Some zombies are sturdier than others. In my opinion it’s kind of a sliding scale.
On the one side you have zombies from Fulci’s “Zombie 2.” These are zombies that are so slow and weak that a teenager with a six pack of redbull and a hammer could have stopped that zombie apocalypse. Now on the other side of the zombie toughness spectrum you have the zombies from “Return of the Living Dead.” Fast, smart, and damned near unkillable save by total body immolation. Even then that would just make the problem worse by spreading the Trioxin gas.
The other thing that made those zombies scary is that if you chop off random body parts, even those body parts keep coming after you…. Just like grandma. (Shudder)
“Return of the Living Dead” is one of my all time favorite zombie movies. I never get tired of it and I’ve seen it at least once a year for about twenty years now. Holy crap I’m old. I’m excited to see this documentary on the film though. This looks really cool.
Now this is where I go off on a tangent.
Do you ever get tired of people asking you why do zombies eat brains? It’s because of “Return of the Living Dead” dang it!!! And it’s just worked it’s way into Pop Culture ideas of zombies ever since.
I can’t take it anymore so let’s answer some questions about “Return of the Living Dead” zombies, soon you’ll see they are nothing like the zombies from “Night of the Living Dead.” I pray this ends the debate. Right now I am currently debating this with three different people. I know I have no life.
These questions apply only to “ROTLD” zombies btw.
Q: Why do zombies eat brains? A: To stop the pain of being dead… It hurts to be dead. Apparently brains are the ultimate pain killer. This is straight from the zombie’s mouth (Literally)
Q: But if they eat brains, won’t that keep more zombies from being created. A: In “ROTLD” zombies are created by exposure to Trioxin 245 gas, not by being bitten by a zombie. Don’t worry it’s just Trioxin gas you have to worry about being exposed too… You can still eat that tasty bean burrito I know your craving right now…. mmmm burritos.
Q: Doesn’t a headshot kill a zombie? A: Not a “ROTLD” zombie. It doesn’t do jack. Nothing less than complete destruction of the body will stop the zombie, however, this has the tragic side effect of releasing more Trioxin in the air and causing more zombies. Your pretty much screwed.
Q: But aren’t zombies slow and stupid? A: Nope they’re pretty spry little buggers, they run, scream, have coherent conversations, and are capable of reasoning out how to kill you no matter where your hiding… And they are impossible to kill. Yeah! We’re still screwed.
Q: Zombiecarter, is it true that you are incredibly sexy and simply the manliest of all manly men? A: Yes
Q: Can I please have your love child? A: Hey! Look here, Pal. I’m the one doing the stalking in this relationship. Now If you’ll excuse me I’ll be in your bushes with my high powered binoculars… naked…again.
One of my favorite movies is “Return of the Living Dead.”
Great Cthulhu! I love that movie. It’s one of those guilty pleasures I can watch over and over again. In ROTLD the zombies are caused by exposure to “Trioxin” gas which in the movie was originally developed by the Darrow Chemical Company for the United States military as an herbicide to destroy marijuana plants.
Unfortunately, it has a nasty side affect of turning the dead into fast, intelligent, brain hungry zombies that cannot be killed with a head shot. It’s pretty safe to say that of all the types of zombies out there those from this movie would be one of the most dangerous.
Also it should be noted that while George Romero brought the “Pop Culture” zombie into popularity it was “Return of the Living Dead” that the idea of zombies as brain eaters came from.
If you haven’t seen this horror/comedy you really should. It’s just my opinion but I think it still holds up to this day.
