Have we decided what to call this decade yet? I'm leaning towards "Oh-sie oh's," but that's just me.
At any rate, Andrew's probably more of an expert on this subject than I, but... zombies. Lots of 'em. This has been the decade for great zombie movies. 28 Days Later, the new Dawn of the Dead, and of course Shawn of the Dead, are all instant horror classics.
Hmm... it's almost as if somebody's trying to say something about our current culture... but I don't know what. What could it possibly be? I just don't know. Surely there's some kind of subtext... is there anything violent we've committed ourselves to doing with a zombie-like fervor? I can't remember.
Well, Joe Dante decided to come right out and say it, with his one-hour segment on the Masters of Horror series on Showtime. Liberal politics plus zombies... come to think of it, this alone could get Andrew to subscribe to Showtime. (Or at least write down a reminder in his Night Stalker swag notebook to rent the DVD, whenever it comes out.)
There are probably those who would argue that the 70s was more the year of the zombie, what with all the classic Italian flesh-eater flicks that came out then. Anyway, when I sign up for Showtime I should also get an XBox so I can play 'Stubbs the Zombie.'
I also can't think of any parallels between now and the '70s. At all. Wink.
Somebody's been getting paid by Slate under the table lately. . .
Or did I pay them?
I like "the aughts"
Given the Bush years (nationally and here in Florida), I prefer the "naughts."