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Yesterday, Zombieland was released on Blu-Ray and DVD. It was probably one of my favorite movies of 2009. I mean, I paid to see it twice in the theater. If you didn’t see it and you can handle a little zombie gore with a dash of comedy, then I highly recommend it. If you haven’t seen it, or if you don’t plan to, then you missed out on one of the best opening sequences since the Dawn of the Dead remake used Johnny Cash’s “When the Man Comes Around”. To help you out, here it is. Be sure to switch it to 720p to give it a little more clarity, and turn off annotations to keep the viewing pure. It’s not as good as seeing it on the big screen, but it’s still pretty damn good. Enjoy… 
I love zombies. Not like in a romantic way, but like in a “they make a great setting for human drama” way. I have enjoyed reading every page of The Walking Dead comic book, as it is probably one of the best zombie stories ever done. I was thrilled to hear that a TV project was in the works, and now I’m simply over the moon after hearing that AMC has given the project a greenlight. I cannot wait to see this. It will be epic. It has actually been a while since I finished reading Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry, but I was waiting because I didn’t want to gush about a book I was giving as a gift to someone who might actually read the blog (as unlikely as that is). Plus, I forgot. Patient Zero follows Joe Ledger, a cop who has recently been offered a position with the FBI. Just days away from his move he gets involved in a multi-agency bust of some suspected terrorists, one of whom doesn’t stay dead. He is then approached by the Department of Military Sciences and told of a possible plot to release a virus that turns people into zombies. Most zombie novels these days start after the end of the world, or are set within the fall. Patient Zero is about trying to stop the zombie apocalypse from happening. Another great aspect of the story is that it follows not only the people trying to stop the zombies, but also the people trying to start it. This book was good. Very good. Couldn’t put it down good. I blew through it, and so did the wife, and she’s not a fan of horror books or movies. I’d gladly recommend it to just about anyone. One thing I will be keeping my eye on is Undead Labs. They plan to make a console based zombie themed MMO. If they succeed and it is fun to play, I’ll be a subscriber forever. Last week, Ravious over at Kill Ten Rats posted an interview with Jeff Strain that is worth reading if you are into that sort of thing. I loved the original. Loved it. I carved its name and mine into a tree in the backyard with a heart around it. We, however, refused to get married until gays can also be married. This turned out to be a good decision because if I had gotten married, I’d be an adulterer. Left 4 Dead 2 is all that and a bag of chips, so to speak. More weapons, more special infected, more events, and a story that flows through all five campaigns to make one complete story, though each feels perfectly fine playing it alone. I’m not done with the original though. As much as I like Ellis, I miss Francis. The Coach is cool, but Bill had a certain flair. Plus, you know, I’m still missing some achievements. But overall, the sequel is a better game in just about every possible way. If you are a Gold Member on Xbox Live (and seriously, if you are planning to play Left 4 Dead 2 as single player or local multi-player only, you are missing out on the best parts of the game), the Left 4 Dead 2 demo is out. Personally, I’m not going to bother. To me, a demo is something you play if you are not yet decided on purchasing in order to see if you enjoy the game. For example, I played the demo of Mirror’s Edge because I wasn’t sure of the game, and I’m glad I did because it saved me money. But from all accounts, Left 4 Dead 2 is going to be Left 4 Dead only with more awesome. Considering how much I love the original, there isn’t a chance in hell I won’t love the sequel. Valve just doesn’t make crappy sequels. As a birthday gift this year, I was given a pre-order of Left 4 Dead 2. So I will happily wait for it to show up and not spoil any of the game playing a mere demo. But I won’t judge you if you do play the demo. Have fun! With Monkey Island getting a remake/update/new episodes, I can only hope that Zombies Ate My Neighbors, another classic LucasArts game, gets the same treatment. Sadly, I don’t think it will. However, thanks to Tom Chick, I now know I can get the old game on my Wii.  Zombies Ate My Neighbors - A Classic Game It is something I suppose… but a man can dream… Thanks to Rock, Paper, Shotgun I now have another zombie game to look forward to: Zombie Driver. Think the original GTA but with zombies. Here is some game footage. 
Now I just hope they release this on the Xbox 360. After the devastation of volume 8 of The Walking Dead, I wondered where exactly the story would turn. Here We Remain answers that as we follow Rick and his son on their own. Of course, they don’t stay that way for long, and it turns out that not all of our old friends are dead. But Rick still lost his wife and baby, and after all he’s been through it isn’t surprising that he might finally be going a little nuts. We also meet some new people here, one of whom is a scientist who thinks he might be able to do something about all the damn zombies. What We Become takes our group on the road to Washington D.C. where the new scientist friend says he needs to go. Everyone is a little more frazzled and rattled having left the prison, left the ranch, and hit the road with many of them riding in the back of a truck. Hands down, The Walking Dead is the best set of zombie stories I’ve ever read. I continue looking forward to more. |
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