Zombieland 2009

The entire world is hit with an apocalyptic infection that turns people into zombies once they have been bitten by an infected zombie. The horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies.

Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a young geek who has a lot of phobias about almost everything from clowns, to bathrooms, to checking the back seat of cars. His new fear is being eaten by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss -- but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive.



To survive, Columbus has begun making a long list of rules to survive. Each time he gives you one of his rules, you see an example of his rule in action. Columbus explains to the audience in a background voice such as wearing your seat-belt, or the double-tap rule after you shoot a zombie make sure he is dead by shooting him in the head again.

The number 1 rule is to be sure that you can outrun the zombies, because the overweight and slow people were caught first by the zombies. He decides to go home to Columbus to see if his parents are still alive.

While walking down the highway, he encounters Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson). Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying' bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth and who also misses his puppy Buck. He is trying to get to Florida and intends to kill as many zombies as he can on the way. Tallahassee agrees to give Columbus a ride.

When they stop at a grocery store in hopes of finding Tallahassee's coveted Twinkies, they fight off three zombies then find two teenage girls, Wichita (Emma Stone) and her younger sister, Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) in the store room. They may be the last surviving people on earth, and they must rely on each other to survive.

As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.

Zombieland is filled with the horror genre’s standard overdose of blood and guts, but it’s also packing something else: humor. There isn't a single thing I would change about this movie. Go see it! Best comedy-zombie film since Shaun of the Dead.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Produced by Gavin Polone

Cast:
Woody Harrelson ... Tallahassee
Jesse Eisenberg ... Columbus
Emma Stone ... Wichita
Abigail Breslin ... Little Rock
Amber Heard ... Columbus's neighbor
Mike White ... Gas Station Owner
Bill Murray makes a cameo appearance as himself

Writers:
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick


Zombieland (2009)

Out: 2 October 2009(USA), 7 October 2009(UK)


Rating: 5 out of 5



The film has some excellent scenes of gore and blood splattering, thrown in with dashes of gut busting humor and wise cracks, making it the most enjoyable zombie film that you will ever see.