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This is peak videogame movie and I kind of love it for that. I've got a fair amount of zombie fatigue and still ended up enjoying it a fair bit.
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I thought I was going crazy when I noticed the fucken robot zombies. Netflix makes it hard to screenshot, but there was a fairly clear image of one at 1:55:20.
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May 21, 2021 13:58
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this is the best RE movie specifically RE5 mercenaries mode Honest Thief fucked around with this message at 14:37 on May 21, 2021 |
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May 21, 2021 14:35
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This is basically Zack Snyder's Suicide Squad in the Resident Evil universe.
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May 21, 2021 15:47
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Great film. Not entirely convinced at the depth of field tinkering here, it got to the point that I was focusing on it too much (pun intended). I loved the use of Wagner: it made me think of Excalibur, which is always a good thing.
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May 21, 2021 15:59
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There's a lot of weird, awesome poo poo going on in this movie. Couple of random comments : Down in the vault, around the same time as the time loop bit we get a booby-trapped hallway with treasure at the end of it, which recalls Raiders of the Lost Ark, but is there anything more to that than just a good gag with the (ridiculous) non-lethal, lethal, and very, very lethal traps? Also there's kind of a Chekov's Gun with the saw, but it never actually gets used to slice up zombies in the third act. I guess you see it in action in the opening montage though, so maybe that counts?
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May 21, 2021 16:24
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Started watching, seems ok. Haven't gotten to the actual big Vegas zombie action yet. Bautista is so cool, and surprise oldie song from Control Machete. Loved them when I was younger. Snyder caught my interest.
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May 21, 2021 16:38
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You know, after the last ten days "blockaded city is invaded and hit by airstrikes, puts up perfunctory resistance to armed military force" is hitting different. Still looking forward to it though, some of these spoilers have it sounding a lot kookier than I expected.
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May 21, 2021 17:20
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 Reminder I'm hosting a Dawn of the Dead/Army of the Dead double feature stream tonight in the CineD Discord:  Come experience Snyder's brand of zombie mayhem at 9PM central! For Army of the Dead, I will also be hosting a Scener room for those with Netflix. If you plan on joining the Discord stream, please remember to mute your mics  
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May 21, 2021 17:24
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Neurolimal posted:Still looking forward to it though, some of these spoilers have it sounding a lot kookier than I expected. It is honestly an extremely goofy movie most of the time.
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May 21, 2021 17:31
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:It is honestly an extremely goofy movie most of the time. I think it was a pretty good joke to have the black character almost be the only mercenary to survive the horror (The same person who earlier pontificates about the endless cycle of things).
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May 21, 2021 17:41
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https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1395771374388531200?s=19 Heh
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May 21, 2021 17:57
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KVeezy3 posted:I think it was a pretty good joke to have the black character almost be the only mercenary to survive the horror (The same person who earlier pontificates about the endless cycle of things). That's zombie movie tradition. Snyder really loves zombie babies for some reason. And elevator music gags in zombie movies.
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May 21, 2021 18:06
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Darko posted:That's zombie movie tradition.
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May 21, 2021 18:09
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https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/1395773057042567171?s=20 Cant say I agree with "no metaphor for society" but I'm glad he liked it
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May 21, 2021 18:24
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Movie good.Kazzah posted:I thought I was going crazy when I noticed the fucken robot zombies. Netflix makes it hard to screenshot, but there was a fairly clear image of one at 1:55:20. I am pretty sure that's the zombie from the opening scene that the military guys were transporting. Cyborg zombie soldier! Also the hints at aliens and the time loop.
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May 21, 2021 18:28
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Army of the Dead: painful, entertaining, snydering, zombie
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May 21, 2021 18:28
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Only been able to sneak peek into the first 5 minutes and am blown away. Need to wait for my family to fall asleep before I can continue. Any advice? Been thinking about Amobarbital.
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May 21, 2021 18:38
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Still watching but the Larry Fong billboard was really funny.
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May 21, 2021 19:29
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This confirmed my suspicions: aside from ZSJL the only Snyder I even remotely like is Snyder doing zombie films And that's okay because I loving love them both
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May 21, 2021 19:46
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Darko posted:This is basically Zack Snyder's Suicide Squad in the Resident Evil universe. just realized the setup is very john carpenter too, specifically escape from series
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May 21, 2021 19:55
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Nah nah this film is Aliens through and through. They even repeat Ripley's line that these things don't gently caress each other over for money
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May 21, 2021 20:09
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This movie owns. Snyder is now the GOAT zombie movie director. So much good action in this. The intro scene with Viva Las Vegas was awesome and felt like a mini movie.
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May 21, 2021 20:23
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KVeezy3 posted:Thanks for highlighting my lack of zombie film knowledge! :| Start with the original Night of the Living Dead, it's free to watch everywhere. You'll get it then. I'll spoil it and this below, but I'd rather you watch it. Black guy coming out of the "cellar" at the end only to die was how this, Night and the Night remake all ended. Only he ended up being a zombie in the remake, heh.
