Rage virus vs. Romero Zombies

[NoCalMike 0]

Ok, this is not to debate which brand of zombie/virus you prefer. I had the weirdest dream last night that both entities existed in the same movie. So basicaly the dead were coming back to life, while the Rage virus was running rampant as well. I am trying to remember the details of how it worked, and what the movie rules would be. I am thinking that once you are dead, your only way to come back would be via living dead, because a dead body would not circulate a virus. Now then what if you had Rage and then were killed....would you be a RAGE Living dead zombie? Oh the possibilities....(did I mention I am a loser?)

[Sass 0]

The rage virus negates being a slow walking zombie. In fact, all of the slow zombies might become rage zombies if they started trying to eat eachother because of their "differences" with each one's genetic make-up.

 

A for effort Mike but an F for kooked out story.

[NoCalMike 0]

The rage virus negates being a slow walking zombie.  In fact, all of the slow zombies might become rage zombies if they started trying to eat eachother because of their "differences" with each one's genetic make-up.

 

A for effort Mike but an F for kooked out story.

But once you are dead, nothing works besides your most primal instinct. I don't think the Rage virus could even effect dead zombies because their bodies are not functioning like a regular human body. And remember, Rage virus folks are not trying to eat people, they are just *MAD* While the living dead are out for the lust of human flesh, and a group of them could enclose on a Rage person and take them down and eat them. A rage victim would trample a living dead zombie with ease, but unless he took out his head/brain, then the living dead zombie could neutralize the rage guy with a single bite, not to mention if the living dead are traveling in a pack and just smother the rage zombie.

[dubq 0]

I second what Mike said.

 

Also, I don't get why people hate on the rage virus thing.. not once in that movie do they call them "zombies" - it's a completely different genre alltogether.

[2GOLD 0]

I don't consider '28 Days later' a zombie movie. It's in a genre all by itself.

[Gary Floyd 0]

I don't consider '28 Days later' a zombie movie. It's in a genre all by itself.

Exactly. If anything, it's more like George Romero's 1973 film "The Crazies" which deals with a chemical that causes uncontrolable fits of rage and madness.

[Guest El Satanico]

I consider it to be a zombie film, just not living dead or flesh eating zombies.

 

That's an interesting idea, now take this dream and go write a script

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

The Living Dead would win, because it would be just a matter of time before the Infected starve to death (if I remember correctly, it takes only a few weeks for the human body to die of starvation, not to mention dehydration setting in in only a week's time, maybe less).

 

And then Ash and Shaun show up and kill the Living Dead, and voila: we have multiple franchise face-off's.

[Jingus 0]

I once had an idea for a short story: a guy dies, and comes back as a ghost... AND his body reanimates as a zombie. Imagine scenes such as the ghost screaming in disgust at its former corporeal vessel as it repeatedly walks into a wall, etc. Never did anything with the idea, though.

 

. . .

 

That's all I have to ad.

[Guest El Satanico]

That could make a good comedic story, but I don't know if it could work as a serious story.

[Ced 0]

So we've got the rage virus spreading at the same time the living dead threatens humanity as well. Elsewhere, the ghost of one of the recently deceased follows his undead counterpart around and Ash readies his trusty boomstick. That's one hell of a clusterfuck, but a clusterfuck I might just pay money to see.

[NoCalMike 0]

So we've got the rage virus spreading at the same time the living dead threatens humanity as well. Elsewhere, the ghost of one of the recently deceased follows his undead counterpart around and Ash readies his trusty boomstick. That's one hell of a clusterfuck, but a clusterfuck I might just pay money to see.

Getting Ash involved throws a big loop in the story, a good loop though.

[Special K 0]

In the sequel, the sex zombies from Cronenberg's 'Shivers' could show up! Oh boy!

[Gary Floyd 0]

In the sequel, the sex zombies from Cronenberg's 'Shivers' could show up! Oh boy!

While we're at it, why not throw in the nearly unstoppable zombies from "Return of the Living Dead"

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

In the sequel, the sex zombies from Cronenberg's 'Shivers' could show up! Oh boy!

