31 Days of Horror 2020 Day 05 Zombieland

TITLE-Zombieland
SOURCE-Netflix Streaming Service

I know I know I should have reviewed this years ago. Honestly I had forgotten about this movie until the sequel came out last year.

Jesse Eisenberg is trying to survive a zombie outbreak. Through out the film he is giving us his rules for surviving in Zombieland. Most of which are pretty good. I also like how they worked Amber Heard into the film.

Not that far into the film Jesse meets Woody Harrelson. Woody is a bad ass. Has a truck full of weapons. And is on the search for a Hostess Twinkie. And at first Woody seems to be a one note character. But thankfully  thru out the film Woody's backstory gets fleshed out. And by the end of the film you feel for the guy and all he has been thru.

During a trip into a grocery store,with Jesse looking for supplies and Woody on the hunt for Twinkies,they run into two sisters. Played by Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. These two trick Woody and Jesse. They steal the guys' car. But not long after this all four of them team up.

They have all heard that there is a amusement park on the west coast that is free from zombies. So they start heading out west. Once they are out west they end up running into Bill Murray,who is playing Bill Murray. Seems he has hidden out in his huge home. And will go out for supplies while he is done up as a zombie.

Sadly Bill dies. And our gang of misfits makes it to the amusement park. The girls go off to ride a ride and Woody is on his hunt for Twinkies. Then the zombie invade.

This movie is a great blend of drama/horror/comedy. For every scene that makes you laugh there is one that makes you feel for the various characters.  The FX work is pretty damn good. And I am still surprised it took 10 years for a sequel to this movie to be made. I know that a few years back Amazon Prime Video did a pilot for a Zombieland tv show. But they got none of the original cast back. And the pilot bombed.

Zombieland gets a A-.