'Unleashed'
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
I thought it was pretty good actually - but soooo scary. I couldn't sleep the night I watched that.
It was the kind of way I'd like to deal with a zombie attack.
Yeah, Sarah Polley's character was so sharp - really quick on the uptake. I liked it that she wasn't standing around going "Oh my god, what's happening, how can this be" for like half the movie, the way the lead actress often does in horror flicks.
Would a sledgehammer be the best weapon to have for a zombie attack, assuming limited/nonexistent supplies of handgun ammo?
It depends on how fast the zombies are at evading attack. If they're really slow, then a sledgehammer would work well. If not, then I think some sort of sword (used for decapitation) would work better. Maybe a Samurai sword?
Hmmm. I frankly wouldn't be very confident of being able to decapitate a standing opponent very easily, particularly if the opponent was fast-moving.
Grenade.
But, you can only use a grenade once. I am thinking, something like a long-handled broom, with something spiky on the end, to make the zombies keep clear of my personal bubble. Because, depending on the Rules of Zombiedom, just one touch could be the thing that turns you undead.
Maybe one of those Asterisk-on-a-Chain dealies, like the Witch-king had. What are those?
Maybe one of those Asterisk-on-a-Chain dealies, like the Witch-king had. What are those?
Are you thinking of the morning star flail?
That was what I had in mind. Although, looking at it, I wonder how you ensure that the asterisk part, upon gouging into zombie body, does not get stuck upon same and render the weapon immediately useless.
But maybe that is a problem with all stabby weapons, huh?
Are you thinking of the morning star flail?
I just wanna walk onto the train in the morning carrying one of those, with a crazy look in my eyes....
I wonder how you ensure that the asterisk part, upon gouging into zombie body, does not get stuck upon same and render the weapon immediately useless.
The advantage to using it on zombies is that they're a bit looser than the not-ever-dead. Bits come off much more easily.
In more seriousness, in a knife fight it's very easy to get cut and not even know it until later. So the weapon getting stuck hasn't proved to be an overriding consideration.