Pandemic Picks! My essentially quarantine films

      

The world definitely seems like a real life horror film at the moment with everything going on. However, while we are all stuck in our isolation I figure why not have yourself a movie marathon? Well that was my thought exactly and today I am going to give you some of my favorite flicks that deal with pandemics, lock downs and overall being stuck with nowhere to go. So from mall zombies to chest bursters, these are my favorite quarantine flicks!

Dawn of The Dead(1978)


While there are plenty of zombie films to choose from for this occasion, the original "Dawn" has always been my favorite, How the whole situation is handled with a complete frantic sense to society and of course the setting of the mall is done so well. With one of my favorite Goblin scores, a ton of memorable scenes and of course the bombastic end, this flick definitely is my quintessential Zombie apocalypse flick.

Contamination(1980)



This flick of course comes from the obscure corners of Italy and is essentially a rip off of "Alien". However, this flick has some really good special effects with chest bursting scenes left and right. Essentially the plot boils down to an alien trying to take over the world via these weird exploding eggs found all over the place. Cheesy as hell but fun in its own right!

The Crazies(1973) and (2010)


This one is a tie between Romero's original and the remake. While the original 1973 film is less about horror and more a political and epidemic focused film, it still resonates very well in today's atmosphere with a lot of tense moments. The remake goes more to the horror side of things with more focus put on the disease and the monsters it creates. Both however are terrific films in their own different ways.

Doomsday(2008)



Combine Mad Max, Zombie flicks and maybe a little Resident Evil and you get one of my favorite Epidemic films in the 2000's. This flick has some terrific tense moments and a great car chase near the end. There is also some great gore for good measure!