Grown Up Gossip & Internet Villainy
Death and zombies, death and zombies – go together like a horse and carriage. Or so Frank Sinatra did not sing, ever.
But he should have done, because they are a great combination.
Like fish and chips or Madonna and the chronic desire to plunge nails into your eyes.
Of course, that’s because zombies are actually dead, but still somehow manage to die again and deal out death.
(Before you start, we know they are actually ‘undead’).
Zombies – got to love them. Seeing their slow, shiftless bodies somehow catch up with and eat the brains of their unwitting, fully agile victims never ceases to amaze.
Their grotesque faces, their cold, emotionless eyes and laboured movements ? it's just like watching X Factor, only remarkably not as popular.
We cannot get enough of them. Maybe we secretly want to be one.
Just like the monster from the recently-released, and possibly best, movie of the year Cloverfield, this week's Movies From Beyond crashes, smashes and generally beats its way through the cityscape crushing everything in its way.
That’s right, run away you insignificant ants or end up flatter than a Shove Tuesday pancake under our massive squiddy feet. This week – Dawn Of The Dead and The Marine…
Everyone knows that sequels generally suck. Let's face it, the only reason Hollywood comes up with a second helping is to cash in on the success of the original.
Oh, and the fact that Hollywood hasn't come up with any original ideas for years. And when they do they want to make the most of it. But sometimes sequels can actually eclipse the original.
It's certainly rare. For every Godfather Part II there is a Speed 2, Ocean's 12 and Another 48 Hours waiting in the wings. For God's sake, this was going to be a a top 10, but we could only think of five.
But anyway, here goes:
Movies From Beyond is a weekly celebration of movies from just outside the mainstream.
You might call them B-movies, hidden gems, cult classics or the just plain odd, but if it involves zombies, blood, guts, slashers, deviants or all of the above then we are in. That’s how we roll, punk!
Today we're looking at nothing but remakes, in particular Dawn Of The Dead and Psycho…
