Zombies: Inquiring minds want to know?

[74-911]

American Zombies (Walking Dead, Night of the Living Dead, etc.) all appear to be these "walkers" that trudge around snarling and don't have enough brains left to figure out how to open a door.

The British / European zombies ( 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later) are these raging, maniacal, screaming beings that seemingly can chase down Cheetahs.

What's the deal? Different virus or ??

[fintstone]

It really doesn't make sense that as a dead rotting corpse, one's physical abilities would increase.

[BReif61]

Originally Posted by 74-911

What's the deal? Different virus or ??

Artistic license. Since there is not a factual zombie, directors can have them be however they want.

I liked the 28 Days/Weeks Later movies. Different take on the situation.

[dave 911]

Yeah, the zombies in World War Z were really fast also! Hopefully when the real apocalypse comes they'll be the slow witted dullards like in Walking Dead .

[sand_man]

I always thought the British twist on the zombie theme was/is more scary; that fast moving thing is much more threatening than the slowly approaching Frankenstein/Neanderthal (typical American version).

[sand_man]

Not sure if you'd call them zombies, but those things in "I am Legend" were also freaky!

[GH85Carrera]

Zombies and vampires are all make believe!

I was watching one dumb show and they had a vampire that loved to eat garlic on his food and he said vampires actually love garlic. And he liked to go get a suntan.

Everyone knows real zombies can actually FLY! They don't need to walk.

[sand_man]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Zombies and vampires are all make believe!

Say what?

[ckelly78z]

I think the zombies in that movie with Will Smith (I Am Legend) are just too scary to think about.

[GWN7]

Who keeps cutting the grass? Every zombie tv show/movie the grass is always neatly cut.

[Bill Douglas]

All the zombie movies have it wrong. People are running from the zombies. I would intentionally become a zombie as they have much more fun.

[Turbo_pro]

Originally Posted by BReif61

Artistic license. Since there is not a factual zombie, directors can have them be however they want.

I liked the 28 Days/Weeks Later movies. Different take on the situation.

Oh contraire: The 2012 elections proved that the US is full of brain dead Zombis with Obama phones roaming the streets for government cheese.

[aap1966]

Originally Posted by GWN7

Who keeps cutting the grass? Every zombie tv show/movie the grass is always neatly cut.

They can't be eating brains all the time, even zombies need hobbies.
For some it's horticulture.

[Laneco]

Zombies are real but they are better know as those people that use bath salts.. brain dead person + bath salts = flesh eaters (Zombie)
Steve the other half of Angela

[aap1966]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

All the zombie movies have it wrong. People are running from the zombies. I would intentionally become a zombie as they have much more fun.

Depends which bits of you go rotten and fall off.

[sand_man]

Originally Posted by Laneco

Zombies are real but they are better know as those people that use bath salts.. brain dead person + bath salts = flesh eaters (Zombie)
Steve the other half of Angela

bingo!

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by aap1966

Depends which bits of you go rotten and fall off.

Good point. I hadn't thought of that.

Plus I wouldn't want to be the zombie that gets blasted in the face with the shotgun. It's more the chasing terrified individuals that appeals to me.

[slakjaw]

Originally Posted by sand_man

Not sure if you'd call them zombies, but those things in "I am Legend" were also freaky!

Read the book man. In the book they were actually vampires.

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by 74-911

American Zombies (Walking Dead, Night of the Living Dead, etc.) all appear to be these "walkers" that trudge around snarling and don't have enough brains left to figure out how to open a door.

The British / European zombies ( 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later) are these raging, maniacal, screaming beings that seemingly can chase down Cheetahs.

What's the deal? Different virus or ??

Better schools.

[slakjaw]

In American zombie stories I think the virus is usually some kind of mutated rabies. Maybe the virus is something else in eu.