Comments on: ‘Zombieland’ and ‘Jackass’ Sequels Coming in 3D; ‘The Ghost’ Is Finished; ‘Modern Warfare 2’ Director Graduating to Features

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:47:20 +0000

The digital blood inserted in post really bugged me in this thing and I hate that trend, but in rewatching Zodiac, i was amazed to re-realize that blood was all done digitally.

This is how it should be done.

Also, this makes me want to do a feature on the best use of CGI. Playlisters reading, take note.

By: olilyttelton

olilyttelton — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:33:19 +0000

Variety says $3 billion, which I guess means it's sold a little under 100 million copies, which I can buy.

And yeah, I like Zombieland just fine, it's a very sweet, very funny film, but a little overpraised. And I'd argue it's not really a horror-comedy - it's a comedy in a horror setting, but the zombies were never a threat in the way that they were in, say, Shaun of the Dead. They're just backdrop.

By: gabetoro

gabetoro — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:24:34 +0000

A $30 million budgeted Sony film starring millionaires Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray! What an underdog!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:22:30 +0000

I don't think anyone lost there shit over Zombieland. It was a modest, well-deserved success. I thought it was very much an underdog of a film and deserved all the praise it received. It served it's purpose and than some. The comedy/horror genre is a fine line to walk and the makers of Zombieland nailed it. In a year where everyone is giving vampires verbal handjobs, it's nice to have a great, well written horror film that never takes itself too seriously, and is exactly what Zombieland is. Don't hate.

By: gabetoro

gabetoro — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:40:34 +0000

$3 billion? That can't be right. Right?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:02:32 +0000

The release date für "The Ghost" in Germany had always been February 18th – even months ago, befor the whole Polanski brouhaha. That's nothing new. THR only picked up on it, because Kinowelt mailed out its first press info for the movie yesterday and mistakenly thought that was new info.