Enough with the zombie craze...


Seriously! After The Walking Dead premiered, it seems like the only horror movies we get now are with zombies... It's been done to death (pun intended). I mean, I like zombie flicks, if they're done well, but it seems like it's always the same now. And it's quickly getting boring. The horror genre is my favorite genre of movies, and I watch all the "hidden gems" that the mainstream audience completely ignores. Many of those movies, are actually really well made and it's not just cliché after cliché, so it's a shame that the old school isn't more popular. I'm not just talking about slasher flicks, but great scary movies with or without gore, doesn't matter, as long as it's well made. The only "scary" flicks the mainstream audience likes, seems to be Paranormal Activity, The Conjuring and then all the zombie flicks... It's a real shame that people only wants to watch those kind of mediocre movies, instead of the really good ones, that deserves more recognition than they get.

Just look at what we've gotten over the past 10 years: We have a World War with zombies, a family drama with zombies, a rom-com with zombies, hundreds of video games with zombies, an Abraham Lincoln movie with zombies and now we get a Jane Austin novel with god damn zombies!

It doesn't even fit with the theme of the story... I haven't read the book, but I'm familiar with the story.

I mean what's next? Peter Pan with zombies? Winnie the Pooh with zombies? Frozen with zombies? Avengers with zombies? Batman with zombies?!? My head just hurts with the thought of it... Why does Hollywood always have to milk everything till death...

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"It's always the same"

"It's quickly getting boring"

OP posts these comments on the 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' board.

Seems legit.

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I'm glad you think so.

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The book came out in 2009.

If you're looking for something scary this won't be it but I thought the book was funny. IMO it does mesh with the original novel. The humor to me was everyone trying to carry on going to balls and behaving properly in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.

You may disagree but at least my opinion is based on having read the book.

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There actually was a movie called Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies, although it was made by The Asylum

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Just because you are too stupid to understand it, it does not mean that it is a plot hole

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nfm

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If you've never heard of the Asylum, look them up. They are an interesting production company

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Just because you are too stupid to understand it, it does not mean that it is a plot hole

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The Asylum - a staple of existence of the Syfy channel.

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So, the original Pride and Prejudice novel by Jane Austen, has been rewritten as a zombie novella??? I did not know that. I thought it was just some movie born from the era of the zombies. I haven't read neither of the books. The original novel by Jane Austen came out in 1813, so when you said it was published 6 years ago, I thought you were joking at first... I did some research and it appears to be a parody of the original.

Ok, let me rephrase myself: Some things can work out perfectly in written form, yet become the complete opposite once it gets adopted into motion picture form. I read books all the time, as well as watching movies and playing video games. I'm an all around kind of guy. I love all three mediums just as much, but if I watch a movie version of a book that I've read, I will always prefer the book versions. There's a reason why so many people prefer the book versions of movies, if they read. Books are just superior in every way. The only great example of the rare exception to the rule, would have to be Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. While many still prefer the books, the movies couldn't have been better made than they were. Perhaps I will give the book a chance, it seems like something I would enjoy.

I just can't see this working out at all. I'm sure that almost everyone who is familiar with the Jane Austen novel, are most likely women who have only watched the 2005 Keira Knightley movie. I'm pretty sure that most haven't heard or read the parody book. It's just not the same demographic. The target audience watches romantic dramas or rom-coms, not "guy" movies. Personally, I think this is gonna bomb, but we'll just have to wait and see.

However, I still stand firm of what I said; I'm tired of seeing zombies everywhere I go. There needs to be some diversity, otherwise at some point in the near future, people (meaning the mainstream audience) will grow tired of it, sooner rather than later. Make room for something else.

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So, the original Pride and Prejudice novel by Jane Austen, has been rewritten as a zombie novella???
It’s a full length mash-up novel. Something like 80% of the text is from the original book. Sorry I should have been clear about that.

I haven't read neither of the books.
If you ever give the original a try you’re in for a treat. I didn’t think I liked classical literature until I gave Austin a try (I usually read sci-fi/fantasy).

Some things can work out perfectly in written form, yet become the complete opposite once it gets adopted into motion picture form.
I agree and how well it translates to screen remains to be seen. But from the interviews I’ve read I think there’s potential for it to work.

I'm sure that almost everyone who is familiar with the Jane Austen novel, are most likely women who have only watched the 2005 Keira Knightley movie.
There are many fans of Jane Austen’s novels and of earlier adaptions. (I participate at a site where her novels are discussed and they get 20,000 unique views a week.)

