Land of the Dead, Today

[DamnthatDavid]

Got to see the midnight screening of the new Romero flick.
Must say, this film was the coup'de'grace of all pretenders to the Romero zombie legacy.
Brilliant one liners, such as "aaaarrraarrrrghhh."
It easily bypasses the Dawn of the Dead remake, and even squeaks past Shawn of the Dead as my favorite Zombie movie ever. Not as intense as DotD, and not as funny as SotD, the movie finds a great balance in humor, thrills, and overall suspense. You even find yourself feeling for the zombies during some of the scenes. Romero gave them emotion, gave them hopes, and gave them countless people to munch on.

[James]

I've heard great things from horror fans, and Romero fans. You end up having some naysayers, who just can't get into the film, because they're not fans. But if you go in WANTING to see this movie, it supposedly will not disappoint.

Also, be sure to look for a few cameos, one of which being a returning character from Romero's original trilogy.

I just hope Rog will like it. After all, it's no Resident Evil. :lol

[N00bKill3R]

David, are you saying that DotD remake is one of your favortie zombie movies? I'm not saying that it sucked or anything but it definitely didn't live up to a decent Romero remake.

[ItalianStereotype]

I saw the midnight showing too and there were was only one or two parts that detracted from the brilliance of this film.



why the FUCK did he just let the zombie commander go in the end? they're just looking for a place to go? fuck that.

[Mockery]

I just hope Rog will like it. After all, it's no Resident Evil. :lol
I can't wait to see it actually... but yeah Milla's not in it. :tear

[Spectre X]

Shaun of the Dead.

Shaun of the Dead.

Shaun of the Dead.

No W, but a U.

[DamnthatDavid]

Excuse me for not caring much about the spelling of a side noted movie while I was up at 3 much to excited about the Land of the Dead.

When you watch the movie, stick in for the Romeroisk type credits at the end.
Fence Fry Zombie had me in stitches.

[Mockery]

Holy fuck was that disappointing. I love George Romero 'n all, but I think this movie was weak as far as zombie movies go. There were like two good kills and that's about it. The ending was HORRIBLE. I think overall there just wasn't enough zombie attacks in the movie... far too much downtime.

Major letdown. :/

[N00bKill3R]

I agree with Rog on this one, it was a pretty good flick but with a title like "Land of the Dead" you would expect a lot more zombie battling going on... they used the same group of "featured" zombies throughout the entire movie. It did have some pretty decent gore but that doesn't really say much. Basically I though it was good but there could have been more...


Where were the cameos? Tom Savini's was pretty obvious but I didn't catch Simon and Edgar from SotD.

[ItalianStereotype]

they were the chained up zombies. don't worry, not a spoiler.

[the_dudefather]

OH NOES ITS SPOILED!!!

anyway, the uk doesnt seem to get it for two months for some bizarre reason. oh well, bit torrent will soon sort that out...

[AChimp]

I saw it last night. It sucked, especially the ending. The theatre was pretty packed, and everyone started laughing when one guy said, "Let's go to Canada! There's no people there!" Then they all took their zombie-squashing gun truck and went north, leaving all those people on foot to fend for themselves.

I never saw the first movie, so maybe someone can fill me in. Why wasn't there a concentrated effort to exterminate the zombies? I mean, everyone rides into that little town shoots a few zombies and then rides away. Why not go on a killing spree? Or use fire?

[James]

I never saw the first movie, so maybe someone can fill me in. Why wasn't there a concentrated effort to exterminate the zombies? I mean, everyone rides into that little town shoots a few zombies and then rides away. Why not go on a killing spree? Or use fire?

There was. But presumably, it just didn't work. Too many zombies too kill, too much panic, communication is limited so widespread planning isn't possible, differing opinions on what to do, etc.

Watch the first movie, it's legally free on the Internet now;
http://www.archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead

[Mockery]

Once again, looking to feature this movie this week, so if anybody would like to write up a review today of it (be totally honest whether you liked it or hated it) I'll feature it on the main page of the site when we update it at midnight tonight.

