Laughter Zombie movies, anyone?

A post on the General Discussion forum prompted this:

I like zombie movies. Have you seen one called Pontypool? -- it's indie and hilarious. Maybe I'll post it on the new Laughter sub forum. Good score at:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226681/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Gore warning, though.

 

No accounting for tastes, Forest. Actually, I happened to watch it a second time just a couple of days ago and it was even funnier than I remembered.

... no, the fact that it takes place in rural Canada didn't draw me to it. The only other Canadian shows I've ever liked, in my life, were Trailer Park Boys and (short-lived, sadly) Alice in Wonderland which was about the Canadian justice system. I like the occasional Brit-com -- Yes, Minister was amazing. And Seinfeld was an American favorite. The last funny movie I really, really, really liked was Foul Play with a very young Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. Sustaining comedy throughout a movie isn't easy.

It's true that most of the shows I think are hilarious don't get the best reviews. So, here, hate on this.

Nice snail, Forest

Later: Proof it's a comedy, so there:http://www.metacritic.com/movie/pontypool

 

Here's one that's meant to be funny, Forest:



Look away if you are squeamish...

 

I'm not really a Zombie movie person. Not sure if it's a gore thing (I do watch The Following...) or what. I just can't get into it. There's that TV show The Walking Dead that folks say is amazing...but I see pictures and get freaked out! I did see a hysterical movie called Warm Bodies somewhat recently, within the last year or so? It was kinda a Zombie romantic comedy. Or something like that. Here's the trailer:

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I just can't appreciate zombie or vampire movies.
I used to like to be scared by the old ones when I was a teenager,
but the emphasis today on the number of those kind of movies is strange to me.

And paranormal movies. I like some fantasy, but there is so much of it in movies and on tv today.

 

Oh, for crying out loud, Pontypool is meant to be funny! What's wrong with you people? It's not, it can't be -- omg --- the beginning of some kind of epidemic?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I hate being scared, Walt. Funny zombie movies don't seem scary. Creepy and gross, yes. Scary no. Great genre.

 

I don't ever recall seeing any kind of zombie movie. As of late, it's probably a choice I made not to because this stuff freaks me out so much. I've been getting alot of tv time lately because I've been sick and mistakenly flipped to the Chiller channel ..... big mistake. Thanks anxiety stayed with me for awhile and I hardly watched any of it! I used to love this stuff!

 

Hi, LindaRk - I thought I would react badly/hate them, too, but my son insisted I watch Shaun of the Dead (2004) and I was hooked. He knows me! When I was a teenager I'm told I used to let out piercing screams in horror shows. I have no memory at all of ever doing this. Haven't been to one in many, many years.

Welcome to the forum, Linda! I hope you are finding it a fun (and useful) place. Is your illness tms-related, do you think?

Oh, I just read your bio. The answer is yes. Well, it's good that you know. You are in the right place, for sure.

 

I was like that, too. Growing up, I would watch these scary movies ..... I would close the drapes and curl up on the sofa, securely wrapped in a security blanket. Yikes! No wonder I had nightmares! LOL! Thanks for the welcome!

 

OK, so I did my TMS homework last night and watched Pontypool. I thought it was humorous, and saw it as a satire on the effects of Talk Radio. But I must be seeing everything through a TMS lense these days, because I also saw it as a metaphor for the contagion theory of TMS. You hear other people's maladies and you get them, until you change your understanding. So, yes, Pontypool is a movie about TMS.

 

Forest said, "Well, I watched Pontypool last night and I guess I see more of what you mean about it being funny from the second half. I still see it as a psychological thriller that had a little fun at the end, but I'm not one to always pick up on subtle humor."

My advice is watch it again, sometime. I got way more of the humor the second time around. I love that Pontypool is an actual town. Never heard of it. What a place for a zombie attack to break out. Maybe Jen could shut her eyes and listen to loud music during the nasty bits? That's what I do (on earphones, of course) when my near and dear have "no taste".

Good videos. Thanks. The director (Tony Burgess) of Pontypool was also the author of the book the movie was based on. It got good reviews at the time but doesn't sound funny on the face of it. Maybe it is. Or at least wry. It's on Kindle.

Ellen, that's so interesting: "So, yes, Pontypool is a movie about TMS." I'll bet there are lots of movies about TMS once you start looking for them. That would make a good thread on General Discussion or somewhere.

LindaRK, a lot of my recovery from TMS has involved not challenging myself with things that will, for sure, give me nightmares. My young niece went to bed excited about the Easter Bunny coming with a basket of candy eggs. Then, she was up half the night because she saw a giant rabbit glaring at her through her bedroom window!