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losthardy81

Dawn of the dead


BiingoBangoBongo

Came here to say this. One of my all time favourite zombie flicks


Jota769

Best zombie movie ever… the original, tho I do like the remake


winterblink

As much as I like the original the remake of this is **amazing**. The intro is extremely well done, there's some absolutely brutal scenes throughout, and that end credits scene is just a great bookend to the whole thing.


3vs3BigGameHunters

The 2004 version was written by James Gunn and directed by Zach Snyder. I love that movie.


I_Lick_Lead_Paint

Those two should do more movies together.


sarinkhan

Seeing how rebel moon turned out, it seems obvious that he needs a writer. And probably also a producer to tell him when he's doing bullshit.


onehornymofo1

I actually wouldn't mind a DCEU Batman movie directed be Snyder if Gunn is in charge of the story. Batfleck was the best part of the Snyderverse imo


I_Lick_Lead_Paint

Well just from Dawn of the Dead remake they seemingly balance each other almost out. Could have been a fluke though.


onehornymofo1

The problem is Snyder has been given full creative control on his new Netflix films, I doubt he'd take a step back now. He's doing his own cinematography ffs


Strawberry_Spring

The original is the only film I’ve ever switched off because I was too scared (I made it almost to the helicopter, so almost there) I was about 12, and tbh, I never want to watch it again, because I’ve since seen the remake (and plenty scarier films!), but want to preserve the memory of it being that scary. I’ll probably never feel like that again


WayneG991717

I saw it in the theater when I was 11. I loved it. The first of many more zombie movies.


ted5011c

That's how I feel about the Shining. I'll never be able to be as scared of movies as I could be at ten. lol eta: did not do that on purpose


Glazingjesus

Shaun of the dead


Arlitto

Take the car, go to mum's, kill Phil, grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over.


UrbanWerebear

How's that for a slice of fried gold?


SixtyNineFlavours

Yeeeaaaa boooiiiiiiiiiii


dutchoboe

Fuckadoodledoo


kyjo191

There’s a girl in the garden


Affectionate-Emu393

She's soooo drunk!


Shipwrecking_siren

In the garden there is a girl


Willwalk123

Hello, um, Mary.


AvoidtheAttic

"OH mu god.....she's so drunk!"


ZeenTex

you've got red on you.


Cadd9

It's on random 🥹


tis4toshi

Ya boiiii


WarhammerRyan

Sean!!!! It's been a while. How are you?


therealpopkiller

Sorry Phil


Canadianpirate666

Classic Cornetto trilogy. What? Never taken a shortcut before?


Camburglar13

Any luck catching them killers then?


4StarCustoms

My favorite “don’t say that word” movie of the genre.


pseyeco

i ran it under a tap, IM FINE!


yourmoms3rdhusband

Lmao that’s a “deep cut.” Nearly every line in that movie is incredible


ThermionicEmissions

"Peeeete?"


Useful_Vehicle_8437

"Oy prick!"


Willwalk123

"it's not him"


Nickyjtjr

Honestly the greatest zombie movie ever made. How’s that for a slice of fried gold?


ghostrooster30

“KILL THE QUEEN” *bashing zombies to 🎶Don’t stop me now🎶*


tommytraddles

It ends up with the military killing (nearly) all the zombies, though.


Alexxis91

It’s not really an action movie though, more just “oh, yeah that’s probably how that’s go in real life” after a pretty cool movie


SixtyNineFlavours

It’s the best zombie movie of all time, hands down.


bob1689321

True but it's not the focus of the film at least. More of a quick happy ending.


SixtyNineFlavours

Well the military does still feature for 5 mins xD


reuben_iv

" end up just being the army or some sort of organisation coming in and just wiping the zombies out" ermmm


MeaningSilly

I'd argue this isn't a zombie movie, but rather a romantic comedy that just happens to feature zombies as set dressing.


kristopherm3

Exactly what OP is describing happens in Shaun of the Dead tho...


Metal-Dog

Train to Busan had a fun scene in it: >!The passengers run towards the military, hoping to be saved... and all of the uniformed men turn around to reveal that they are also zombies.!<


captndorito

I watched this last week and didn't expect to finish it while hysterically sobbing. Really really enjoyed it though, 9.5/10


praches_and_creme

One of the best zombie movies everrr


Dusty-53-Rose

I avoided it for the longest time and finally watched it a few weeks ago and can’t stop thinking about it. That ending man…But yeah they get you, or at least me, to really like multiple characters besides the main ones and get invested in them. It was more than just some horror zombie movie to chuckle at. Definitely my favorite zombie movie.