I'm pretty sure that most haven't heard or read the parody book.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has sold over 1.5 million copies in the US, and has been translated into over two dozen languages. In April 2009 it was number three on the New York Times bestseller list. Plenty of people have heard of it.

The target audience watches romantic dramas or rom-coms, not "guy" movies.
The 2005 movie might be considered a romantic drama or rom-com but that only proves what you said about books being superior, the book is a brilliant comedy and social satire. I would think the target audience would be people who love Austin and can appreciate the irony of her being spoofed (since she did so much spoofing herself), those who are simply curious, those who enjoy spoofs of literature, people who like watching kick *** women, and some portion of the 1.5 million who read the book,

I don’t believe it is aimed at fans of “guy” movies. It’s meant to be funny.

I'm tired of seeing zombies everywhere I go.
To me that makes it all the more fitting. Austin spoofed the trends that many authors in her day were following. That she herself would be spoofed using something you see everywhere today seems just right.

but we'll just have to wait and see.
Agreed.

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I don't know where you've been, but the trend I've seen with horror movies over the past few years has been all things paranormal. Zombies got their second ounce of fame on the big screen for a little bit there, but now there are a handful of zombie shows, only one that's really that successful (well two now, if you count Fear the Walking Dead having a hugely successful first season)

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If you would have cared to read everything that I wrote, you would know that I've already covered the paranormal trend.......

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And my point still stands. There aren't nearly as many zombie movies coming out as there are paranormal/possession movies. Zombies are on TV, but even then The Walking Dead and it's companion series are the only big ones. I think Syfy has one and there might be another one floating around, but other than that, the zombie "craze" is over. For the most part, it's The Walking Dead. That doesn't mean we'll never see another zombie movie (obviously with this one), but calling this movie part of the zombie craze is like saying every Western that came out after the Western era are part of that craze.

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We're just gonna have to agree, to disagree. I'm not just talking about movies, but all four mediums: games, movies, books and TV shows. It seems like that's all the mainstream audience wants. I'm just tired of it, and it is a craze. The mainstream audience, meaning the majority of people, can't get enough of zombies, and that's why every major release on all four mediums, that is classified as horror, is Zombie flicks. Just like in the 80's that there was a slasher craze, now it's a zombie/paranormal craze, and before that the torture porn craze with SAW and Hostel etc. but much more zombie. The only "paranormal" horror movies that the mainstream audience wants to see, is the annual Paranormal Activity. The Conjuring was an unexpected hit, and is one of the highest grossing horror films of all time earning over 300 mil. in box office revenue worldwide. Compare that to World War Z with Brad Pitt, which nearly grossed 600 million. There's also Zombieland, all the Resident Evil movies, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Army of Frankensteins, Dead Snow, Warm Bodies, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, Dawn & Day of the Dead remakes, the REC series and so on. These are all major releases and are much more popular than different kinds of horror movies. A craze, means being obsessed with something, and people are obsessed with Zombies right now, so I don't get why you're saying that it isn't dominant, when it clearly is. They're obsessed with Zombies and with superheroes, but that's a totally different genre. Thought I would just put it into perspective for you, so you would come to understand.

As for TV, The Walking Dead receives far more ratings than American Horror Story. I have even heard that some people complained about the amount of gore in the show, which I thought to myself wtf? Suddenly, people don't view Zombie flicks as horror, and they forget that Zombies belongs under the horror genre. This is why Fear The Walking Dead is much more like a family drama, than something truly horror. It just shouldn't be this way at all. As a horror fan, we need some more diversity and the true horror deserves more recognition than it gets. So many people, apparently despises true horror, which is why horror movies tend to only earn 100 million in box office, if it's good enough. While there still gets made many horror movies, as it's the cheapest type of film to make, I would just like to see something else be as successful as Zombies. Because then, maybe we'll get some more diversity from new releases, that are actually well made and thought out, instead of poorly made cliché slasher/gore movies. Meaning that maybe then, more filmmakers will put their heart and soul into the projects, instead of being robots putting together something on an assembly line at a factory.

Then there is the video games. I don't know if you ever play games or not, but if you do, you would know that there are almost as many zombie games, as there are FPS': There is Dead Island, Dying Light (these 2 are like Far Cry with Zombies), The Last of Us, The Walking Dead from Telltale games, Call of Duty (ever since World at War, there's been a Zombie mode in almost every annual release) etc. etc.
These are all highly popular, and critically acclaimed video games. Why? Because there is Zombies, and people can't get enough of Zombies across all four mediums. For the books, World War Z was a book, along with Pride and Prejudice with Zombies, and I've read many other books released since the mid-2000's with Zombies. And they're ALL major successes. If you still don't see that the trend is FAR from over, then you're just a lost cause and I won't argue with stubborn people, who always wants to be right, even after they admit to themselves that they were wrong.

