Zombieland (2009): It's mostly a comedy but its humor still made me laugh ten years after its release, not to mention it made clever use of its Zombiepocalypse setting. The characters served their own element of surprise and all of them were memorable! My favorite character, of course, is Tallahassee.
He's a hilarious dude but has so much chemistry with the others, and he's a total badass. Probably my favorite zombie movie of all time since they tend to take themselves too seriously and end up suffering from it.
It may be a comedy, but the zombie violence is actually really good. They're so disgusting, I liked the makeup better than the special effects Dawn of the Dead gave them. Watching them get mowed down is awesome. I give it a solid 8/10! Hope the sequel lives up to it.