Zone 261...

So, here's a trailer for an upcoming Swedish zombie film.


ZONE 261 - Trailer from ZON 261 on Vimeo.

Interesting to say the least. The zombies seem to be a cross between the runners pioneered in the wake of 28 Days Later and the intelligent pseudo zombies of the later Resident Evil games, as they seem to be able to wield weapons.

Apparently, the film is as much about xenophobia and immigrant-native tensions as it is about zombies. I didn't see any of that here, but hey, who knows!

The effects are obviously digitally painted on, but they look good enough. The fact that there are four survivors and the circling camera angle is very reminiscent of the trailers for the Left 4 Dead series, particularly the second entry--which is an amazing game by the way.



All similarities aside, I really love me some melee action. And from the pipes and bars the characters grab here, I hope we can at least look forward to some good old fashioned zombie clobbering.

Side note, when the zombie apocalypse happens, always have a good melee weapon with you. Meaning something to beat things off with. Like a crow bar, for example. No real need to aim, just swing batter-batter and you're likely to hit something and force those teeth away from you. Also, if you're in a hurry, you can always just use your melee weapon to cripple the zombies and make it so they can't pursue you.

With stabbing weapons there's a greater risk of blood splatter, which means a greater risk of contamination. Humans are fleshy and full of bones, so there's also a chance your bladed weapon will get stuck in the zombie and you won't be able to get it back out. Not that bladed weapons aren't useful, but make sure to keep a melee weapon too. Bash and run, that's what I always say!

Back to the trailer. As many of you know, I am a sucker for strong female characters and the look on the lead girl's face here when the horde shows up leads me to believe she is just the kind of hard bitch I like.


Also, how quickly is the little zombie girl becoming a cliché? I mean really, they're popping up everywhere these days.

xoxo

D-bag