[Television] The Walking Dead - Season 7, Episode 2 "The Well"

Absolutely loved this episode to be honest.

I have had a fair few people tell me it was boring after the first episode. Well, I'm sorry, but you cannot have killings like that every week. It's unrealistic. That would not happen in the zombie apocalypse, and if it did EVERYONE would be dead by now.
If anything, we deserved a toned down episode after that blow (pardon the pun) from last week. Episode 1 ripped our hearts out, we need time to repair and come back from that, right?

Also, how could you consider episode 2 to be boring? Did you not see that beautiful tiger, Shiva? We were introduced to the amazing character, Ezekiel and his tiger, yet that was boring? I think Ezekiel is definitely an instant favourite of mine. He looks exactly like to comic book and he is just so cool! I love how in the first episode he is in he completely opens up to Carol and we see (what I presume people who have not read the comics would assume) that he is not an arrogant man who calls himself 'King' - there is so much more to him. He seems honest and genuine so far and I really, really like his character. I love Shiva, of course, she is so majestic and really done well with CGI.

Carol is slightly annoying me, is she going a bit loopy? Probably.

I think Morgan seems happier in the Kingdom as opposed to Alexandria.

Can't wait for the next episode!!

The Walking Dead Graphic Novel Volume #26, Call to Arms.

I was starting to get a bit bored with the Walking Dead graphic novels - shocker, I know. But this volume. Wow. Just wow. It really brought my love for the comics flooding back. The story was brilliant and not boring at all. 

I'm going to say *spoilers* here... so, you've been warned.

Rick is getting weak and I hate that... he's just pathetic and useless. He has been beaten up too many times and he is just (physically) far beyond his years. It sucks. He is no longer the hero we all loved and it is upsetting. 

Carl is growing up and becoming leader material.

Eugene has found someone on the radio he fixed... I'm looking forward to this story line - I hope it's a new bunch of people.

Michonne seems to be coming out of her depression.

Andrea is cool as always... as is Maggie.

And then there's Negan...

Well his character has (sort of) turned the tables and he seems... cool? I can't believe I'm saying that. Although, what he did to Alpha, is this going to bring the war with the whisperers even closer??

[Graphic Novel] iZombie, Repossession, Volume 4

Volume four is the last of the series and well, I was slightly disappointed.

I read that due to the series being cancelled the writers were rushed to complete the fourth volume. Ultimately, rushing the ending and making me feel like it wasn't on par with the previous three volumes.

Yes, I am saying that I did not like the ending of iZombie. Gutted.

I thought the whole concept was absolutely brilliant. I loved the characters, I thought they were perfect, funny and very well thought out. The idea of the zombie telling the story, again, it's an original idea with huge potential. I just do not understand how it got cancelled, I really enjoyed everything. The art work is beautiful, too. 

Such a solid basis for a top notch comic. Thus, I feel the cancellation and sudden rush for a conclusion hindered the overall ending, which I feel could have been so much different. It felt like a bit of a cop out. It was odd, and although it slightly made sense, it also did not. 

I would recommend this series though, brilliant read with excellent characters, plot, and art work.

[Graphic Novel] iZombie, Six Feet Under and Rising, Volume 3

New characters are introduced - The Dead Presidents. They seem kind of badass and cool, but I'm not 100% sure. The story is opening up and becoming more complicated and slightly tough to follow, although when you do follow, it's pretty good.
Gwen starts to remember how she became a zombie and this is pretty interesting.
I believe I have said this before, but I do love the art work.

[Graphic Novel] The Extinction Parade Volume 2: War by Max Brooks

I must be honest, I really like the idea of this series. Vampires think the zombie apocalypse is great as they aren't targeted, and they live a consequence free life as civilization falls. But they then realise their food source is on the verge of becoming extinct.
However, I really do feel like I can't connect with the two main women in this graphic novel. I find the story something that I don't remember much after I have read it.

Vampires do what they do best, and kill with their brute force and extreme strength. Turns out zombie blood isn't good when it comes in contact with vampire blood and the vampires feel that they are fighting a lost cause. They start to realise that this is not enough and that they need to use weapons. A sacred vampire army appear in order to save the day as the vampires fail at trying to eliminate the zombies with their bare hands by punching and kicking their brains. They find weaponry hard to figure out, as it is not something they are accustom to. Saying this, I wouldn't know how to use a gun either to be honest. Let's hope with some good tuition the fight can carry on.

New skills must be learnt and trust must be created in order to save the human race.

The Walking Dead Graphic Novel Volume #25, No Turning Back.

For a while now the zombies have taken a seat on the back burner. For the past few volumes they have not really been considered a threat, and I guess it just reflects that people are living their every day life like this now. People have gotten used to the apocalypse and this is how they are going to live. Zombies are not new or shocking anymore. Thus, the story has taken a different route now. After the Governor and Negan, the Whisperers are upon the group and they are the main threat now. Humans are a bigger threat than the walking dead.

