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[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

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In the GIF it's easier to tell that he doesn't really hit him (of course, stuntmen don't grow on trees). A great shot, though.

[–]Stregano 5 points6 points ago

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It doesn't have the sound effect to go along with it that makes it much more convincing

[–]jojojoy 0 points1 point ago

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Everything except the handle of the bat was added on the computer.

[–]timsainb 0 points1 point ago

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I would guess they did this in two shots, one with a green screen, the zombie and the kid, and synced them together.

[–]MrPap 7 points8 points ago

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I'm surprised you don't see baseball bats more often in zombie flicks. In America they're everywhere plus they don't get stuck in skulls like an axe or a machete would. Maybe it's because they aren't as glorious looking.

[–]pfrench[S] 2 points3 points ago

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Yeah, I never understood that either. Weird.

[–]dmsheldon87 3 points4 points ago

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i'm not anti-bat but it's definitely not my first choice. without one hell of a swing, you really can't be certain that you've destroyed the brain on the first swing. they're constructed to be lightweight because they're only supposed to hit a little ball, and i'd be concerned about a wooden or composite bat breaking after just a few uses, if that. to be honest, i'd sooner use a sledge hammer, or even the backside of an axe.

[–]MrPap 0 points1 point ago

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sledge hammer perhaps. backside of an ax might still get stuck in the head (small enough surface area with sharp edges).

[–]Son_of_the_Morning 0 points1 point ago

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I remember when a this teenager hit another kid with a wiffle-ball bat to the dome so hard he killed him back in my hometown, I'll look up the source. He was charged with man slaughter.

[–]Son_of_the_Morning 0 points1 point ago

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I remember when this teenager hit another kid with a wiffle-ball bat to the dome so hard he killed the kid. This happened back in my hometown, I'll look up the source. He was charged with man slaughter.

[–]ZOMGITSABEAR 0 points1 point ago

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you're forgetting bat weights

[–]omgzrob 0 points1 point ago

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The bat in the gif actually looks like it has one of those on it. probably just a stripe though

[–]ZOMGITSABEAR 1 point2 points ago

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no, in the first movie, he has a bat weight on his bat.

[–]ryanvsrobots 0 points1 point ago

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There's a second Zombieland?

[–]ZOMGITSABEAR 2 points3 points ago

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[–]slowhippo120 1 point2 points ago

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Zombie kill of the week! Dun Dun Dun.

[–]coremech 2 points3 points ago

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Introducing the Scout

[–]Adaekor 1 point2 points ago

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Don't swing don't swing don't swing.....SWING!

[–]VonHavoc 0 points1 point ago

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Teamwork is a beautiful thing.

[–]inkathebadger 0 points1 point ago

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Source?

[–]wankingwalrus 4 points5 points ago

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Just get out of /r/zombies.

[–]inkathebadger 0 points1 point ago

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I keep meaning to see that movie but I've been poor for the last two years. Heck I only got around to finishing The Walking Dead a few months ago.

[–]pfrench[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Zombieland (2010 movie).