Comments on: The Great Zombie Debate

By: trixsterjl

trixsterjl — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:43:06 +0000

I’m a few years late to the fast slow zombie debate. I just wanted to say Zombieland changed everything. Rule one Cardio.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:14:55 +0000

Yay!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:26:44 +0000

If this is going to be a "Great Zombie Debate", rather than just a good one, I think it calls for a pro-zombie outlook.Why does everyone assume that zombies want to kill them? If a zombie was walking towards me with its arms outstretched, I'd be open to the notion that maybe it just wants a hug.They're not all bad, zombies. They can even be useful. They'd make excellent lifeguards, and they could be used as soldiers in that they'd unlikely be affected by chemical warfare.There's always the argument that they hunger for human flesh/brains. Well, there's a clever way to circumvent this. Take a beach-ball, uninflated, and feed it down the gullet of your chosen zombie. Then, once inside, inflate it until it just stretches the stomach slightly.There, now it will never be hungry again.People should just give zombies a chance. You never know, you could make a new friend or two if you do.Remember - zombies are people too.

By: lem24601

lem24601 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:08:20 +0000

I’ve only ever seen one zombie movie (I Am Legend)the fear was still built up with the fast zombies. In fact, there was so much building up that by the time the zombies got there…that’s it? You have me scared of these guys for 45 minutes and THAT’S ALL THEY ARE? (and that’s saying something because I’m a flaming scaredy-cat; my friends carried me into I Am Legend and I got them back by cutting off circulation in their arms throughout the movie). so I think that slow zombies make better movies, but fast zombies make scarier realities. because face it, which would you rather fight: sluggish zombies that you can escape given intelligence and a way out or fast zombies that you CAN’T GET AWAY FROM BECAUSE THEY’RE RIGHT BEHIND YOU IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE! Come to think of it, I’d rather just not be in a situation fighting zombies.

By: Bjorn694

Bjorn694 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:33:36 +0000

Stylistically, I get your point. Hitchcock put it best when talking about the bomob under the table. It shocks you for about 10 to 20 seconds if you don't know its there when it goes off...but it freaks you out with suspense if you know its there and they don't. You can be waaay creepier with slow zombies. But fast zombies...they just stick in my head. The IDEA of turbo zombies is scarier to me...while the EXECUTION of slow zombies is far more unsettling. Did the capitalization seem patronizing enough? I need to be sacred cow-tipped.I would also like to hear Joss Whedon's take on this.Cheers on the fantastic book that I just finished reading. No hard feelings on the publishing date. Good luck to your dad. :) Glad he is doing well.-Drew

By: Exadius

Exadius — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:32:40 +0000

I couldn't decide which witty commentary to go with so I just put all three...1) Everyone knows in a race, the Turtle beats the Hare... 2) In my day, zombies had to slowly walk up hill both ways just to trap an innocent co-ed; now these fast zombies just want instant kill/satisfaction, it's just not right...and finally,3) In the movies, fast zombies get there faster, but then, as a result, die faster; ergo, slow zombies "live" longer and have the chance to make it till the final scene where either: the army comes in and kills everyone, scientists cure the desease (and they live!), or the planet blows up...guess I'm thinking it's better to be a slow zombie!

By: Dudley Dawson

Dudley Dawson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:00:30 +0000

Though I respect your opinion, I must disagree. Having watched hours and hours of slow and fast zombie movies, I have come to the conclusion that fast zombies are scarier. Let me explain. I'll start by saying that I'm a fat guy, therefore many fast zombies can outrun me (SCARY!). I could probably manage to weave my girth in and out of a horde of slow movers, but I wouldn't last in a sprint. I would be sweating and having chest pains long before they closed on me. The only upside is that I might die of heart failure before they actually got to devour me. Also, I find the phrase "Delicious Fanart" disturbing on some deep level, though I'm not sure why. Just thought I'd put that out there.

By: LaughingAstarael

LaughingAstarael — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:04:17 +0000

To anon about the smart zombies:Watch I Am Legend. I'm not going to give it away, but the sense of horror as you realize that these aren't your run-of-the-mill durrrHUMANFLESHdurrr zombies is delicious.It might also help that the emotion of the movie itself is fantastic.8D

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:17:51 +0000

Lol I know what you mean. I was about 8 when playing a game called silent hill (at least I think it was silent hill) and yeah, running out of bullets near slow zombies is **** scary.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:23:56 +0000

Slow zombies create a sense that no matter where you run or hide, they will eventually find you. Despite their pace, they are inescapable. It's a lingering sense of doom that hangs perpetually over their victims. With slow zombies, the writers have more time to build suspense.Fast zombies require immediate confrontation. The struggle is a rapid progression of intense, adrenaline-pumping action. Usually writers resort to scenes where victims are crawling through the darkness, waiting for zombies to leap out at them.The difference between zombies is like the difference between the two parts of a roller-coaster: while plummeting down the hill is both thrilling and exciting, the climb UP that first hill is really what builds the fear... the gradual cumulation of utter terror (not udder terror: that's the fear of cows).The Resident Evil movies may have had fast zombies, but the most terrifying parts of the game were when zombies were lumbering toward you, you were running out of bullets, and the bastards just wouln't die. I think I even peed myself once.