Rick seems to be getting on a bit now. He seems weak, and vulnerable and his leadership is often questioned. He has aged relentlessly and I am wondering how many more wars he can fight. In this volume, he turns to Negan for advice on leadership. How things change eh?

[Film] Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) Review

Loved this one.

I felt the amount of zombie coverage was brilliant. I love seeing a good hoard of zombies surrounding buildings.

The Executioner is a scary beast, right? Surprised his arms were not SO much bigger due to lugging that thing around with him.

Never trust the Umbrella Company.

Milla Jovovich is brilliant and suits her role perfectly.

I wonder if they got the idea of the prison from The Walking Dead comics? Possibly, maybe, who knows.

Random Sons of Anarchy moment but Kim Coates was just like Tigg in this film - hilarious. Apparently the director hated him because he was trying to be too funny so they cut him out of most the film- haha!

[Television] The Walking Dead - Season 6, Episode 2.

I watched this the other day but I've been so busy that it is only now that I've had the time to write this.

What. An. Episode. It was violent, it was gory, it was amazing. I'm so worried about the future of Alexandria it is unreal! Of course, I guess, if they stay in Alexandria for long it'll be 'boring' (I don't think so, but the general population does) and people will start to lose interest. Although, in the comics they are still there to this date. So who knows? Could go either way.

I'm really getting fed up of the Wolves and I'm very, very curious about that Enid. I reckon there's more to her than meets the eye, despite getting a bit of background information on her.

OH, AND, IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW... This episode was set at the same time as last weeks episode so now we know what that car horn was all about!! I knew the wolves were going to come and get crazy in this season!!

[Film] Mimesis (2011) Review

One word: Brilliant.

A very, very original film. I don't really want to say too much in case I give it away, there is in an immense twist within this story, which, I guess, could be worked out quite early on in the film.

It's a definite homage to 'Night of the Living Dead' where a group of (mostly) teenagers end up in the plot of 'Night of the Living Dead.' I don't do it much justice, it really is a brilliant film.

[Graphic Novel] iZombie: uVampire, Volume 2

A great follow on from volume one. Gwen eats the brain of someone she used to know in her previous life, which ultimately complicate things for her when it comes to helping them out with their unfinished business. Ghost girl Ellie learns new tricks with how to use her situation to the fullest of its potential and the were-terrier's grandad well.. Also manages to take on a new form.

Brilliant second volume. Definitely get into this series. The art work is great, the characters are riveting and the idea is completely original. I love this comic series.

[Television] Z Nation - Season 1, Episode 1

This series starts off brilliantly, death row inmates are being used as test subjects to see if they can find a cure for the zombie outbreak. One guy manages to survive a zombie attack and thus, we follow a group of people trying to keep this inmate safe and get him to a high tech facility in order to possibly make more strains of this 'cure'.

The gore from the start is ridiculous! And the effects are just amazing!

A definite must watch! Glad to see another zombie series on television. And, may I add, the cast are brilliant.

[Graphic Novel] iZombie: Dead To The World, Volume 1

Straight away I fell in love with this graphic novel. It's easy to read and I love the art-work. For some reason, to me, this art-work feels very 90's in style which brings an element of nostalgia to the comic.

Not only does this comic have a zombie it also has ghosts, were-terriers, vampires and other sorts of mysterious 'monsters'. Some of the concepts remind me of other things, for instance, the fact that there is a group of 'monster hunters' who have been around for thousands of years trying to control and kill off the 'monsters'. This is very similar to the storyline in the film 'Jumper' but hey, it's a good film and iZombie has a great storyline.

In general, iZombie has a very original storyline, the main lady, Gwen, has to eat a brain once a month in order to suppress her urges and hunger. However, with eating these brains comes the thoughts and memories of the previous owner, very interesting.

What I loved the most was the concept of the 'undersoul' and the 'oversoul' which I haven't seen before and this creates the basis of all of the 'monsters' listed above. You'll know all about it if you decide to read it!

At the end there is a lovely image gallery from the artist Michael Allred which is a lovely touch.

This is seriously a brilliant read, straight away I was hooked. Go buy it! I've already ordered the next.

[Film] Dead Snow 2 (2014) Review

Red vs Dead, interesting concept, totally understandable, totally relevant.

Again, a sequel that I'm pretty sure I prefer to its predecessor. It's all still Scandinavian, so subtitles are still very prominent, but there are some Americans in this one, and that means the Queens is spoken! Brilliant! So we don't have to constantly pay attention to subtitles.

This film is half serious, half excruciatingly funny, with a tad of "what the hell did I just watch?!" It's gory as hell and certainly worth a watch if you love all the blood splatter, on screen kills and guts.

Nazi zombies being complete bum-holes to everyone around them, with an unfinished task that they feel the need to complete decades after the Second World War. A bit of history thrown in there and it works.

The end scene is just... There are no words.

