Dead-Alive (Also known as Brain Dead) is a great horror flick. It was done in Peter Jackson's early years and you can get a real glimpse and his offbeat style here. There's a lot of great humor and some classic gore effects.

I don't really want to call it a horror flick, but I don't know what else to call it to be honest XP

Comedy would work as well. :p

It reminds me of Shaun of the Dead in a way. Which to be honest, I was kinda disappointed by. I was expecting an extremely superior version of Zombieland (which is my 6th favorite movie of all time), but I got an amusing little movie that had zombies in it, until the dark as hell finale kicked in and seriously shocked me outright. I should probably stop doing that, I keep building up expectations for some movies and then the movie turns out to be completely different. Not bad, mind you, just a lot different than what I expected. Just like 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's one of the most boring movies of all time, yet it's a masterpiece that's mindblowing in every way. I watched it for HAL, so you can imagine the surprise I got XP

Insidious - 9.5/10

HOLY CRAP this movie was wicked! It was actually legitimately scary, and it had a good, original story too! So that's two things right there that not many modern horror films have.

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It reminds me of Shaun of the Dead in a way. Which to be honest, I was kinda disappointed by. I was expecting an extremely superior version of Zombieland (which is my 6th favorite movie of all time), but I got an amusing little movie that had zombies in it, until the dark as hell finale kicked in and seriously shocked me outright. I should probably stop doing that, I keep building up expectations for some movies and then the movie turns out to be completely different. Not bad, mind you, just a lot different than what I expected. Just like 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's one of the most boring movies of all time, yet it's a masterpiece that's mindblowing in every way. I watched it for HAL, so you can imagine the surprise I got XP

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You have to remember Shaun wasn't produced during the hight of the current zombie craze. It wasn't intended as a straight spoof but as a tribute. That's why it works well as both a comedy and as a traditional zombie flick. I find most of the current crop of zombie flicks are too smug for either genre.

Yes, I guess you're right~
I kinda ruined it by watching Shaun after Zombieland and getting unrealistic expectations, but I still do think Shaun of the Dead is a really good movie.
It was funny and had some great moments, the first time watching it though kinda shocked me by how quick the tide turned and how hopeless everything became. The 2nd time watching it though made me appreciate it a little better. Which is great! I want to like as much of anything as I can :D
And damn, man. You're really informative and nice about it too :3

Speaking of zombie movies, I saw Night of the Living Dead a while back and to be honest I didn't like it at all. It was really fascinating that the main character was incredibly useless and just had to sit in the corner weeping the whole time, but I guess that's pretty misogynistic. I mean, for it's time it might have been good, but I'm a terrible judge for judging things as "good for it's time." I'm still going to watch the other Romero zombie flicks, and I'm definitely going to look forward to the one in the mall, since I love Dead Rising XP

O Brother, Where Art Thou? - 9/10

Next on the list: No Country For Old Men.

Citizen Kane - 9.5/10

Diary of a Country Priest

Bresson's thrillers are just so much better than his films about faith. This one is probably his best film involving a Christ allegory, though.