Zombieland: Double Tap
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Zombieland: Double Tap is a 2019 horror-comedy film released by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is the sequel to the 2009 film Zombieland, and was released on October 18, 2019.
Plot
Set ten years after the first film, Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock are still fighting zombies, and they are now fighting evolved forms of them such as T-800s and Homers
Why It Rocks
- It's a decent follow-up to the first film.
- It still retains the charm of the first film, as well as its characters:
- Tallahassee is still a comedic badass.
- Columbus is still an awkward, but a skilled young man.
- The opening narration was a really funny parody of airline in-flight announcements.
- Just like the first one, the pop culture references are really well done.
- Great acting from the actors as always.
- A very funny Columbia Pictures logo where the Columbia lady gets up to fight zombies.
- The movie manages to introduce additions as likable characters, such as Madison.
- In the mid-credits scene, Columbus apologizes about what happened with Bill Murray in the predecessor, so not only did it shows the #origin of the zombie virus, but also include Murray being calm and chill whilst dealing with zombies.
Zombified Bad Qualities
- While being a great sequel, it feels like a rehash of the first film.
- There seem to be some political anti-left/pro-2nd-ammendment implications. The sanctuary has everyone turn in their guns and they just spend their time smoking weed and being airheads. Sound familiar? Political implications feel completely out of place for ANY apocalyptic movie.
- Al Roker's cameo in the post-credits scene, while funny, can come across as disrespectful to some Al Roker fans, especially since Bill slams his head in a chair when he became a zombie.
- Additionally, the celebrities who were killed can come across as disrespectful to some of their fans.
Reception
Zombieland: Double Tap received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. They praised the acting while criticizing the repetitiveness. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 68%, with a consensus that reads "Zombieland: Double Tap makes up for a lack of fresh brains with an enjoyable reunion that recaptures the spirit of the original and adds a few fun twists.". It holds a 6.7 on IMDb, a 55 on Metacritic, and a 3.1 on Letterboxd.
Fans of the first one were significantly more positive toward it, and labeled it as a worthy sequel to the first one.
Trivia
- In the scene where Columbus and Wichita are in the White House, there is a Barack Obama poster on the wall instead of a Donald Trump poster. Since the Zombie apocalypse happened in 2009, Donald Trump never became president of the United States of America in the Zombieland universe.
- In Madison's introduction, she names Tallahasse as "Paul Blart", referencing Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Also the first movie only exists in the Zombieland universe, as the movie was released a couple of months before the Zombie apocalypse hit in 2009, meaning Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 does not exist.