Warm Bodies Blu-ray

So you probably knew or read that the new film Warm Bodies is based on a young adult novel, and you thought to yourself, "no way, not another Twilight." Surprisingly, this film, while fine for young adults, appeals to the mature romantic in all of us as well. Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class) stars as "R", the zombie with a non-beating heart of gold who does the unthinkable: he makes you swoon over a dead guy. R can't remember his name or anything about his past life, and he spends his days aimlessly roaming around an abandoned airport with his best friend, "M" (Rob Corddry - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart). He explains his sorry state of affairs via voice-overs, and we are immediately drawn in by his casual sense of humor about his sad circumstances. R is someone you would want for a friend. R has nothing to live for (pardon the phrase), that is until he meets Julie (Teresa Palmer - Take Me Home Tonight). Julie's father, Grigio, (John Malkovich - Con Air) is a powerful figurehead who leads the remaining, uninfected humans in preserving their mortality. They live in an army base while Grigio and other soldiers carry out nightly patrols, keeping an eye out for any corpses they may have missed. R, M and a group of their zombie buddies cross paths with Julie, her boyfriend Perry (Dave Franco - 21 Jump Street) and her friend Nora (Analeigh Tipton - Crazy, Stupid, Love) when they are on the hunt for their next meal. R tells us that he does not enjoy hurting people, and he would appreciate if you look away while he executes Perry for sustenance. While not overly graphic, we do get a few shots of R eating Perry's brains (including that which he saves in his pocket for later), but this is less gross and more symbolic, as R explains that he can absorb people's feelings and memories from their brain matter, much in the same way that cannibals believed they could absorb someone's power from eating their flesh. We are moved as opposted to disgusted as R lives vicariously through flashbacks of Perry's life, and he explains that even though he feels remorse for the way in which he feeds this insatiable need, this act allows him to feel alive again, even if only temporarily. R sees Julie and immediately falls in love. He saves her from his hungry friends by putting some of Perry's now dead blood on her face to cover up her live smell. This allows her to walk past the corpses without drawing attention (paging The Walking Dead). R leads Julie back to his "home", an abandoned airplane where he stores the items he collects on his aimless travels. Most prominently featured are R's records, which punctuate his feelings with the likes of Guns 'n' Roses and John Waite. When Julie asks why R prefers records to iPods, R responds, "better...sound..." At first, Julie is afraid of R, but predictably she learns to trust him. She wants to go home, but R informs her it's not safe to leave right away, so she stays with R, passing time by teaching him some of human games and doing other cutesy things. The two grow closer, but how could they ever be a couple? R realizes that he is slowly being cured, and that it is Julie who is bringing him back to life. Though, when R and Julie's relationship starts giving the other zombies hope, what can at first be beautiful turns dangerous as they are not only escaping humans who don't believe in a cure, but they must also evade creatures known as "Boneys". Boneys live among the corpses, and they kill anything with a heartbeat without a second thought. This was never a problem for the corpses before because they never had a heartbeat, but now... Warm Bodies is a terrific date movie, and it is appropriate for young adults as well, as is evidenced by its PG-13 rating. It will leave you with a warm feeling and it might even make you cry. Warm Bodies has been cited by People magazine as "the best zombie movie in nearly a decade." While not all guys may agree, girls may see this as the zombie film they've been waiting for. Read more

I love this movie. I know it's a little immature for a 21 year old to watch this movie over and over because of the cheese factor and Nicholas Hoult's hotness - but even disregarding that the story has special meaning. It draws parallels to real world issues such as overpopulation and conspiracy theories, the journey from deep depression to healing with love, and it does it with humor. (and hot actors. hehe) It never comes right out and says anything, but this movie possibly could be talking about a conspiracy theory, such as the government creates mass population-reducing plan where people turn into people-eaters. (hey it's smart, if not extremely cruel). In addition, it can be looked at like a representation of what it feels like to go from very depressed to being alive, and to get there with love. When you are depressed, you feel a little like you're dead and the rest of the population feels like they're "living" while you're "undead." Without reading between the lines, the movie is entertaining for even a nine year old who would not analyze the depths and possible meanings, and would just like to watch a funny movie with their mom and dad. It's a great movie for the entire family. The "bonies", or scary skeleton heartless zombie creatures, are a little scary if your child is prone to nightmares. Other than that, this is a great movie for everybody. Read more

I read a poor review of this film on NY Times and from audience reaction to it, which was totally opposite from the review, I purchased this film, thinking I would probably only want to see it one time. Boy, was I wrong. Not only was it charming, witty, not dumb, and very, very well acted as well as produced very, very well, it had a performance by John Malkovich which was totally different from anything I ever saw him play. In Zombie movies their is alway a fanatical, take no prisoners, kill everything in sight leader who at one point or another goes totally off the rails and starts butchering everything because it feels so good to him and gives him so much power. Expecting this to be the type of character we were going to get, who would end up getting blown up or something, I was totally surprised when there were certain scenes in which the guy showed signs of being the leader, but not really knowing what he should do, so he'd ask for an opinion. I'm not going to go into details because that would ruin it for you. The film is really about the haves and have nots and that blasted 1% who wants to take over everything. I totally loved this film and Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer were a sweet, sweet pair and their love story really drives the film. Dave Franco is in it too, and as usual, he was tops. For a young man with a not so buff body, Nicholas Hoult has a beautiful face, in fact he was much prettier than the heroine. Kind of like Montgonery Clift up against Olivia DeHaviland in "The Heiress". Read more