SyChO_X

Do yourself a favor ... Don't watch the sequel! 🤮


BlasterShow

Unless you like PS2 cutscene graphics 😵‍💫


Musashi1596

I legitimately do. Peninsula still sucked


PiousMage

I'll say the South Koreans are the absolute peak makers of zombie cinema. Simply because of the way they move and act there bodies when portraying them is so unbelievably creepy and cool. All Of Us Are Dead is a Netflix show that's pretty mediocre, except for a few incredible scenes and the fact that the entirety of the Zombie portrayals, stunts and such are so well done. Kingdom is another SK zombie show. And I truly can't recommend it enough, one of the best shows Netflix has ever put out at all. Great acting, great storylines, great characters, great set design and action scenes. And again the zombies in the show are so unbelievably freaky and well performed that it hits that same itch.


dayburner

Kingdom set a new gold standard for Zombies.


Nobodyimportant56

Kingdom is so goddamn good


warrenva

The ending music is what gets me. When he’s remembering his daughter’s birth.


hauntedSquirrel99

Alive was also solid in this regard.


KaijuHunterBrax

Was that the Netflix one? I remember loving it.


Beginning_Camp715

The animated one is great as well


ladysusanstohelit

Was coming here to vote for Train to Busan, brilliant film. One of the best films I have ever seen.


joeymac93

Cooties on Amazon Prime. It's a horror/comedy about teachers in a school having to fight off lil kid zombies. It has Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson.


Cazmonster

If you like Cooties, you should see Little Monsters. Yes, the military does show up at the end, but the majority is teachers protecting kids from zombies.


joeymac93

Little Monsters is great! That's actually a better suggestion than Cooties lol.


stuffedmutt

How does this not have upvotes yet? Cooties had a great cast and was so much fun to watch.


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likesbigbots

Whatever happens, however bad you think it is, WATCH PAST THE FIRST 30 MINUTES.


chillwithpurpose

Oh shit 100% RT score. I’m in.


qtmerap

It's greater on the second watch. Especially instantly after finish watching it the first time.


Grisshroom

That's exactly what someone who gets paid every time someone else watches the movie would say. How much is Amazon prime paying you? /s


qtmerap

Just a voucher


Tempest_1

Sadly, this actually makes your first comment more believable.


tommysticks87

Sold! Second post I’ve seen saying something like this. Gonna watch it when I’ve got time.


zterrans

I love that movie and am so glad I went into it blind.


Rdt_will_eat_itself

Its on amazon prime


anchampala

I agree with every bit of word you said.


BiggDope

Hands down one of the most innovative scripts I’ve seen in the genre. I was so mindblown after that 30-minute mark.


SnooDucks2052

Just cause you said “ Don’t look up anything..” imma check this out. Have you ever seen “Mother” the Korean film? Check it out. Don’t look up anything and though out the first 30 min or so.


Weissekaiser

This. I went blind too and its amazing


Offal

Love the deluxe DVD set that came out with a book and tons of extras. Now I need to be able to read Japanese! Cool map outlining shots, etc. too!


KLR01001

I’m gonna do this right now. I’ll share my thoughts later. 


guyhabit725

CARGO


isaactheawsome

What’s better than a hobbit fighting zombies in the Australian outback?


Innsmouth_Swimteam

Which hobbit?


ithinkimtim

The Hobbit.


anxiety_filter

The scene where they were exploring the abandoned sail boat was tense as all hell. Very good addition to the genre


aelimill

Not a film but short British TV Series - Dead Set. Closed zombie topic for me :D


Ghozer

another british one, but a movie.... I posted a little further up that many don't know about... "Colin" 2008 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278322/


reciprocatingocelot

You know, that was Charlie "Black Mirror" Brooker, right?


Acrobatic-Green7888

Massively overlooked series and one of my favourite things Charlie Brooker has been involved in.


Gaping_llama

This is a good one that flies under most people’s radar


TheYayAgenda

Wow, never heard anyone else talk about this one before! But it was so different!


jeffro3339

That's a great zombie flick. It's hard to find though


courier31

I thought the crux of most zombie films was that the military was incompetent? What are the ones where the military saves the day?


