Disappointment

Last year, movies* were made that featured zombies and strippers. To my mind, that's one of those perfect concepts, and I shouldn't be surprised that neither of the two I've seen comes close to meeting my lofty expectations.

First up, we have Strippers vs. Zombies. Technically very well done, great storyline and above average acting. Hell, we even get Robert Eglund (the original Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street in a major role as the owner of the strip joint. Unfortunately, the attitude of the movie pissed me off so bad that I couldn't get beyond it. This movie is filled with constant whining about everything wrong with utopia and the blaming of everyone to the right of Al Gore for the ills of the world. Even the "making of" featurette is nothing but the actors and crew telling the audience over and over that you're probably not smart enough to get the movie (stoopid Republicans), so just enjoy the boobs and gore. The entire movie is one big smirkfest, kinda like Code Pink coming over to your house to play Pictionary.

Fuck that. The shrill preaching ruined what could have been a damn good movie. If you're big into Halliburton-bashing and the cult of victimhood, then you might enjoy this. I hated it despite the positive aspects.

Next is Zombies Zombies Zombies. A bunch of strippers, hookers, pimps and johns are trapped together in a strip club, trying to survive a zombie outbreak. Very tongue-in-cheek, the acting is barely up to the dialog, which is smart, witty and surprisingly funny in places. There isn't much of a story here, which also hurts.

Zombies Zombies Zombies is worth a rental, if you're into the genre (it's got Tiffany Shepis in a small part too). It's not going onto my to-buy list.

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* I thought there were three in all, but damned if I can remember the title of the third flick, if it indeed exists.