Who knew I’d love zombie movies? I mean, granted, I’ve only seen bits and pieces (get it?) of George Romero’s classic 1968 Night of the Living Dead, which started it all, but I’ve grown to really appreciate the genre. The 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead is pretty damn creepy. The original Resident Evil kicks ass (but not the sequels so much). And of course, 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. which totally had me on edge.
Then I finally saw Quarantine, an excellent remake of the Spanish film [Rec] about a TV reporter (Dexter‘s Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris), who are doing a special report on fire fighters. They follow them on a routine call, only to find themselves trapped in an apartment building with a growing number of bloodthirsty flesh-eaters, unable to escape because the CDC and authorities have quarantined the place. It’s got that whole documentary style, with the shaky camera work and dark lighting, making it difficult to see what’s happening – and who’s turning into a zombie. Here’s the trailer:
Yeah, it’s intense. And for all the clenching of the teeth, hoping the uninfected can escape the infected, there are the times we can laugh at zombies, like with Shaun of the Dead and most recently, Zombieland. I like having a nice balance.