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I know I may be in the minority here but I love the show Zombie Nation and even iZombie so there are other shows out there that are appealing to a wide spread audience. Both getting green lit for an additional season. I agree it seems more paranormal than just Zombie's in general.

Good post.

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I haven't seen any Zombie films for YEARS. I Haven't seen any zombie tv shows either.

It's not may fault you choose to watch each and every one of them.

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What? Where did that come from? There's no need to get all defensive about this, I was simply stating my honest opinion, which I'm perfectly allowed to do.

I'm a horror fan, so of course I'm gonna watch everything that the genre has to offer? But I don't make the movies. I'm simply the audience, and as such, all that I can do is voice my frustration, hoping that I'm not just a vocal minority, so the filmmakers and trendsetters will hear and listen to the publics opinion. It's called "feedback", ever heard of that word?

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Point is, not all of us binged on Zombies, or it was Vampire a few years ago.
I haven't seen a Zombie film for years because none of the recent ones looked worth watching or our paths just haven't crossed. So I look forward to this.

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Now you're just putting words in my mouth dude. I never once said that I binge watched Zombie flicks lol? All the major Zombie flicks, have been released over the past 10 years, so I have watched them all at the time of release, separately, as I don't have all the time in the world, to sit and watch movies all day long. My point still stands, years go by quick, and over the last 10 years or so, the publics hunger for Zombies (pun intended) haven't changed one bit. In fact, it's grown significantly ever since The Walking Dead premiered back in 2010.

You haven't seen Zombie films for years, then why are you on this board? You can't talk about something, that you don't have a clue about with people that knows what they're talking about, unless you want to make yourself look like an idiot. It would be like if I gave a professional chef advice on how to cook, just because I once tried to grill some steaks on a Weber "years ago". You clearly just want to argue, and I'm done talking to you now, because you're just talking out of your rear.

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You haven't seen Zombie films for years, then why are you on this board?


Isn't this the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies board?? Or This the Zombie appreciation board?

You can't talk about something, that you don't have a clue about with people that knows what they're talking about


All your doing is crying that a 'zombie' film is coming out because you're board with Zombie films. You're the one looking like an idiot.. I was making the point we're not all board of them because some of us don't watch every single thing with a Zombie in it.. I tried being reasonable and respectful but it seems you're a bigot.

I never once said that I binge watched Zombie flicks

Figure of speech, I didn't mean it literally, and you know it!

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Isn't this the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies board?? Or This the Zombie appreciation board?

Yes, but what the hell are you doing here, if you have no interest in Zombies OR horror? Are you that desperate for attention, or are you just a mind numbing troll?

All your doing is crying that a 'zombie' film is coming out because you're board with Zombie films. You're the one looking like an idiot.. I was making the point we're not all board of them because some of us don't watch every single thing with a Zombie in it.. I tried being reasonable and respectful but it seems you're a bigot.

Actually I'm not, and now you're just being a copycat, because you're too dimwitted to figure out your own comebacks. And do I really need to remind you that it was you who got all defensive and offensive at first. I simply put you in your place. I've already made my point, and it seems that you can only argue with someone if you twist their words around to benefit your agenda. I don't argue with mentally defective people, who likes to put words in people's mouths.

Figure of speech, I didn't mean it literally, and you know it!

Actually, no. No, I didn't. You see, I've learned how to speak and write properly, so normal people will understand me. Enunciation is key, if you want to communicate with someone, but you also have to be a good listener. You keep twisting my words around, just so you can argue with me, and it's honestly pretty pathetic. You came to this board, somehow taken offense to my OP, thus you felt the need to attack me. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you, the way that you had hoped. Not everyone on the internet is completely retarded y'know, and I just outsmarted you. Sorry.

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but what the hell are you doing here, if you have no interest in Zombies OR horror?


who likes to put words in people's mouths


At what point did I say I have no interest in Horror or Zombies?
I never said that at all, Yet you're claiming I put words in your mouth?? Christ, hypocrite.

And I said (Tue Oct 13) I was here because I'm looking forward to this movie. If you bothered to read the post properly you would have known that, instead to slagging me off and asking questions that have already been answered.

Lets address my previous comment.
"All your doing is crying that a 'zombie' film is coming out because you're board with Zombie films."