Submit your review here:
http://www.i-mockery.com/moviereviews/submit.php

Also, if you do send in a review please let me know via PM here on the boards so I can check it out.

Thankee!

[Chojin]

As far as I could tell, by Day Of The Dead they had the zombie problem mostly controlled, and just one installation that monitors them got taken over. :/

[James]

As far as I could tell, by Day Of The Dead they had the zombie problem mostly controlled, and just one installation that monitors them got taken over. :/

In Day of the Dead, the setting was a military base that had lost contact with headquarters (presumably because there WAS no more headquarters), and all they could do was try to survive, while still carrying on with their last orders in hopes that it lead to an answer and an escape.

That installation DID have the problem mostly controlled, by being sealed in underground and keeping the zombies at bay in the tunnel with a gate. But they were going to run out of supplies, and the tensions between the two groups (soldiers and civilians) were coming to a head, causing destruction from within.

[bigtimecow]

land of the dead SUCKED. worst storyline, period.

for blood and gore it was great, but for storyline it was pure trash.

shaun of the dead and the remake of dawn of the dead will always own.

romero's main message in the film "have sympathy for the zombies, they're just trying to live...even if they are trying to kill you."

[N00bKill3R]

It seemed like Romero was more concered with the underlying theme of the movie than the actually plot... for example the "we don't negoiate with terrorists" line, among other things, seemed kind of forced.

[Big Papa Goat]

I thought that line was more of a joke then anything

[Bell E. Laffs]

I didn't like the movie either, but I hate to agree with bigtimedouche. :/

[Bell E. Laffs]

btw i don't like him very much

[N00bKill3R]

I thought that line was more of a joke then anything
Yea I think it was, but it kind of seemed like it came out of nowhere... maybe it's just me :/

[adept_ninja]

I thought the movie was great except for like IS said with the zombie commander that was gay as shit. I dont know why you people are bitching about story line and plot...its a god damn zombie movie do you expect the plot to be like lost in translation or somthing you just expected to much out of it, it was a great movie.

[bigtimecow]

i expect it to have either no plot and just lots of zombies or a plot that actually MAKES SENSE.

[adept_ninja]

what didnt make sense to you? The only question I was wondering about is why did he want money so bad because i would figure that money would be useless except in the fiddlers green

[Dina S Burroughs]

I thought the zombies were able to think a little *too* much. I mean, they're zombies for christ sake, they're not supposed to think!

And was anyone else taken aback by the actual use of the word 'zombie' in this movie? What's up with that?

[Ninjavenom]

Zombies =/= making sense. What a dumb thing to say. No zombie movie has ever made sense, what the hell do you expect out of this one?

It was fun and enjoyable, except for the end when he says "they're just looking for a place to go". That was fucking gay as shit. Also, the chick driving the tank should have had way, way more screen time. i could barely ogle her!

[FurankuS]

Wait...so the gas station zombie wanted to kill Dennis Hopper? Was that his plan? More importantly, WAS BUB IN THIS. I think I saw him, but I can't be sure.

[Spectre X]

I don't get why everybody's so upset about the zombies having rudimentary congitive abilities. Romero did it with Bub twenty years ago, for Christ's sake. Why shouldn't there be more zombies that could use tools? And if they use tools, why not communicate on a simple level? It's not a very big step.

[DamnthatDavid]

Romero wrote the bible on traditional zombies, so whatever he adds is cannon. :/

[Zomboid]

I haven't seen it in a while, but I have it on dvd and vhs so I'll check soon if no one knows, but doesn't the daughter in the original night of the living dead use a spade to kill her mom? And a zombie uses a brick to break a window in the remake. AAAAANNNNNDDD, there's that whole explanation for them going to the mall in the original dawn of the dead. It being an important place in their lives and them basically following instinct. And yeah, there's bub.

So it's not all that far fetched that they'd learn to communicate on a basic level and use tools or anything. Stop bitching.

[FurankuS]

I'm not angry about the zombies using tools. I'm angry that the rebellion guy was Irish. Are Ireland and IRELAND: PART DEUX (read: scotland) the only places that produce rebellious dudes with cool shirts?

[executioneer]

yeah