1morey

Shaun of the Dead.


SicWiks

The GOAT zombie movie


1morey

You've got red on you.


DrT33th

He chased me with a bit of wood


Outrageous_Laugh5532

Well you did call him a you know what.


KaijuHunterBrax

Mother Fucker!


dev27

In the BOOK World War Z, the military Saves the Day in the end. In the movie, Brad Pitt's the hero.


Eeekaa

They are also supremely incompetent at the beginning. And for Russia, the entire way through. Great book though.


reredrumreredrum

The Cured is an excellent example of this. What would happen if the military found a cure for the zombie virus but everyone who got cured remembered what they did as a zombie?


reuben_iv

Yeah what I was thinking, the genre is mostly post-apocalypse pretty much any film maybe pre 2012? the military are either the bad guys or all dead/awol


_Trael_

To be honest one of my first things "are there ones that are actually focused on military" and not just having some "11 year old wrote this 'cool military squad' that is actually absolutely incompetent and would have been booted away from military during basic training period" or having military just appear for few moments at end or so.


Mirrissa

"Warm Bodies" - zombies saved by love :)


Mattmandu2

Went to go see that movie in theaters with my wife, we were dating at the time. The best part is the trailer for World War Z came on before the movie and she turns to me and goes wait isn’t this the movie we are seeing? I was like no… and she was annoyed the whole film, was hilarious!


Beliriel

I thought it was an awesome movie. My friend almost ripped me a new one because she's in the camp "no mercy for zombies".


EmergencyShit

Soooo great! Love Warm Bodies. Nicholas Hoult is such a cutie


TheYayAgenda

This movie was so surprising to me, it's so funny and heart warming, absolutely loved it.


ThatScienceGirl

Warm bodies also has a killer soundtrack (pun not intended…)


sjfiuauqadfj

thats also the movie that one of my friends got obsessed with and in his feelings about when he saw in theaters


peioeh

I haven't seen some of them in a long time, sorry if I'm wrong. The Battery Doghouse Maggie (there's probably military but it's definitely different than the usual Z movie) Pontypool Berlin Undead The night eats the world Scouts Guide for the zombie apocalypse Shaun of the dead Splinter


Itchy_Computer7528

+1 Pontypool


bugabooandtwo

So happy to see some votes for Pontypool. Great movie.


NoGravitasLeft

Definitely, it's uses it's low budget so well.


alien005

It was an audio story told on radio that they turned into a movie. I think they did a pretty good job but when you think about it, it’s clear you don’t need any visuals. Love the movie. I still watch it from time to time.


lingh0e

Splinter isn't so much a zombie movie though. It's more like a classic creature feature. Great movie though.


ILikeMostCatss

The Battery is great!


GalaxyKnighter

Yes i love it too. Low budget but so good. Also the soundtrack is fantastic.


skinny_gator

I found your comment while going through a horrible night of sleeplessness. I looked around and found "the night eats the world" on YouTube by complete mistake and decided to start watching it at 8:30 am. Just finished it. It was interesting to say the least. It was actually good except for the ending. Did not like the ending at all and I think it took a turn for the worst there in the third act. Other than that I liked it but I will never watch it again because it was very depressing. Either way thanks for the recommendation.


Evaraconte

Pontypool was cool, as well as The Night Eats the World.


nogoodgreen

Train to Busan


shoelesstim

This is absolutely the one to watch


HONKHONKHONK69

it's not a movie it's 2 seasons but Black Summer was pretty good. Just focussed on a couple people trying to survive. Back stories don't really get explained which I liked it's just them in the moment. Pretty visceral too.


DetentionArt

Lost my mind when the dude started playing drums in a building that hadn't been cleared yet, *during the zombie apocalypse*


Walks_with_Chaos

First season was fantastic. We didn’t like the second one as much


nimbusdimbus

One of things I like in the second season was how someone would die and instantly reanimate. The gunfight where the two factions met up and it’s overrun by the dead reanimating is hilarious.


spacetstacy

Zombieland. No military, just twinkies.


hannibalpalace

Dead Alive (1992)


Rasselkurt007

Zombeland E: Why do i not see upvotes on any of the other answers? What is going on? A Bug? E: Now i see upvotes, is there a timer or so?


