So now-a-days just any old move sporting flesh eating humans can be called a zombie movie- but are they really? Some of these creatures take on the shambling walk of the undead; they seem to attack only those who are "normal", and can take extreme amounts of damage- almost requiring the necessary head shot. Here is my list of top 5 faux-zombie movies- most of them are pretty amazing.
28 days later- Awesome movie. "Repent, the end is extremely f*cking nigh!" Genius really, but no zombies. The creatures in this movie are living humans infected with "rage". They kill because they are royally pissed off and eventually- they die of starvation. Zombies do not starve because they are dead, these creatures DO because they are alive. Hence NOT zombies.
Planet Terror- Another one of my favorite movies! This one is in my personal collection- it is gruesome and dark and I LOVE it! However, despite the hoard of seemingly mindless individuals seeking to eat and/or maim normal folk, there are no real zombies. The people in this movie aren't dead- merely mutated into icky looking versions of their former selves.
Doghouse- This is a British film that I absolutely LOVE. Funny as hell. A group of guys goes out to this town and encounters a town full of apparently undead man haters. Only they are not dead, they are alive and in the process of mutating into amazing super human killing machines. Another example of biological warfare gone horribly wrong.
Quarantine- I'm torn on this one, honestly, but I am pretty sure that the "zombies" in this movie are alive too. There is an AMAZING scene where one guy walks on a compound fracture and you can see the bones as they grind and twist- but I don't think he is dead. In fact, these people are infected with a version of Rabies- actually a common theme. (although I do have to mention that the screaming made me want to punch Jennifer Carpenter in the face.)
Mutants: This one is French and was actually one of my very first in a long list of beloved French horror films (very messed up people, the French). This one lives up to its name. The murderous mindless hoard in this one is yet another group of horribly mutated individuals. What makes this movie great is the slap of honesty. The woman in this movie is only rescued because she tells the government that she is immune to the disease that causes mutation.
All of these movies are GREAT examples of horror films- but not really ZOMBIE movies.
So, take a look at some of your favorite zombie movies. Are they really zombies or just mutants in zombies clothing?
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