Capcom'sDead Risingvideo game franchise has been entertaining horror fans since the first game was released in 2006 and has expanded through several sequels and even two widely-available live-action movies made under the banner.
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As a conventional exploration of the zombie apocalypse format, theDead Rising franchisequite clearly takes inspiration from the world of movies as well as giving its own inspiration to them in return. Here are 10 zombie movies that everyDead Risingfan should check out.
Geroge A. Romero's classic has influenced the genre like nothing else and certainly willed every other movie on this list into existence.
Expanding on his original zombie milestoneNight of the Living Dead, Romero adds elements of commercialism via its (at the time) unique location of a shopping mall but you can simply marvel at the ingenuity of Tom Savini's practical effects and makeup for the whole movie if you're not into that. It's essential viewing for a zombie fan of any variety.
BeforeThe Lord of the Rings conquered the world, Peter Jackson's aspirations were much more niche but by no means any less ambitious. Braindead (a.k.a. Dead Alive) is quite simply one of the most entertainingly disgusting times you can have while watching a movie.
If it can be ripped, torn, gouged, punctured, splattered, crushed, or just otherwise destroyed then Jacksondepicts the act with great enthusiasm. It's one of the few movies that can live up to the absolute carnage that a player can create for themselves withDead Rising's endless zombie hordes.
Edgar Wright's romantic zombie comedyplayed as much a part in rejuvenating the zombie movie as Danny Boyle's28 Days LaterandZack Snyder'sDawn of the Deadremake from the same year but did so while also returning a much-missed sense of comedy.
Sweet, smart, funny, and often genuinely scary,Shaun of the Deadis one of the most accessible and enjoyable zombie movies ever made and aDead Risingfan who hasn't seen it yet is definitely missing out on something special.
This zombie comedy follows a group of elementary school teachers dealing with a school full of undead kids and, while that definitely doesn't sound like the firmest basis for a comedy, the central trio of Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, and Rainn Wilson gives a distinct sitcom vibe to the weary formula.
A great supporting cast, including30 Rock's Jack McBrayer andSawwriter/Invisible Mandirector Leigh Whannell, makesCootiesone of the more underrated gems of the genre's conventional side.
A pretty indisputable modern classic, it's hard to say exactly what makes people latch on so hard toZombieland. It arrived at a very convenient moment, just as the zombie craze was poised to explode once again into popular culture, but the combinedpower of its incredible core ensemble and an uncharacteristically laidback feel for the genre just seems to have this perfect storm effect on audience members.
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The idea of the modern zombie movie is, of course, to be enjoyable in some way, asDead Risingillustrates so well, andZombielanddepicts the most pleasant version of the conventional zombie apocalypse yet.
One of theweirdest entries into the genre overall, and it's a prettystrange genre,The Return of the Living Deadis the brainchild of Dan O'Bannon, the screenwriter of such sci-fi classics asTotal RecallandAlien (amongst many other accomplishments).
More a series of vignettes than one overall story,The Return of the Living Deadshould be thenext stop after Braindeadfor anybody looking to get grossed out by a retro zombie movie.
Originally the counterpart to Quentin Tarantino'sGrindhousesegmentDeath Proofbefore both movies just went their separate ways and ended up being counted as more their own things, Robert Rodriguez's contributionis much less concerned withcoming off as legitimate auteur cinema and just wants to take you on a fun, schlocky, ride.
Planet Terroris bursting with memorable moments, not least of which is a fake trailer for a Danny Trejo vehicle namedMachetewhich materialized into an actual movie three years later with a sequel following three years after that.
This South Korean hit has taken the world by storm in a very short period of time with its breakneck pace and intense, claustrophobic, action. The idea of a contained zombie thriller on a moving train seems like such a no-brainer when you see it that you wonder how it hadn't been tried before butTrain to Busandoesn't get by on just the strength of its premise alone.
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Dead Risingfans will appreciate that, while there's certainly a humorous edge to things, there are emotional stakes motivating its characters and that serves to make the story all the more thrilling.
Continuing the Rom-Zom-Com thread started byShaun of the Dead,Warm Bodiesmarkets the zombie apocalypse to the teen romance movie crowd to interesting effect.
Zombies still eat people but the conventions of the genre are toyed with when Nicholas Hoult's undead heartthrob, who provides a droll narration to the audience about the mundane existence and inner thoughts of a zombie, falls for a living woman and attempts to win her heart.
Fred Dekker's odd mish-mash of horror subgenres, from sci-fi to slashers, is ultimately a straight forward zombie movie in the end but the bizarre comedic journey to get there makes it one of the most stand out cult horror movies of the 80s.
Witha movie where the last names of the main characters are Romero, Hooper, Cameron, Cronenberg, Landis, and Raimi, you know you're in for a referential treat if you're a horror fan.
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