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I do believe that Zombie's have been done. Done to death, brought back to life and done to death again. What the hell else is there to do? Oh, a movie from the zombie's perspective. What that's been done. I guess that settles it, zombies are old hat.
 
What was that zombie movie where the zombies were created by some Army weapons gas?

Return of the living Dead

In terms of Zombies being done to death, there really aren't many GOOD Zombie movies.
So there is reason to keep tapping into the genre.

Vampires have been done to death more, and they are as popular as ever.
 
The zombies in Planet Terror were created by nerve gas or something along those lines.

I'm a pretty big zombie buff and my top 3, in no order are:
Night of the Living Dead
28 Days Later
Shaun of the Dead

I can appreciate the horror behind the rabid/fast zombies... especially in that the premise for them is specifically tailored for our modern fears.

Anyway, as for my film-- there is only one zombie. :D
 
we've got a draft posted that we are double, triple, quadruple checking. Just a bit slow going at the moment due to travel and stuff of some of us...

There will be a required element more than likely, but nothing too crazy. There will NOT be a pitch process this time. Deadline will be October 30th...

Hard details to come soon... maybe tomorrow morning or by mid afternoon. We'll try our best.

I know you guys are anxious. Just hang with us a bit longer :)

later,
Jason
 
Barry_Green said:
Whatever happened to zombies being supernatural? What's with this "virus" nonsense? Bring back the magic, bring back the evil, ditch the germs... that's what I say.
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Yeah! Why hasn't anyone finished the Weekend at Bernie's Trilogy?!
 
Defcon said:
...In terms of Zombies being done to death, there really aren't many GOOD Zombie movies.
So there is reason to keep tapping into the genre.....
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I'm not sure a 'good' one can be done. The antag is a mindless creature set to eat brains. We know that all the protag has to do is blow their head off and the problems solved. This simplicity doesn't help the drama. Yes the amassing hordes is a threat (you run out of ammo), but it's been done. It's just such a narrow theme. I think the only success a zombie film can have is as a comedy like 'Shaun of the Dead.' But again that's been done.:zombie_smiley:
'I Am Legend' was close to being good, but then again those won't really zombies.
 
I AM LEGEND sucks the gay out of Liberache's anus! Read the book and you'll just think, "Why?" Such a great intellectual property ruined.
 
Chris_Keaton said:
I'm not sure a 'good' one can be done. The antag is a mindless creature set to eat brains. We know that all the protag has to do is blow their head off and the problems solved. This simplicity doesn't help the drama. Yes the amassing hordes is a threat (you run out of ammo), but it's been done. It's just such a narrow theme. I think the only success a zombie film can have is as a comedy like 'Shaun of the Dead.' But again that's been done.:zombie_smiley:
'I Am Legend' was close to being good, but then again those won't really zombies.
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You raise a very good point chris, but I still think it can be done. All this craziness around your characters allows their truest traits to show through. You can have antags within your protags. The key is to keep the film about your main set of characters, and have the zombies be a constant outside threat.
 
Don't want to seem a nag guys, but weren't the rules suppost to be up yesterday or yesterday evening?
 
Jason Ramsey said:
we've got a draft posted that we are double, triple, quadruple checking. Just a bit slow going at the moment due to travel and stuff of some of us...

There will be a required element more than likely, but nothing too crazy. There will NOT be a pitch process this time. Deadline will be October 30th...

Hard details to come soon... maybe tomorrow morning or by mid afternoon. We'll try our best.

I know you guys are anxious. Just hang with us a bit longer :)

later,
Jason
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Maybe you guys missed this update from last night.
 
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