What would you do differently?

[bd2999]

The biker thing would probably be the biggest. I mean the shutting down the stores thing was a good idea, didn't work, but it was a good attempt but they had time to get out of there after that. So I think that is what they should have done. Be more prepared to have supplies ready to go out of that place if need be. Also, make sure that Roger has a tool belt so he does not have to worry about leaving his bag in the other truck because problems tend to happen that way.

[jim102016]

I would've killed the zombies before making a fortress, but that's just me. Everyone in the area around the mall?

[MikePizzoff]

I would've killed the zombies before making a fortress, but that's just me. Well they killed all of the zombies inside... that's about as much as they could do that would really make a difference. What the hell good would it do to kill all of the ones in the parking lot? Within days there would be just as many back there and you'd have way less ammo.

[ZombiePrototype]

Well they killed all of the zombies inside... that's about as much as they could do that would really make a difference. What the hell good would it do to kill all of the ones in the parking lot? Within days there would be just as many back there and you'd have way less ammo. In an earlier post I said that I would have tried to make a deal with the bikers that said that if they would help us to kill all the zombies outside that we would let them inside and they could take whatever they wanted then I would back stab the bikers by letting them do all the shooting and using up most if not all of their ammo and that might even the odds against the bikers and make it easier to wipe out the bikers.

[DubiousComforts]

then I would back stab the bikers by letting them do all the shooting That's a crazy plan. Bikers don't like people who don't share.

[SRP76]

There is no reasoning with the bikers. They knew what they were going to do before they ever tried to make contact. I see a lot of people advocating leaving the mall when trouble started. Like Logan once said, "where would you go?". The whole reason they're in the mall, is because there is noplace else to go. Anywhere you try to set that helicopter down is a deathtrap. Leaving was never an option. I would try to kill as many zombies as possible as the months rolled by, though. You can't stick your head in the sand like an ostrich; they will NOT leave you alone, ever. At some point, someone is going to have to hunt down and kill every last zombie on Earth. That someone could very well be you. So, you may as well get started, instead of waiting until you're completely overrun.

[MaximusIncredulous]

Day here. If i was Rhodes I would have shot all the scientists, Miguel and Bub. Beer and beans for everyone. John and McDermott better play nice or else.

[Trin]

Dawn: Regarding making the mall more of a fortress - Keep in mind that by the time the bikers attacked they'd already decided to leave the mall. They'd packed the helicopter and Fran had learned to fly it. Making a permanent residence out of the place was never in their plan. Keeping the zombie population around the mall down would've been easy and in their best interests. They didn't need guns/ammo. They could've used archery equipment. Or a pole with a tent stake taped to it from a balcony. Or they could've simply driven a truck around the outside a couple of times a week to destroy any stray zombies. I believe Stephen's desire to protect the mall was more a territoriality thing than a consumerism message. He would've done the same had they been in a police station, hospital, or a Chuck E. Cheese. It was HIS safe place and HE fought for it. Again, by the time the bikers attacked they'd already decided to leave. Day: First, when you capture a zombie chop off its hands and bash out its teeth. Then you put it into the zombie pen knowing it cannot grab you or bite you. Half the movie's troubles go away right there. Second, destroy the zombie population around the fences outside. If you look closely you'll see there were never more than about 50 all said and done. Easily managed. Night: Hide in the cellar, cause it's the safest place!! Land: In the end all the good charactes survived, all the evil characters died, the zombies were no longer a threat, and there was a better future ahead for all the survivors, so I guess it couldn't have turned out much better.