So you didn't use to word boring in your original post?
I like zombie flicks, if they're done well, but it seems like it's always the same now. And it's quickly getting boring


Sounds like you said Zombie films are getting boring, and the name for this subject "Enough with the zombie craze" which also suggests you're not so keen on the film, so I was in fact correct in my previous comment.

Finial nail in your coffin
but you also have to be a good listener. You keep twisting my words around,
You didn't listen when I explained why I was here, and then you went on to claim I said I didn't like horror/zombie films. Maybe you should listen more carefully, and stop putting words into other peoples mouths before you start accusing others of doing so.

And for what it's worth
You see, I've learned how to speak and write properly

Clearly you haven't and don't. You've also made the assumption English is my first language and that I must be an American. Cultural Differences.

It's been fun chatting to you, but I don't like to waste to much time on Trolls, I thought you were a genuine poster but you're obviously not.

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I haven't seen any Zombie films for YEARS. I Haven't seen any zombie tv shows either.


You clearly aren't interested in Zombies or horror, so stop copying my insults and make up your own, if you can spare any more brain cells that aren't already completely dead. It might take you a while, but I think you can just manage. You're the one putting words in my mouth and you're the one who copies me like a copy machine. Not the other way around, no matter how much you try to make it so. Facts doesn't change, just because you want them to. And the facts are all there, black on white, for all eternity and for everyone in the world to see.

At what point did I say I have no interest in Horror or Zombies?
I never said that at all, Yet you're claiming I put words in your mouth?? Christ, hypocrite.

And I said (Tue Oct 13) I was here because I'm looking forward to this movie. If you bothered to read the post properly you would have known that, instead to slagging me off and asking questions that have already been answered.


There's a difference between making an assumption, and twisting peoples words, like you do. I assumed you weren't interested in horror and that you have no knowledge about the genre, since you "haven't seen Zombie films for YEARS". Was I wrong about that? I think not. Even on the internet, some people are too easy to read like an open book.

Lets address my previous comment.
"All your doing is crying that a 'zombie' film is coming out because you're board with Zombie films."

So you didn't use to word boring in your original post?


Yes I did, what's your point? I wasn't refuting that I never said it was boring, I was refuting your baseless claim that I "cried about it". Oh jeez, I'm sorry that failed for you too. Now you have nothing on me again. I guess you will have to keep twisting my words around, so you can continue to argue with me. How sad for a grown man in his 30's/40's to be this dimwitted and continue to embarrass himself on the internet, and argue with the young people, because he misses some social interaction outside of work. Assuming you even do work? I'm 99% sure that you're on welfare, because you seem too incompetent to ever hold a regular job. That, or you're a garbage man.

Clearly you haven't and don't. You've also made the assumption English is my first language and that I must be an American. Cultural Differences.


Actually, I have and do. I'm not an American. I'm Danish. I come from Denmark, and english isn't my first language, it's my second. I'm just smart enough to have learned and mastered more than one language, grammatically and orally, contrary to you. Case in point: If we showed this board at an english class at a university, I would be the one getting an A for my grammar and spelling, you would be getting a D for Dumba$$. So stop trying to turn this around, when your comebacks doesn't even hold one bit of truth, you're just making yourself look even more retarded than you've already exposed to us.

You didn't listen when I explained why I was here, and then you went on to claim I said I didn't like horror/zombie films. Maybe you should listen more carefully, and stop putting words into other peoples mouths before you start accusing others of doing so.


I did listen, but it doesn't matter why you're here. What matters to me, is that you commented on my post, somehow took great offense to what I said, and then proceeded to talk out of your rear. You are clearly an oblivious human being, I'm actually impressed at your stupidity. It seems the world is just full of stupid people really. When you don't have any knowledge about a topic, you don't start to "weigh in" your views and opinions, like it actually matters what you have to say. You should have just joined another board - if you really are that desperate for social interaction with randoms on the internet - instead of pointlessly commenting on a topic about the horror genre, which funnily enough includes Zombies. If you don't know what you're bringing into a discussion, then it's best to just keep your mouth shut if you don't want to make yourself look stupid. But it's too late for you unfortunately.
And for the last time STOP COPYING ME! If you're too slow to come up with something on your own, then just use the old classics like calling me a racist, pedophile, retard, fagot etc. etc. Just stop trying to reverse the roles here, and stop copying what I said to you, because my statements are actually
true
, and the proof is all right there.


Sounds like you said Zombie films are getting boring, and the name for this subject "Enough with the zombie craze" which also suggests you're not so keen on the film, so I was in fact correct in my previous comment.

Finial nail in your coffin


What is a finial? I don't speak analphabetic.

