This Zombie Film Will Hurt Your Heart

21 responses to “This Zombie Film Will Hurt Your Heart”

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   dogcat

   April 15, 2013 at 1:38 pm

   I guess you have to be a parent to understand, because i just found it dull… I dont hate kids, i just made a desicion a very long time ago not to have them. So when i see them in fiction they rarely tug on the heart strings, or make me feel much of anything accept the occassional annoyance of having an immortal plot device.

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   weresmurf

   April 15, 2013 at 1:54 pm

   Saw this on Bloody Disgusting and found it amazing. In seven minutes they conveyed more heart and emotion than The Walking Dead did in twelve episodes (the final 4 weren’t that bad, Merles episode and Morgans had a lot of heart). But that short film was fantastic.

   Dogcat, you don’t HAVE to be a parent, my other friend watched it and loved it, he’s not a parent, you just have to be able to appreciate a good setup and an original concept for a zombie film. Something that hasn’t been done before.

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      dogcat

      April 15, 2013 at 2:09 pm

      Still found it dull, if its not a parent thing then maybe its the whole short film genre. Probably a combination of both. Either way, didnt tickle me.

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         hydrakana

         April 15, 2013 at 5:43 pm

         It’s just you.

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   jasonimms

   April 15, 2013 at 1:55 pm

   After my reaction to Episode 3 of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, I’m going to make a conscious decision not to watch this. I don’t think I can take it 🙁

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      badger

      April 15, 2013 at 2:10 pm

      You can probably take it. It’s actually quite sweet, in its own way.

      I usually hate anything with zombies, but I liked this when I saw it at Tropfest.

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   thom

   April 15, 2013 at 2:16 pm

   I really enjoyed it, and I say that as a cynical bastard who is bit over zombies at the moment. That said, I’m enjoying Telltales Walking Dead (just started episode 3), so maybe I’m not as over zombies as I thought (though HBO’s Walking dead is definitely terrible).

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      mikeockertz

      April 15, 2013 at 3:06 pm

      I’m in a similar boat to you at the mo, Thom. I find it near impossible to like any of those characters in the HBO series. I can’t watch something when the characters I’m supposed to feel something for are complete morons with barely redeemable (if any) characteristics. That said, I haven’t watched season 3. I got sick of yelling at the screen.

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         thom

         April 15, 2013 at 3:12 pm

         Do I ever sympathise with that! This was my big problem with Prometheus too: for all its good qualities, all of the characters were complete morons with no particular rationale for the things they did. Not even the freaking robot!

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            mikeockertz

            April 15, 2013 at 3:21 pm

            YES!! That is Prometheus for me in a nutshell!! I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s seeing this!

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         Login

         April 16, 2013 at 11:44 pm

         There’s this weird misconception that people have where you absolutely must have to “like” all characters. No one said you were supposed to feel anything. You didn’t get what you expected and have this arrogant view that your first assumption of things is always correct. This is coming from someone who hates the series from AMC, not HBO.

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   skinja

   April 15, 2013 at 2:53 pm

   being the father of a 8 month old, i think ill watch this one later when im home from work – there will be a 89% chance of tears…

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   rowan

   April 15, 2013 at 3:08 pm

   I thought it was a bit slow, really nice at the little moments though, like close ups of grass.

   And then I got to the end. I might have had a little cry… really nice movie! Thanks for posting it!

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   zambayoshi

   April 15, 2013 at 3:22 pm

   Very clever film but massive mistake in my opinion to:

   *SPOILER*

   have the bloke take the mum’s sticker off the rear windscreen

   /SPOILER

   Just tacky and playing for laughs in an otherwise touching and heartwarming film.

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      odachi

      April 15, 2013 at 5:35 pm

      See I just saw that as giving the baby something to remember the mum.

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         Sky Bolt

         April 15, 2013 at 8:14 pm

         Same. I thought it was a touching moment.

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      hydrakana

      April 15, 2013 at 5:45 pm

      playing for laughs?

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   kaflooey

   April 15, 2013 at 3:29 pm

   I must admit I thought it might take turn towards zombaby

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9. 

   fletcher

   April 15, 2013 at 3:47 pm

   Pretty cool! Good short movie.

   I think saying its accomplished more than The Walking Dead has is ridiculous though, the amount of conflicts and questions raised in 3 seasons of the tv series just outweighs the one touching and clever notion in the short film. Just saying!

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    zico

    April 15, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    Not a parent and still thought this was really good. Great idea.

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       xjamesthegreenx

       April 16, 2013 at 6:36 am

       I agree, very beautiful.

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