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Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2012: Last of the Living

Horror/Comedy, 88 Minutes, 2009: Last of the Living on IMDB

The fifth selection in our annual “Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters” Easter zombie movie marathon.  Another zombie comedy and (by far) the lowest budget selection of the day.

Set in New Zealand this low-budget groaner follows three slacker friends that have survived the zombie apocalypse by sleeping in other people’s abandoned houses, drinking beer and watching DVDs.  (Apparently the New Zealand infrastructure is significantly better than the American one as the power grid is still happily active many months into the end of the world.)

The slackers meet a girl who needs help developing a cure for the zombie plague and while not trying to awkwardly seduce her attempt to help.  Of course things don’t always go as planned.

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Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2012: The Horde

Horror, 90 Minutes, 2009: The Horde on IMDB

This is the fourth selection in our annual “Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters” Easter zombie movie marathon.  Since my daughter (who lacks the patience for subtitles) had a previous appointment my son and I decided to give this foreign example of the genre a go.

The French may have (or so I’ve heard) some issues with social graces but apparently no problems at all with crafting a truly kick-ass zombie flick.  This is a prime example of a straight-laced traditional zombie story.

A group of cops decide to take matters into their own hands after a crime boss kills one of their own.  They infiltrate his hideout, situated at the top of a condemned high-rise, to assassinate him but things go pear-shaped.   As the situation heats up the dead start to rise and attack the living and our two groups are forced to work together.

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Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2012: Wasting Away

Horror/Comedy, 90 Minutes, 2007: Wasting Away on IMDB

The third selection in our annual “Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters” Easter zombie movie marathon.  Moving back towards the comedic-side of the scale.  [Note that this movie is listed as "Wasting Away" on Internet Movie Database but as "Aaah! Zombies!!" on Netflix - no idea why, but low-budget movies often have identity issues.]

Low budget movies can either play it straight and hope for the best or try something new and hope for the best.  Those in the latter category can, however, stand just a little taller, a little more proud, even if they fail.  This movie makes the effort and tries something new and while it doesn’t always succeed the attempt is more than a little infectious (pun noted).

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Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2012: Zombie Apocalypse

Horror, 87 Minutes, 2011: Zombie Apocalypse on IMDB

This is the second selection in our annual “Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters” Easter zombie movie marathon.  It’s becoming something of a mini-tradition to have Ving Rhames featured in a selection – if he remains true to form we’ll have a new option next year as well.

Any genre fan knows that “SyFy Original”  means a small collection of B-now-C-list actors interacting with terribly realized CGI effects.  This doesn’t change the formula but, unlike the majority of its siblings, features a surprisingly cogent script and (in comparison) quality performances.

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Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters 2012: Fido

Horror/Comedy, 93 Minutes, 2006: Fido on IMDB

Although delayed a day due to family visits this marks the first selection in our annual “Boiled Eggs and Brain Eaters” Easter zombie movie marathon.  We decided to start with something on more family friendly side of the genre.

Radioactive dust from space reanimates the dead causing a world-wide “Zombie War”.  After beating back the zombies into the unprotected “wild zones” 1950′s Americans enjoy an idyllic existence safe behind fences maintained by “ZomCon” a mega-conglomerate.  Zombies, via ZomCon collars that eliminate their blood-lust, become menial laborers and servants.

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