Zombies have been done to death. But that didn't deter Teddie Films and the crew from Utah's Rocky Point Haunted House from creating an undead-themed parody of McCann Australia's much-praised "Dumb Ways to Die" train-safety PSA. The animated spot's infectiously dark-humored musical safety message is re-animated as a primer for keeping Walking Dead-style zombies on the move amid the many hazards they face when looking to feast on the flesh of the living. The recently risen are warned: "Only travel in a herd/By yourself is not preferred … Take a hit right to the head/It's the only thing that makes you dead." OK, the lyrics don't approach the jolly death-rhymes of the real PSA, and the concept's a stretch. Even so, the gory visuals are great fun, and I admire the overall verve of the production. Lampooning the uber-popular original (33 million YouTube views!) took guts. And braaaains. But mostly guts.
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