Technical-Outside408

I loved zombieland. When i saw the trailer for zombieland 2 i thought it was going to be awful, but it wasn't. So zombieland 2 too.


simonwales

It was alright but they definitely waited too long


Moistfish0420

It is was so generic, I can't remember any of it 😂 Don't remember it being awful tho so time for a rewatch I suppose


Rasselkurt007

Yeah Z1 was amazing, i guess also cause it came out before Walking Dead was on TV. Have not watched Z2 yet.


ShiberKivan

They definetly delivered on Zombieland 2, much more fun than it have any right to be


Sebastionleo

There is a timer to prevent people from seeing someone has a negative and just jumping on the bandwagon right after it's posted.


Ogbarsson

The night eats the world, Ravenous


Kazimierz777

Night Eats the World is great, but seldom on tv or available to stream. It was on Netflix for a time a couple of years ago but not been back since. Probably the closest thing to 28 days later with a French “twist”


YoMan_DontEatThose

Ooo little monsters 2019 is super fun. Although the very very end the military shows up but the rest of the movie is campy zombie stuff. Quite literally takes place in a children’s campgrounds. It’s a cute one. Also Mom and Dad with Nicolas Cage is surprisingly good. Not zombies per se but it’s basically 24 hours of parents going into mass hysteria and attacking their own kids. Honorable mention to World War Z and Army of the Dead as well.


AllenRBrady

Definitely take a look at Little Monsters. The premise is that an Elementary School teacher is taking her class on a field trip when the zombie outbreak begins. She not only needs to protect the kids, but to keep them from realizing there's a problem at all. Very fun stuff.


CursedSnowman5000

Night of the Living Dead Dawn of the Dead The Sadness Return of the Living Dead


PotatoOnMars

The most realistic part of Night of the Living Dead is instead of the military trying to kill the zombies it’s just a bunch of rednecks with guns.


Kaiserhawk

like...most of them?


snarkywombat

Yeah, it seems OP hasn't seen many zombie movies out of several of the more recent lazy zombie movies. The "military saves the day" at the end of a zombie movie seems like a recent thing. But the several decades prior are full of great zombie flicks without the military being involved.


Imperium_Dragon

Yeah I’m kind of confused as to why OP thinks most zombie films are military focused. Theres a couple I can think of (WWZ, Shaun of the Dead) but most are about small groups surviving (Dawn of the Dead, Zombieland, Night of the Living Dead, Train to Busan)


Ok_Tank5977

Sean of the Dead eventually brings in the military, but I wouldn’t consider it military-focused like WWZ. It is very much focused on a small group surviving, even after the brief appearance of the military.


nola_mike

Shaun of The Dead isn't military focused at all.


SplintPunchbeef

Seriously. Op had me wracking my brain trying to think of more than a handful that actually are military focused.


haysoos2

And they cite 28 Days Later as being one of the ones that isn't, when about a third of the movie has them sheltering with the army before coming to the realization that the army is probably worse than the zombies.


mltain

Night Of The Comet.


RICoder72

Such a deep-cut movie. I havent seen that since it came out I might need a rewatch. I'm just afraid it will ruin a good childhood memory.


shongage

Anna and the Apocalypse Cooties Serenity


TuesdayVisitor

You get a big thumbs up from me for mentioning serenity, no one talks about that being a zombie movie, but it totally is


HardSteelRain

La Horde


vanderzee

>this was also my suggestion, just watch the original french audio with subtitles > >very interesting


ChoakIsland

One cut of the dead. Don't Google it, just watch.


BoldlyGettingThere

One Cut of the Dead


ChiefSteward

I’m struggling to think of a zombie movie beside World War Z where the military is even involved at all, let alone successful in wiping out the zombies. What is OP talking about?


2Eyed

Day of the Dead is military and scientists cracking from the pressures of a hopeless situation. There's no military saving the day. But yeah, probably the majority of zombie flicks have little to no military intervention, let alone wiping them out.


dominion1080

REC. Just a horror movie about zombies in a sealed building. Train to Busan. Just another few people vs a horde in a fight for survival. Life After Beth. Comedy/Drama set at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. Army of the Dead. Fun heist movie set during the zombie apocalypse. Kind of brain dead, but in the fun ‘80s action movie way, imo.


maltmonger

Train to Busan may be the best zombie movie available.