Okay, now you're just going full retard... What are you trying to get at with that statement? I'm not sure how to respond to this, because you're literally not making any sense for an average minded human being to understand. It seems like you're getting more and more desperate with every comment you make. You clearly need to have the last word, but I never said or did anything you can hold against me in this discussion, whereas I have already exposed you for plenty.

But I'm going to try and respond, since I'm not going to take anything from a simpleton like you.

Yes, I said Zombie flicks are getting boring, because it's always the same, and we've already seen everything. What is wrong with that statement according to you? You keep twisting words around and clearly you haven't read anything that I've wrote, because you're taking my statements out of context completely, in order to be able to continue arguing with me. The point that I was trying to make, was that I would like to see some more diversity in horror cinema, other than ghosts and Zombies (but mostly Zombies), and I would like to have the other sub-categories of horror to get some more mainstream recognition, because horror is my favorite genre. I watch every major horror release, and I continue to watch the less exposed films, because I love horror! When will that sink in? Now I'm just repeating myself over and over again, but clearly you're too slow to understand it the first, second and third time around so I'm going to put it into perspective for you.

- Hollywood has always been the king at milking the franchises that trends with the majority of people. What I like to refer to as the "mainstream" audience. The mainstream audience, is the main target group for every product and brand, because those are the ones ensuring the corporations' the most revenue. In this day and age, where everything has already been done before in some way or another, those same corporations don't dare to risk trying to create new franchises, because "if it's not broken, why fix it?". In Hollywood, this means everything. New franchises are getting fewer and further between for every passing year, since economically speaking it is too risky. The "major releases" usually has a budget from 100 million to 3-400 hundred (not counting superhero flicks, I'll get back to that). If it isn't a smash hit at the box office, with earnings enough to cover the entire production budget as well as earning the studios actual revenue, it has not been worth it. This is why, right now we're mostly seeing new releases of already established franchises such as superheroes (beyond Marvel, it seems like DC is only going to keep releasing new Batman movies, since they have the most income at the BO, at least that's what I read in an interview when they apparently put Man of Steel 2 on hold, in favor of more Batman. Not Batman V Superman), Transformers, Die Hard, Star Wars, Terminator, James Bond, Hunger Games/Divergent all that Harry Potter/Twilight rip off cra(p), Planet of the Apes, Avatar, Pacific Rim , Despicable Me, Godzilla 2 etc. etc.

Sequels, remakes and reboots seems to be the only thing that Hollywood makes right now. A short list of upcoming reboots of movies, that deserves to remain as a standalone film or should have ended when it was supposed to: Finding Nemo 2 (Dory), Independence Day: Resurgence, Ice Age 5, Pirates of the Carribean 5, Madagascar 4, London Has Fallen (Olympus Has Fallen 2), Ghostbusters 3 and so on.

I won't even list all the upcoming remakes as well.

Back to the horror territory: statistically speaking, it's pretty much the same deal for horror movies. We either get paranormal/ghost stories, exorcisms, slasher remakes/reboots and Zombie movies. We never get to experience something new as cinema goers because of this endless cycle. For the most part it's Paranormal Activity and every Zombie flick that get's released at any given time. It's the same $hit over and over and over again. There's a limit to how many new stories you can show with a Zombie apocalypse scenario. It's basically the same formula they all follow every time: Main character's start a normal day, suddenly the outbreak happens and the infected starts to go on a worldwide bloody rampage. Humans starts to look for a cure, but is having a hard time. One of the main characters gets infected and everyone starts to weep. Film ends in one of three ways.
- A: cure is found, and everyone lives happily ever after.
- B: cure is not found, and everyone dies in the end.
- C: cure is not found, but humanity tries to rebuild civilization anyway.

- This is what I'm talking about right here. It IS always the same, so I'm complaining about it, because I don't like to waste my precious time on things I've already seen/heard/read about before. Certainly not when it's supposed to be "entertainment", that I pay my hard earned money for in order to relax and enjoy myself every now and again. I appreciate new experiences, I'm not one of those people who only keeps themselves in their comfort zones all the time. So once again, I will try and make my point clear to you: I came to this board, to speak my mind since oh well, it is the free world after all, and because I love the horror genre. Therefore it pains me to always getting the same stuff. It's called being a fan of something, and as a fan, I'm simply putting my honest feedback out there, hoping that someone will see it and take it into consideration (although highly unlikely), or I was just curious if I was the only one who felt this way. It seems that on the IMDb, I am in fact. I've never made my own message board before, so I tried it this time. Apparently it was a big mistake. A complete waste of my time, since not a single person who's commented on my post, have anything of value to say.

