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[Litigation Manuel]

There are so many inconsistensies throughout the zombie genre that it makes no sense to exclude 28 Days Later for its own. For one, films like All Souls Day and others rely on voodoo to explain the origins of their zombies. There are others to use the disease explanation, and I believe Resident Evil roughly follows this as well, yet no one argues about this (maybe because they die, but hey, it's still a disease). Keep in mind, Romero has never fully explained how his zombies came about, it could very well be a disease, or maybe something else. Just because the origins of the zombies in 28 Days Later is different from others, it doesn't matter, because they're ALL different.

Also, I liked the last Rolling Stones tour, pretty clever to make them all look like zombies.

 

[Tedesco!]

You're a geek. Sorry.

Am I supposed to be offended by that comment?

It's not just the origins that make 28 Days Later not a zombie movie, but the fact that the people infected die after a while, just like any other person would after not eating for a week or so. That and zombies are usually dead to start with. In 28 Days Later you don't have to die, all you have to do is get infected. To me one of the key components of being a zombie is that you are first dead.

Look, I like 28 Days Later, I just don't think it's a zombie movie. It may mirror some aspect os zombie lore, but it's not a zombie movie.

 

[Leatherface]

Am I supposed to be offended by that comment?

It's not just the origins that make 28 Days Later not a zombie movie, but the fact that the people infected die after a while, just like any other person would after not eating for a week or so. That and zombies are usually dead to start with. In 28 Days Later you don't have to die, all you have to do is get infected. To me one of the key components of being a zombie is that you are first dead.

Look, I like 28 Days Later, I just don't think it's a zombie movie. It may mirror some aspect os zombie lore, but it's not a zombie movie.

:lol

 

[CabbageRed]

I loved 28 Days Later and it has really put in the mood for new Zombie/Werewolf/Vampite/Mummy/Etc. movies that are more frightening than campy.

 

[Regniws]

Its all about the evil dead series. Partyly monsters, but I woudl definatly call them zombies. Evil Dead 2 is amazing, good ol' Bruce Campbell. Where's my boomstick?? Hail to the king baby!! thats just badass

 

[bob_arctor]

For the sake of an obscure reference

Here ya go, you old schooler's may recall this with nostalgic glee though I dunno if it holds up today:

 

[shantyman]

If you want to be picky, Zombies are actually from Haiti:

According to the tenets of Voodoo, a dead person can be revived by a houngan or mambo. After resurrection, it has no will of its own, but remains under the control of the person who performed the ritual. Such resurrected dead are "zombies".

So all this shit is wrong.

 

[UltraMarioMan]

Tedesco is a 28 Days Later is not a zombie movie zombie! RUN!

 

[Litigation Manuel]

 

[Tedesco!]

That is awesome. May I use that as my avatar?

-edit-
Tedesco! of the Dead?

 

[Litigation Manuel]

I can change it to say Tedesco! of the Dead if you want, it would look a little sloppy though. Go ahead and use it for an avatar, I'd feel all proud-like.

 

[Tedesco!]

GO ahead, that'd be awesome. I have no PS skills at all.....

 

[Litigation Manuel]

I don't even have photoshop, I'm using microsoft paint for this. Hence the sloppiness in this version:

EDIT: Oh, do you need me to put that in the size for an avatar?

 

[Tedesco!]

Nah. Thanks.

 

[Red Scarlet]

stuff....
There is a scene where the guy gets a lawnmower and just starts mutilating zombies left and right.

That is all

Haha that's all you had to say for me to recognize it (but that's the only part I saw when it was on TV).