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Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)
A must see for about anyone, not just manga/anime fans
My mom is NOT an anime or manga fan by any stretch of the imagination.She did, however watch this and the sequel, and was completely floored by them. I was able to tell her, 'See? This is what I've been talking to you about. Anime does not mean Tom and Jerry, it is medium not genre...(etc. typical "I told you so" rant)'.
I've been told I have to watch this show for a while now, but never took the time to look it up. I finally watched this and the sequel myself and have since watched the full anime series and find the differences inconsequential. The movie is fairly accurate on many of the specific instances mentioned in the series, but I think of it as more of a re-imagining of the original. Think this way and you can't go wrong. Look at it this way, if the anime had followed the movie plot line, it would have been fantastic, that's how good a job they did.
This was an excellent movie with great writing, directing, and acting. Its going to stay in my permanent collection, and is one I can't wait to show my kids when they get old enough to watch it.
The Walking Dead (2010)
This is not your typical Zombie fair
Some people will smirk or laugh when I say this is intelligent zombie cinema, but it is.
Think intelligent acting and drama but with zombies. Who'd have thought, right? I'm not a big gore fan but I've always enjoyed zombie movies (go figure). This one is a bit less on the gore compared to others, and a bit more on the drama "get to know your characters" theme. After the first episode there was already enough plot hooks to keep you interested, and the characters are so well developed, there is a reason this is so popular.
Without giving anything away, if you can stand blood at all, this is a must see for drama, thriller, and zombie fans alike.
Last of the Living (2009)
It wasn't that bad, way better than other $45k budget movies.
Sure it was a cheap film, but it was a cheap ZOMBIE film, so its fine. :)
The main characters were interesting enough to keep you entertained. It was definitely setup that these guys are the same guys you probably went to high school with, not some former navy seals or special ops, just your average zombiepocolypse survivors making the best of it. It did start kinda slow, but built up, and by the middle of the film I had a moderate interest to see how it all ended up.
The effects were a little cheesy, but I've seen much worse from other zombie flicks with much larger budgets.
All in all, if you're willing to stick it out through a slow beginning, the film is a fun way to kill 88 min.