The final movie I viewed last night....
33. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (FTV)
The title says it all. The classic story of troubled relationships between the uppermost classes of 19th century England is retold with a zombie apocalypse as the backdrop. This actually isn't as contrived as it seems, as there are fitting parallels in the attitudes towards the zombies and the lower class peasantry--those unpleasant ones who were to be fenced out with moats and walls, and forgotten about until they rise and revolt and need to be dealt with using force. Still, the most involving aspects of this movie aren't necessarily in the zombies, but in the machinations of courtship between the feisty Elizabeth Bennet and the proud and prejudiced Mr. Darcy. I particularly enjoyed their hand-to-hand combat scene. Things get a little more scattershot as the plot picks up speed towards the end, but overall this is fine entertainment with a good bit of fun.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2016 Horror Movie List
FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Boy (FTV) 3.5/5
2. Baskin (FTV) 4/5
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (FTV) 3.5/5
4. 10 Cloverfield Lane (FTV) 4/5
5. The Watcher in the Woods (FTV) 3/5
6. Slugs (FTV) 3.5/5
7. Clown (FTV) 4/5
8. The Visit (FTV) 2/5
9. Cell (FTV) 3/5
10. American Mary (FTV) 3.5/5
11. Terror Train 3/5
12. The Thing 5/5
13. Livide (FTV) 4/5
14. Grabbers (FTV) 3.5/5
15. What We Do in the Shadows (FTV) 4/5
16. Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence) 3.5/5
17. The Wailing (FTV) 4/5
18. A Christmas Horror Story (FTV) 3/5
19. It Came From Outer Space (FTV) 3/5
20. Microwave Massacre (FTV) 2.5/5
21. Rob Zombie's 31 (FTV) 3.5/5
22. The Entity (FTV) 4/5
23. The Neon Demon (FTV) 3.5/5
24. Fender Bender (FTV) 2/5
25. The Conjuring 2 (FTV) 4/5
26. The Forest (FTV) 3.5/5
27. End of the Line (FTV) 3/5
28. The Hallow (FTV) 2/5
29. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (FTV) 4/5
30. The Shallows (FTV) 3/5
31. Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.5/5
32. Trouble Every Day (FTV) 3/5
33. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (FTV) 3.5/5
33. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (FTV)
The title says it all. The classic story of troubled relationships between the uppermost classes of 19th century England is retold with a zombie apocalypse as the backdrop. This actually isn't as contrived as it seems, as there are fitting parallels in the attitudes towards the zombies and the lower class peasantry--those unpleasant ones who were to be fenced out with moats and walls, and forgotten about until they rise and revolt and need to be dealt with using force. Still, the most involving aspects of this movie aren't necessarily in the zombies, but in the machinations of courtship between the feisty Elizabeth Bennet and the proud and prejudiced Mr. Darcy. I particularly enjoyed their hand-to-hand combat scene. Things get a little more scattershot as the plot picks up speed towards the end, but overall this is fine entertainment with a good bit of fun.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Bob's October 2016 Horror Movie List
FTV denotes first-time viewings
1. The Boy (FTV) 3.5/5
2. Baskin (FTV) 4/5
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (FTV) 3.5/5
4. 10 Cloverfield Lane (FTV) 4/5
5. The Watcher in the Woods (FTV) 3/5
6. Slugs (FTV) 3.5/5
7. Clown (FTV) 4/5
8. The Visit (FTV) 2/5
9. Cell (FTV) 3/5
10. American Mary (FTV) 3.5/5
11. Terror Train 3/5
12. The Thing 5/5
13. Livide (FTV) 4/5
14. Grabbers (FTV) 3.5/5
15. What We Do in the Shadows (FTV) 4/5
16. Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence) 3.5/5
17. The Wailing (FTV) 4/5
18. A Christmas Horror Story (FTV) 3/5
19. It Came From Outer Space (FTV) 3/5
20. Microwave Massacre (FTV) 2.5/5
21. Rob Zombie's 31 (FTV) 3.5/5
22. The Entity (FTV) 4/5
23. The Neon Demon (FTV) 3.5/5
24. Fender Bender (FTV) 2/5
25. The Conjuring 2 (FTV) 4/5
26. The Forest (FTV) 3.5/5
27. End of the Line (FTV) 3/5
28. The Hallow (FTV) 2/5
29. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (FTV) 4/5
30. The Shallows (FTV) 3/5
31. Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.5/5
32. Trouble Every Day (FTV) 3/5
33. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (FTV) 3.5/5