I don't expect you to get my point anyway, since you obviously choose to read what you want to read.

It's been fun chatting to you, but I don't like to waste to much time on Trolls, I thought you were a genuine poster but you're obviously not.


You know that old saying? "when you point fingers at someone, there's three pointing back at yourself" - I'm not a troll in any way. Frankly, I thought you was a troll at first, but then you showcased your low intelligence so many times. I am a "genuine poster", because I didn't start this thread with the intentions of flaming people. I simply wanted to talk to others who knows about the subject at hand and hear them out. And will you please stop copying me?

Goodbye now. If you really want the last word after this post, then go right ahead. Now I've really got nothing more to say to you. I really mean it, and I've defended myself enough already.

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Seriously mate, you need to get a life!

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You haven't seen Zombie films for years, then why are you on this board?


What? Since when does one need to have seen every movie with-in a genre to discuss one particular movie? One could as easily say you can't talk about it unless you've seen every mash-up out there or every parody.

You can't talk about something, that you don't have a clue about


The only one on this board who knows any more about this particular movie than anyone else is the person who saw the advanced screening.

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Apparently I said I didn't like Zombie or Horror movies so he thinks I'm not allowed to post here. lol

What I did say was I hadn't seen any Zombie films for a while so I haven't gotten board of them, and that I was looking forward to this one.

I think he's just trolling.

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What? Since when does one need to have seen every movie with-in a genre to discuss one particular movie? One could as easily say you can't talk about it unless you've seen every mash-up out there or every parody.


So by your logic, I can talk about gastronomy with actual professional chefs, even if I "rarely ever cook"? And PLEASE STOP PUTTING WORDS IN MY MOUTH! I NEVER once stated that you have to see EVERYTHING in the genre, I was simply saying that he has no business commenting on my OP, because he's clearly ignorant about the subject at hand. He says and I quote:
I haven't seen any Zombie films for YEARS. I Haven't seen any zombie tv shows either.

Why is it so hard to get, that you can't join a discussion on a subject you barely know about, or are interested in for that matter, because nothing of what you have to say, will matter to those who are clearly interested and have the knowledge to back it up with. Taking my gastronomy example again, it would be like saying that I should join a forum about advanced mathematics or science, even if I don't care about it and know absolutely nothing about it, since I haven't had math classes "for years". It would be like if I was with my friends and they started talking about football (the REAL football), and I suddenly shared my views and opinions, even if they were clearly oblivious to the subject at hand, since I have no interest in football AT ALL, and I haven't watched a football game "for years".


The only one on this board who knows any more about this particular movie than anyone else is the person who saw the advanced screening.


If you cared to read everything I read, I wasn't talking specifically about this particular movie. I was talking about the horror genre in general, and more specifically the Zombie sub-category. I don't see why you felt the need to defend a stranger on the internet, but your mission failed son. The only thing you succeeded in, was making yourself look like a fool. My first impression of you was the opposite of that initially.

Goodbye now. I'm done with both of you. You're a complete waste of my time, and I've got nothing more to say to you. Feel free to have the last word, if it really means that much to both of you.

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I did read everything you wrote and I was responding to your statement:

You haven't seen Zombie films for years, then why are you on this board?


You may be talking about the horror genre in general but you didn't ask why the other poster had responded to your post you asked why they were on the board. One could be interested in this movie without having seen a zombie movie in years or even without ever having seen a zombie movie. There are no prequalifications like you have to have seen x number of zombie movies before you can talk about this one.

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My god I have never read so much rubbish in ages, I thought this must be a joke but then who on earth would make this stuff up.

Why is it so hard to get, that you can't join a discussion on a subject you barely know about, or are interested in for that matter


I have told you this before and you didn't listen to I shall say it again and maybe this time you'll unplug the wax from your ears and listen (or in this case open you dam eyes and read)

At NO point did I say I didn't like or have no interest in Horror movies, Zombies or THIS movie?? I didn't!! Stop being a plonker! and stop making $hit up... you come across like a real twat.

People are hear on this board for many reasons, one of those reasons *shocking I know* is that they're interested in seeing THIS movie. You many prefer it if this film was only exclusive to a select handful of people but tough titty mate its not, it's for anyone who whishes' to see it.. ANYONE.

Why is it so hard to get, that you can't join a discussion on a subject you barely know about


You haven't seen the movie, by your own logic you have no business talking about it... yeah that sounds really stupid doesn't it?