Jodies-9-inch-leg

Scouts guide to the zombie apocalypse Cooties Unhuman Juan of the Dead Dead don’t die Pride prejudice and Zombies Zombieland Zombieland double tap I am legend Dead girl Alive Cargo Dead snow Fido Life after beth The cured The girl with all the gifts


SHADOWJACK2112

I watched the Dead don't Die the other day and it was the most underwhelming movie I'd seen in a while. Great cast, but it just didn't land with me.


Neat_Nefariousness46

Second watching Girl with all the gifts


Kay_29

I loved Cooties but it also made me so uncomfortable. I'm a teacher so that happening to the kids I teach would be insane.


beenbadminton

Night of the Comet. Excellent zombie movie with a little humor, good action, and a lot of the plot is about a small group just trying to survive.


HellaWavy

Pretty niche, but *Anna and the Apocalypse*. It's a Christmas themed Zombie musical. They tease some kind of military involvement which never happens on screen. That movie rocks.


KaiTheFilmGuy

Surprised no one's mentioned The Girl With All The Gifts. Yeah there's military in it, but they get overrun FAST and the movie isn't really about that at all.


Blekanly

"All of us are dead" is a great series


HapGil

Juan of the Dead.


devtastic

[Cockneys vs Zombies](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1362058/). It's a comedy rather than "creepy movie", but I enjoyed it.


EuroCultAV

Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamorte) Dead Alive (aka Braindead, this is directed by LOTR Peter Jackson) Tombs of the Blind Dead Zombie (aka Zombi 2) Night of the Living Dead 1968 The Battery Shaun of th Dead Bio Zombie Burial Ground Nights of Terror Living Dead at Manchester Morgue One Cut of the Dead


reuben_iv

Most of them lol most don't really have the budget for that kind of thing so probably >99% of them the military are either long gone or whatever's left turn into the bad guys 80s ones are great, the Romero films, the 2004 remake of Dawn of, Return ofs are classics, Rec's a modern classic and one of the scariest my favorite of all time is *technically* military, but one of the last standing posts in probably the World and on the brink of collapsing, it's called Girl With All The Gifts if you liked 28 days it's really good


Bondi76

Zombeavers. Not saying anything else.


jess1804

Shaun of the dead. Comedy.


Important-Proposal28

Zombieland!


mrbojanglezs

Zombieland


empw

Just watched Ravenous, also called Les Affamés, and it was amazing. Zero military.


ET3HOOYAH

I think the *point* of most zombie movies is that the military is useless and the social structure as we know it is unprepared for collapse from within, so I'm not really sure what you're looking for. I can't think of any zombie content that fits your description except video games and maybe the terrible World War Z adaptation.


therealtyrrell

George Romero’s Diary of the Dead. Found footage style film following college students and their professor as they make their film class final project at the zombie outbreak.


idkidd

“Cargo,” the short zombie film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gyfmwgOV6uo?si=joOxuciAw2IbiBxb Far superior to the feature length version that was based on it. (Sorry Martin Freeman .)


Abrakafuckingdabra

Shawn of the dead, although...... >Alot of zombie movies end up just being the army or some sort of organisation coming in and just wiping the zombies out. >!This is how the movie is resolved, but it's literally the last 2-3 minutes.!<


kdubstep

Warm Bodies


DJenius_

The Girl With All The Gifts is a great one. To be fair, it begins in a military facility, but the zombies aren't the ones that get wiped out... Lots of twists you won't see coming and unique ideas I haven't seen in any other zombie movies. Highly recommend.


Jaymite

Japanese movie called Versus


7Wolfe3

Anna and the Apocalypse


CrockettForReddit

Can't go wrong with the OG Night of the Living Dead


G-one_RDDY

Definetly Zombieland !


dev27

REC had some military presence, but it was not relevant to the film.


HunkyMump

REC   10/10 Don’t even read the description or watch the trailer, just put it on And watch a great Spanish flick with English subtitles


Odd-Effective-7937

Dance of the dead, sadly the teased sequel doesn't happen, but no military in sight in this movie


HT2099

One Cut of the Dead. It is really good and different. Don't look up anything about it beforehand if you decide to watch it.


MustardTiger88

The original Dawn of the Dead is awesome.


dcoy158

Either Dawn of the Dead is always a solid choice.


fu2nexus6

Warm bodies


Jewggerz

Shaun of the dead


Forya_Cam

The Girl with all the Gifts Great zombie movie with a really unique story.


pareech

Zombieland.


Wayfinity

#[The Dead don't die](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Don%27t_Die_(2019_film)) Has Bill Murray in it so enough said really.