The zombie movies that will make you love zombies

By Drew Dietsch | Published 8 seconds ago

Ever since George Romero changed the history of horror culture by establishing the most popular version of the zombie, the walking dead have been a constant presence in the world of cinema. From blockbusters to intimate, low-budget art films, zombie movies have incredible variety for a variety of viewers.

Unfortunately, thanks to factors such as The living dead The forever TV universe or video games become overloaded with the walking dead, many people get exhausted by reanimated corpses or can’t even care about zombie stories in the first place.

So if you had to pick a few zombie movies to help you discover or rediscover a true passion for the zombie subgenre, which ones should you make an effort to watch? I’m Drew Dietsch and these are the Giant Freakin’ Robot zombie movies that will make you love zombie movies.

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

As I said, George Romero forever made the term “zombie” a household term in night of the living deadeven though they were called demons in that essential classic. And you really can’t go wrong watching any of his zombie outings, except maybe Diary of the deadcan be skipped, but the entry that best captures the anarchic joy of the subgenre is 1978. dawn of the dead.

The central idea of ​​a group of survivors taking over a shopping mall has a lot of room for fun, and when the zombies are shoving pies into their faces, you’ll understand exactly what kind of vibe. dawn of the dead steam. That doesn’t mean there isn’t legitimate drama to be found in dawn of the deadbut it’s such a grandiloquent concept that it would inspire an even crazier and enjoyablely ridiculous remake. Dead on the rise video game franchise.

dawn of the dead It’s not the first zombie movie, but it’s the first to take the concept and understand the potential for total fun without losing what makes the subgenre special.

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Once the 1980s hit, the horror genre went crazy with effects and over-the-top comedy, and that included another night of the living dead a kind of sequel, Return of the living dead.

This entry takes the idea that night of the living dead is a film based on a real incident covered up by the United States government. After two clumsy warehouse employees release the toxic gas responsible for creating zombies, the reanimated dead rise to the party.

Return of the living dead takes the zombie movie into a punk rock black comedy satire. It also features colorful and unforgettable effects that, in my opinion, might be the funniest a zombie movie has ever produced. Only Tarman competes for the best zombie movie in history.

Resuscitator (1985)

Published without classification and all the better for it, resuscitator takes inspiration from HP Lovecraft’s tale and turns it up to eleven. A brilliant and, let’s say, motivated scientist named has invented a bright green concoction that can bring the dead back to life. Unfortunately, they seem to be quite angry.

As the story progresses, we receive many gifts. Jeffrey Combs’ superbly entertaining performance, Stuart Gordon’s fantastic low-budget direction, the idea of ​​decapitating the villainous Dr. Hill and then reanimating his head. Who doesn’t want to see that?

Granted, resuscitator It is deliberate cinema in bad taste. He is not afraid to go further. Hell, it goes through it. But if you can appreciate their silliness, resuscitator It could be one of your favorite movies.

The Night of the Creeps (1986)

Mixing aliens and zombies? Yes please! night of chills drops a bunch of space slugs at a high school prom and the result is one of the funniest hidden gems of the ’80s. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, night of chills It pays homage to the classic ’50s era of sci-fi horror, but gives it all the ’80s polish it can with fun special effects and humor.

Thanks to a historic turn from Tom Atkins as a burned-out detective with a dark secret, night of chills has more going on than just its B-movie homage delights. But that’s more than enough to make this a guaranteed good time.

Tie (1988)

You know we love some Treat Williams if you watched our video on The ghostand there’s nothing better than a reanimated Treat Williams as a cop stationed in Draw. After a robbery with seemingly unkillable assailants, Williams and his partner, played by SNL Student Joe Piscopo investigates a diabolical plot involving the resurrection of corpses.

Unfortunately, Williams dies and has to be brought back to life with the resurrection machine. He has little time before breaking down to try to solve the case. Yes, our heroic protagonist is a zombie cop.

Draw It’s all the fun of an ’80s shoot-em-up with silly horror jokes added to the mix. If you’re not smiling when a Chinese butcher shop full of dead animals comes to life, maybe funny zombie movies aren’t for you.

Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992)

Before he conquered Middle-earth, Peter Jackson was making some of the most offensive and grotesque horror comedies of the era. And his undisputed masterpiece is the fight against all the zombies. brain deathknown as dead alive in the US

Thanks to a bite from a Sumatran rat monkey, who doesn’t love a Sumatran rat monkey? – a horrible old witch becomes the walking dead while her sweet but clumsy son tries to keep everything normal. Things change as more and more zombies are created, we have a karate priest, a mutant zombie baby and the best lawnmower scene in film history which I don’t think we can show here.

If you have a strong stomach for the most over-the-top gore you’ve ever seen in a movie, brain death takes the crown as the true spiritual successor of The evil deadwhich is not on this list because Deadites are not zombies. But there is no doubt that brain death It is full of living dead.

The Graveyard Man (1994)

Director Michele Soavi emerged under the tutelage of the master of Italian horror, Dario Argento. And after directing a few of his own films, Soavi created what is easily one of the best Italian zombie films of all time. cemetery man.

Rupert Everett plays a depressed cemetery caretaker named Francesco, whose dead residents will be resurrected after about seven days underground, and he has to shoot them in the head and rebury them forever. When a stunning beauty enters Francesco’s life, it begins a spiral of darkly humorous corpse hijinks that culminates in a conversation with the Grim Reaper himself.

cemetery man will give you a flying zombie head and jokes about helplessness all at the same time. It’s a truly unique horror comedy that’s as arty as it is grindhouse. This will probably be for the most discerning zombie movie lovers, but it might also be the best one ever.

Against (2000)

Japan loves its zombie movies too, and there are so many to choose from that this entire list could just be Japanese zombie movies, but the one you have to watch is Ryuhei Kitamura’s. Versus.

An escaped prisoner collides with a Yakuza group in the middle of the Resurrection Forest, who does exactly what he says and brings the dead back to life as zombies. equal parts Evil Dead, Highlanderand The matrix, Versus is a one-of-a-kind action-fantasy-horror hybrid.

The low-budget charms and absolutely energetic creativity on display make Versus a truly unique film that thrills with as much blood as it spills.

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

If you ask me, and you’ve seen the video so far, I guess you would, the best zombie movie of the 2000s is Edgar Wright’s. Shaun of the dead. A loving tribute to zombie movies while still creating its own distinctive characters and story. Shaun of the dead drops a dumb group of Londoners into a zombie apocalypse and hilarity ensues.

What are you doing? Shaun of the dead The great thing is not only how fun its cast and script are, but also the film that builds legitimate and engaging characters that surprise you with how much you care about them when the film inserts real drama and conflict into the story.

At this point, Shaun of the dead It should be a movie that everyone sees. There isn’t a much better zombie movie than this one.

Fido (2006)

The last entry on our list seems like a slightly forgotten film at this point and it’s a shame because Fido It’s one of the most original and intelligent ideas I’ve seen in a zombie movie.

Set in an alternate 1950s-inspired America, Fido brings up the idea that zombies exist and can be used for menial jobs, pets, and even romantic companions. The central story is about a boy and his dog, namely the zombie Fido, and how his love for his pet ends up overthrowing the oppressive system of social standards.

Oh really! Fido is a bright and cheerful film that touches on darker material just enough to never feel preachy or interfere with the film’s good moments. If there’s one movie on this list you should look for, it’s Fido. He is a very good boy.

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