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May 21, 2021 20:24
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Kojima of all people not getting some very obvious social commentary was not something I expected to see today.
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May 21, 2021 21:00
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Yeah this was fun
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May 21, 2021 21:03
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DrVenkman posted:Kojima of all people not getting some very obvious social commentary was not something I expected to see today. Common thread from critics is that it's just a dumb fun movie that isn't saying anything which is really weird since the zombies literally form a society.
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May 21, 2021 21:36
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Some thoughts I liked that the president wanted to nuke Vegas on the 4th of july because "It would be really cool", and "totally american if you think about it". Not exactly subtle there. Also the way the "zombie camps" basically turned into concentration camps for immigrants and political dissidents was about as subtle as a sledgehammer, Polticising a plague would have felt way more satirical pre-covid than it does today though, that's for sure. It's also funny how greed and selfishness hosed so many people over. The PMC guy hosed over everyone when he stole the Queens head, the german and the saw guy got hosed over when they went back for the money, the daughter hosed over her dad and the pilot by obssessively hunting for the mom who ended up dying anyway, the twitch dude got hosed over because he was carrying his weight in money, like they constantly overreach and end up getting karmically hosed for it. The Zombies are minding their own business when these yahoos come in, break their rules and murder their pregnant queen. The zombies just wanna be left alone man. There's probably some interesting parallels there with how they're arguably coded as minorities and outcasts trying to carve out a space of their own only to be cruelly violated because an imperialistic force wants something they have. It's also not afraid to get weird. The time loop discussion was out of the left field, and apparently there were some robot zombies there too, which is really funny. Some of the deaths were actually pretty shocking. Daves love interest getting Zod'd right in front of him was actually gruesome and a shocking twist 
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May 21, 2021 21:48
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McCloud posted:Some thoughts Don't forget the UFOs at the start of the film edit: Under these spoilers are two screenshots of weird things people have mentioned. Don't look unless you've seen the movie. The UFOs from the start of the movie. It is more obvious in motion.  A robot zombie 
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May 21, 2021 21:52
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Many years ago , when a game Called " Duke Nukem Forever " was resurrected from vaporware status and about to be released , there were hardcore DNF evanglists who swore this thing gonna be awesome and show everyone how a REAL MAN shooter looks and feel like . Then it came out, and the goal post moved from " its gonna be a masterpiece " to " it was always gonna be a basic oldschool meat and potatoes shooter " . Then, even the most hardcore admitted that it sucks . My metaphors are as subtle as Snyder's , and Army of the Dead didnt even had the decency to be hilariously bad, instead settled into a long middling slog of by the number zombie tropes and cliched . For all the hype... this is what we end up with ? And maybe snyder needs a strong studio to boss him around and force him to tight things up, because if Army Of was 40 minutes shorter it might have been decent . As it is its a long boring road to get to the somewhate entertaining but all too brief last 30 minutes . Occasionally , Rarely , this movie gets as stupid and over the top as it needs to be, like when buff zombie go full Night King on his horse, but these moments are few and fleeting .
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admataY posted:
Loved that bit as well.
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May 21, 2021 22:05
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admataY posted:And maybe snyder needs a strong studio to boss him around and force him to tight things up, because if Army Of was 40 minutes shorter it might have been decent . As it is its a long boring road to get to the somewhate entertaining but all too brief last 30 minutes . We don't have to keep it theoretical - there's a ton of theatrical vs director's cut of Zack Snyder films to wade through and assess.
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May 21, 2021 22:08
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I enjoyed this quite a bit. This is the zombie movie for the current moment just as Dawn 04 was the zombie movie for the immediate post 9/11 era.
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May 21, 2021 22:10
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Am I the only one who sees Zeus as The Nameless One I'm not thinking it's a reference but... they just look very similar to me
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May 21, 2021 22:14
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The title sequence was the best bit, certainly the only bit that felt it was in Las Vegas. The rest is a dull slog of clunking twists that are telegraphed in BIG LETTERS from miles away, a couple of painfully awkward character development scenes, nonsensical decisions on the part of both humans and zombies, all finished off with a nice tribute to the worst scene in the Indiana Jones movies
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May 21, 2021 22:17
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I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I read this thread. This movie was excruciatingly boring and predictable. It wasn't even that nice to look at!
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May 21, 2021 22:17
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It's a bit poo poo that Sean Spicer picked up a cheque from this movie.
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May 21, 2021 22:20
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SlimGoodbody posted:I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I read this thread. This movie was excruciatingly boring and predictable. It wasn't even that nice to look at! And the action scenes were incredibly pedestrian and boringly directed
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May 21, 2021 22:23
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Necrothatcher posted:It's a bit poo poo that Sean Spicer picked up a cheque from this movie. https://twitter.com/VyceVictus/status/1395838544225112070?s=19
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pfft, just cast someone that looks like him what's the point of paying scum like him and helping him raise his media profile?
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