While we're at it, why not throw in the nearly unstoppable zombies from "Return of the Living Dead"

 

.....just for good measure.

[Special K 0]

RotLD Zombie: send more brains, er policemen

 

Shivers Zombie: *Runs up, cornholes him*

 

Anger zombie runs by in the background screaming

 

I think we're on to something!

[Guest El Satanico]

And the ROTLD zombies can mock the Romero zombies for being slow and dumb. Then Bub comes in says "Who you calling dumb, bitch" to Tarman and the fight is on.

[Gary Floyd 0]

All we need is a cast of characters...you know, "rebellious teens", rogue scientists, corrupt politicians, bad ass hero (or heroin), etc. and we're off!

 

And a Pimp who's attacked by his ho's when they become "Shivers" zombies. Lita could be a "Shivers" zombie

[Secret Agent 0]

Why all the love for '28 Days Later'? The movie sucked!

 

The rage virus was a cool idea and the movie started off well enough, but fell apart in the second half of the film. Nonetheless, the Rage virus couldn't spread as well with Romero Zombies popping up at the same time.

[Jingus 0]

You'd have to throw in a few stiff-walking corpses who just slowly wander around a cemetary and kill random incredibly incompetent people, all at the behest of their alien masters who control them remotely from their flying saucers.

 

That's right... Ed Wood Zombies.

[Special K 0]

The scary thing? You could most likely have the rage virus and the shivers parasite at the same time. An angry sex zombie who runs away screaming and never calls back.

 

Throw in Tyrant from RE and along with Tarman and Bub you have a sort of zombie oligarchy.

[Gary Floyd 0]

While we're at it, throw in the space vampire/zombie creatures from "Lifeforce", and the Zombie Schoolgirls from the japanese cult flick "Stacy"

 

Ash and Shaun were mentioned, but I have three more suggesations for badass heros: First of all, while having no experience with zombies, it'd be great to see him kick zombie ass: Ahnolds Col. John Matrix from the film "Commando"

 

But wait a minute, I sense the presense of Rock & Roll: It's GUITAR WOLF (if you've seen the Japanese film "Wild Zero", you know what I'm talking about.)

 

Finally, why not the main characters from 28 Days Later?

[Special K 0]

Buddy Holly from 'Six-String Samurai' Come on, buddy Holly took out the Russian Army with a sword! Zombies don't stand a chance.

 

Perhaps the main character of 'Versus'. May be hampered because he's a feminist.

[NoCalMike 0]

Lets go ahead and throw in Demonic Zombies, the "Night of the Demons" brand and the Mario Bava "Demons" brand........

[Special K 0]

Do we have room for a Frankenhooker?

[Gary Floyd 0]

Do we have room for a Frankenhooker?

If we do, the we can't leave out my man Herbert West

[NoCalMike 0]

Sounds like what we now need is an army of Maniac Cops to make sure the zombies are law abiding living dead citizens.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Lets go ahead and throw in Demonic Zombies, the "Night of the Demons" brand and the Mario Bava "Demons" brand........

Lamberto Bavo, son of Mario Bava, directed "Demons"

 

Awesome film too

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

We also need fodder for the living dead, the Infected, and the Demons.

 

So bring in Lt. Rhodes and Sgt. Steele and Helen Cooper and Flyboy, the Colonel from 28DL and his troops, and Suicide and Trash and Scuz and Freddy. And we also need a good chunk of King Arthur's subjects and Henry the Red's people, and some random ho that put the wrong fucking mask on.

 

There, that should cover our bases.

[Gary Floyd 0]

We also need fodder for the living dead, the Infected, and the Demons.

 

So bring in Lt. Rhodes and Sgt. Steele and Helen Cooper and Flyboy, the Colonel from 28DL and his troops, and Suicide and Trash and Scuz and Freddy. And we also need a good chunk of King Arthur's subjects and Henry the Red's people, and some random ho that put the wrong fucking mask on.

 

There, that should cover our bases.

We also could use Guitar Wolf, in case we need the power of rock to defeat these zombie hordes