Any potential plans for the weekend were put on hold due to Toni feeling far less than 100%. She spent most of the day in the bath :o( It always makes me sad when she is unwell. I did keep her supplied with copious amounts of tea and a couple of bacon and scrambled egg rolls. Curry was provided in the evening too, just for good measure!
As Toni is not a fan of horror films her bathtime did give Sam and I the opportunity to catch up on a couple of things while she was absent.
We start off with World War Z. Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
I was quite impressed with the film. Although the whole zombie contagion thing is not a new concept they did at least add some fresh elements in to their take on things. There are some pretty cool effects in their too. If you like zombies then this is definitely one for you.
Next up was a BBC three part series called In The Flesh. It had a novel plot. Four years after the Rising, the government starts to rehabilitate the Undead back into the society including teenager Kieren Walker, who returns home to his small Lancashire village to face a hostile reception as well as his own demons.
This was really good. If you are looking for brains and gore then move along as that isn't where this is pitched. It's a well written show that deals with the struggles of society dealing with the undead being rehabilitated and the undead (classified as suffering from partially deceased syndrome) trying to get to grips living normal lives while being treated as outsiders. It isn't a cheery show by any means with some pretty deep issues being brought up and there is a well preserved sadness to the whole thing as you can really empathise with what is going on.
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