Comments on: Elena’s World – Zombieland – review http://www.boomtron.com/2009/10/elenas-world-zombieland-review/ Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Comic Books, Horror Book, Television, Movie Reviews, Author Interviews Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:18:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elena Nola http://www.boomtron.com/2009/10/elenas-world-zombieland-review/#comment-5451 Elena Nola Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:03:37 +0000 http://www.bscreview.com/?p=36914#comment-5451 Hi Bryan, Thanks! And thanks for pointing that out about the names. I confess to being unfamiliar enough with the different pre-packaged delicacies that I couldn't remember the name correctly, and I thought Wichita called him Florida. But maybe it was just her who did? As far as the scare factors--you're right, there were a couple jumpy places. But those, to me, are different than an actual tense situation where you really don't know if they're going to make it out. That kind of dead-end entrapment is to me a hallmark of zombie movies, and this didn't really have it. The jumps were followed by a quick dispatchment of the threat, and so there was only that moment of adrenaline not the entire scene-long heart-pounding anxiety. So that's what I meant by that. :) Glad to hear from someone else who enjoyed this one! I agree that it's a fresh take on the zombie movies from days gone by, and definitely one with a good production value. It's like somehow it took itself seriously as a production without doing so as a movie... Hi Bryan, Thanks! And thanks for pointing that out about the names. I confess to being unfamiliar enough with the different pre-packaged delicacies that I couldn’t remember the name correctly, and I thought Wichita called him Florida. But maybe it was just her who did?

As far as the scare factors–you’re right, there were a couple jumpy places. But those, to me, are different than an actual tense situation where you really don’t know if they’re going to make it out. That kind of dead-end entrapment is to me a hallmark of zombie movies, and this didn’t really have it. The jumps were followed by a quick dispatchment of the threat, and so there was only that moment of adrenaline not the entire scene-long heart-pounding anxiety. So that’s what I meant by that. :)

Glad to hear from someone else who enjoyed this one! I agree that it’s a fresh take on the zombie movies from days gone by, and definitely one with a good production value. It’s like somehow it took itself seriously as a production without doing so as a movie…

]]> By: Bryan http://www.boomtron.com/2009/10/elenas-world-zombieland-review/#comment-5444 Bryan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:20:32 +0000 http://www.bscreview.com/?p=36914#comment-5444 Nice review. However there were several jump moments that had me out of the seat, so there is just a much scare as Shawn of the Dead. Plus Woody's name is Tallahassee NOT Florida and those were Snow Balls in the truck not Ho-Ho's (hence the coconut crack and the fact that they were pink too).... A great zombie movie! Leave behind the Z-movies of the 70's and 80's and give us well acted, gruesome and funny well acted movies! Nice review. However there were several jump moments that had me out of the seat, so there is just a much scare as Shawn of the Dead. Plus Woody’s name is Tallahassee NOT Florida and those were Snow Balls in the truck not Ho-Ho’s (hence the coconut crack and the fact that they were pink too)….

A great zombie movie! Leave behind the Z-movies of the 70′s and 80′s and give us well acted, gruesome and funny well acted movies!

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