I watch em so you don't have to! Zombies from around the world

Went on a bit of a foreign zombie kick. La Horde from France, REC from Spain, and Rammbock:Berlin Undead from Germany.
   It probably goes without saying that REC is the best of the bunch. I must confess that I saw the American re-make "Quarantine" first and actually liked it. But REC managed to be creepier and better. The sense of claustrophobia is almost overwhelming. Shot in a real apartment building with actors who had limited foreknowledge of their fate, REC piles terror upon terror. Even the moments where the reporter and her cameraman find a place to rest are almost perfect examples of sustained tension. As with all these films, I did have a bit of trouble reading subtitles during the more intense scenes. But with REC, I often found myself forgetting to read for much longer stretches as I was just too wrapped up with the fear! 4 brains out of a possible 5
    La Horde is set in a small city in France. Criminals and cops get stuck trying to escape an overrun building together. My favorite thing about La Horde has to be all the brutal hand to hand combat with zombies. Most films show a bit of mele and then it all becomes guns and quick blows to the head. But there are some frightfully violent scenes where zombies are getting the shit kicked out of them by crazed gangsters or cops pushed to their breaking points. The movie does tend to leap from this gritty reality into almost cartoon levels of chaos that can suddenly take you out of the moment. But I still enjoyed it. 3 brains out of a possible 5
   Rammbock is a bit more low key than La Horde. But instead of heavily armed cops and gangsters, we have an apartment block full of regular citizens scrambling through attics and fighting their very family and neighbors for survival. In some ways , this is the most lighthearted of the three with odd moments of silliness, but well balanced with heavy scenes of watching people slowly break down from the pressures of being trapped with zombie loved ones. 3 brains out of a possible 5.
    I recommend all three of the flicks which is a new thing for me. I'm loading up the Netflix queue with a whole new round of zombie movies, most of which I'm hoping will be terrible, and I'll watch them so you don't have to.

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Tipping Dominos

Any good conspiracy theorist will tell you that the news never, ever, ever tells us the truth. They are constantly looking for new ways to manipulate our minds to keep us scared and consuming things we don't need in order to keep the Thiefocratic Capitalist Industrial Killing Machine rolling at full steam. But the very best conspiracy theorist marks some of the lowest forms of humanity since they base all of their "theories" on random bullshit, circular logic, and weak, unsupported arguments. We here at Robot Loves Zombie do not condone such behavior nor do we allow such things to go unnoticed or unchecked. MOTHbot and I are an Atheist and a logical Agnostic, respectively, and both can be accurately described as reasonable Skeptics.

Having said all of that, check out this shit and this other shit I found on CNN.com yesterday! It's only a matter of some short years before

A. We get Ironman-type armored combat suits made available to the general populace. Of course they'll be marketed simply as a means of personal transportation but there will immediately be an underground market catering to people who would like their transportation to also support our 2nd Amendment Right to fuck shit up at or near the speed of sound.

B. We finally update our robots to be more human-like than ever and we have a force that can finally face the zombie hordes without fear or reservation. Only an unwavering efficiency in the face of insurmountable odds. They'll be the New Vanguard of human civilization.

C. Option B happens but MOTHbot and I have our brains downloaded into the only two Deluxe models of the robots above ever made, control the New Vanguard saving what's left of humanity and then promptly subjugating it and finally realizing The Church of the Nation State of Chaka Khanistan, Incorporated, LLC. in all it's glory!!!

So if you're out there reading this I highly recommend that you learn the CNSCKIL national anthem, "Stockholme Syndrome" by Muse and work on your zombie skull bashing skillz because Dekx and MOTHy ain't got no time for pussies or despots. IT'S ROBOT TIME, BABY!!! BRING ON THE FUCKIN' ZOMBIES!!!!

Survive!

Just a quick note to get people ready. A helpful bit of zombie survival tips which are spot on about capping loved ones and not getting bogged down trying to keep some panicky woman in high-heels alive when the undead come for her.

MOTHbot

Space DIsease!!!

I guess they have the cover story in place. So called scientists say that the meteor that hit in Peru must have struck arsenic tainted water and those vapors got people sick.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/09/mysterious-mete.html

Very disappointing if it's true. I think Peru must be overrun with zombies by now and the media is just covering it up. Once they sweep down the Andes through Bolivia and hit Northern Argentina, we can look forward to Zombie Gauchos! Man, I can't wait to see a Zombie Gaucho! I just like saying Zombie Gaucho. Maybe I'll name my next band that. Death Metal Rap with a South American flavor. We'll throw our deadly bolas at the audience and they will love us for it. We'll slaughter Alpacas on stage and dance around in their skins until the stage is too dangerous slippery wet and alpaca gutsy. Even Gwar will be afraid of our shows.
But, back to the point. While Argentina is destroyed by Zombie Gauchos, the Zombie Virus will be blazing through Brazil faster than AIDS and poverty combined. AIDS ridden zombies with no education or marketable skills will ravage the countryside.
Meanwhile, to the north, armed rebel groups and government death squads will band together in defense of Ecuador and Colombia. This may slow the undead down for a while, but eventually, some zombies will stumble upon a poorly defended cocaine manufacturing facility. There's not much this side of a bazooka that will stop a coked up zombie. I bet you they can even fly when they're high! Soon the hordes of AIDS zombies and Zombie Gauchos and Coked Up zombies will swarm...
Uh.
So, it was arsenic tainted water. Probably.
Maybe.
Damn.

MOTH to the B-O-T.
Zombie Gaucho!

Gauchos practice fighting zombies with their fierce knives and ponchos.