Pure luck brought this into my life. I might as well celebrate having power again by covering it!
This is Zombieland: Double Tap, the 2019 Sequel to the 2009 Horror Comedy.
For as much as I feel that Zombie Films are overdone (mostly because they can be made super cheap), that one felt fresh.
Did it break new ground? Not really, but it played with Genre conventions just enough and was charming, so I was good.
Can a long delayed Sequel be worth it?
On the plus side, everyone is back. It is funny to see how the Marketing promoted it being by the Writer of Deadpool (2016) and Director of Venom (2018). Wasn't the original press enough?
Regardless, let's see how much fun and splatter can be had with...
It's been 10 years since the last Film and our Heroes are aiming big.
They decide to move into The White House!
All seems well.
They got a home.
They got a family.
They got random stuff left behind.
So why is there a simmering tension?
The ladies leave (for personal reasons) and this depresses the other Heroes.
Okay, mostly Jesse Eisenberg, since...you know, that's his default emotion.
He meets a vibrant, Tiffany Straton-like lady and they hook up right away.
Well, it's all fine unless Emma Stone comes back....
She does.
Her Sister wanted some independence and left her.
So now she's back with the guys to rescue her, since she's hitching with a hippie.
The gang finds new allies...and frenemies.
The survivors are reunited in a brand new location that is not as safe as promised.
Can our unarmed Heroes win the day?
To find out, watch it now...
A very fun Film that definitely delivers more of what you want and gives you something new too.
In other words, a good Sequel.
The Plot is more nuanced than most Zombie Films with the Characters each having their own Arcs throughout. Just because your monsters eat brains doesn't mean that your Characters can't use theirs!
While I personally have some issues with Woody Harrelson's beliefs, he's very fun here. Hell, I can even stand Eisenberg, which is a big thing for me.
The new Characters are a nice addition- no question.
I also liked the new, mutated Zombies. Nothing groundbreaking, but good stuff too.
The only real gripe I have is the minor Cameo by Grace Randolph. Was she more well-liked in 2019?
Seriously though, this is a fun Sequel that was worth the wait. It's also another Cult Film that brought in Rosario Dawson in for the Sequel to court its surly Lead.
That's 2 for 2 now!
Next time, normal scheduling should resume. I've got a Remake of a '70s Film that I've not seen and it is by a late-great Horror Director. Stay tuned...
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