The zombie movie is a genre unlike any other in the film. It can be a complete exploitation vehicle replete with buxom babes and crazy flesh eaters. It can be well put together stylistically and elevate both the genre and medium, or it can serve as a metaphor for the times we are living in. When MovieWeb interviewed the Godfather of zombie movies George A. Romero, he was asked if he wanted to make any more Dead films. To paraphrase, he said that he did, but he wanted to have the films “mean something.” One could argue that you could do this in any genre, but there is something about the zombie genre that lends itself to metaphors.
From Dawn of the Dead to Shaun of the Dead, we span six decades for a look at the all-time best zombie movies ever.Read MoreMovieWeb – Feed