By Drew Dietsch | Published
Ever since George Romero changed the history of horror culture by inventing the most famous zombie remake, the living dead have been a constant presence in the world of film. From massive epics to low-budget masterpieces, zombie movies have an amazing range of different audiences.
Unfortunately, thanks to features like The Walking Dead Whether the TV universe is forever or the video games are so full of undead, most people are burned into re-animated corpses or can’t even be interested in zombie stories in the first place.
So, if you had to choose zombie movies to help find or rediscover a true love for the zombie sub-genre, which ones should you go out of your way to check out? I’m Drew Dietsch and these are Giant Freakin’ Robot’s Zombie Movies That Will Make You Love Zombie Movies.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Like I said, George Romero turned the word “zombie” into a household name Night of the Living Deadalthough they were called ghouls in that classic must-watch song. And you can’t go wrong watching any of his zombie outings – except maybe Diary of the Deadit doesn’t go overboard – but the single entry that best captures the anarchic glee of the 1978 subgenre Dawn of the Dead.
The main concept of a group of survivors taking over a shopping mall is given a lot of space for fun, and when the zombies take pies in the face, you will understand exactly what kind of vibe it is. Dawn of the Dead you go That doesn’t mean there isn’t legitimate drama to be had Dawn of the Deadbut it’s an intense concept that can inspire wackier remakes and funnier comedies. Resurrection of the Dead video game franchise.
Dawn of the Dead it’s not the first zombie movie but it’s the first to take the concept and understand the power of entertainment without losing what makes the sub-genre special.
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
When the 1980s began, the horror genre had consequences and high comedy, and that included Night of the Living Dead sequence type, Return of the Living Dead.
This entry assumes that Night of the Living Dead a movie based on a true event covered up by the US government. After two warehouse workers release a toxic gas responsible for creating zombies, the reanimated dead rise to party.
Return of the Living Dead it takes a zombie movie and turns it into a satire of full-on punk rock black comedy. And it has colorful and memorable effects in a work that I would argue may be the funnest zombie film ever produced. Tarman alone is in contention for the best zombie movie ever.
The Re-animator (1985)
Released unrated and all the best about it, Do the animation again takes inspiration from an HP Lovecraft short story and turns it up to eleven. A brilliant scientist and, let’s say, a driven scientist who is said to have invented a brilliant green concoction that can bring the dead back to life. Unfortunately, they seem upset.
As the story progresses, we are treated to more and more gifts. A delightful performance by Jeffrey Combs, an amazing budget direction from Stuart Gordon, the idea of being Dr. Hill wicked beheaded and regenerate his head! Who doesn’t want to see that?
Granted, Do the animation again it is cinema of willfully bad taste. They are not afraid to push the envelope. Heck, it rips through it. But if you can appreciate its grindhouse beauty, Do the animation again it might be one of your favorite movies.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Mixing aliens with zombies? Yes, please! Night of the Creeps drop a bunch of space slugs at a high school prom and the result is one of the sweetest hidden gems of the 1980s. His tongue is firmly planted in its cheek. Night of the Creeps it pays homage to the classic era of ’50s sci-fi horror but gives it all the ’80s potential with fun special effects and humor.
Thanks to a turn of events all from Tom Atkins as a burnt-out detective with a dark secret, Night of the Creeps it has a lot more going on than just the fun of its B-movie glory. But those are more than enough to make this a guaranteed good time.
Dead Heat (1988)
You know we love Treat Williams if you’ve watched our video The Phantomand you don’t get much better than Treat Williams recast as a hot cop Dead Heat. After the robbery and the assailants who seemed to be killed, Williams and his colleagues, were played It’s SNL alum Joe Piscopo, investigates a satanic conspiracy involving dead bodies.
Unfortunately, Williams is killed and has to be brought back to life with a resurrection machine. He only has so much time before he starts trying to solve this case. Yes, our hero leader is a zombie cop.
Dead Heat all the fun of the ’80s shoot-em-up with goofball horror gags thrown into the mix. If you can’t smile when an entire Chinese store of dead animals is brought back to life, maybe fun zombie movies just aren’t for you.
Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992)
Before he conquered Middle-Earth, Peter Jackson was making horror and horror comics of the time. And his undoubted masterpiece is the zombie free-for-all Braindeadknown as He’s dead, he’s alive in the US.
Due to the bite of a Sumatran rat monkey – who doesn’t love a Sumatran rat monkey? – a creepy old crone becomes the living dead as his sweet but cynical son tries to keep everything normal. Things improve as the new zombies are introduced, we get a martial arts instructor, a mutant zombie baby, and the best lawn mowing scene in the history of cinema that I don’t think we can show here!
If you have a strong stomach from the last year you will ever see in a movie, Braindead he takes the crown as a true spiritual follower The Bad Deadwhich is not on this list because Deadites are not zombies! But there is no question about that Braindead it is full of the undead.
Graveyard Man (1994)
Director Michele Soavi came under the tutelage of Italian horror maestro, Dario Argento. And after directing a few of his films, Soavi created what is one of the best Italian zombie movies of all time, The Graveyard Man.
Rupert Everett plays a depressed cemetery caretaker named Francesco whose dead residents wake up after about seven days in the ground, and he has to shoot them in the head and rebury them once and for all. When a mysterious beauty enters Francesco’s life, it begins a cycle of darkly funny capers that ends with a conversation with the Grim Reaper himself.
The Graveyard Man he’ll give you a flying zombie head and jokes about impotence all in the same breath. A truly unique horror comedy that is as arthouse as it is grindhouse. This one will probably be for the more discerning zombie movie buffs, but it might also be the best of the bunch.
against (2000)
Japan loves its zombie movies, and there are so many to choose from that this list could be Japanese zombie movies, but the one you should see is Ryuhei Kitamura’s. On the contrary.
An escaped prisoner collides with a group of Yakuza in the middle of the Resurrection Forest, who do as they say and bring the dead back to life as zombies. Equal parts Evil Dead, Highlanderagain The Matrix, On the contrary is a horror fantasy action hybrid in its class.
Low-budget charms and powerful art from the screen do On the contrary one truly entertaining flick with as much blood as it spills.
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
If you ask me, and you’ve watched the video so far then I think you can, it’s the best zombie movie of the 2000s by Edgar Wright. Shaun of the Dead. Paying homage to zombie films while creating these unique characters and story, Shaun of the Dead plunge the masses of Londoners into a zombie apocalypse and glamor ensues.
What does Shaun of the Dead it’s great not only how funny its characters and script are, and the plot of the film is legitimate and interesting characters that make you wonder how much you care about them when the movie adds real drama and conflict to the story.
Currently, Shaun of the Dead it should be a movie that everyone sees. You don’t get a better zombie movie than this one.
Fido (2006)
The last entry on our list feels like a slightly forgotten film now and that’s a shame because Fido it’s one of the most original and clever ideas I’ve ever seen in a zombie movie.
Set in an alternate America inspired by the 1950s, Fido has the idea that zombies exist and can be used for menial work, pets, and romantic companions. The central story is about a boy and his dog, er, zombie Fido and how his love for his pet eventually overturns society’s oppressive system of values.
Seriously! Fido it’s a bright and shiny movie that touches the dark elements just the right amount so that it never feels preachy or detracts from the movie’s good moments. If there’s one movie on this list you should check out, this is it Fido. He is a very nice boy.
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