Also, there's a scene after the credits so keep watching. Which I highly recommend you do!

[Film] Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Review

Resident Evil: Extinction, the third film in the Resident Evil series thus far and I must say my favourite one at this point.

Similarly to the NOTLD: Aftermath graphic novels I love how Mila Jovovich plays a strong, female lead character in a very strong, male dominated franchise. Once again she plays the part brilliantly and I cannot fault her.

The introduction of super biologically enhanced zombies appears and it makes the film just that bit more on edge. Oh, and also... zombie crows. Sod that!

[Film] Shaun of the Dead (2004) Review

It's about time I reviewed this. This film was never a top priority for me and every time I went to watch it I would usually fall asleep. I really never used to give it enough credit - that has definitely changed.

However, this time, I've realised what a classic this film actually is. It's brilliant, it's funny and it's typically English.

I loved the Night of the Living Dead reference "we're coming to get you Barbara!" I thought that was really well placed and really thought through. All the British would probably head for the pub in this scenario, it's so us, it's great.

For a comedy/zom-com(ish) definitely watch this, it's amazing.

[Graphic Novel] Empire Of The Dead - Act One

Zombies vs. Humans vs. Vampires.

This graphic novel has Romero written all over it. It has his signature marks that can be seen within his films, for instance, zombies that have remembered behaviour - such as Bub in 'Day of the Dead'. 

I'm not a huge vampire fan but this has a different meaning to me than just vampires. Romero gets very political with his vampires, which shows his interest in social themes and political issues. Something that I agree with profoundly - oppression by the higher social classes upon the lower classes, just because they have the wealth and basically, because they can. This issue is huge throughout the world. 

There is also reference to Barbara from 'Night of the Living Dead' which I was not expecting and I did appreciate this little tie in. 

Overall, a good read and I'm looking forward to Act Two.

[Graphic Novel] Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks

Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks (author of World War Z) is a brilliant book/graphic novel and I am so glad that I picked it up. It was a random find in Waterstones and on a whim I thought 'why not?' and bought it.

This book takes real life historical events and makes zombies the reason and purpose for their happening. For instance, Brooks claims that the Egyptians removed the brain from the deceased in order to prevent re-animation. There are also examples including the Romans, who, as Brooks suggests, built Hadrian's wall (cutting off England and Scotland) in order to stop zombies coming onto their land.

Considering I study History at Univeristy, I think this is a brilliant idea for a graphic novel. History and zombies? What a book for me! I really enjoyed reading it. This is one of my favourite zombie graphic novels and I would very much so recommend it to any zombie fan.

[Book] Where's The Zombie? By Paul Moran

I got this book as a gift and it is quite a nifty idea. It's basically 'Where's Wally?' but with zombies. The reader has to find the zombie family in each page of of the apocalypse. It's random and fun and great gift for any zombie enthusiast.

[Film] Resident Evil (2002) Review

Had a bit of a Resident Evil night and watched the first and second films. The first film I thought was really well done. I liked the idea of the 'T-Virus' and the 'T-Virus Anti-Virus', and the whole underground testing lab is exactly how I feel a zombie apocalypse would happen, with people testing and mutating viruses - basically stuff they shouldn't be messing with.

Many people disliked the film due to it not being like the games, but I have never played the games so I went in with a fresh mind and not hoping that the film was going to be like something else. So, with that fresh mind, I thought it was a great film.

Overall, an interesting film and I would watch it again, no hesitation.

[Television] I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse BBC3

For all you non-Englanders BBC3 has started a new reality TV show where a bunch of people go to a zombie infested area and have to survive seven nights. It looks like it is filmed in a Zombie Run Experience type thing up North. Many of them are up North so this is why I think this.

Don't watch it.

It's a waste of time and absolutely shocking.

To be honest, the idea is good, very good. But during the opening it tells us that the zombie apocalypse started through dodgy WiFi which is a bit of an embarrassing reason. Surely they could have thought of something better. Secondly, they out right stole ideas from their zombie predecessors. They claim that if you find yourself in a zombie apocalypse head for:
A) A Prison - clearly stolen from the TV Show 'The Walking Dead' or
B) A Shopping Mall - taken straight out of George A. Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead'

Come on guys, at least put some thought into it.

Finally, the thing that put me right off the show was the people. They could not have thrown together a worse bunch of people. They are all so stupid it hurts. One girl didn't know what bedding was or what the word 'agile' meant. One, didn't know what a bunk was. One guy claimed that girls chat him up more than he chats them up and one guy boasted how he camped outside for ten nights to meet Lady Gaga. Each to their own I guess. It is embarrassing that BBC3 got these bunch of morons to represent the width and breadth of England. I'm embarrassed, severely embarrassed. The only normal person was the older, blonde lady, she seemed the only decent one in there.

It's sad because I reckon I would have really enjoyed this show, but the bunch of fools on there didn't do it any justice. I think it's safe to say I will not be watching episode 2.