Reply To: Hordes of brain eating zombies!!!
whee.. more bumpage of old threads.
"Mall of Horror" looks to be an updated – and perhaps good – version of an old Jolly Roger game "Maul of America" which, while cleverly titled, was actually quite bad.
I'm also 100% sure that you know this, but the reference to the mall and running out of food and guns is directly tied to George Romero's 1978 masterpiece "Dawn of the Dead." This movie should not be confused with the 2004 reimagining by the same title. All of the subtext of our obsession with consumerism, race and media was essentially stripped to leave us with a highly enjoyable, but much lesser and gorier film that appeals to video gamers more than film buffs.
Also, if you've never seen Romero's movies, I highly recommend them. There is more to a good zombie movie than people getting eaten (although that is awfully fun too!).