He should probably read Walter Murch's "In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing." He argues that blinking often signals an emotional cue editors can use to their advantage. The reasoning for this is that our conscious minds don't actually experience the world fluidly, but rather "cut" it up into…

Could just be my perception that horror fans are rare because I live in a low population area with an average age of, like, 60. Also, I look and dress like such a square that it throws other horror geeks off of my scent.

Admit it Dennis, if you met someone with a preference for fast zombies and they presented a coherent argument backed up with borderline-obsessive knowledge of the genre, they would earn your undying friendship. Thus, not a dealbreaker, rather something you'd just have to agree to disagree about.