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ZOMBIELANO RETURNS WITH DOUBUTAP
In a time where sequels are a dime-a-dozen it’s
Ten years ago the world was blessed with
‘‘Zombieland,” an hour-and-a-half of pUte, hard to capture the attention of an audience that
unadulterated chaos set in a post-apocalyptic America has hundreds of options to choose from on a daily
and the borderline deranged individuals that thrive basis. Though if there was any genre that could
in it. After an extensive, period of oversaturation give this , movie a ’boost, it’s action: Much like
in the zombie-action genre, “ Zombieland 2: its predecessor, “ Zombieland 2” delivers sce-ne
Double Tap” returns with attitude to blow away the after scene of over-the-top zombie bashing and
competition: Featuring the original four nomadic enough rock and roll montages to last a, lifetime,
zombie slayers, this time with numerous film awards a majority o f them coming from Harrelson’s
under their belts, “ Zombieland 2: Double Tap” does psychotic, yet lovable persona Tallahassee. He and
a decent job of providing fresh material without Eisenberg’s ability to play off of each other has
straying too far from the- narrative that earned grown substantially since 2009, and if it weren’t for
the original “ Zombieland” $7$ million in 2009. them, this movie might not be worth seeing at all.
Though this movie features an already solid group
A decade is an absurd amount of time for a
professional in the film industry, though you’d of actoys, ¡there’ s several new.faces that only add to
be hard-ptessed to spot the aging of any of the the zombie killing hype train. Rosario Dawson stood
cast other than Abigail Breslin, who played Little out the 'most,..'playing Harrelson’ s love interest.
Rock. Breslin was 14 years bid when “ Zombieland” ’ Dawson fits the set and setting like a glove with her
hit theaters, and after to years it’s clear tb see she intimidating one-liners and snappy comebacks.
has grown just as much as an actor as she has a Zoey Deutch is another unsuspected lottery pick that,
person. Eisenberg, Harrelson and Stone have all killed every second the writets gave her; Luke Wilson
aged, incredibly well and the chemistry between the and Thomas Middleditch also kill it in this one as
four provides the driving force throughout the filnu the mirrors o f Harrelson and Eisenberg’s characters.
While the movie was a thrill to watch, unfortunately
the studio decided to release a pair of “ Zombieland
2” games, one for console and one for mobile.
The mobile game is a fairly acceptable idle clicker
where you mindlessly tap the screen and avoid
paying for overpriced in-game currency, but this
is standard for many movies. The console game,
however, looks as though they meant to release it
back in 2009 with the original movie. The game is
horrendous both visually and gameplay wise and
to make matters worse they’re charging $40 for it.
In Short, steer dear of the games, enjoy the movie.
For those who remember “ Zombieland” for the
gruesome and unnecessary slaying of Bill Murray,
this installment pays homage to the king of comedy
in one of the most satisfying ways possible, so be
sure to stick around until the very end. After iq years
it’ s hard to believe a sequel could live up to the hype;
whether you’ve been waiting for this for what seems
like eternity, or you’re just looking for a fun and
easy movie to watch with friehds pr on date night,
look no further than “ Zombieland 2: Double Tap.”
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