Zum 100: Bucket List Of The Dead
Akira has a new job. It's a lot of work. So much so, that 3 years pass since his last day off. Sounds brutal, and it is. HOWEVER, thanks to a zombie apocalypses, he finally has a day off! Good for him!...too bad about all those people turned into mindless flesh eaters. Bummer!
This started out as a manga, which I did not read. Then it was turned into an anime, which I did not watch. And now it's a Netflix Movie...and here we are. Watching some happy-go-lucky kid avoid zombies while checking off his bucket list. He's too happy. You know what he's not doing? Killing zombies. He's just running around living his best life. Till he meets another survivor that just happens to be a total hottie. Understandably, she's a little uptight and not really interested in starting any long term relationships. She's also uninterested in short term too, so it's an up-hill battle for him.
Eventually, he and his friend gain her trust and she travels with them to refuge at a public aquarium where he finds out his boss is sadly still alive. His old boss becomes his new boss and has an iron grip on all the other people seeking safety. Turns out he's still a dick. They fight past that, and a gigantic walking shark, to get to the end credits 2 flippin' hours later. Way too long!
And that's your main plot line. A guy with a checklist that finds friends while doing a bunch of mini-quests. The rest of it is just another zombie movie with a very clearly Nipponese angle. Think one part Zombieland, one part dating simulator. I'm nearly convinced that every angle of zombies has been covered and needs no more exploration. What else can you do with the walking dead? They are, and always have been, the most boring monsters I've ever seen. And I've watched way too many for this blog. Maybe this will be the last for awhile.
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