Outside of the «Deadpool» series, they are best known for the horror - comedy «Zombieland,» which is regarded by many fans as
the best zombie comedy since «Shaun of the Dead.»
Not exact matches
The 2009
comedy was a big hit with both audiences and critics, putting a smart spin on the
zombie genre with an excellent ensemble and one of the
best - used...
Statement: I think Woody would be fantastic in a
zombie - dark -
comedy... He's great at playing these sort of every day Joe characters who are just a little too wierd / paranoid for their own
good... Throw in a Bill Murray
zombie and a baseball bat and you got a homerun!
Danny Boyle is one of the more underrated mainstream directors working today; he's been able to spin films as different as pitch - black
comedy (Trainspotting) to apocalyptic
zombie thriller (28 Days Later) with genuinely
good results (let us not speak of The Beach).
Although it works
better as a romantic
comedy than as a horror movie, this film is cute and breezy with a likable cast that might help
zombie fans overlook the glaring lack of gore.
Though Eisenberg's excessive voiceover narration bogs down the first act, the film quickly evolves into a crackling
zombie romp powered by a clever script, goofy physical
comedy — the filmmakers get a lot of mileage out of Harrelson's amusingly over-the-top means of dispatching the undead — and the yin - yang comic chemistry of the eternally adorable Eisenberg and
good - ol» - boy Harrelson.
Indeed, not since Shaun or Dawn (2004) has a
zombie film mixed horror,
comedy and character work so
well.
The series had the
best balance of
comedy with series moments in the first Dead Rising and ever since then, I feel like the developers have lost idea about what makes the series so great instead focusing on outrageous gadgets and new ways to slay down the
zombies.
In fact, despite the addition of «
zombies» to the title, the film works
better as an adaptation of «Pride and Prejudice» than the action
comedy it strives to be.
All in all, Dead Rising has a pretty interesting story for a
zombie game with a
good balance of
comedy and horror.