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JamesG · 02-01-2013, 07:51 PM

Movie Reviews: Warm Bodies

Who says vampires have all the fun (and rake in billions while doing so)?

Don’t rule out zombies, say the executives of Summit Entertainment, the studio that brought you the Twilight movies and is now owned by Lionsgate. Summit is serving up Warm Bodies this weekend.

Scott Bowles in USA Today says that:

“It's geared for teens who perhaps found the Twilight series too profound.”

Kyle Smith in the New York Post thrusts a critical stake to the heart of the movie, then concludes:

“It’s not that I disapprove of zombie-human dating. I just don’t like having my brain eaten by dead writing.”

Manohla Dargis in the New York Times does allow that it is “cute and amusing enough to catch on cable one day,” and notes that Summit apparently:

“has decided that romances between sort of dead boys and living girls is a niche it can fill.”

And Michael Sullivan in the Washington Post gives the film a so-so review, concluding:

“Warm Bodies isn’t exactly DOA, but its pulse is weak.”

-IMDB News

Schmoopie · 02-05-2013, 02:52 AM

I was really looking foreword to reading the book and when I was finally able to I just couldn't get into it that much. I don't know about seeing the movie. I'm not really into zombies and so forth but my husband loves them so I'm sure we'll be seeing this at some point. I do think it's awesome that the author of the book is from Seattle, though!

shotzette · 03-04-2013, 06:24 PM

Seriously? This movie got a 78% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, by critics. Audience voted it at 80%. I saw it (finally, I so need to get out more) the weekend before last and it was terrific!

This is one of the few movies that I have seen in a while where I didn't have suggestions on how to improve it, which is a miracle.

02-01-2013, 07:51 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	Movie Reviews: "Warm Bodies" Movie Reviews: Warm Bodies Who says vampires have all the fun (and rake in billions while doing so)? Don’t rule out zombies, say the executives of Summit Entertainment, the studio that brought you the Twilight movies and is now owned by Lionsgate. Summit is serving up Warm Bodies this weekend. Scott Bowles in USA Today says that: “It's geared for teens who perhaps found the Twilight series too profound.” Kyle Smith in the New York Post thrusts a critical stake to the heart of the movie, then concludes: “It’s not that I disapprove of zombie-human dating. I just don’t like having my brain eaten by dead writing.” Manohla Dargis in the New York Times does allow that it is “cute and amusing enough to catch on cable one day,” and notes that Summit apparently: “has decided that romances between sort of dead boys and living girls is a niche it can fill.” And Michael Sullivan in the Washington Post gives the film a so-so review, concluding: “Warm Bodies isn’t exactly DOA, but its pulse is weak.” -IMDB News

02-05-2013, 02:52 AM	#2
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I was really looking foreword to reading the book and when I was finally able to I just couldn't get into it that much. I don't know about seeing the movie. I'm not really into zombies and so forth but my husband loves them so I'm sure we'll be seeing this at some point. I do think it's awesome that the author of the book is from Seattle, though!
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03-04-2013, 06:24 PM	#3
shotzette Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 1,782	Seriously? This movie got a 78% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, by critics. Audience voted it at 80%. I saw it (finally, I so need to get out more) the weekend before last and it was terrific! This is one of the few movies that I have seen in a while where I didn't have suggestions on how to improve it, which is a miracle.