Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
2015 · Directed by Christopher Landon
Original language: English
- comedy
- horror
The story
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated suburban daylight gives way to blood-spattered chaos in this teen zombie comedy, with the palette shifting from sunny cul-de-sac greens to sickly grey dusk and the orange glow of campfires against black woods. The camera stays busy and fast, with quick cuts, handheld bursts during the action, and wide shots that make the town look suddenly unfamiliar. Its gore is frequent and cartoonishly messy, with dripping blood, flesh-eating undead, and shotgun blasts that land for laughs as much as shocks, while the sexual content is a brief strip-club setting and crude teen humour rather than explicit scenes. The sound is pop-punk and rock needle-drops over slapstick sound effects, and the pace is brisk, jokey and rarely still. The emotional register is campy and irreverent, with a loose, affectionate arc about three lifelong friends growing up and learning to trust each other under pressure. Best for viewers who want a loud, gory, goofy zombie romp with a warm heart, not something gentle.
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