You're Gonna Leave Me Here With "Hey You Guuuuys"?

Brooklyn Nine-Nine || iZombie || The Good Place

Mr. Stark, you’ve become part of a bigger universe. You just don’t know it yet.

tony:

tony: *realizing it’s peter*

It’s no secret that Zombieland is my favorite movie. I have a Zombieland tattoo for crying out loud (don’t tell mom and dad). It’s the combination of the cast, story, editing, and unique twist to the zombie genre that secures it’s place in my top spot.

My favorite element of the film is the editing of the rules. I love how they are placed in the scene. It is similar to the opening credits, where the credits are a part of the scene. One of my favorites is 18- Limber Up, which moves with Columbus as he does jumping jacks before checking the Hostess truck. I also love 22- when in doubt, know your way out. Columbus checks an exit door, and uses a brick to hold it open, the rules slide in from outside of the door.

A project I started about 3 years ago, and left hanging (which is something I hope to work into this project) was to follow the rules of Zombieland, and use them to work on myself, and develope a plan for self improvement.

Now is the prefect time to start this project up again. In the 10 weeks until the movie comes out, i will have one rule per week I am following. The posts on Sunday/Monday will state the new rule for the week, the plan of action, and a recap of the previous week. Some of the rules will be something I work on all of the 10 weeks, like Cardio, while some of the weeks will be a one off (‘One and done’ as Columbus says).

The rules I will be following are the rules only stated in the theatrical cut of the movie, and in the order they are shown. That means the rules are as follows:

1- Cardio

2- Double Tap

3- Beware of Bathrooms

4- Seatbelts

31- Check the backseat

18- Limber Up

22- When in doubt, know your way out

17- (Don’t) be a hero

32- Enjoy the little things

This blog will follow my weeks as i work on the rules. After the 10th week, Zombieland: Double Tap will be out, and it will be perfect timing. I will be able to die happy and my zombie shooting family will be together again.

So, join me, as I count down to October 18th with following the rules of Zombieland.

I will be signing off using my hometown as my name to get into the Zombieland spirit.

Yours truely,