I suddenly shared my views and opinions, even if they were clearly oblivious to the subject at hand, since I have no interest in football AT ALL
Only apply to people posting here who have no interest in this movie.. I personally am very interested in seeing this movie.

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Hi, my name is Connor. I've been a member of IMDB for 23 months and have posted eight times. My posts are mindless drivel, but it's the reviews that count.

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Lmao, nice flamebait. We obviously have a difference of opinions, and that's totally fine. If everyone agreed with me on everything, I wouldn't need to speak my mind.

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Don't forget Deathgasm!

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies grew popular before the craze hit full steam. I'd say it actually had a hand in starting it (although The Walking Dead was the main thing driving it).

Zombies are already dying out. The crazy hit the peak back when they attempted that "Zombie love story" movie. The craze isn't as bad as it once was so I don't mind seeing this adaptation. The book was a fan favorite so I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out. And Lily James! What a girl.


"The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister."

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Now that is just some major BS right there, ladies and gentlemen. It was released in 2009 and sold what uh, barely over a million copies in North America. And it's sold over 700.000 more copies worldwide. That is a small number, so no, it DEFINITELY didn't start nothing! Zombies were already popular in the mid to late 2000's. The Walking Dead TV show is the only trendsetter here. Not the comics, not a book, but a TV show. People just don't read anymore, and you know that. The Walking Dead was a huge hit, just with it's pilot episode, and it wasn't because 100.000 of those who reads the comics, tuned in every week. Regular people who don't give a *bleep* about comics or books, tuned in every week and helped turn it mainstream. To truly turn Zombies into the mainstream. I've NEVER heard of this book, before I started posting on this board, and I'm sure that no one else has either, before this movie hit IMDb's page. By "no one else", I almost literally mean no one else. But just almost. A little over 2 million people, from all over the vast world, in which our global population is 7 billion people, some knows about this. A select few if you will. But c'mon; making a movie for 2 million people? Seems a little risky.


I don't really feel the need to repeat myself, but no. They are NOT dying out. You're just not paying attention to it anymore, so in your world, it is "dying out", but in reality, it really isn't.

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Hm guess you're right. I'll still be seeing this movie and watching this season of Walking Dead though. Also attending a Zombie Festival in my region next week and it's gonna be awesome bro. 


"The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister."

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1.5 million is not a small number for book sales (if it was it wouldn’t have been number 3 on the best seller list). I worked for a publisher and if we had sold half that many copies of our entire list put together it would have been a whole new world for us.

Granted it’s not Harry Potter but it’s also from a small publisher and didn’t have the kind of publicity Harry Potter had.

I've NEVER heard of this book, before I started posting on this board, and I'm sure that no one else has either,
Leaving aside the assumption that if you haven’t heard of it no one else has – that makes it all the more significant that it sold as many as it did. If no one had heard of it that means most of the people who bought it were like me – just happened to see it in the book store and picked it up. Imagine if there had been trailers for it on TV like there are for…oh I don’t know…Movies and lots of people knew about it.

Not the comics, not a book, but a TV show. People just don't read anymore, and you know that. The Walking Dead was a huge hit, just with its pilot episode, and it wasn't because 100.000 of those who reads the comics, tuned in every week. Regular people who don't give a *bleep* about comics or books, tuned in every week…
By this argument it’s absurd to assume that the movie is only for the 2 million people who read the book. I mean if no one reads books and a book that no one knows about can sell this many copies imagine what a movie can do. People watch movies!

If the movie is bad word will get around and it won’t do well – if it is good the opposite will happen.

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1.5 million is not a small number for book sales (if it was it wouldn’t have been number 3 on the best seller list). I worked for a publisher and if we had sold half that many copies of our entire list put together it would have been a whole new world for us.

Granted it’s not Harry Potter but it’s also from a small publisher and didn’t have the kind of publicity Harry Potter had.


1.5 million books is not a whole lot no. Maybe if it only was in regards to North America, but worldwide? No, definitely no. I'm not even going to compare book sales to Harry Potter, LotR or 50 shades, but for a book to be considered a hit and something that people talk about, and know about, it has to sell at least between 5-10 million worldwide. 1.5 is pretty low, and as I've said before, I never knew of this book's existence until now, nor did I ever come across it in some other way. And I'm a pretty avid book reader.

Leaving aside the assumption that if you haven’t heard of it no one else has – that makes it all the more significant that it sold as many as it did. If no one had heard of it that means most of the people who bought it were like me – just happened to see it in the book store and picked it up. Imagine if there had been trailers for it on TV like there are for…oh I don’t know…Movies and lots of people knew about it.


