This past weekend I had some free time and I decided to fill that free time doing something productive. Something that would benefit all of humanity for generations to come.
No. Not really. I went to the video store in search of a movie on my Must See list.
Here's a fun nugget for you: Of the eight movies still on my list, the video store doesn't own three. How can a video rental store not own Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or West Side Story? Seriously. Isn't it some kind of law that rental stores have to own these movies? It's anarchy, people.
The store owned two other movies on my list, but they were rented out. One movie I had at home because I borrowed it from a friend. I tried watching it once, but couldn't make it through the first thirty minutes. I didn't feel up to tackling that one again so my list got whittled down to Pulp Fiction and Zombieland, two of the least anticipated movies on my Must See list.
Why was Zombieland one of the least anticipated movies on my list? Um … hello? It's about zombies and I don't like zombies. They eat people's guts. Ew. I don't want to see people get eaten. I barely like to see people eat steaks and chickens and stuff. If it weren't for my love of bacon, I could probably be a vegetarian, so the idea of watching zombies eat intestines and femurs for ninety-six minutes isn't really my idea of a good time.
Plus zombies smack their lips and chew with their mouths open. That totally grosses me out. I'm a stickler for good table manners and zombies do not have good table manners.
Imagine my surprise when I found myself really liking this movie. I found parts of it absolutely hilarious. Sure it's pretty gross, but funny. Very, very funny. And Woody Harrelson is in it. I love Woody Harrelson.
Unlike other movies on my list that I have watched primarily from the relative safety of a Snuggie thrown over my head, I managed to watch all of Zombieland. Alright, alright. I did shut my eyes about every ten minutes, not because it was scary but because of the aforementioned lip smacking and open mouth chewing.
And burping. Lots of zombie burping. Ew.
To recap: Watched Zombieland and loved it. It redefined everything I thought I knew about zombies, admittedly most of which came from Scooby Doo. It was equal parts hilarious and disgusting. Try it. You'll like it.
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Glad you liked it! I almost wanted a Twinkie after watching it. Almost.
ReplyDeleteYep. I, too, got a hankering for a Twinkie.
DeleteIf you were pleasantly surprised by that you should try Shawn of the Dead. Ben & I enjoy both flicks, and stop to watch whenever we stumble across either of them on tv.
ReplyDeleteI'll watch it sometime … if it isn't too gross. :)
DeleteDan had that crapfest better known as West Side Story if you want to borrow it.
ReplyDeleteTaya
And after reading your glowing comments about that movie ('crapfest'), who wouldn't want to watch it?
DeleteOne of my friends went to Hanover with Woody. (This one degree of separation gives me the right to call him by his first name.) She cheered with him and has plenty of stories about him...kind of a douche, but I'd like to think he's matured since then. Come to think of it, I have another friend from back home that's friends with him (another Hanover guy). How cool am I????
ReplyDeleteFirst off, you are WAY cool. Always have been, always will be. Second, WOODY WAS A CHEERLEADER?!
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