This quote pretty much sums up the film’s ethos: “Our energy would simply prevail. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look west, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark – that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”

Were we supposed to feel sorry for the characters as being relics/castaways from that time? Or to see them as somehow a version of the “American Dream” in a take what you want, where you want it, when you want it kind of way?

Definitely some memorable scenes if nothing else like the disembodied Nixon heads flying around and Depp waking up with a microphone taped to his face and wearing a lizard tail.

Also, I liked the blurring of fiction and journalism.

The most powerful statement in the film had to do with unintentional cruelty. Even though they didn’t hurt anyone physically, (as far as we know) there were still causalities of their recklessness (e.g., the waitress, the housekeeper, and Lucy).

If you are looking for 1) a straight zombie movie or you are comparing this film to 2) Shaun of the Dead, you might be disappointed. Otherwise, you’ll probably appreciate it because the film is somewhere between those two ideas.

The idea of crossing a zombie movie with a romantic comedy was a tricky order, but it seemed to come off.

The film does have its slow bits, but overall, not a waste of time. I’ve definitely seen much, much worse. In fact, this one goes on my top 10 of zombie movies.

Maybe not the best zombie movie ever made, but it had its moments.

And, really, prom would be way more memorable if there was a zombie uprising in the middle of it.

Sort of the zombie version of The Breakfast Club.

Still trying to figure out how one of the zombies was holding his head the whole time…

So, I thought it was worth reading because there are some interesting aspects to the story but it’s hard to really believe in (much less like) these characters.

Also, when Watanabe needs someone else to talk to the author just makes up a new friend and starts a new plot line. At least that’s how it felt.

And it felt a little strange to have a man writing about such intimate details of women’s bodies, sex lives, and sexual experiences. I’m sure it’s just me, but that felt a little creepy to read. Just didn’t ring true for me.

A strange movie that was all over the place. First there is a flasher to catch, then a mall robbery occurs, then a need to become a police officer, then…it just gets more convoluted from there.

The most memorable part of this film is the graphic violence. Strange for a film that is really considered a comedy.

Still worth it, but not as funny, focused, or as full of social commentary as the first season.

And, randomly, hair gel is now pretty funny to me when I see it in stores.

Kind of Marquis de Sade-ish. It’s also somehow feminist. I know that makes no sense, but there you go.

Lots of sex, lots of incest, lots of female masturbation. Yet, I wouldn’t call it pornographic or even erotic.

And the most boring orgy scene ever filmed. I swear.

I can’t really figure out if there was supposed to be a message here. Maybe it’s this: Life is what you make of it. So go after what you want. But if you choose to play dirty, life may just play dirty back.

Think Leave it to Beaver with zombies.

I really don’t think it’s fair to label this film a chick flick. It is a bit quirky and centered on the lives of three waitresses, but it’s just not a chick flick. The romantic storyline is anything but contrived and formulaic, the characters are not two dimensional, and the film has real stuff to say, and the relationships were messy like in real life.

All the characters have flaws, and even the abusive husband was impossible to hate, because he was made to be human.
I loved that this film didn’t romanticize motherhood either. None of that is a chick flick approach.

Sure, the ending might have been wrapped up a little too easily, neatly, and happily, but the ending was the least important part of the film.

I laughed really hard at this.

Basically, it’s a guy fantasy of having a really memorable night in Vegas where things basically work out ok.

But, other than one unbelievably and stereotypically mean female character, I think women will enjoy this film as well.

Just don’t try to think too much about it afterward. Because once you start putting logic to the plot it quickly becomes far fetched. Far fetched being an understatement.

The main characters did not seem completely flat and for a comedy that in itself would have made the film worth watching.

And don’t we all know guys who, under the right circumstances, could get themselves into similar kinds of trouble?