Well, I can only speak for myself and my culture. I've never stumbled across it in any sort of way, not on the internet, not on the market, not on "Top 10" lists, not on "recommended" lists, not on nothing or anything. That is why I can safely say that "no one has heard of it", it's a figurative speech based on statistics. Obviously YOU have heard about it, but that doesn't mean everyone else has.

By this argument it’s absurd to assume that the movie is only for the 2 million people who read the book. I mean if no one reads books and a book that no one knows about can sell this many copies imagine what a movie can do. People watch movies!

If the movie is bad word will get around and it won’t do well – if it is good the opposite will happen.


Well, isn't it really? This is a pretty unknown book, compared to Jane Austen's original novel. 0,1% of the people that are going to watch this at the movies, will have read the 2009 parody, 2% will have heard about the book and the 98% will watch this, because they've either read Jane Austen, watched the Keira Knightley movie or know about the existence of the two.

Almost no one reads anymore, and you should know this if you are a reader like myself. People only watch movies or play video games. When a book gets adapted into motion picture form, almost no one will go and see it because they've heard about the book. Even fewer will have actually READ the book. Even to this day, I still run across people who thinks the Harry Potter series only consists of the movies. I've even run across some who thinks LotR and The Hobbit is made by Peter Jackson.

Anyway, that's all I have to say about that. Farewell.

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1.5 million books is not a whole lot no. Maybe if it only was in regards to North America,


This is the number sold in the US and if it weren't a large number why would it be third on the NY times bestseller list? I worked for a small publisher and if we sold 5,000 copies of a trade book that was a lot.


Almost no one reads anymore, and you should know this if you are a reader like myself. People only watch movies or play video games. When a book gets adapted into motion picture form, almost no one will go and see it because they've heard about the book.


Then you can't assume that only people who have heard of the book will be interested in the movie.

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There is no zombie craze, there is no vampire crazes, there is no ghost craze, there is no werewolf craze, there is no possession craze and there is no alien craze. All thes movies are in the horror genre and that genre an all the creature in it has been an ongoing thing.

A craze is something new or out of the blue that takes over for a little while, then disappears when people lose interest.there were multitude of zombie movies way before The Walking Dead came along and will still be around long after the show is over. Why? because horror fans like making those movies and watching them. Only the people that usually watch only non-horror films and TV think it's a trend that's going to stop.

Zombies are very popular now, but so are vampire movies, ghost movies, and any other theme in horror. There's a lot of movie choices out there. No one is force to watch any type of movie they don't like. I hate sports movies, but nthey keep making them. I don't mind, I just choose not to watch them.

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Your attentions are already perfectly clear. You just want to argue with me, for the sake of arguing, not to have a friendly discussion or saying anything that's relevant to the topic at hand. That is why I'm not even going to bother fighting with you. I'm too tired of this. Nothing but trolls and flamers on this website, it's pathetic. It's even worse than on YouTube.

By the way, you clearly don't know what a craze means, but I've already made a comment about that, and I don't feel the need to repeat myself. You can go back to reading them, but that's totally up to you.


You have a good life, bye now.

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I think there are too little zombie movies and when i say zombie movies i mean good productions like Dawn of The Dead, Shaun of The Dead, and Zombieland. It's easy to make a horrible zombie movie but it's really hard to make a good zombie movie. I know there are a lot of people that are against zombies in general and you say you're tired of hearing what the trolls and the flamers has to say. I get more tired of hearing the whining zombie haters. If you don't like zombies just don't watch any zombie movies or tv shows.

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First without having seen the trailer, but from the name and poster alone it seems to be more like a exploitation over the top zombie movie, with horror elements in it.

Second for a horror fan how can you give mediocre and low scores to horror classics like Carrie and the first Alien! And i know that people have different taste but those movies are true movie classics.

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Looks to me like you, Connor, are the one wanting to argue for the sake of arguing. I love zombie movies so I'm glad they keep making them. Simple solution regarding your complaint: DON'T WATCH THEM.

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Exactly and well put.
I'm getting sick and tired of that bloke slagging everyone off who doesn't conform to this way of thinking.

Sure Hollywood goes thought periods where they make quite a few Vampire or Zombies movies but these subjects and always been popular and will you'll always get several at once. Same with comic book/super heros.

Vampires did get a bit more in the spotlight recently, but Zombies haven't reached that popularity recently.

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I agree wholeheartedly! Zombies never did appeal to my horror tastes, I start feeling the same after all the stupid vampire movies recently too, the last one I recall really enjoying was The Lost Boys. As to zombies I still think Night of the Living Dead is still the best.

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