Is it just me, or do zombie movies have military in them more than other types of horror movies (like none in vampire movies and none in werewolf movies)?

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• ahh.. a nicely thought out answer.. now i wonder if it also has something to do with that zombies tend to attack in hoardes in movies .. but vampires and werewolves do not?
  
  i wonder how the military would handle it if vampires and/or werewolves accumulated in such number to form a small army, and so didn't have to worry about stealthiness.. hmmmm...
  
  now there is a movie. an all out guerrilla style war with vampires or werewolves.. or.. has this sorta already been done.. hmm..
  
  anyway ty ty :)

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  by Sage Chexie at your service on October 3rd, 2009

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• "Maybe because in zombie movies, so often it's the entire dead population coming back as the living - - so the military would be called in to oppose the living dead throng -- as opposed to usually only one ( or a very small group of ) vampire/werewolf?"
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  That's just what I was thinking.
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  I think George Romero launched that ship in 1968. ;)

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  by Brian on October 3rd, 2009

• yah! yah!
  
  so how would an army of vampires or army of werewolves be staved off? military again? hmmm!

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  by Sage Chexie at your service on October 3rd, 2009

• "so how would an army of vampires or army of werewolves be staved off? military again? hmmm!"
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  The solution could involve the military again.
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  Perhaps you're familiar with the movie, "Reign of Fire", where a future Earth is ruled by an air force of dragons: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253556/plotsummary
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  IIRC, the solution in "RoF" wasn't as fully organized or as well equipped as a lot of the military ones in other movies.

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  by Brian on October 4th, 2009

• i have not seen that.. i learned another thing ! tyvm!
  sort of makes me think of starship troopers but with dragons instead of big bug aliens.

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  by Sage Chexie at your service on October 4th, 2009

• I really like "Reign of Fire," Brian! You might like it, too, chexie. The military tends not to fare so well, sometimes in movies. And Romero's 1968 "Night of the Living Dead" is my number favorite horror film -- no other movie has scared me for longer in my life than Romero's "launched ship." :)

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  by WelbyQuentin on October 4th, 2009

• http://www.hulu.com/night-of-the-living-dead
  
  night of the living dead is on hulu :) i think i shall watch it tonite :)
  
  Look at romero's filmography.. the guy is obsessed with zombie films.. especially his own.. remake his own works???
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Romero_filmography
  
  thanks for the suggestions guys!

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  by Sage Chexie at your service on October 4th, 2009

• You're welcome, chexie. I believe 1968 NoLD works best at night, alone, in the dark, no lights, no bathroom breaks, no food. :) Make sure you watch the 1968 one -- the illustration graphics above the hulu description is from the 90's remake - - but the photo of actor Duane Jones and all the listed movie details are from the 1968 one. Cool. :) [ though the remake is decent in my opinion ] Also, for an intentionally funny, over-the-top, scary-at-times film, I love George Romero's "Creepshow." He directed it and Stephen King wrote the screenplay. It's a blast to me!

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  by WelbyQuentin on October 4th, 2009

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gbLnw6Muk0
  
  i know creepshow!
  
  hahah the story "Something to Tide You Over" scared me when i was younger such that i was afraid to flush the toilet because I kept thinking that undead couple was going to get mad that I was flushing my crap in their ocean. I kept imagining them breaking thru the floor to grab my ankles.. so i flushed and ran away!

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  by Sage Chexie at your service on October 4th, 2009

• That is great! Ha! :) You have a great imagination I assume! Wow! And the make-up in that episode is amazingly creepy. [ I really like "They're Creeping Up on You" episode ,too. The cockroaches one. ]

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  by WelbyQuentin on October 4th, 2009

• Thanks for the link to the beginning of the movie! Love that music theme- - and the illustrations! Love this movie. [ I have the soundtrack album with the musical score. ] And check out that young Ed Harris at 4:43. :)

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  by WelbyQuentin on October 4th, 2009

• ohh i didnt even catch that. i gotta say age suits him better! and yah the cockroaches one was totally traumatizing! i dont know if theres been anything like that before or since then!

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  by Sage Chexie at your service on October 4th, 2009

• Yes, Harris ages very well! Though I think he looks good here, too -- he's always a good actor, too. I saw "Creepshow" in a pretty crowded theater when I was in mt early 20's. Most of the audience was of the same age -- it was possibly, most likely, the best "in-theater" movie experience I've had. Everyone was "into" the movie in the best ways-- respectful of other patrons but reacting just the way the movie wanted us to react, I bet. Laughs, screams, groans, jumps, etc. By the time that last cockroaches episode happened, and those closing seconds with PLOT SPOILER!! E.G.Marshall in his 'safe room' and the bugs come out? The entire audience -- both males and females - - were just yelling and screaming! :) Godawful visuals! And experiencing it with so many other people reacting as I was? Amazing time! :) The movie will always have special place in my life! :) Sounds silly.

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  by WelbyQuentin on October 5th, 2009

• [ @ Brian the diurnal nocturnal owl! Thanks! :) ]

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  by WelbyQuentin on October 5th, 2009

• shiiiite.. i so feel like watching that now. imma have a creepshow hangout halloween get together this year maybe.. that movie is like one of the great things to experience with friends.. so true!
  
  I think the first time i saw it it was at home on HBO with my older brother. he laughed at me when he saw i was scared and when he saw me running out of the toilet after flushing after that. haaaahhh

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  by Sage Chexie at your service on October 5th, 2009

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