Written and directed by Abe Forsythe. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Alexander England, Diesel La Torraca, Kat Stewart, Josh Gad, Marshall Napier and Nadia Townsend.
Plot: a washed up musician and a schoolteacher join forces to protect a group of children from a zombie outbreak.
Dave (England) is struggling at life. His musical career is going nowhere and he’s sleeping on his sister’s sofa. The only person that really seems to understand him is his nephew, Felix (played by the lovely and adorable Torraca). When Dave meets Felix’s schoolteacher, Miss Audrey Caroline (Nyong’o), sparks fly, but initially only for him. So, he volunteers to go on a field trip with them to the petting zoo. Which just so happens to be next door to an army testing facility. Which just so happens to have a zombie outbreak that day. Luckily for the humans involved, they’re slow zombies.
With zombies chases them, Dave and Miss Caroline gather the kids in the petting zoo gift shop. Also with them is the foul mouthed, kids TV personality, Teddy McGiggle, who, as it turns out, doesn’t like kids and doesn’t like to giggle. He almost sacrifices them to save himself on more than one occasion.
The brother/sister bond that Dave has with Tess (Stewart) is very relatable, especially to us. Asshole dad, sick mother, been there, done that. Also, we love the interracial coupling of Nyong’o and England. Their chemistry was on point. And by far the cutest thing in the movie was little Felix running around in his Darth Vader costume, making the sound effects and such.
It’s an original take on an old genre. Everyone’s likable except Josh Gad, who still manages to be pretty funny even while being a dick. It followed rules, had an impressive script, a talented cast, humor, balls and a lovely ending that, if we admit it, had us both crying a little. It also had DJ singing a Taylor Swift song in a positive light, so you know this film was magic. LOL. It’s just so perfect for this season or any other.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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