Being that the previews promise explosions, severed limbs, and panic-stricken mobs, I am 100% excited to see both This is the End and World War Z in the actual theater. Both movies use either hilarious comedians (Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson) or serious actors (Brad Pitt and the ginger in The Killing) in silly action roles. Both promise bad dialogue and mega summer-movie-style action to play up the wink-wink tropes of the legacy of cult classics, and to scare the piss out of you. I also can’t get enough bromance stuff from guys like Seth Rogen or dark things about zombies, which World War Z (hopefully smartly?) plays down in their description of a mysterious “pandemic." WWZ is also compared to the addictive TV show The Walking Dead because of planned sequels. I can’t imagine them all being great, but I have my sweaty cash in hand (what is it these days, like $14, $15??) and I am ready to go into survival mode.

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