Idle Hands: Zombie Movie or Not?
Where do we draw the line on what is and what is not a zombie movie? We just can’t decide on our own, so every Monday we’ll post a new movie to be debated by, you, our readers and ask the question: Zombie Movie Or Not? Every Sunday we’ll post our findings and possibly strike that movie off our Zombie Movie List. The week should give you enough time to rent the movie if need be or you desire.
What every reader must keep in mind is that there are two basic types of zombie that every zombie movie based off of – the Voodoo Zombie and the Romero Zombie. The Voodoo Zombie, while not always raised by Voodoo necessarily, is basically a person, either undead or entranced, that is controlled by a person or entity for the purpose of completing tasks, often killing. Romero Zombies are basically mindless, flesh-eating undead whose bite will turn victims into zombies. Now, not all movies adhere to all of these rules, but if the basics are there, you got a zombie movie.
This weeks debate is over Idle Hands (1999) Starring Devon Sawa and Seth Green.
IS: Mick and Pnub are zombie versions of their living selves, whether they are helpful or not.
IS NOT: This is another case of possesion, not the undead.
Now it’s up to you, reader. What do you think? Idle Hands: Zombie Movie Or Not?
Comments(9)
Well it has Zombies in it, So sure why not.
Yes. I love that film. A zombie comedy.
Oh, man. I haven’t seen this one either… No vote from me.
This movie has zombies in it, but itself is not a zombie movie. Its a possession movie. Which, if you want to get into voodoo and mind control can be looked at as a zombie movie in reference to the hand. The dead friends that came back to life were just that, not really textbook zombies. But, having said all that and sound like a pompous ass, I can rate this movie as having zombies in it but, not as a zombie movie.
I’m with Bambi. Two zombies do not a zombie film make.
Most definitely not a zombie movie.
No it is not a zombie movie. The main focus of this movie is on the possessed hand. Yes, there are zombies in it, but if that’s the case, American Werewolf In London is a zombie movie, too.
I’m going to vote NO, for (most) of the reasons stated above, and add that the two “zombie” characters are hardly zombies as it is (and atypical zombies if they can be called zombies), since they have full reasoning and act as general ghouls or undead. And what Colum said: “if that’s the case, American Werewolf In London is a zombie movie, too.”
Love the movie, but it’s not a zombie movie.