back to the Future a sci-fi-rom-com.
Ugh, and my brain just broke from typing "sci-fi-rom-com." It looks like a weird web address.
I guess that makes sense. Though Sean of the Dead was marketed as a Zom-Rom-Com. It was on a good deal of the posters. Technically speaking I suppose then Warm Bodies is the first official Zom-Rom-Com, unless you count Return of the Living Dead 3.
Or Frankenhooker. That counts right?
The main plot line in Shaun of the Dead focuses on Shaun's attempts to get his girlfriend back and his life together. The zombie apocalypse is the setting, not the main plot. Shaun of the Dead is the original and true "RomZomCom."
I think that plot is pretty secondary to the "Let's lay low and survive the night" aspect. Warm Bodies pretty much throws the "Love will fix anything" theme right into your face.
Yeah. Pretty much.
Except it's not. It's his original motivation to get out of the house during the infestation, yes, but do they ever really do much with the romance once they're together again? No. The focus of the story is on survival, making jokes about zombies, and most importantly, the relationship with his best friend. The romance with his on-again/off-again girlfriend is secondary.
The actual narrative doesn't support that, but fine, whatever. If that's what they said, then I'll leave it be. Stupid argument, either way, because whatever you call it, it's still a great movie.
Maybe he's talking about Sean and Ed. I get the whole girlfriend angle, but really, their bromance is the heart of the flick.
I'll now excuse myself in shame for using the word "bromance".
Honestly yeah, it wasn't great and the costume looked stupid. All in all though, I didn't totally hate it like everyone else seemed to. RyRy got some laughs out of me like he always does and the ring manifestations were pretty awesome and imaginative.
Couple nitpicks:
1. They explain that the mask will only appear when RyRey's identity needs to be protected. Which is fine, until literally everyone he encounters after that point already knows who he is. Why even bother?
2. Sinestro puts on the Yellow Ring during the credits. Why? To set up the sequel. That is the only reason. He had no adequately explored reason for doing it at all.
2. Sinestro puts on the Yellow Ring during the credits. Why? To set up the sequel. That is the only reason. He had no adequately explored reason for doing it at all.
Despicable Me - Meh.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - third time seeing this movie third time loving it. HFR still is the best way to experience this movie, and if I was to find a nitpick it's that putting the shaggy costumes on the horses to make them look like ponies just made them look like horses wearing a fur suit.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - third time seeing this movie third time loving it. HFR still is the best way to experience this movie, and if I was to find a nitpick it's that putting the shaggy costumes on the horses to make them look like ponies just made them look like horses wearing a fur suit.
So, it's a direct competitor to FiM: Equestria Girls?
Fine-Lee sat down and watched "Superman vs. The Elite"...thank you ThatNickGuy. Just a good friggin' story, gotta read the comic its based on if I get the chance.
First or second? I enjoyed both and think you're a heathen either way but just wondering for clarification.
The first. There was nothing particularly good or bad about the movie. It was just kind of there, and I thought the script was particularly by the numbers.
Major League - Best baseball movie.
Major League II - Not the best baseball movie. It felt like it was having trouble trying to catch the feel of the original. I'll probably never watch it again and that's ok.