Difference in Opinion

“They’re good girls.” “They’re zombies!” “No, they’re strippers.” “They’re zombie strippers!” *cocks shotgun*

Zombie Strippers opened in select theaters this past weekend and I was able to go and see it on opening night. With stars such at Robert Englund and Jenna Jameson, there is no way that the movie can’t live up to the hilarious mockery grindhouse that the trailer made it out to be. How do you screw up a movie that is trying to be so bad that it is funny and enjoyable? The worst it is, the better. I guess the only way they could screw it up is if they took themselves seriously.

This movie follows the same stereotypical zombie path: genetic testing to make super soldier gone wrong. A solider sent in to eradicate and neutralize the virus and those infected gets infected himself. This is where Zombie Strippers goes off the beaten path of zombie movies. The soldier stumbled into an underground strip club that was struggling with business. The zombie virus which is carried on the X chromosome is more prone to infect females to stay pure. It isn’t long before one of the strippers gets bitten. Not only does this give her a lust for flesh, but a new-found style and energy in her stage moves. As the possessed dancers grow in number, so does the business and money.

Jenna Jameson brings a very confident presence to the movie. She does a great job of playing a stripper (wonder why…) and a wicked zombie. It is hard to still look sexy and seductive as a zombie, but she easily pulls it off. The other girls are equally sexy and scary when they need to be. Part of the humor in the movie is that each stripper has a stereotypical personality: the veteran, the jealous one, the gothic one, the one with morals, and the new country girl. Robert Englund does a great job of playing the loony and money-hungry club owner. His maniacal laugh is so appropriate for his character and the tone of the movie.

Anyone interested in seeing this movie should be fore-warned that is has a LOT of nudity and pole dancing as well as some graphic dismembering. Who are we kidding though, what good zombie movie doesn’t show a limb or two getting misplaced from their owner? If you are in the mood and can enjoy the movie for what it is supposed to be, then I would HIGHLY recommend going and seeing it when you can. Some people in the theater I was in must have expected another Resident Evil or something since they were taking things way to seriously. Kick back, grab a soda and some Ju Ju B’s and have a good laugh.