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rom zom com

July 5th, 2005

For months, I’ve been amusing myself with the notion of a genre of movies that are romantic comedies whose storylines revolve around the romantic leads fighting zombies, calling it a “zom rom com”. A couple of weeks back, I was delighted when the Inwood Theater declared its midnight picture, Shaun of the Dead, a “rom zom com”:

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If they’d thought it out, though, as I have, they wouldn’t have called it a “rom zom com”: nobody finds zombie romance amusing.

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  1. Kristin
    July 5th, 2005 at 11:44 | #1
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    Speak for yourself, honey ;)

  2. Leia
    July 5th, 2005 at 12:34 | #2
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    Kristin, let’s discuss why the undead just aren’t attractive:
    1. Pasty complexion.
    2. Not much for the talking.
    3. Hard to cuddle after onset of rigor mortis.
    4. Body odor.

    But, if all that floats your boat, I guess that leaves more not-undead fish in the sea for me.

  3. Kristin
    July 5th, 2005 at 12:37 | #3
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    Amusing!! You said AMUSING!! I didn’t say it turned me on.

  4. Leia
    July 5th, 2005 at 12:38 | #4
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    Perhaps I’ve over-thought this.

  5. alison
    July 5th, 2005 at 12:47 | #5
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    you probably have indeed over-thought this, leia, but you left out
    5. would rather eat you for dinner than take you out for dinner.
    hey, how come zombies don’t get desperate and just start eating each other?

  6. Bry
    July 5th, 2005 at 12:59 | #6
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    Lyn and I went to see “Land of the Dead” this past weekend and I asked her, “okay, so, the zombies, they hunger for human flesh. Why are any of the bitten even left whole enough to get up and walk, themselves?”
    Lyn suggested that maybe there was a plateau of hunger, and it subsides after a while, and that also after a certain point, the infected no longer taste good to zombies.

  7. AndyS
    July 5th, 2005 at 13:29 | #7
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    Reasons why dating undead chicks is *good*.
    1. Makeup is pointless and clothes aren’t a priority anymore… so you’ll be able to get to the theater on time.
    2. Not much for the talking.
    3. We never have to listen to a tale of woe about dieting. Undead eat only one thing, and people are high protien, almost no sugar.
    4. Hard to cuddle after onset of rigor mortis.
    5. As a female of the species, she’s eventually going to tear your heart out… at least the undead are up front about it.

  8. andrewjthomas
    July 5th, 2005 at 14:32 | #8
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    so I guess for zombies, we (the living) are like a bunch of asian food…
    fill up quickly, only to be hungry again in a few hours :P

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